+ For The Dover District Council
- 24 July 2010 08:3461864Well I must say that the D.D.C. are geting +s from me,they have help or done it themselves, some great events in the District and in Dover over the last few years and this year they have even done better ,never will we see a Rolls-Royce Celebration like we had this year, and this weekend is also looking very good.
We also have the open Golf Championship to look forward to and at last we see events around the Big Screen,I was against it from the very first but it will work in the summer weeks if they going to put good events around it and the weather holds out,and the Making waves on the Dover,s Esplanade is also a one off and we will see the outside Dover public coming in to see it,but it must be look after and the DHB must police it over 24hours or it will not stay like it is now.
Also we must have the Tolets open up again along the front this is a must I will be writing to both the DDC and the DHB about it and you all must do the same.Also if the plans for the River Dour Cycle Route is done that is a+ but one thing if that does happen alot more work and policing of the River needs to be done and a good start to that is if the District call in our own Ian he is just waiting to get back to helping out with that.It also would help if they put up more CCTV on the front and along parts of the River.
And it it good to see tthat the District council are Supporting local groups this is one thing the Town council have been doing for some years now.And the Dover Museum is one of our big + love going in there and the family days which I have seen working are good.I know that there is not alot of cash about but I would like to see town Inspectors who would be going round and keeping a eye open and taking notes and then report back to both councils on what they see ,and this could be done by unpaid members of the public with both councils backing.
As you know I am at this time working with trying to bring new events to our Town Centre and the Dover College is right in the Town Centre so any events we put on there will also help the town,at this time the headmaster does support this and is agreat help,I know he is moving on next year,but the College is not so I know that the support will still be there.
- 24 July 2010 08:3761866Blimey Vic you might need to stick in a few paragraphs on that one !!
hold on I'll do it for you. All done.
email: dover7@msn.com - 24 July 2010 08:4561868Thanks Paul I am not geting on well with this old pair of Specs. Ah thats better well done.
- 24 July 2010 12:1761905I am hoping to see alot more replies on this one ,please say if you are with me on thinking this way or not,.
- 24 July 2010 12:4761909Don't forget the volunteers Vic - a lot of the Rolls event was manned by DDC employees, the Mill and Painted House volunteers, the carnival/regatta, Western Heights (we hope to have a mini open weekend in October), the White Cliffs Countryside Project volunteers......
Off shortly to Tilmanstone and the Arts event at the Grand Shaft and the museum hopefully....Been nice knowing you :) - 24 July 2010 13:0461910I have already done that Paul by saying helpers,but you have put it alot better then I did so thank you for puting in your post and the names of the groups,I see there is lots of the public about at the events in the Town today so again well done to all the groups that worked to put it on.I am hoping to join up with the White Cliffes Project this one of the groups I worked longside when I was on the TOWN COUNCIL some years ago,but I must try and get my legs better first.
- 24 July 2010 13:1361911I'm sorry to say that the big screen has been the cause for one outdoor event changing in format. Every year DDC used to hold an outdoor children's film event in Connaught Park, free to local residents, and always packed out. This year the free film is being screened on the Big TV in Market Square and I think will be a much poorer event as a result. I'm not at all convinced that the event will have the same atmosphere - Market Square on a Saturday night is a place I generally avoid like the plague, full of obnoxious oiks who've drunk too much........
For the record, the free film this year is Mamma Mia (tonight) and The Cannonball Run tomorrow night. I've a feeling this may never be the same event again.
True friends stab you in the front. - 24 July 2010 14:5361919I must say the big free screen is also not for mywife or me but the event in the Connaught park is very good you can take the whole family and take your own food etc and if the weather is good just great.
- 24 July 2010 15:2461920Andy the films are being shown in the afternoon and not at night. See frontpage for details. Mamma Mia will be near over by now as I write, but 2pm tomorrow for the Canonball Run. Yes I think you may well be right re the atrmosphere.
email: dover7@msn.com - 25 July 2010 07:3862018We were in the Market Square in the afternoon - 2.30 pm (ish) and I walked around it.
I understood that people were being encouraged to come along wearing ABBA type clothing, not only did I not see anyone in "period costume", but I couldn't see anyone watching the film anyway.
I also thought that if there are events in the Market Square, that the market stalls were to be moved up to Cannon Street, freeing up the Market Square area. Not done today.
I don't know if more people went along later, but if it started on time, it would have been going for about 45 minutes.
Roger