howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
as the summer holidays get into full swing, thought i would post this reassuring notice that was on the sea front notice board this morning.
there was a thread a while back where members were doubtful of the cleanliness of the water.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#2
Yes Howard, Its good to see that notice on the Beach and yes indeed we did run a thread on the Forum which DHB picked up on. So much so, that they sent us a press release on water quality in the Harbour showing the DHB environment team at work. Bob Goldfield gave us a quote saying they are continually striving for excellence ........... ( see page 2 in all recent features may28)
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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#3
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
i will refrain from comment on that keith!!
don't forget though bathing water around the whole of the u.k. is a lot cleaner in general than it was years ago, also bear in mind the warning about going in after heavy rain.
Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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#5
This photo from 1956 shows the sewage outfall diffuser off Shakespeare Beach disgorging copious quantities of the end products of the Dovorians of the day. I believe that the pipe has been extended much further out to sea since then.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
that picture would apply to most coastal towns at that time, thank goodness things have changed.
#7
I remember paddling at Dymchurch amongst stuff that looked remarkably like pooh! Thank goodness those days are long gone.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#8
In those days you couldn't swim in the sea off Southend, you just went through the motions.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#10
And I nearly spilt my tea - funny though.
Roger
Jan Higgins
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Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
long dirty tubes that crawl over the sands??
