Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
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#1
Fun and frolics are guaranteed when the town comes out in force for Deal Regatta Week, with events starting on Saturday.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/deal-carnival-week-prepares-for-20587/Jack of Hearts
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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#2
Should be a great ten days with Sailing event concluding , fair ,regatta & carnival starting.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
Dover's Regatta this Saturday.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#4
DEAL is one town we go to each week more then once and look forward to seeing some of the events on there this week.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#5
I heard a rumour that there will be a firework display in the late evening too.
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
- Posts: 1,039
#6
What time does the carnival get going?
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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#7
What time does the carnival get going?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#8
Starts at 7 PM people are advised to get there and hour before, best viewing points, The Strand Walmer and outside the Port Arms.
Guest 708- Registered: 22 Dec 2010
- Posts: 102
#9
Why can Deal do all this and Dover can't? We have visitors from all over the world coming through our port and cruise ships this time of year.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#10
deal has a can do attitude dover has not sadly.
Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
- Posts: 1,031
#11
Rubbish Brian, did you miss the music festival and the regatta?
Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
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#12
What Deal do is truly amazing and probably helped by the fact it has nothing to do with DDC. This is a nice film on you tube
Jack of Hearts
Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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#13
Jack, you obviously have no idea of the work that DDC put into event planning for something like this! I'm happy to criticise them where it's due but major events wouldn't take place without DDC input and advice. Unfortunately voices like yours and Brian's are often the loudest while people who make things happen just get on with it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#14
I was about to post something along the same lines, in my view events are best run by experienced organisers with a band of enthusiastic volunteers.
Local councils can facilitate with their knowledge of the legals, health and safety. public liability insurance etc and generally help to smooth things along.
We get some great events in Dover, this year one of the best if not the best in my memory - never a weekend without something going on.
Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
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#15
Ray, you are joking surely? The regatta week in Deal is organised, planned, payed for, volunteered by and promoted by the community in Deal - that is why it is such a huge success. I believe KCC and Kent Police advise on the event but seriously what do DDC do??
Jack of Hearts
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#16
ray,yes I did go to the 2 you mentiond.
but my point was/is l would like to see the carnival and regatta on the same time..carnival saterday evening.
it would be nice to have some coordination on all events in and around dover.
just to add I would like to see the regatta become a 2 day event again.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#17
I think they done that one year Brian but i understand that the carnival is forced into the Sunday evening spot, more's the pity.
Photo from the Deal carnival courtesy of DDC.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#18
it would be nice to have something more co-ordinated in dover howard.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#19
However well run and good an event is in Dover there will always be those who complain and want more and better.
I think it is nice to have lots of events rather than one long bash leaving the rest of the summer weekends empty.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#20
Totally agree Jan, read on social media about how the excellent carnival in Deal was dissed by so many.
We are lucky to have so many summer events in Dover, Deal and Folkestone, best to spread them if at all possible.
