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A spokesman from the DHB, said the ‘sad truth’ was that ‘Dover families, who survived Hellfire Corner [the heavy German shelling and bombing of Dover during the war], could be deprived of the regeneration they’ve wanted for more than 70 years’.
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They, Dover Harbour Board, come out with some ill-informed corkers. The above, mentioned, will be more or less dead by now. DHB has never contributed to any regeneration. The Pier District has been completely flattened by them for the huge lorry park, situated there. All revenue more or less goes to the DHB through Motis. Which was a sneaky sell-off by Bob Goldfield, DHB, to his cronies in Ireland. All this revenue, stays within the DHB and Motis. All catering and other facilities stay within the Lorry Park around Lord Warden House. Nothing filters into the Town's economy at all.
The DHB were supposed to have everything in place, including dredging agreements before they even started this ill-conceived destruction of the Western Docks. Their arrogance in thinking the Goodwin Sands was theirs to take at will, shows how they treat everything. Including the people of this area, as to what they should and should not have.
When they changed the Wellington and Granville Docks into the Marina's they are now. We were told this would save Dover's economy. The promised Ocean Village similar to Southampton's never did materialise. I wonder what the naughty Dover residents did, to deserve this promise to be taken away.
The latest threat of all niceties being withdrawn, because of funds, is really no threat at all.
We are in line for a huge lorry park, right across the Granville Docks. It will progress from the back of Shakespeare Beach, and continue right across, the filled in Granville Docks. All charm and character removed, as usual. The £35.00 a night for each lorry, and the rest. Is income the DHB cannot resist, very little of this will go into Dovers' economy.
I am noticing that the pretty computerised pictures along the sea-front and hoardings, are beginning to have little resemblance to what is actually taking place. The coffee shops, food shops etc, will probably go the same way as the Rowing Clubs factilities, which are disappearing. Really, you do not miss what you have never had.
It can be a game to think out what the Dover Harbour Board will destroy next in Dover. Cambridge Terrace could be in line. It is doing the usual, let it rot and then remove it pattern.
Basically, there is very little the residents of Dover have to thank the Dover Harbour Board for.
