howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2nd january at 1.30 pm there is another walk organised by the white cliffs countryside partnership.
meet up at st martin's battery car park on south military road and the walk is 4 miles taking about 2 hours, a glass of mulled apple juice at the finish.
the suggested donation is £.2 again, it will be led by melanie wrigley who can be contacted on 07880 706990.
doesn't say whether dogs are allowed.
best to note the walk is steep in places.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Phew, had me worried there, I thought it was one I had agreed to and forgot !!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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hadn't realised you were involved with wccp walks paul, i assumed you just done the western heights ones.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Yes we do a few a year for WCCP - our next one is "22nd January - Wot no buildings"
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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just a reminder of the walk tomorrow, the weather forecast is for a sunny day.
Brian Dixon
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sussposedly howard.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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checked all forecasts brian all say the same.
reminds me will be over your way in the morning, will call you later to agree a time.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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ok howard,but bring your water proofs along just in case.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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courtesy of wccp website
Event:
ST. JAMES' CEMETERY - MILITARY CONNECTIONS Start Point Info:
1.00pm at the entrance to St James's Cemetery, Old Charlton Road, Dover
Start Point:
Dover
Leader:
Paul Wells and Jeff Howe for White Cliffs Countryside Partnership (01304 241806).
Date:
Sunday 11 March 2012
Cost:
Donation appreciated.
Info:
A slow walk around St James's Cemetery stopping to talk about some of the interesting military characters connected with the Western Heights and Dover Castle.
Duration:
2 hours
Map Ref:
Distance:
1 mile
TR 315 305
Grade:
2
Booking:
NO DOGS.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Oh yeh, forgot about that :)
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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what with the weather forecast promising a mild day should be a pleasant way of whiling away a couple of hours on sunday afternoon.
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We have not one, not two, but THREE of Dover's Victoria Cross holders in the cemetery tomorrow !!
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Paul,
You might like to mention our new and sad discovery. He's in Row B very close to the Irish Guardsman and Royal West Kent private killed by shelling.
This is L/Cpl Victor Park of the 5th Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment killed on the 30th December 1940. At the time his Regiment was stationed in the Grand Shaft Barracks area and billeted inside the Drop Redoubt for protection against shelling. What is remarkable about this grave is that we've found his name in the Side Arms Store in the Redoubt where he must have scribbled it one night during November or December.
I'm trying to find out details about him and his sad death at the moment, but I'd imagine it was either via shelling or bombing.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Blimey, so many stories and not enough time.
More to add to the possible book.....
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Dover War Memorial Project might have some information on him Phil - send Maggie an email. Do you have her email address ? She may contact you if she reads this.
Roger
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Thanks Roger. I've checked the DWMP website and Maggie does not have anything on him. I will send her all the details I have when I hit a brick wall trying to gather information. I have contributed half a dozen over the last couple of years to the project and have a couple more pending. There is a lot of overlap between our groups and we do try to help each other when we can.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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A good turnout of 16 people today which make it an easy pleasant stroll - a lot of history to cover in a relatively short time !!
Next month we will be back with some Western Heights walks (and may include a few new bits from Phil's recent discoveries...)
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