Dover in Bloom!

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• Guest 697

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  7 July 2013     09:36236584
  #1      
  OK, so this thread is the counter to Howard's! The sun is shining, so if you're out and about in Dover today take a picture of something that you like about our town. Here's a couple from the seafront this morning. Let's do our own marketing and see if the local press pick up on this one.

  
• Guest 782

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  7 July 2013     09:45236588
  #2      
  Excellent idea Kevin
• Guest 937

  • Registered: 12 May 2013
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  7 July 2013     09:56236590
  #3      
  I have to put my hands up and say I doubted the meadow flower idea would be successful but have I been proved wrong!! It is stunning and I love it. Worth the walk to the seafront to take in St. Mary's churchyard, the Market Sq. topiary and the seafront. I'll wear blinkers for the rest, lol.
• Guest 697

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  7 July 2013     10:04236592
  #4      
  Here's another picture of something that's great about our town - the best place for a swim in the world!
  
  It's truly a claim to fame that endurance swimmers from all over the world head to Dover for the ultimate in open water swimming - the English Channel!

  
• Guest 640

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  7 July 2013     10:57236599
  #5      
  Kevin..snap!! I was out doing the very same thing this morning. Must have just missed you by minutes.
  Lovely pictures above, brilliant stuff.. and yes Pauline me too re the wild shrubs...I called for them to be dug up..oh dear!
  Now I'm eating my hat
  
  Here are a couple from me Kevin..
  
  

  

  
  and another one
  

  

  
  
  I too got the idea following a post from that man about town extraordinaire...Howard !
  
  
  email: dover7@msn.com
• Guest 697

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  7 July 2013     11:27236603
  #6      
  Super photos, PaulB! Here are a couple more from a walk into town this morning. Managed to get some fauna too with brown trout in the River Dour. The ducklings would not sit still for photography!
  
  Remember everyone, keep it positive.
  
  

  
• Guest 640

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  8 July 2013     07:45236683
  #7      
  Ive added more pictures of yesterdays seafront blooms to the old frontpage blog, mentioning Kevins thread here and putting a link through to this page here..uncannily we both did the same photographic thing within minutes of each other.
  
  Great to celebrate the quiet success of those seafront blooms.
  Have a look at more here..
  http://www.doverforum.com
  email: dover7@msn.com
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  8 July 2013     08:16236684
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  Not sure if Jeremy Cope was wearing his Dover Society or Big Local hat, but nevertheless here's his email:-
  
  On Tuesday evening 9th July at 6 pm the Mayor is due to "unveil" the planting scheme in Market Square. You may have seen the sailing ships in a sea of lavendar.
  
  Why not come and show support for this imaginative scheme to make more of our town.
  
  Jeremy
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• Guest 700

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  8 July 2013     10:38236698
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  Lovely flowers and photos !!
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  Lincolnshire Born and Bred
• Guest 656

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  8 July 2013     11:09236704
  #10      
  Super positive thread Kevin & so it should be, well deserving! Dover's seafront is 'Blooming Beautiful'
  
  Great photos of it all above there & on the doverforum front page
  
  The Market Square is looking splendid 'In its Sea of Lavender' A Huge well done to Sylvie & the Volunteers, I will certainly be there on Tuesday evening
• Guest 656

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  8 July 2013     12:01236707
  #11      
  Just popped back to add a couple of pix, I was also down at our beautiful seafront yesterday but with only an old mobile phone, no camera & my blackberry is busted.
  
  

  

  
  
  And one of our Magnificent Dover Castle grounds.
  
  

  
• Guest 697

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  8 July 2013     12:39236709
  #12      
  Great photos, Colette. Dover Castle truly makes for some fantastically iconic pictures of Dover.
  
  Come on everyone, let's keep the momentum going in this fine weather and create a photo album that show's Dover at its best.
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
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  9 July 2013     18:51236894
  #13      
  A couple of pics from this evening's "unveiling".
  
  The Sea Cadets were out in force.
  

  

  
  
  
  Sylvie and Ronnie.
  

  

  
  
  Ronnie gave a nice speech, at least I think she did. What with the traffic and the noise from the fountain not many could hear her.
  
  Now I could have helped out there. Shame I wasn't asked!
  
  
  
  Terry
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  9 July 2013     18:58236897
  #14      
  i take it that is sylvie on the left, seems to have been organised in a hurry - maybe that was why you weren't asked terry?
• howard mcsweeney1

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  10 July 2013     11:18236943
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  quite a colourful sight at the junction of pencester and maison dieu roads earlier.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Guest 656

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  10 July 2013     12:54236960
  #16      
  Beautiful photos Howard
  
  The unveiling of Sylvie Parson's Sea of Lavender at the Market Square yesterday evening, complete with Sailing Ships, was a great success. The Mayor gave an astounding speech to much applause thanking all parties involved. She said that this project & the many other projects currently ongoing in Dover are proof that volunteers & councils can work together for the improvement of our town & she urged all Dovorians to be positive about Dover.
  
  Here are some photos to add to Terry's above.
  
  Sylvie & Ronnie
  

  

  
  
  Dover Sea Cadets Band
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  Dover Sea Cadet, Band Member, Chris Geoghegan with his proud Dad Pete & our Mayor Ronnie. Chris, who lives in Dover is 17 years old & in October he is off to join the Navy
  

  

  
  
  And amongst the crowd, here we have the Town Clerk, Allison Burton enjoying a chat with Cllr Trevor Bond & Cllr Sue Jones, with Roger Walton, DDC in the background also chatting away in the evening sunshine.
  

  
• Guest 697

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  12 July 2013     19:56237230
  #17      
  Come on forumites - where are all your positive images of Dover!
  
  It looks like another scorcher of a weekend so get out there and show the world what we have to offer! There were plenty of passengers from the Sea Princess cruise ship in town today. So here's another photo that illustrates what Dover has to offer. Where else can you see the coast of Fance with the naked eye?

  
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  12 July 2013     20:01237233
  #18      
  took this one of a poppy in my frontage a few minutes before the wind took it away.
  
  
  

  
• Guest 756

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  12 July 2013     20:07237235
  #19      
  try charcoal tablets if your wind is that bad Howard!
• Guest 640

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  19 July 2013     07:32237892
  #20      
  Here are another few from along the seafront showing Dover in Bloom...
  

  

  
  

  

  
  As you can see the seafront beds have hit their summery stride..
  

  
  email: dover7@msn.com

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