howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
One of the highlights of the festive season, long may it continue.
Karlos- Location: Dover
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#2
Does it miss out the rough areas? Like River?
Guest 1224- Registered: 9 Mar 2014
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#3
Is this on the 9th December?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
They never collect that much in River. i've heard it said that many "villagers" can peel an orange in their pocket.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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#5
all so good at pocket billiards howard.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
Thought I had the dates wrong earlier when loud music and flashing lights alerted me, turned out to be Dover Lions with a truck.
The fire persons one comes around my way tomorrow night.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#7
It takes to much fuel to come out here its all the cutbacks they have to make.
But we will miss them they would come down our close to the nursing home and sing it was good and all the home and staff would come out into the carpark.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#8
Just a reminder of the floats coming round tonight to the Maxton and Clarendon areas.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#9
I remember the day after I moved to Dover in 1983 a week before Christmas. My husband was at work and I was alone with my then 9 month old baby, missing my old friends and feeling sorry for myself. Then I heard the sound of carols and a knock on my door - it was the firemen and Father Christmas! It made me and my little boy so very happy and they have come here every December since then too.
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#10
Tonight's area is Aycliffe, as an aside a fire engine stopped outside my house on Wednesday evening to gauge whether Clarendon Street was wide enough to take the float, they would never attempt Clarendon Place which is the longest unbroken terrace on the UK mainland. Makes me wonder how they would tackle a fire there.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#11
ok its aycliffe tonight,subject to getting along snargate street and acoss the roundabout.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#12
Would it be better if they went up Military Hill?
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#13
that's if they can get up there,it gets busy on days like this.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#14
In case it doesn't get up there here is what it looked like earlier Brian. Play loud music and keep switching your light on and off and it will feel like the same thing.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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#15
yeah I saw it this morning and again yesterday.
