Half term at samphire hoe

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  12 February 2014     13:25260737
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  3 excellent events for the school break, hopefully the storms will have long gone by then.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  Friday 21st February 2.00pm
  
  
  SAMPHIRE HOE BLEAK WINTER BEAUTY PHOTOGRAPhY WALK (Green Gang)
  
  This is your chance to walk around the wildlife site, pick up some photographic tips and take some digital photographs on the theme of the 'Bleak Winter Beauty'. You will be able to enter digital images in our Photographic competition at the end of the walk. Bring your digital camera and wear stout shoes or wellies.
  
  Suggested donation of £2 appreciated. LEADER: Steve Walker, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 225649).
  
  MEET: Site management office, Samphire Hoe, CT17 9FL (pay and display car park). The Hoe is sign-posted off the A20 from Dover to Folkestone.
  
  DISTANCE: 1 mile (1.5 hours). GRADE: 2. Dogs on leads.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  15 February 2014     15:03261050
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  the weather forecast for tomorrow is sunny and not anywhere the recent wind strength.
  
  kick off 2 pm.
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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  15 February 2014     15:07261054
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  read on fb that there has been a cliff fall 200 meters futher along towards Folkestone.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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  15 February 2014     16:47261063
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  I think that fall is the other side of Samphire Hoe from what I have been told.
  
  I thought I would cheer us all up with this weather forecast for the next few days.
  
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2651048
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  I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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  15 February 2014     17:07261064
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  yes jan Folkestone side.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  15 February 2014     17:43261066
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  that weather forecast is just what the doctor ordered, this was taken early morning at the hoe a couple of weeks back by steve walker.
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  16 February 2014     19:56261140
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  31 people turned up at a sun kissed hoe earlier.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  after sowing off their swag there was a seaweed dance - not sure what that entails
  
  

  

  
  
  photos courtesy of steve walker from wccp.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  21 February 2014     08:49261317
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  reminder of the photography walk at the hoe starting at 2 pm today.
• Karlos

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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  23 February 2014     15:49261377
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  The very good blogger Diamond Geezer visited yesterday.
  http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.co.uk/