URGENT URGENT URGENT DOVER CARNIVAL DATE CHANGE
- 27 May 2010 10:5053553Hi All.... I have spoken At length this morning with Steve Noddings Of Kent police.... and due to a number of factors it has been decided to move the date of this years Dover Carnival from Saturday July 3rd to SATURDAY 28TH AUGUST 2010
The contributing factors were as follows.... World Cup is due to start soon... and the Quarter finals for this event will be taking place on the 2nd and 3rd July... Dover Carnival has previously fallen during the european cup quarter finals and it is safe to say... we might as well have not bothered having a parade.
The second and more important of the 2 factors is that Kent Highways have informed me that they are currently undertaking MASSIVE gas work repair in the Market Square area of town which WILL NOT be finished in time for the original date..
As Some of you know already... The area is also coming under yet new guide lines when it comes to manning of carnival parades as the police will no longer be in a position to help us in the way they have in the past....
rather than attempt a bosh job .. I felt it best to move the date so that there will be as little hinderance as possible.
Could you please pass this message to as Many people as possible Many thanks Mandie - 27 May 2010 12:1953569I hope if its starting from Crabble again this year Mandie Dover Athletic are not at home that day!! The fixtures dont come out untill Monday 5th July so until then it wont be known if they are home or away.
- 27 May 2010 14:3153582sounds like a good move, the new date is on a bank holiday weekend too.
- 27 May 2010 16:3853614Thanks Paul... I was Told About This Today.... I am Keeping My Fingers Crossed For An Away Game. Can You Keep Me Posted On The Fixtures Dates??
Howard Considering All The Options... It Was The Most Viable Option, Plus It Gives Us Chance To Get Around The New Police Issue..
We Had To Weigh Up All The Pros And Cons Of This And It Seems People Have Been Quite Positive To The Idea Of Running On That Weekend
- 27 May 2010 17:5253619will look forward to it as always one of the highlights of the summer.
personally i think that there is so much on in late may and june that the carnival will be more appreciated later on.
gives us all something to look forward to. - Brian Dixon
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27 May 2010 19:2253643will the date coinside with a fair ground attractions in pencester. - 28 May 2010 06:3253727If It Does Brian.... Then It Will Be A Miracle.... Have Been trying for the last 3 years for the fair to coincide with carnival day... I am told they allow 2 fairs per year... Mannings in May and forrest in August (usually for regatta)
Despite the fact Mannings have said they will change to coincide with carnival... we were then told that 2 fairs so close together date wise is not acceptable, so It hasn't been through lack of trying Brian...
This year sees the police pulling away from policing carnivals the way they used to... No Lead car... No rear car... No Road manning, So even more work load for the small minority who put in so many hours already on such events.