howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Our one is the following day but this shows who our "celebrities" will be at the switch on.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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They always choose celebrities of whom I have never heard. Perhaps I ought to get out more.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
I had to look both of them up, Scott Maslen was also in The Bill so I know who he is.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I've never heard of either but they usually choose people that youngsters know.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Does that include me Howard as I know one of them.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Charlton Centre all ready for next Saturday, great work by Peter Nix and team.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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I wish those who run the rest of the town had as much get up and go as Peter, especially when you think how the Charlton Centre has improved since he has been in charge.
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Guest 1391- Registered: 1 Nov 2014
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Yes, Peter is doing a great job at the Charlton Centre. On day of Christmas Cheer ( day of lights switch on) he is working with Dover town council and there will be events throughout town and at the centre. Will try and work out how to put programme on here! Lights switch on is 5.30 with members of the cast of Marlowe's Theatre Pantomime, Aladdin.
Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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April, May and Morena, my youngest girls, will be performing some songs, both individually and together, for half an hour at the Charlton Centre between 11:15 and 11:45. A sample of their performance from the Regatta in the summer is included here.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=789961687691180&set=vb.100000320673058&type=2&theater
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=789974081023274&set=vb.100000320673058&type=2&theaterGuest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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A message from Dover Tales who will be performing on the day -
We'll be taking the tale of how Widred King of Kent won the day and in gratitude to St Martin built St Martins Priory in Dover Town, Martin being the towns Saint to this very day.
This is a secular play but nevertheless St Martin is a pretty good role model as The Vatican themselves note: " Martin helps us understand that it is only through a common commitment to sharing that (we) can meet the great challenge of our time: to build a world of peace and justice, in which everyone can live in dignity ... a global model of authentic solidarity, able to ensure all inhabitants of the planet food, water, medical care, but also work and energy resources, and cultural, scientific and technological knowledge".
All that good stuff aside the play features sword fights and a special song what we wrote, a degree of audience participation is encouraged but please no heckling or jeering and maybe leave the sword fighting to us?
Our proposed schedule is:
10.15 St Marys Parish Hall
10.45 Market Square near Discovery Centre
11.30 Biggin Street
12.15 The Rack of Ale
but of course all of that will be subject to prevailing weather conditions!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Certainly a great line up of entertainment throughout the day on Saturday.
Market Square and Canon St closed 13. 30 - 19. 00
Hopefully a few of these will pay a visit.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
your lunch I presume howard.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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A shame we are not getting those lovely lights from Costa Coffee this year, they made the Market Square look magical.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The tree now in place for tomorrow's festivities.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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and the tree lights are so small you need a magnifying glass to find/see them.
Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,938
Both lights look alright to me Brian.
Perhaps these people would be worth a visit?
Do nothing and nothing happens.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
nah youre ok bob,just had my eyes tested at a better place and that.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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A reminder of today's events, posts 9 and 10 are both helpful.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
A very festive atmosphere at the Charlton centre this morning.
Do nothing and nothing happens.
