Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
But the undesirables have spending power and should not be discouraged from patronising the offies in the Market square for their Special Brew and White Lightning.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
And who gave them that money/spending power ? That's right, we all did, though our taxes.
I know every town has undesirables, but they should not be allowed to perform their undesirable activities in such public places.
Roger
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
roger,thats a catch 22 situation,give them money and will spend it on booze etc,dont give them money and they will either be out begging or in a institution.either or both will cost the tax payer money.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
- Posts: 622
Let's hope they spend some money on actuallly cleaning the area too! The rubbish and mess all over the entrance to the museum and library is hardly conducive to the image of Dover as a tourist attraction. Noticed on Saturday that there is litter all over the historic ruin in the entrance to the library. The pavements and steps need to be cleaned with a pressure hose (before the hose pipe ban comes in!) and then kept clean as part of a regular maintenance regime. The first part of the "tourism strategy" has to be to make Dover look clean and presentable. In my opinion, the whole place was kept much cleaner when it was the White Cliffs Experience, which of course, should never have been closed!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
they usually do a steam clean in spring, maybe not this time for the reason kevin states.
the rubbish referred to emanates mostly from the flats above barclays bank.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
work on the new centre gaining momentum now.
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
- Posts: 622
Just a shame it's only starting now, just as the tourists arrive! Perhaps some money could be spent on signage to inform the tourists that we are actually trying to make things more appealling for them.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 5,673
It is due to be finished by the time of the Olympic torch which is still when the main tourist season starts - people just pick up on these things due to the unseasonable weather !!
Been nice knowing you :)
