Western Docks revival update
- 31 January 2018 12:36338973An interesting and up to date video. These drones are amazing!
PatrickS, Ross Miller and howard mcsweeney1 like this - Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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4 February 2018 18:54339198Geest Line to Relocate to Dover
http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Hampshire/Portsmouth/PO6/Business-Talk/News/313109-Geest-Line-to-Relocate-to-Dover"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - Button
- Location: Dover
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4 February 2018 21:17339206Yes, we have those bananas: https://www.doverport.co.uk/about/news/geest-lines-dover-arrival-heralds-new-era-of-trad/13344/(Not my real name.) - PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
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4 February 2018 22:11339209Arriving at the Eastern Docks DCT yesterday from the Dominican Republic - the 'Luzon Strait' loaded with Geest containers.
I always liked Hunter Davis' childhood memoir book about growing up in post-war Cumbria 'The Co-ops Got Bananas' . Pity we don't have a Co-op in town any more. - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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5 February 2018 03:43339215there is a coop out river Patrick. - 5 February 2018 09:29339216I think there is a big problem with the beach though, outside the water sports centre. That will be difficult to fix I think. In fact, if you look at the whole stretch of the beach up to the RCPYC, all looks like it has been affected, very steep...howard mcsweeney1 likes this
- PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
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5 February 2018 17:31339236I posted this yesterday under the Dover Harbour Plans topic. It show part of that to which Lewis was referring.
- PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
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5 February 2018 22:40339256Thanks Brian. I have used the Coop in River on a few occasions when in the area. But it hardly compensates for a store within walking distance in town. The Coop thrived on in-town shops where those without cars could walk or use public transport. It was their bread and butter. Whilst I know that shopping habits alter and need to be catered for, leaving the town without a Coop is not good - and I have made my view known to MidCounties when they enquired as to why I had not voted at their AGM. - 5 February 2018 22:56339258Patrick
Not very long back the Co-op announced that they would be closing large stores and opening more convenience stores in line with changing consumer demands.
Times have changed and many consumers are rejecting the "big trolley shop" as they tend to buy stuff that gets thrown away. Small local shops now are very competitive with a surprisingly large range of groceries, I sometimes use the one next to the bus stop in Market Square and have no complaints. - PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
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5 February 2018 23:06339259howard mcsweeney1 wrote:
Not very long back the Co-op announced that they would be closing large stores and opening more convenience stores in line with changing consumer demands.
Howard I was aware of their policy. Must have missed the convenience store they opened in Dover
- Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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6 February 2018 05:15339261Patrick,every time I went to the coop at stembrook there seemed to be more staff than custermers.unlike kwick save and Somerfield before hand where staff had a struggle to cope .
