howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#3
Most of the rubbish must have washed up as I cannot believe that many people use the beach what with it being so far off the beaten track. Another thing is why D.H.B do not do clean ups of their own.
Guest 1495- Registered: 17 Mar 2015
- Posts: 2
#4
What Dover want is a person to clean the sea front up ther are more weeds wild, cabbage, rubbish ,all sorts of litter and we are the GATE WAY TO ENGLAND what do the visitors think of our dirty town if the DHB cant do it get the youngsters to do it as the are the offenders, But DHB are going to spend money on a new Marina !!!!! the mind boggles,50yrs iv been in Dover and iv never seen it so dirty.
Dave Morgan
Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
- Posts: 1,037
#5
The Harbour Board had a Patrol gang years ago, a friend of mine was in it. As the name says they patrolled the seafront, cleaning the shelters, emptying the bins and cleaning up the Marina area. They started at one end of the front and worked there way up to the other end, this was done daily. The Harbour Board got rid of them years ago, I don't know who is responsible nowadays.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#6
Dave I think you will find those "weeds" are part of the deliberate planting plan, I think Howard posted a picture of them recently.
I do not like them as like most weeds they only look nice when in flower the rest of the time they look a mess.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#7
Well remembered Jan they do look awful at the moment but will recover in the summer. I remember Paul Holt of WCCP doing the initial planting a few years back. They are specially selected seaside grasses although a few weeds have crept in.
The cabbages look succulent though.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
- Posts: 622
#8
I think the problem with Shakespeare Beach is that it acts as a natural deposit for rubbish washed up the Channel on the prevailing South Westerly winds. The Port organise beach cleans with the Marine Conservation Society who released these figures. As with the current roadside clearances the key point is education - take your rubbish home with you!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
- Posts: 1,031
#10
As Kevin says, there's a natural collecting point where the beach meets Admiralty Pier.
The rubbish is mainly from what is washed up here, not from locals as so few visit now with it being a hike from the town and a ridiculous charging schedule in the nearby DHB car park.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
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I think it is generally accepted that the vast majority of the rubbish is washed up, on the rare visits I have made there is never anyone there other than the odd youngster smoking something illicit. The Harbour board are responsible for that stretch of beach and they have a bit of a cheek in blaming outsiders for "doing down Dover". People will have read the report and assumed It is our main beach and will be turned off visiting.
Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
- Posts: 1,418
#12
Take a look during the summer months when the fishing season is at it's height and see how much rubbish is left on the beach. Disposable barbeques, skip loads of cans and bottles and all sorts of other detritus. Although it's true that much of the rubbish is from the sea and carried by the currents onto the shore much of it is down to people using the beach. It's similar to the harbour beach where much of the rubbish is left for the tides to clean the rubbish as opposed to frequent litter patrols.