Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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I do not think it would be any safer in Connaught Park than where it is, the Transport Museum seems the obvious place although I like the idea of putting it near the horse trough in Market Square.
Fit benches and it would make a nice shelter for the drunks who might be a good deterrent against the vandals, depends which group of misfits you think are preferable.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
connaught park is closed after dark jan and they have a parkie in there all night.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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A very good place would be the pine gardens at the bay,put seats in it as you walk round, there is only a few seats to sit on and none under cover we spend time in there lots or room and it would not look out of place if put in the right spot.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
How many more things will we do little to solve,
then GIVE UP
sorry the tram shelter stays
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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None of us will have a say in it ,The council will do or not do what ever the case be.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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thought we had given up judging by the state of it, a wonderful specimen to show to visitors.
i haven't sent any photos to ddc just in case they decide to repair it.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Already stopped it being moved once
and I will again do my upmost to keep it where it is
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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When did you as a person get it stoped ,just because it has not been move yet does not mean you done it.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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If you knew anything about the ward(that I live, and worked in) you would know.
unfortunately you don't so don't have the info
that's why I support the need for cllrs only being voted for if they live or work in the ward
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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So it was a ward cllr that stoped it not you.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I was the ward Cllr
and would hope for the same for ward cllrs in the future
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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So infact you did not stop the shelter from being moved as you said you did.or maybe I have missed read what you wrote and if I did then sorry for that. But you did say you stoped it from being moved,would you like to tell us how you done that? because it looks like your service is needed again.I know you was a ward cllr years ago ,so was I but only on the town parish council and in your ward aswell,but you know that anyway.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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i wasn't aware that there had ever been a clamour to get it moved, vandalism has only been a recent phenomenon.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I do not think there has been,I have said it like others on the forum it should be moved, but do not know if any councils Town or District think the same way,at this time they seem happy just paying out to have it repaired.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Just shows being on the ball and living/working in the ward you get to hear what goes on
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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You have not said what part you played in keeping the shelter where it is, again please tell all of us WHAT part you played.? ? ? ?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Like the SECRET pulling down of Brooke House, officers of councils work in a very secretive way.
I learnt from a constituent that the shelter was to be moved(at that time to the museum) and a council officer was making the plans to do so.
Thankfully I got to know which officer it was and mounted a local campaign, soon after this plan was dropped.
Of course the momentum of locals against such a plan often works
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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This is sad - very sad indeed.
There was supposed to be a camera fitted locally (not to a neighbour's house as I suggested, but somewhere else). It obviously hasn't made a blind bit of difference.
I'll talk to property services (again), but not sure now what the answer is; I don't want it moved, but there must come a point when the Council will say "we've spent so many thousands on this and it still hasn't stopped the vandalism, so what now ?"
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Roger
The what now, I suggested some time ago(and volunteered to all the wards politicians)
We need to up the anti.
Go into schools, get the camera, raise awareness etc
The problem won't fix itself
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