Guest 4880- Registered: 11 Sep 2022
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Why is DDC holding the Proclamation in secret? Other towns are proclaiming to the public in public places!
From the BBC;
Dover: District Council offices in Whitfield at 15:00 (by invitation only. To be broadcast on council's website)
Gary39- Registered: 7 Jul 2017
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Only DDC can do that out of all of the councils listed… only interested in themselves. Could of done it from Pencester band stand so more people could attend…
Guest 4880- Registered: 11 Sep 2022
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Exactly. Town Hall steps is the traditional place for such announcements or even their latest version of the Market Square!
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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A snub to the ordinary people of Dover, Deal and Sandwich, unless the last two are making it in view of the public.
The original idea of the Proclamation was to inform all the whole population of the area not just the invited select few.
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Gary39- Registered: 7 Jul 2017
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Just e-mailed my local councillors to find out their excuses
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Their advisors have got it so wrong.Bad mistake.Would not have happened in my time.invite only absolutely disgusting.The Chairman could have stood near the Town Hall.or Outside the Musuem Maybe.I recall the Queens visit as I was there.on that day .
It was a beautiful occasion the Queen wore a lovely shade of pink.
Guest 4880- Registered: 11 Sep 2022
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Us peasants should come together, gather up our pitchforks and flaming torches, and lay siege to Fort Whitfield. Perhaps then the "good" Burghers of our town will listen to us.
Gary39- Registered: 7 Jul 2017
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Just a had reply. Apparently there are to many organisations involved and over a 100 invites have gone out and these invites will be enough to fill the council chambers
Definitely got it totally wrong.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Definitely .Im sideblined Former Chairman with twenty seven years service.I think they have made abig big mistake.I send to treatball parts of the district the same.I shall be watching the on my iPad
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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It should have been held in Dover
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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They could have used Dover College.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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I note that the new and 'improved' Market Square was 'to create a modern and welcoming focal point for residents and visitors alike' and to 'provide space to host events'.
A bit of a mist opportunity?
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Ha ha
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well that was a waste of time.I could not get in to the site as per usual.Eventually after changing password I was told I would have to wait for the recording..I nearly threw my I pad across the room.I have sent two emails one to The Chairman and one to the deputy Leader.
What is the expression could not organise a ..—- CBad enough it could not be held outside.At my Daughters home town Its was by their war memorial
Gary39- Registered: 7 Jul 2017
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I just tried and need Microsoft Teams which I do not have on my IPad.
Why oh why did not do in it Pencester. More people could of attended this sad historic event..
I am definitely not one of the 100….
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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I think it was bad show.They gave the link, and it does not work.See my previous post.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Chris- Forum Admin
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Oct 2009
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Sue Nicholas wrote:I think it was bad show.They gave the link, and it does not work.See my previous post.
You didn't miss much apart from the national anthem cutting out half way through, to be finished a cappella style after an awkward pause.
Meanwhile I had a lovely photo from a friend of a big crowd at Tonbridge Castle, showing how it could have been done.
Gary39- Registered: 7 Jul 2017
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Apparently it now going to be on ITunes..
I saw the rest of Kent managed but not Dover…
Sadly as a peasant in Dover I was not invited or allowed to witness this in Dover..
Guest 3925- Registered: 28 Nov 2020
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Unfortunately us peasants of Dover don't get a look in on such things. I took myself up to London yesterday, and at 8am, was able get right up to the gates of Buckingham Palace, visited green Park and then spent a lovely morning in The Mall and met the King after his proclamation when he stopped to meet his people.
What makes DDC think they are so important they can't see "their" people? Oh that's right, they don't care! The one chance they had to get this right and they messed it up.
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