Meanies in Deal

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  20 November 2017     21:58335989
  #1      
  The normal Christmas carnival there has been cancelled due to their Town Council refusing the usual grant, wouldn't happen in Dover.
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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  20 November 2017     23:47335992
  #2      
  1) The application breached grant guidelines.
  
  2) It was introduced as 'the last Winter Carnival in Kent' and support has been diminishing year on year so it was probably about time it was put out of its misery.
  
  3) As I said at the meeting I have three daughters, it's 2017 and I refuse to support any organisation that still revolves around 'Carnival Queens'. We should be empowering young girls rather than putting them into an event which would not look out of place at a Butlins Holiday Camp in the 1960s.
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  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  21 November 2017     10:18336002
  #3      
  In passing it would appear that on the Facebook thingy under various profiles someone is having a go at Deal Town Council over their decision!
  
  The Chairman of the Carnival is of course John Trickey, [U]recently back from European travels[/U].
  
  I note that he is also the Chief Executive Officer of Miss European of which he says "Miss European is special in that it is not just about beauty on the outside, but the beauty that comes from within" .
  
  http://www.teamengland.info/about/4591908046
  
  So that's all right then.
  
  

  
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  21 November 2017     13:24336007
  #4      
  You can follow the latest mutterings here:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1514395122124977/permalink/2091026987795118/?comment_id=2091290211102129¬if_id=1511266867894286¬if_t=group_comment_follow#
  
  As you can see there is a Just Giving page to raise money for the Carnival. Please feel free to give if you wish. It's a free country. It's your money.
  
  https://www.gofundme.com/deal-christmas-carnival
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,931
  21 November 2017     13:25336008
  #5      
  Carnivals are a thing we all remember with affection if we are of a certain age, full of beautifully decorated floats, marching bands etc now they are a complete waste of time unless they are the really big ones.
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• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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  21 November 2017     13:32336009
  #6      
  Still doing a marvellous carnival in the town I was 'brought up' in!
  
  
  
  Wot! No beauty queens?
  "The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
  
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson