Dover Olympic Torch Event Tickets
- 18 July 2012 14:08183444Running around Dover with a flame. Fine when the Olympics do it. They kick up a whole heap of fuss when you do it in Burlington House.
Fingers crossed for the weather tonight for those going :)Work smart, not hard. - 18 July 2012 15:59183461Well, at least I can be content in the knowledge tha Ticketmaster have saved themselves thousands by failing to post our tickets. Anyway, just met a Marshall. Reportedly, only 50% of Marshalls have turned up, so they are going to be running around like headless chìckens covering each other's points. Good luck to them!
- 18 July 2012 16:17183465
I tried to put the smilies into a well known shape, unfortunately it didn't work, have fun everyone I'll be climbing up to PaulB's via a vertical food delivery system methinks. - 18 July 2012 17:30183471Just had a great afternoon welcoming the torch at Samphire Hoe, The Cowpats (under an assumed name) played a set starting with Time of Your Life and finishing before the torch arrived with Beautiful Day - and as well as a beer tent you could buy non-MacDonalds chips and non-Coca Cola fizzy drinks
- 18 July 2012 20:16183487sounds like a good time was had by all ray, assumed name?
that confirms my suspicion of who rizla kicks actually are, - 19 July 2012 09:09183532So did everyone get their tickets? Did the spectacular event live up to all the hype? I was in London last night listening to Mike & the Mechanics, brilliant concert. I don't think I missed a lot in Dover.
- 19 July 2012 09:55183534I had to que up at the sports centre and arrived at 1.30 by the time I left there must have been 250-300 in the que for tickets,in the line was Cllr Sue Jones and I believe Cllr Ronnie Philpott had the same trouble.The whole of the Olympic event I believe is being called into Scruity.Another couple of points,Security took bottles including plastic off people as they passed the check points then sold glass bottles to punters.
There was and I was 10 yrds from the front a few lads who were pushing in and using bad language they were escorted off the area,poor Sue Nicolas the Chairman odf DDC was given a hard time she was booed when she went on stage,and exclaimed 'This is worse than a council meeting' then while making her speech had the microphone taken off her as the flame was approaching.If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble! - Brian Dixon
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19 July 2012 10:17183536sounds like a farce it does,poor sue [n] the chairperson getting upstaged by a gold cigerette lighter. - 20 July 2012 09:36183677Received my tickets from Ticketmaster for the Torch Event in Dover last Wednesday in the post this morning!
What a farce - you couldn't make it up! - 20 July 2012 11:16183691My daughter went with her children and a friend, on being searched at security her friend had a unopened bottle of perfume and a deodorant taken from her, "IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM UP YOU CANNOT GO IN" she gave them up rather than spoil the day for the children, she was however allowed to proceed with a half empty bottle of the sponsors Cola!! My daughter carries a epi pen for a nut allergy and it is absolutely vital to her, " NO DRUGS ALLOWED, IF YOU DO NOT GIVE IT UP YOU CANNOT GO IN" despite my daughter telling the security person she could not give it up, fortunately a nearby member of St Johns came to her aid and convinced the security person that she could not take the epi pen and my daughter was allowed in with it.
If that is a taste of the Olympics I am glad the nearest I shall get to it is sat in front of the TV !!Audere est facere. - 20 July 2012 12:09183701All down to this Act, making normal everyday activities a criminal offence - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/12/contents
- 20 July 2012 15:56183727Well what can you say re post 129. Must have been very frustrating for you Sue. So near and yet so far, and then the tickets come today when its all over. Unbelievable!! I bet the newspapers would be interested in that story.
Gawd another dreadful tale there too Martin..well its more than a bit disappointing to say the least re the spirit of it all.
There is further bizarre Olympic news today too re banning various products that arent official sponsors, if you are wearing clothes with the wrong logo for example you wont get in, and it may even apply to the wrong kind of non-sponsor footwear too...you wont get in ticket or not!email: dover7@msn.com - 20 July 2012 16:22183733Re post 127It is a good job I was born with manners not easy to stand in front of 15,000 people .Still im certainly not easily distracted by a few rude teenagers .
- 20 July 2012 17:32183740sounds a total farce, intense security over plastic bottles and medicaments, yet no action against the yobs detailed by john on this thread.
the whole business of the games has left a bad taste in the mouth. - 20 July 2012 19:18183775A friend asked me this afternoon if there had been any trouble at the Torch Event concert.
Her son had told her that Rizzle Kicks had been slagging off Dover on the radio before the concert.
Anyone know any more about this? - 20 July 2012 19:25183782One security guy asked me what I wanted when I walked towards the Prince of Wales Pier and I said I was looking over to see if Admiralty Pier was open on the evening of the fireworks.
The answer "Of course it isn't it's the cruise terminal"..... hmmm nice attitude
Been nice knowing you :) - 20 July 2012 19:49183799There was a totally different atmosphere at Samphire Hoe, which was a terrific event hosted by Eurotunnel for their staff and families, and local contacts and volunteers (about 1200 altogether).
Free event, free transport from Farthingloe or free car parking if you were disabled or part of the event, free first slice of cake and glass of Kent bubbly, there was (shock horror
) a beer tent with local real ales and nobody got arrested, non-MacDonalds chips at the burger van, entertainment provided by local acts including schools and a cadet band, and a great relaxed time was had by all in a venue that is far more of a security target than Dover seafront.
Local girl Kyanna Hayes (find her on YouTube) opening the entertainment with some great pop songs and original compositions.
and the torch bearer Linda Klavina from Latvia being filmed by Meridian.
"Linda is a 13 year old Latvian girl from SOS Children's village where she lives in foster family and continues to surprise everybody with her talent for sports. She started to train in long and medium distance running only three years ago and now through hard work she has managed to be one of the leading athletes in her age group in Latvia - and she continues to pave her way to become a professional athlete. Linda is very competitive and she always takes place on pedestal in all local championships. Her biggest achievement is bronze medal that she won in this year's national winter championship. Besides sports Linda plays flute in music school and trains in national folk-dances while helping her foster family to take care of other 6 children who live with them. People who know Linda are happy to know her as true example of fact that unconquerable will and strongly determined goal can bring the best results."
Totally different to the sponsor dominated event on the seafront and what the Olympic spirit should be about, real people pulling together not corporate domination. - 20 July 2012 20:16183802excellent stuff ray the true olympic spirit as opposed to the authoritarian actions and corporate greed we have seen so often in the past few weeks.
- 21 July 2012 08:28183867Those above instances are very sad and were unnecessary - jobs-worths spring to mind, or lack of proper training.
Apart from them, the only downer was ticket-master; they should have employed more people to sort the posting out; because they didn't, meant that they should have employed more people to man the phones and install more temporary lines.
They should be censured for their lack of organisation and contingency arrangements.
Liked that event at Samphire Hoe Ray.
Roger - 21 July 2012 09:00183875I forgot to mention that the WCCP staff and volunteers who normally man the Hoe were out in force and helping everyone have a good time, even persuaded me to try a chocolate-coated giant ant - crunchy
