A Trip to Deal

• Guest 690

  • Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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  16 December 2010     17:2184968
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  I was most disappointed on a trip to Deal this morning to find the quaint little yesteryear shop with all that 40s regalia in it has closed. I can`t recall seeing anything on here about it. A couple of things I wanted which aren`t available in Dover for Christmas presents. I haven`t been over there for a couple of month`s. Did it just fold up? While over there, I also had breakfast in `The Clock House` cafe which I`ve visited before. Again, both the staff and the food was excellent, though this time the whole lot was spoilt by the sound of Radio 2 blaring away with the odd song, but mainly traffic and travel news along with a phone in quiz! That`s as far as we got till the rain came, then back to Dover. A visit to `Banana Moon` and the gift shop next door produced a few idea`s for prezzies.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Unregistered User
  16 December 2010     17:2884972
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  Mummery & Fudger was the shop Colin. Closed about 3 months ago.
  
  Apparently they are now selling their surplus stock in Deal Market , Sat. am, Union Rd car park.
  
  Watty
• Guest 690

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  16 December 2010     17:3484973
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  Ah, that`s the one Paul, thanks for that. Only seemed a short time ago I was in there talking to him.
  Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 December 2010     17:4384977
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  A great shop gone,we would love to walk around that upstairs and down. We did buy things there at times to,.
• Guest 660

  • Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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  16 December 2010     17:5384980
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  Went there Colin back in Sep when they had a sale and got a lovely Glass Cake Stand,for the Mrs you understand we can't afford cake.
  If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 December 2010     18:2184986
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  wasn't that the shop that a great range of golliwogs?
  
  if so i am amazed that it has ceased trading, every time i went in there people were buying, they had a really wide range of things to buy as gifts.
• Unregistered User
  16 December 2010     18:3084990
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  Correct Howard.
  
  Perhaps it was rental renewals!
  
  
  Watty
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  16 December 2010     18:3584991
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  added to the colossal business rates that businesses in east kent pay in relation to the money they are likely to take.
• Unregistered User
  16 December 2010     18:4284999
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  Talk to HMRC who set them, Howard.
  
  We collect them and send them on.
  
  If they returned to us the amount we sent we would have approx. extra £15m which would virtually double our council tax + grant etc.
  
  Shows how we are being stuffed and money sent elsewhere.
  
  Watty
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  16 December 2010     18:4885004
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  i know the facts paul, this issue came up on the old dover forum, the tax people take the money send it to london and they send us back what they do not want for themselves.
  
  try telling government that not all of the south east is like virginia water.
  
  witness the national insurance fiasco that helps everywhere up north and shafts us.
  
  different government same outcome.