Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#21
I have only ever found the town hall closed to visitors during an event or during its preparation. Even during the setting-up of such events, the staff are always friendly and obliging, and will often show people round informally. You only have to ask,
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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#22
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#23
The Town Hall was open last time I popped in with a query, I assume Alexander is referring to the old Library building rather than somewhere else.
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
- Posts: 3,370
#24
Or they could sell of all the art that never gets seen by the majority of the public
And help finance the accommodation and heating needs of the old
Prints could hang in there place to satisfy the hand ringers
A gift is a gift unless the gifted art says not for sale, sell the bugger
We should not be sitting on a fortune in art when we have 24000 old people a year dying of the cold.
They could cut the perks of council staff to finance public toilets
We could go from taking the piss to having a piss simple's
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
- Posts: 2,096
#25
A simple solution (too simple?) would be to make the super duper Town Hall toilets available to the public (there's a separate door at street level just to the side of the main entrance), close the one's by Biggin Hall and use the savings from that to open decent ones on the seafront.
Thinking of it though, would probably would need too much co-operation between various bodies.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#26
surely the sea front toilets should be the responsibilty of dhb ray?
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
#27
No, Jan. Being from Dover, I'm referring to the Town Hall.
It just about always has a sign in front saying: Today closed to visitors.
It's always closed to visitors!
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
- Posts: 2,096
#28
No Alexander, you've just been unlucky, as Peter said it's usually open and with guided tours by the Dover Society on Wednesdays (unless details have recently changed)
Howard, I can't see DHB being interested in the toilet needs of day visitors to the seafront, more a DTC and DDC concern for their tourism strategies, hence why I said it probably needs too much co-ooperation between various bodies.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#29
quite right ray,they are not there customers untill they enter the eastern docks.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#30
surely de bradelei wharf, the marine hotel, hythe bay sea food restaurant are on dhb land?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#31
halfway open this morning but nothing to say if visitors were welcome.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
- Posts: 2,594
#32
Selling things when you're skint is a reality of life, boot fairs, antique shops etc all thrive in difficult times.
Do we want paintings in the cupboard or public toilets?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#33
paintings in public toilets would look out of place with all the syringes on the floor david.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
- Posts: 2,594
#34
Thats where my skip comes in Howard.
The point is Henry Cooper sold his belts, World Cup Winners sold their medals, if we've got to flog a few old paitings its no big deal, its reality
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
#35
As I said just because they are sold off does not mean the public will never see them,but they never see them now anway,in fact I would say that the paintings if they stay in the UK, will be seen if sold off. And it is not only Paintings,there is Gold and some great glass work,adding it all up,I would say well over a£million is there and not seen.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#36
What gold???
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#37
Your chain, Madam Chairman!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#38
nah,the secret stash in the basement of the town hall.
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
- Posts: 661
#39
Ok then Roger nice to know this is happening- is every wall space filled?
Never give up...
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
#40
If you spend half your life painting would you still do it if you found out they were not going to be seen by anyone and locked away,it a very big NO to that
