Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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26 August 2010
09:3467216DDC Release
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MERCHANT NAVY DAY 2010
Chairman of Dover District Council, Cllr Bernard Butcher, with the Kent Branch of the Merchant Navy Association, is organising a special service at Dover Town Hall for Merchant Navy Day on Friday 3 September and all are welcome to attend.
Standard bearers will march into the Town Hall from 10am, where there will be a Service of Celebration. This will be followed by an address from the Chairman of the Kent Branch of the Merchant Navy Association and a closing address from the Chairman of Dover District Council.
An official wreath laying ceremony for civic heads, standard bearers, Merchant Navy Association representatives, and other members of the community is also being held at the Merchant Navy War Memorial on Dover seafront from 11.15am.
For more information on the Merchant Navy Day service, please call the Secretary to the Chairman at Dover District Council on (01304) 872003.
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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26 August 2010
09:3667217This is always excellent and very worth attending and is, as you would expect, a grand occasion for the veterans.. and ever more relevent. We always get pictures from the event and plan to do again this year all being well.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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30 August 2010
13:2567950Yes indeed a very worthy event and always well supported, hope some of our forumites can make it to the wreath laying at the seafront in support of the Merchant Navy Association
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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30 August 2010
18:3867981Did you get my email about it Paul - along with the Stroke information and the para-cycling championships at Fowlmead ?
Roger
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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3 September 2010
13:2368580 A small gathering for this event this morning, and it appear`s that a number came down by coach. Spotted Terry Nunn. Nice to see you mate.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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3 September 2010
19:3968653Really sorry Colin, I meant to have a chat but as you may have seen I was a bit harrassed. Nothing went to plan today, people didn't stand where they should have. Oh well, here's to the next time.
Terry
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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3 September 2010
19:4568654No probs Terry, I`m glad I was there to record it mate. Makes a change from car smash up`s. I was at the doc`s beforehand, so got there somewhat late, but all looked okay to me. Catch up with you sometime for a drink or a coffee. All the best for now.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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3 September 2010
21:4568682i completely forgot about it.
i note that our nerry tunn was there doing all the unsung work yet again.
too late for the freeman title again.
Keith Sansum1
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3 September 2010
22:0268693I saw cllr marian munt going in
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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4 September 2010
06:4268735I was due to go, got showered and dressed - suited and booted, then went to the back to get Jean's car out and the battery was flat. As she had an appointmnet I came back in, put some old clothes on, then back up the garden and used my jump-leads to get her car started, by the time that was all done, it was half past ten, so too late.
I enjoy those services, very worthy.
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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4 September 2010
06:4668737They are good days
and the servicepeople who attend are so proud to be there.
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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4 September 2010
06:5068738Oddly enough Roger after we'd cleared up I went to start the car and had the same problem. Luckily I was using my 12v amplifier so I used that battery.
I had several complaints at the end by the way regarding the order of wreath laying, some people get very uptight about it. I'm glad that I just read it out and didn't devise it!
Terry
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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4 September 2010
07:0568740Glad your battery problem was esily resolved Terry.
There is a protocol and an order of wreath laying, I'm not sure who lays down the order though.
Have a good Saturday.
Roger
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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4 September 2010
07:5468743Mike's offering:-
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The organist by the way was Stephen Yarrow, recorded at St Mary's.
Terry
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Alec Sheldon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 18 Aug 2008
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4 September 2010
18:4368790I attended the service and wreath laying on the seafront but couldn't make the town hall. I met up with a few old shipmates and had a good natter. I also met the delightful Collette and had a good chat, she also introduced me to Mike the video maker. I was a bit disappointed that there were not more seamen and ex.seamen there, we were outnumbered by dignitaries and standard bearers. I took a load of photos.
Colin, didn't you notice a grey haired old geezer there with a crutch snapping away furiously. I don't know what you look like so I couldn't say "hello".
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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4 September 2010
19:2668796Alec ,
There were more at The Town Hall .People who you used to work with but they did not get down to the Sea Front .It was done in two parts A SERVICE AT THE tOWN hALL THEN ANOTHER SHORTER DO AT THE sEA fRONT .
Alec,
There were more people at the Town Hall ,not everyone went down to the Sea Front.Some of your mates did not go to the Sea Front . I stayed at the Town Hall to look after people but most people went when the bus departed for the Sea Front .
They do the service in two parts now .I was the only member of the chain gang who did not attend the wreath laying ceremony.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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4 September 2010
20:1068798Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Alec Sheldon- Location: Dover
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4 September 2010
21:5768803Thanks for that Sue, I couldn't make the Town hall (long story). I did ask at the seafront where you were. Plenty of hats on show.
Terry, thanks for the link.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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5 September 2010
08:3168826If you're going to Remembrance Sunday Alec come and say hello, I'll be standing by the front door of the DTC office. I must have seen you on Friday but didn't twig who you were.
Terry
ps you may have captured him in one of your pics Colin.
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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5 September 2010
08:3468827Just read Howard's comment in post #8. No, I'm a background person Howard and anyway there are now three councillors that would vote "no"!!!!!!!!!
Terry
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Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
