howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i was told today that there were fireworks last evening at the seafront.
i know that deal were putting on a show financed mainly by the pubs and restaurants along the seafront but knew of nothing in dover.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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like wise up here at windy hieghts,usealy here them when they go off,last night was silent.
I heard loads go off last night , but like you Howard I was totally unaware that there was any organized display on the seafront
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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sarah,i live up at aycliffe and usealy here them going of but never heard a thing.
Would the wind direction make a difference Brian ?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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maybe it was a festive bobby g dipping his hands into our pockets in a spirit of social cameraderie?
Guest 708- Registered: 22 Dec 2010
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We saw some good fireworks over Dover from Maxton.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Deal certainly had their usual firework display, I know because it woke me up
well I had been up since 4am.
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Jan Higgins
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I heard some I think it was about 11.00.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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sarah,not unless its really strong westerly,when it howels.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I went out just after mid-night and there were quite a few fireworks going off - seemed to be all directions too. I love fireworks so stayed our for a while to watch them.
The online daily-mail had some fantastic photos of the New-Year celebrations from around the World - I've never seen such brilliant photos, well done DM and a 12 minute video of Sidney's - just so fantastic, better even than ours (UK's) by a long way.
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Yes Sydney make a big splash every year, presumably because they are first to celebrate being 8 or 10 hours ahead of us or whatever it is. The celebrations then move across the globe until they arrive here. The London ones were superb but probably way toooo expensive for these hard times..they went on for an age.
Here in Dover there was a group of people on the beach letting some off which was nice, and there were several other displays around town. But..did my eyes deceive me...fireworks let off from the top of Burlington House!! I would need that confirmed, I saw it but I dont beleive it!
I was very concerned that they might burn the place down !!
The ships dont sound their hooters any more..ah shame that.
Keith Sansum1
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I also love fireworks and there were a lot of them
but my boy was telling me some irresponsible people were letting them off in the roads/on top of cars etc.
that's how accidents happen.
i tried to let off one of those chinese??? lanterns
but it didn't work(fly)any advice on them?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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when i was a kid all the ships in the royal docks sounded their hooters at the stroke of midnight, pity the tradition seems to have stopped.
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I don't think I have ever seen fireworks like the ones in London this year:
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Yes have to say the London fireworks were very impressive but at what cost, compared to Paris we seem to have gone over board,But standing at the window here in Dover as said a few let off on the beach and others around, but Burlington house sure did look as though they did a small display from the roof top.
Terry Nunn
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Howard - When we lived in Castle Street (about 35 years ago) the French sounded off at 11 followed by the Brits at 12.
Terry
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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terry
they are allways sounding off at each other lol
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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lol!
But yes indeed I miss the ships hooting, there must have been some kind of maritime ruling against it, maybe it was stressing some people out...but one can always make do with TV..here is the London display as seen on TV with one eye on the Olympics. Government policy to flag up the Olympics like mad no matter what the cost.
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