Fireworks - Friday 26th September 8:15pm
- 19 September 2008 16:376328The fireworks next Friday will take place from 8:15 to 8:35 next Friday - they are being launched from the Castle so make sure you are in the right area to get a good view !Been nice knowing you :)
- 19 September 2008 17:036332Thanks for that info Scotchie - I didnt realise they are being launched from the castle. I will indeed have to find a better view. Hopefully now this time the launch time will remain static.email: dover7@msn.com
- 19 September 2008 23:206354should be a great night, at least it will be dark this time.
- 20 September 2008 06:536356Should get a good view from my back garden then,I shall be sitting on my patio with G and T in hand (hate Pimms).
- 20 September 2008 12:106368PHIL
I hate that pimms bloke to!!! - 21 September 2008 07:456376Reading the leaflet of this event, quite a few buildings and places will be opened up, some places not opened tp the public before, we have Buckland House sat & sun 10am - 4pm free access, Charlton Arts Centre 10am - 4pm free access, Dover Castle, Dover Museum 10am - 5.30pm on sat,12- 5pm on sun, Grand Shaft 10am - 4pm sat only free access, Louis Armstrong, Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club 12 -3pm & 6pm - 11pm sat, 12 - 3pm sun free access, Saphire Hoe, Western Heights free access, The White Cliffs of Dover free with leaflet that was handed out in town, and theres a sing up at St Edmunds School where 7 - 14 year olds can go learn and record the song 'Pride and Passion' a torch song that was sung and recorded by St Edmunds School earlier this year,in a campaign to bring the Olmpic Torch to Dover in 2012.
quite an interesting weekend
Sheila
Don't miss out - 21 September 2008 09:326379Gald you have found out. it on;t a few days away and I haven't managed to find out what is open !!!!!
(We had hoped to open Fort Burgoyne but unfortunately the timescale on this was toooooo tight - we are still hoping for a later date on this)Been nice knowing you :) - Ross Miller
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21 September 2008 10:156380All
This site has details of all the things that were open for the heritage days - it covers the whole of the UK but search for Dover to see what was on here.
http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/
Whilst this event was last weekend their site is a mine of useful information and there will be heritage open day(s) next year"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi - 21 September 2008 10:496381another incentive is to collect 2 pink badges from the different sites that are open and you get free entry to Dover Castle.
The museum is free on Saturday for locals, but free to everyone on the sunday
Sheila - Ross Miller
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21 September 2008 14:166386just looked on the DDC web site and the kent sports site and neither give any info on what is open
The DDC events page extract is as follows:
" Light Up Dover "
Dover will be a blaze of fire and light to celebrate the launch of the national Cultural Olympiad, the four years leading up to London 2012, promoting 'the best of British' culture to the world. On Friday September 26 the harbour will be the site of Light Up Dover, a dramatic and ground-breaking fire show remembering and celebrating the town's rich history and recognising the Kent campaign to welcome the Olympic torch relay into the UK through Dover, as it did at the last UK Games in 1948. The show will also launch the Open Up weekend of activities, with a range of sights and attractions for local people and visitors to the town. The show will start at around 8pm with Dover's harbour animated by a magnificent pyrotechnic display, beginning with a moody meditation on the sea, culminating in great celebration of fire and the torch - linking the sea, the harbour, and the white cliffs. Nostalgic songs with a contemporary twist will be incorporated into a dramatic soundscape to accompany the show.
Dover Visitor Information Centre
Tel: 01304 205108
E-mail: tic@doveruk.com
Website: http://www.whitecliffscountry.org.uk
Sadly the white cliffs country site gives exactly the same info.
So big thank you to Sheila for telling us what is open"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi - Terry Nunn
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21 September 2008 14:206387Yes, I tried to find out what was open and like Ross found very little info. What was the leaflet Sheila and who produced it?
Terry
ps Louis Armstrong open to the public?Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - 21 September 2008 19:086390Just noticed this !!!
"Western Heights free access" is is accessible anyway, we are not doing anything special other than the Grand Shaft being open !Been nice knowing you :) - 21 September 2008 22:066392Terry
The leaflet I was handed on Saturday was A3 size, folded in 4, with all the info on it, I do not know who produced it, the web addy is kentsport.org/london2012, but I've been on the site and cannot find this info, everything I stated earlier is on it, with info on each item, its even got the words to the earliest known old navel song.surely I can't be the only one to pick this leaflet up
Sheila - Terry Nunn
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21 September 2008 22:146393Alas, spent most of Saturday in Ashford getting car MOT'd and having lunch etc so wasn't in Dover.
Still intrigued about Louis Armstrong being open to the public. Perhaps the LRCF secretary could elucidate.
TerryQuis custodiet ipsos custodes? - 21 September 2008 22:376397Details up now
http://www.kentsport.org/london2012/pdfs/open_up.pdf
Buckland House * - former headquarters of the famous Conqueror paper company - this weekend reams of paper are replaced with rolls of film, follow this link for more details (pdf)
Charlton Arts Centre * - a unique creative space with retro feel studios, galleries, and project spaced, follow this link for more details (pdf)
Dover Castle - access to the Secret Tunnels is limited and is by guided tour, follow this link for more details
Dover Museum * - Free on Saturday to locals, free to the rest of us on Sunday, come and explore this highly engaging reflection on Dover town life, follow this link for more details (pdf)
Grand Shaft and Daphne Oram * - free access Saturday only to these staircases linking cliff top to the town, follow this link for more details (pdf)
Louis Armstrong pub - legendary local venue, steeped in music history, follow this link for more details (pdf)
Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club * - interactive installation by burlesque artists Club Shepway, follow this link for more details (pdf)
Samphire Hoe * - free guided three hour walk Sunday 28th, follow this link for more details (pdf)
Sing Up: Pass the Passion - for 7 - 14 year olds willing to sing their hearts out and record a professional recording of the Torch Song for Dover! Follow this link for more details (pdf)
Western Heights - Free access. Follow this link for more details (pdf)Been nice knowing you :) - 21 September 2008 22:466398The films at Buckland House 10.00 - 16.00 "The Walk to Dover"
11.00 - 12.30 Everything Disappears: Archiving our Industrial Heritage "Our Industrial Heritage", "Tower Hamlets", " Ashford Railway Work", "The River Dour by Canoe"
14.00 - 16.00 Preview: "The photogerphers Bernd and Hilla Becher", directed, written and produced by Marianne Kapfer, 2008. Marianne Kapfer will be present
Sheila