Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Yes, thank you David, I have replied as you probably know by now.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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saw the folkestone version this morning, moved nearer the centre than when i last saw it. nicely laid out and a wide range of merchandise.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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howard,please put more water in your red wine thankyou.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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don't know what happened there brian, deleted the extras now.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Certainly looks clean and smart, almost professional looking.
Good Luck to them.
Roger
Keith Sansum1
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folkestone always been a popular market
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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and dover has been a popular buggering of to france point for centuries.
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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Brian that is true...and?
Never give up...
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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and its about time it was made a stop over point,and not a transit port.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Making Dover a destination is an important part of my Tourism Strategy Brian, but while it is being ignored by the "movers and shakers" in Dover (Town Council, Town Team and WCCTA) nothing will change, but as I said in an earlier post, I'm not banging my head on the proverbial brick wall anymore.
I have sent all three docs. (Tourism Strategy, Plan of Action for Dover Town and the paper on how to bring a successful street-market to Dover) to Mary Portas - I'll let you know what her reply is - if I get one.
Roger
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Roger I think it is time you droped it mate,I do not know why but they are not taking anynotice of you,you have done your best now time to walk away from it.And do what I do get out more.I will soon be packing up what I am doing.I hope your wife is geting better,she is a great fighter and always turns out nice when she can getout. As I said give it up mate.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I agree Vic and as I said in the above posting, I am not banging my head on the proverbial brick wall anymore.
My point really is that no one who has read any of the docs, has said they are rubbish, but have commented very favourably on them. I would have liked Mary Portas to "bang their heads together", but not much hope of that I'm sure.
Thanks again Vic.
Roger
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I am beginning to think that Mary Portas is yet another puff-celebrity. All wind - no substance.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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The people in Margate would say she's far more dangerous than that Peter. It will be interesting to see how the towns that received the pilot funding are progressing.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I think the initiative will sink without trace. If it's mentioned in her Who's Who entry in ten years time I shall eat my hat.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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exactly my thoughts peter, most of the time she states the obvious.
david refers to margate where she has done nothing other than alienate people in furtherance of making a down market t.v. programme.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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It may sound like sour grapes from me but in hindsight the Portas money looks like a poisoned chalice, at least it brought together a group of people that is endeavouring to make some progress.
