Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
#1
Pleased to see Dover Neighbourhood group have awarded grants to many different groups & causes this year not the usual suspects. Well done.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#2
Agree with Paul on this one, DDC have been releasing photos of individual presentations over the past week or so and it looks like community groups in every village and hamlet(not River though) has received some money to continue their good work. It must seem to them that previously the smooth talking, Armani wearing city slickers of Dover, Deal and Sandwich were getting what was up for grabs.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#3
Looks like I will have to lobby my County Councillors for grant funding.Competing with Dover groups now.I and several other residents would like a community garden in our recreation ground.First hurdle to over come to persuade the Parish Council to release the land currently used as a playground.Our children already have had two new areas of play in the past year. Loads of picnic benches,plus gymn equipment nothing for us oldies who campaigned to keep the rec.
One of our elderly residents aged 94 has just died ,a true village champion for all ,past president of the WI,Also River Gardner’s and Chairmanof the Village Hall.Helped to organise River Fetes in all a “life well lived”,
I have people prepared to help me .One part of the garden would be devoted for people who are blind .People with disibilties .
It would cater for a large number of residents .River has a large population of residents over seventy.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#4
River rec doesn't appear to be used so much on a sunday?
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#5
No senior football .No cricket .Just the children using the new equipment.More reason to cater for the oldies.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
Can't be many children to use the equipment bearing in mind the older demographic of the local population.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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#7
Yes there are a lot of children,population overall .5.000,Over 400 children at the school.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#8
I find it difficult to believe that there are 400 children of primary school age in River unless you include Lower River, sometimes known as St Radigunds in the catchment area.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#9
Yes there’s are a lot of children ,however we do have some from St Radigunds area but then some River children go to Temple Ewell or St Richards.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#10
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:I find it difficult to believe that there are 400 children of primary school age in River unless you include Lower River, sometimes known as St Radigunds in the catchment area.
There are a lot of young families in River so I am not at all surprised. Three of my grandchildren went there as they lived in River and a fourth who lived just over the boundary, a great school.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#11
Yes Jan it is .
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#12
I'm interested to knowhow river fairs with priory
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
I think I can say without fear of contraception that Priory village fairs badly in the grant area with inner city areas like River.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#14
I suspect so Howard
the silence is deafening lol
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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#15
Get your act together Keith and you can apply for grants.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#16
I'm well aware sue
don't need your thoughts but always listened to
even if not correct
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