Guest 652- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Richard,
It would be nice to see the seats back in place, I suppose you would have to get special permission, to install new ones, if you would like to take it up as a project, you could apply to the 4 ward councillors for part of their grant, which if all agreed would total £1000, surely something could be done with that
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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Sheila-Well the point I was trying to make was that the owners of listed structures are obliged to keep them up to scratch. Not trying to dump all this at the door of DDC but I think a joint initiative would be beneficial to all and reletively inexpensive. Yes it could take into account a councillor's grand I guess. I would be willing to throw in the missing fascia pieces.
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Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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If we could get the details of the bench -I could organise some quotations.
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I am sure I remember the bench seats being there when we moved here and were taken away because it (was perceived to) encourage vandalism and by taking away those seats, the Council were trying to protect it.
I'll write to Property Services.
Roger
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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Nice one Roger. I can see the council's way of thinking in removing the seats at that time-but that was pre CCTV-and pre the civic pride which has developed over the years in this structure.
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I agree Richard and hope that Property Services will agree to re-instate the seats. I'll let you all know what the reply is.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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to put them back as they were £1000 would not cover half the cost.More like£5000+
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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We'll see Vic.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Do not take any notice of me,I was only in the trade for 40years or more,so you would know better.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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What a pity that there are no practical training schemes around for the young for such a one could have been given the bench making and fitting task.
I suppose it could be made to measure in China, such often works out well.
No local 6th forms up to the job?
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Vert true Mr Austin back in the 80s when working at Mc Keens we was aske to do the church up outside Folkestone centre railway station doing just what you said there was two of us,we were the tradesman and we all so had some young men who were on a training scheme,they helped out but they could not do the welding neverless they liked doing it just hope that afterwards some of them went into the trade.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Welding has been very good to me,never out of work ,but working alot away for home but as a young man I liked doing .So I would say now to any young person try and get on a training scheme welding,once you are one you will never be out of work,if you do not mind working away and living in digs,always ship,and railway work and overseas work,you see it in the Sun newspaper each week ,but you have to get good at it and get the codes etc. first.And good money as well £4oo a week or even alot more at times.
Keith Sansum1
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I did mention earlier on thid thread a community group has taken over a shelter in Folkestone, done it up, and look after it
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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maybe we should look into this
but it will need a lot of work prior to doing it
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Much darker green paint used then it seems.
The benches were of a very simple design, so shouldn' be too difficult or expensive.
Roger
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Well done Paul, a lovely picture (another one via the link below), but I am not convinced this can be said to be "shelter with it's bench", just any old bench.
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But with some explanations in the community and talking to people
im soon to give up on my time i was to give to the wider issues
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Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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Looking at the early nineties picture of the bench posted by Paul above -that cost about fifty quid -even by today's prices. Realistically after suitable investigation I believe that a suitable quality steel/timber bench could be knocked out and installed for about £3000-00 and that's full retail. Beg, steal, borrow could reduce that price considerably. The metal parts will be riveted to fall in with the period of the shelter's original construction - don't pay any attention to me I've only been riveting for 40 years. If English heritage approved the design - I envisage a steel frame with durable hardwood slats (seat and backing). If however EH demanded cast metalwork with pattern making involved-then the price could be around Vic's estimate-if you paid full retail.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i am no expert but am at a loss that a slatted bench could involve the vast sums of money being bandied about here.
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