Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I dont agree Martin.If some one on the Town Councl would fnd the benches.perhaps progress could be made .DDC have a dfferent role to DTC.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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If between you you cannot sort out a few benches then I would suggest one organisation is the way forward.
Audere est facere.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,927
I think its been said before we have to many councils
and even peter and I agree the councils are officer led
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
the civic blue posts do nothing to lessen the loss of the benches.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
Keith Sansum1 wrote:I think its been said before we have to many councils
and even peter and I agree the councils are officer led
If Canterbury and the Medway towns can manage without town councils, so can Dover.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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an east kent unitary authority would ensure free and fair benches for all.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
free the 3 benches ,power to the backside.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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benchgate will feature on page 2 of the eggs press on the morrow with a likely follow up next thursday.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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excellent article although sue is wrong or has been misquoted over thirsty people frequenting the benches.
http://www.dover-express.co.uk/Memorial-benches-dumped-bins/story-20485857-detail/story.htmlhoward mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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having given this some thought, if dtc had planned to renovate the benches they could have got in touch with the connaught park appreciation group.
everyone knows they have been doing the same at the park, they could have delivered them there and pay the group what they would have paid contractors.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 2,262
There was a time recently when I dreamt of benches, sad I know but day in day out we were refurbishing the benches at Connaught Park & lovingly paying a lot of attention to the memorial plaques, making sure they were well taped over & then polished up on completion. It was a tough job having to sand them all down by hand, health & safety rules for volunteers. As a lot of you know, I got tennis elbow which needed cortisone injections, laser & physio treatment & took months to heal but never the less I feel passionate about the benches in Dover. Whether they are in & around the town, on the seafront or in parks etc they are very important to the community of Dover & should be widely available for all to sit & enjoy our surroundings.
I for one hope that we will see these benches once again back in place refurbished & complete with their loving memorial plaques
Guest 1103- Registered: 3 Nov 2013
- Posts: 759
lets hope they are back soon.....
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
i will be interested to hear the views of the people who paid to have their loved ones commemorated.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
dtc must be held accountable to why they removed in the first place,allso are replaceing them or refurbing them.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
nothing has changed brian, the issue seems to have been forgotten for now.
i will continue to resurrect it until the benches return.
Guest 1103- Registered: 3 Nov 2013
- Posts: 759
and I thought they where back again ... are they coming back???
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
The benches will be returned to the area outside of the DTC offices .A meeting has taken place and an order placed to refurbish them.Good result .
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
No further action required.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
would it have been a good result without the furore?
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,878
I doubt it Howard otherwise they would have been done by now.
As Colette's group did the Connaught Park benches in a relatively short time in theory DTC office benches should be in place around Easter time, but I suspect it will be nearer Summer before they are back in position.
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