12 August 2010
11:0265106Im away so sadly wont be around to see it, shame as i look forward to it every yr.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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12 August 2010
12:1865118It is Heritage Open Days weekend so that may help
Been nice knowing you :)
12 August 2010
18:3065210Will they put more buses on the day , normaly on a saturday after the carnival its murder trying to get one ?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 August 2010
07:0565297If it is starting at 6pm at Crabble, then it will be quite late by the time it gets to the Town Centre, so I can't see shops and cafe's staying open for that long - they may do; perhaps Spencer could visit businesses letting them know and asking if they will stay open and then publicise it.
Roger
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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13 August 2010
09:0065310The carnival is not starting from River .A very short route in the Town
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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13 August 2010
09:0165311It is a Sunday
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 August 2010
09:3865315it must be in the afternoon then.
Terry Nunn
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13 August 2010
09:3965317Whatever the route and start time, being a Sunday I can't see many people turning out to watch.
Whata mistaka to maka.
Terry
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Jan Higgins
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13 August 2010
11:1465346Being so late in the season I wonder how many floats there will be, it could be a rather short procession.
I will let the shop know the new date tomorrow and see what the reaction is. I bet a lot of our old set-in-their-ways ladies will not be interested even if we can use the bus.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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14 August 2010
20:4765510The consensus from most of our regulers was amazement that if it was to be a Sunday, they would not bother with it.
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14 August 2010
21:3965512Usually arranged in conjunction with DDC Events committee, Kent Highways and Kent Police. There may not have been a choice of route or start time as that is often dictated to the association by the aforementioned group.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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14 August 2010
21:5365517sadly i think, like jan and others, this will not be the usual great event.
hardly any public transport, sunday in the middle of september?
the carnival people deserve better.
15 August 2010
08:2765539Sue Nicholas
Registered: Mar 2008
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13 August 2010 - 9:00am#25
The carnival is not starting from River .A very short route in the Town
Firstly Sue ..... Where Do You Get Your Info???????
OKAY !!! As Sid Quite rightly said I have been in and out of hospital for over a month now... Not with My leg as was reported but with my arm...
Now Unfortunatly... And As I can see to the disgust of Some... My Top Priority For Once has not been carnival.... But My Own Health....
Those of You Who Actually Support Events In the Town Will Know That we have to work with hours of red tape... including this years decision by Police forces across the country now not policing such events....
Yes We were initially rescheduled for August Bank Holiday... But I was not planning to fall quite ill, and therefore sometimes I have to actually make myself a top priority.. and the carnival has been put back to SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH to hopefully give me more time to recover....
I am still under major orders from the hospital.. I have to currently go every 2 days to get my injury re-packed and dressed, I am On a constant intake of tramadol to help with the pain, alongside dealing with a child who has quite severe epilepsy...
Now Not wanting to sound harsh peeps.... But if you want to do something constructive... don't sit on here moaning cus the date has been moved... most of you have my e-mail addy... try less talking and more action and offer to help...
The town moans when it doesn't have the events and yet they offer little or no support when they get them
Ross Miller
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15 August 2010
08:5265541Mandie, sorry to hear about your health problems, these of course take priority over all else, I really do hope you make a good and speedy recovery
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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15 August 2010
14:1965569Mandie...
I am also sorry to hear about your problems. Having had discomfort or pain for over 25 years I know how it gets you down.
Back to the carnival. Don't the committee help you at all or are you one of those people who has to do everything themselves.
I would not have had to post here at all if the website had been kept up to date it still shows July 3rd as carnival day, which is not much help to potential visitors to the town they will think it is over and done with.
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Keith Sansum1
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2 September 2010
12:2868443I spotted in the market square to OTHER carnival
doing a DICKENS festival
with the press on hand
And our very own mr precious and his family taking part
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2 September 2010
12:3568450Will it compete with the Rochester one? that one is on the 4 and 5th december that myself and Mark attend. Would be fab if dover really pulled out the stops for that one tho .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 September 2010
13:2768458i never twigged that keith, chris did not say either.
i saw a few people in victorian gear and assumed it was one of those days at the museum that they have.
9 September 2010
14:2969501So its the Carnival this Sunday. I have not bought the locals yet so does anybody know the route and times please.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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9 September 2010
14:3169504Don`t be so impatient Paul, there`s still another two days to go yet mate!!
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