howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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took this one earlier but cannot find anything about a carnival type event.
Brian Dixon
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i did see them this morning,while aiting for the bus home.maybe steff or shris could enlighten us at some point.
Keith Sansum1
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yes i saw them on the way out
and yes im back!!!!!!
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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back where kieth.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Some photos on Facebook of Dover Carnival Association doing some photos in Pencester - their parade is next Sunday 7th I believe
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Anyone know anything about the carnival on Sunday? There seems to be an information vacuum, even their own website does not list it. We are hoping to walk along but am not even sure where and when it starts.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i saw something of this on the town council website a few weeks ago then it disappeared when i tried to copy and paste it.
Jan Higgins
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They have the usual carnival road signs out at Charlton Green if that helps.
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well I saw a road closure sign up for Sunday evening so something must be happening. There is nothing on their own website, Facebook, DTC or DDC sites. Puzzled.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The Mercury says it meets at Russell Street carpark at 4pm, judging at 5pm and parade starts at 6pm
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Thanks Paul.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Just seen this elsewhere............
"For all those in and around Dover, today there is a Dickens Festival in Pencester Gardens (from 10:00am to 4:00pm) and on Sunday there will be a torchlight parade from 6:00pm, starting at Russell Street carpark, going down Castle Street, across Market Square, up the High Street to The Eagle ph, down Bridge Street and then back along Maison Dieu Road."
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Guest 676- Registered: 1 Jul 2008
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Phil
Try contacting Chris and Steph, they should have the details
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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thanks jan saved the job of starting a new thread,and of course subjest to the weather.there is some entertainment on the bandstand,dover youth theater i understand.
sorry barryw no burlesque today,just youngsters singing there heads off.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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looked like a rehearsal earlier.
Guest 675- Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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Unfortunately as I understand it (and remember I have nothing to do with the organising or such like) last Friday, 28th September, a letter arrived from DDC saying that the carnival could not go ahead on 7th October. I can confirm that as I have seen the letter. Then on Tuesday 2nd October they changed their minds and decided it could go ahead which left it more than a bit late for proper advertising. Because of the cloudy start to Saturday it appears that the ten carnival courts decided not to risk going to Pencester to set up stalls. Age Concern did turn up but then left again. All I can really say on Saturday is that, once the music started, they had fun and the young couple from Dover Youth Theatre did an excellent job on the film standards.
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Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Sorry Chris, it was not DDC who decided the Carnival could not go ahead & changed their minds it was the Police & Kent Highways. DDC just co-ordinate the events meeting & sent out the letters.
You probably know that!!
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2012/october/10/poor_support_for_carnival.aspx
Unfortunateley not surprising as we can tell above with the struggle to get any information about what was going on
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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seems a great pity as so many floats came from elsewhere, i first knew about the dickens bit on the saturday when i stumbled upon it.
Guest 774- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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All I knew about the carnival was the road signs advertising closures. Didn't know anything about a Dickens Festival.
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