Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
Just to let you know that The Dover Whitye Cliff Tours and boat Trips have open a cafe up in the Dover Marina I have used it myself and must say it is very good and does not cost a arm and aleg to eat there +you get a good view of the marina and out own Dover Tourist Guide is there you all know him "Horace,s" there is agood write up of him in the Dover Express this week.I also told Richard who runs the Tours about the Dover Forum and what it could do for him in geting more of the Dover Public and Tourist to come down to his spot in the Marina in the way of publicity as the forum goes out far beyond Dover.
We must not forget also that the forum needs a income to keep going, and it is up to us as members to help in anyway we can to get funding in for it,and the way it can be done is by talking more about it and telling local business how the forum could help them and unlike the papers they can also get feed backs from the forum about their own business.
So please help Richard and his Tours and his new cafe and take your familys on a all round tour they are good,and also tell Richard you found out about his business by seeing it on the forum and that it might be worth giveing Paul the Boss a ring .
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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#2
I did the boat tour last year for the first time ever, and it was a very pleasant trip around the harbour, but the whole lot was spoilt by the irritating recording being played throughout, describing the sights, aimed more at five year old`s than adults. They need to get rid of that childish recording and start catering for grown up tourists who may want to be spoken to more sensibly. I`d be quite happy doing a few of these trips round the harbour, but until they get rid of that pathetic recorded voice talking, (or have they?), I shall avoid it, and I`m not alone. I used the cafe Vic mentions above for the first time during the landing craft weekend, and I was quite happy with the tea and the lady serving it. She was very busy there on her own.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#3
Thank you for that Colin and I will tell him about it ,but must say when i went out on the day with my UKIP party Horace done the talking.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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#4
Vic, any human voice would sound better than that recorded one last year.
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Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#5
Vic
I recently used Castle Removers after seeing their advert on the DF
In fact I have stuff in storage with them...thats costing a small fortune
I always try and support the local businesses both in Dover and here in Jersey. In fact the local pub have seen an increase in their takings thanks to my local support
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#6
Vic thanks for recognising that Doverforum needs income too to keep going..its always been a struggle getting enough revenue. Sadly it doesnt run on fresh air.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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#7
To be honest Paul, I am ignorant here of the cost of running the forum, advertising etc. Are there any idea`s you can put forward to members, whereby they could promote the forum more? I`ve never really given it much thought. I think I mentioned to you in an email once, that I thought you ran it for your enjoyment, and never imagined costs were involved.
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#8
Paul,
I note that 'Sadly it doesnt run on fresh air.'
There are those however who claim it runs on hot air!
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#9
lol!!
yes the hot air certainly helps Bob. Ah ermm no Colin I wouldnt call it enjoyment, not all the time. Too much hard work.
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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#10
Paul
Dave Legg, of Dover Locals fame, has a URL link on DL to his Paypal account inviting donations which a few of us did from time to time. Would something similar on Dover Forum be possible. I'd bung you the odd florin every blue moon.........
True friends stab you in the front.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#11
Ah thanks Andy - but no we will keep raising what we can with ad sales and keep it all free to use.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#12
Indeed, budgetary restraints are always a challenge here on Doverforum but we have a few advertisers which helps
Hopefully we will get some more........at only around a fiver a week, its great value for money
Spread the word forumites, it only needs a phone call to me or Barry
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
most of us spread the word, i am surprised that there are not more local businesses advertising on here.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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#14
Are the Rolls Royce club aware of this forum and the many pictures displayed on here of their treasured motor vehicles? If not, why not?
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#15
How about sponsorship from the local NHS trust?
Just think of the number of nutters who you are keeping at their keyboards causing no annoyance to anyone else.
If it was not for Dover Forum how many more people would be walking round Dover talking to themselves or howling at the moon?
#16
True Bob - in fact it was only the opportunity to put digit to key that kept me from standing on the roof right now baying at the neighbours and threatening to throw flapjacks at them.
#17
Bob, an intended reference to Hank Williams?
#18
Sid.
. I suspect that the reference go on slightly before the blessed Hank?