Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#41
Mr Little you are so right I was born in Dover in 1942 and I can tell you that Dover was better just after the shelling and the war then it is now,and we also had lots of Public Toilets still open even after the Shelling,I have said this before at public meetings the District Council have done more Damage to Dover than the Germans did even they could not close the toilets, but District council have.
Guest 708- Registered: 22 Dec 2010
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#42
Watching The Open on TV, missing all the traffic problems, wet weather, gusty winds. Been there and got the T'Shirt, like most!!
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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#43
was listenig to radio earlier ans sandwich traders werent pleased and understandably so. It appears you cant leave the course once there to go into town and grab something to eat, or shop.
So not only is the town suffering all the traffic issues but they are not getting any of the fringe benefits.. goo dplanning,
someone tell me how its benefiting the district again?!
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#44
Wasn't there a Jamie Oliver story a while back headlined...
"Portly parents pelt pining progeny with pork products."...or similar?
Could the towns-people not package foodstuffs, perhaps between slices of bread, and 'vend' them at the perimeter?
What's the name of the town again?
"Kentish comestible carriers contest centralised catering controls!"
"Smorgasbord my foot!"
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#45
i posted that information a couple of months back jenni, it seems that the royal and ancient golf club and royal st georges have colluded here to make sure that all revenue stays in house.
people tell me that at some racecourses now they search peoples bgs on entering to make sure they have not brought their own food and drink.
the prices at the golf are scandalous.
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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#46
Most of the caterers inside the course are from Scotland and no you cannot slap a few sarnies together and flog em outside, rules, regulations, laws, insurance, paperwork, licences hygiene, toilet facilities, police and tour bouncer's saying "move along please"
"My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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#47
I bet the traders from Sandwich and local area never even got the chance to tender for a pitch inside the perimeter.
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#48
It is so outrageous. Where is the incentive to be a bit creative?
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#49
Prices are Cod or Haddock & Chips £7.50, Cheesy Chips £4.00 and a portion of chips £2.80. Nowhere near as expensive as Wimbledon, where I came across the price for a bowl of strawberries and cream with a glass of champagne for only £85!
Enjoying the Open so far I've bumped into Nigel Collor as well as a few old friends.
#50
I wish I could have been there! Enjoy!
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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#51
Jamie, my grandson went to see some friends in Sandwich this morning and said the town was absolutely packed so lets hope some traders have benefited.
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Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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#52
That's good to hear, Jan. It sounded as if all the trade was going on inside the golf course but apparently not.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#53
someone who went yesterday told me that the price of a pint of warm beer was £.4.50 a bacon sandwich £.5.50 and the fish and chips, as barry said, £.7.00.
fish and chips on the ferries is about the same i seem to remember.
every sympathy to the spectators and marshals on the wind swept and soaking wet course today.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#54
You can come a see it all on my TV and get a drink and eats for free.
+not get wet
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#55
What price are fish n chips in Dover cos over here the cheapest but nicest is £3.95 for small cod and £1.40 for normal portion of hand cut potato chips.
Out of 10 chippies visited so far only 2 sell proper chips the rest are cooked from frozen . I refuse to purchase frozen chips from a chippy.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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#56
Funny enough we had some at work on Thursday lunchtime. I paid £9 for two medium fish and chips and two extra potions of chips for the drivers and we were unable to eat all our chips.
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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#57
£5.50 for cod and chips in Whitstable this week, enough for two and real cod.
We had some in Edinburgh recently and my daughter asked what the fish was - "Fish" was the answer. A local fishmonger was telling a customer in front of me recently that a lot of chippies now use farmed fish from Vietnam that is a bit dodgy.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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#58
You cant get cod in Scotland or that was my experience in Oban,so this year off to Whitby where the best fish and chips in the UK
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#59
Traditionally fish and chips in Scotland has always been haddock.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#60
Great seeing them going round,I only add ago at playing Golf a few times and I was rubbish .But I will have ago at it again when I get more advanced in years.