Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Not seen whether there is a service today
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
At St Mary's but I don't know what time.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Usually 11.00 am
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Surprised no comments on here.I could not attend this year as like a lot of people I have a cough.I will always remember this date I think as a Town we should never forget .
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
Those who lived in Dover at that time will always remember that terrible event as everyone was affected in some way, either directly or through friends and workmates. RIP
I posted the above on a Facebook group but what surprised me was that some (I assume young people) had never heard about that awful time, I guess those involved never talk about the disaster where so many lives were lost.
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- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,057
I'm only marginally surprised. All my 3 sons were born after the event. The disaster was a case study on a risk course I attended with most people there being my age; despite it being the 25th anniversary to the day, few had heard of it and not one connected it with Dover.
(Not my real name.)
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
How sad that is .I see people everyday who's lives were changed on that day .
Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
- Posts: 1,037
I attended the service today as I have done for the last 31 years. We are getting fewer in number as the years go by obviously. Two old shipmates of mine who attended every year have passed away this year. I cannot see it carrying on as memories dim.
Charlie and Rixy attended.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,546
Belgian documentary about the salvage of the Herald. Can't remember having seen it before.
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,546
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/herald-tragedy-remembered-33-years-on-222847/
The annual memorial service takes place from 10am on Friday, March 6, at St Mary the Virgin Church, Cannon Street, Dover.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
The timing has changed?.Used to be 11.00am
Alec Sheldon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
- Posts: 1,037
That's what I thought Sue. I have been to everyone and it has always been 11 a.m.
