Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
At the time of posting this brave young man from Kent has managed to raise £1,021,021.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
well done young man.
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Guest 3666- Registered: 27 Jun 2020
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Good news? The Chinese government have just launched a coved vaccine. Allegedly it is safe and effective ( we will see)
Bad News? They are immunising the army first.
When faced with the choice of changing one's mind or proving there is no necessity to do so - most people get busy looking for the proof. - J.K Galbraith
Guest 3666- Registered: 27 Jun 2020
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Sorry damned predictive text! COVID. Nothing to do with her me decor!
When faced with the choice of changing one's mind or proving there is no necessity to do so - most people get busy looking for the proof. - J.K Galbraith
Guest 3666- Registered: 27 Jun 2020
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Never Mind I will go and sit down to alleviate my excitable texting finger...... very good news if it's true though?
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,257
Luke Howard wrote:Good news? The Chinese government have just launched a coved vaccine. Allegedly it is safe and effective ( we will see)
Bad News? They are immunising the army first.
Think you may have been misinformed, fairly sure the Chinese vaccine Is entering phase 3 clinical trials and that will be on military personnel.
We already (astra zenica) have one in phase 3 trials and the US are about to enter, I think 3 into phase 3 trials. There are few hundred more in early phases of trial or developement so fingers crossed something will work to end this pandemic
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/29/chinese-coronavirus-vaccine-approved-use-countrys-military-clinical/
The article does say it is being approved for the military following not for clinical trials but is not available commercially . It has been developed in partnership with the military so transparency is non existent. The original story came out this morning from Reuters. The wording of the article does seem to say approved for use rather than testing but I will happily stand corrected, thank you.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
Can we please not turn this into a he said versus he said discussion thread, it was started to simply pass on happy information.
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
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"There are few hundred more in early phases of trial or developement so fingers crossed something will work to end this pandemic"
That was the point of my reply Jan.
I had been reading about the various trials and vaccines just this morning and noticed how this chinese vaccine was being widely mis-reported as being approved for use not approved for next stage clinical trials.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
Reginald Barrington wrote:"There are few hundred more in early phases of trial or developement so fingers crossed something will work to end this pandemic"
That was the point of my reply Jan.
I had been reading about the various trials and vaccines just this morning and noticed how this chinese vaccine was being widely mis-reported as being approved for use not approved for next stage clinical trials.
My point was that
if this subject needs further discussion this thread is
not the place to do it.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
For those who like to visit or support East Kent Railway at Shepherdswell I have just seen the following.........
"We are committed to ensuring the safety and security of the railway and it’s assets after the recent spate of vandalism we have endured.
We have today had fantastic meetings with Thelien Security Group and Kent Police who will be undertaking regular patrols of the grounds, track beds and stations.
We are very grateful to Christian at Thelien Security who will be providing fully trained dog handlers and their furry companions to the railway.
We are additionally grateful to Kent Police who have also agreed to step up patrols.
Remember, vandalism is a crime, trespassing is a crime, interfering with railway assets is a crime, don’t take the risk!
FWe are still fundraising to help get us through the COVID-19 Pandemic and to help us repair and replace vandalised signs and fences, if you can help us now is the time, we are looking to reopen our Café and Woodland Miniature Railway this weekend and our mainline services in the coming weeks, please, if you can, help us achieve this!
You can donate on our website at
www.eastkentrailway.co.uk or here on Facebook.".......
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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The following was on FB and refers to their window being broken during a "drunken brawl" outside on Saturday. Now for the good news there are some lovely people around........
"The Market Square Kitchen is feeling grateful at The Market Square Kitchen.
23 hrs · Dover ·
The last 20 hours has been an exhausting emotional rollercoaster. We would like to say a massive thank you to all of our wonderful customers, Friends, Family, Facebook followers and the Dover community as a whole. We are completely overwhelmed by all the well wishes, offers of help and support, acts of kindness and generosity we have received after the events of last night. Thank you to Dover police who contacted us so promptly to let us know what had happened kept us informed of what they were doing to resolve the situation and for checking in to make sure we were ok. Thank you to all of you who messaged, emailed, text us and turned up last night to let us know what had happened and offer your support. Thank you to the kind man from Veolia who helped us clean up the glass this morning and make the pavements and our property safe again. Thank you to All clear windows who turned up so promptly to board our windows and secure our property. Thank you to one of the individuals who had the courage to step forward own up to his mistake and to offer to put this right, your honesty is very much appreciated. Thank you to Rob Wright for his selfless act of kindness in setting up a page which so many people have so generously donated to help us. We are so overwhelmed by everyones generosity and kindness and we can’t even find the words to explain how much that means to us - thank you All! The last couple of months have been tough for all of us local businesses. We are incredibly lucky and thankful for the amazing community we have here in Dover and surrounding areas and are so grateful for your unwavering support throughout this unprecedented scary time. Unfortunate events like this just prove how wonderful, kind and supportive our community is and how lucky and blessed we truly are. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Dover we Love you and wouldn’t have survived this far without you❤️ "
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Well done jan getting towards positive posts
I chair the clarendon and westbury community assoc all volunteers
But before lock down the hall was nearly full with bookings, this being through the hard work of the volunteer committee
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
I guess this is good news for nature in a part of Blean Woods.
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Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
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Brian, reading the article it looks to me as if they have received planning permission only, where the money is coming from is another matter. Magic Money Tree, anyone?
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,257
Lottery heritage fund for half of the cash, the other half supposedly from DDC, DTC and Dover Society coffers.
What they will do if lottery decision doesn't go to plan is another matter.
Arte et Marte
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,101
Been there. Seen the presentations by well funded 'consultants'.
Reginald Barrington wrote:Lottery heritage fund for half of the cash, the other half supposedly from DDC, DTC and Dover Society coffers.
What they will do if lottery decision doesn't go to plan is another matter.
https://www.dover.gov.uk/News/Press-Releases/2019/Dover-District-Council-Partners-With-The-Landmark-Trust-To-Develop-Proposals-For-The-Maison-Dieu.aspx"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
This was really good news if only just for me.
Feeling brave I put on my imaginary hard hat and ventured out this morning to Morrisons for the first time since March, I use a mobility scooter and was feeling a little daunted about all the changes. Even so early in the morning everyone was smiling and so helpful especially the lady guiding people to the tills as I had no idea how to get to them, she even moved the barrier for me to make access easier.
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