Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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17 October 2009
21:1030809#1
If a member here won a few million on the lottery, and decided to spend one million on Dover, what would they spend it on.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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17 October 2009
22:0730814#2
A million? If if was a pure donation and not an investment it'd be good to pump it into the Roman Painted House to drag it out of the seventies, update and modernise the displays and pay for a staff member or two to keep it open all year. It currently looks in a really run down state and is only open six months or less annually. If a few million were available how fantastic would it be to open the Drop Redoubt as a living museum.
Hey, it's my fantasy so don't knock it!
What about you Colin as you brought the subject up?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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17 October 2009
22:1630817#3
It would be on the Town Hall around the back I would turn it into a hotel,so when there was a event on at the town hall they could stay the night in what would be a great hotel
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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18 October 2009
08:3030830#4
The Roman Painted House needs money; the Western Heights too, including the Drop Redoubt (I'd like to bring the Citadel back into "public ownership" too).
Crabble Corn is run solely by volunteers and needs work doing on it; it also needs publicising to produce many more visitors - the people there work so hard all the time need some financial and moral support.
The Dour needs attention and not just lip-service.
Small businesses need help with their rates (paying them and reducing them), so I would donate £5,000 to each of the small (independant) business.
Smarten up the buildings in Dover - there are so many with good architectural merit, but are now run down and dilapidated.
Fund a Tour Bus in the summer months, so it (them - there might need to be two) can visit all the historic sites and attractions in Dover.
I wouldn't turn the back of the Town Hall into an Hotel, but into luxury flats/apartments, not ones for the homeless, or those on drugs and benefits (yes I know that they need to live somewhere, just not at the back of the Town Hall).
All the approaches into Dover need tidying up - urgently: Folkestone Road (B2011) lower end; A20 along Snargate Street and Townwall Street, especially where the old T.A. building is near the entrance to East Cliff - and along East Cliff too, it is such an eyesore. The side ways coming down Jubliee Way also.
That'll do for starters.
Roger
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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18 October 2009
08:3930831#5
Much of it worthy, Roger, but £1m would only achieve a fraction of that and 'the powers that be' or property owners may not play ball. So what would you choose out of your shopping list? £1m is not really a lot of money on the scale of what needs to be done.
What would I do?
I would want something that would have lasting benefit to the business community in Dover. Set up a trust fund with the income generated used to provide support to businesses, marketing of the town perhaps, on a match funding basis with businesses, the councils and so on.
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
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18 October 2009
08:4830832#6
Simple for me Crabble Corn Mill, the pond there and the River.
DT1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 15 Apr 2008
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18 October 2009
09:1330833#7
Never played it. But it would be good to set up a local scheme, like a trust fund. People could pay into this and become stakeholders in the development of the town instead of placing their hope on a 1 in 14million gamble. This would also ensure their money is spent in the locality, rather than going to the National Ballet.
I'm always amazed when people moan about paying tax and yet are so happy to play such a game. People want change, we could have it if we spent just half of the money spent on the lottery on the community. Roger you could do all the things on your list, Harry sort the Mill and even create 'Hotel Vic'. Perhaps then people would not be so desperate to win a ridiculous jackpot, that highlights the desperation of those 'without' in our country.
18 October 2009
09:4730837#8
Pull down that blasted hotel............................
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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18 October 2009
10:4830841#9
bern,are you talking tescos or burlington house.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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18 October 2009
11:5830850#10
I think Phil, I`d have a suggestion box in the town centre for 2 weeks, and get the people of the town to say what needs doing first. Announce the top 10 winning suggestions, then get local bids in for the work, and let the people see the work carried out, without delay! Painting, demolition, whatever.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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18 October 2009
15:3330869#11
that million quid looks smaller all the time, would get even smaller once a suggestion box is opened.
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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18 October 2009
15:4430870#12
I like your idea of a suggestion box Colin. I expect that if you set one up Burlington House would account for 80% of the replies.
Of course if you wished to set up a simple suggestion box in the town you would have to make a long-winded application to DDC Planning Dept that will take several months to ratify, then it would have to passed through to DTC. Following this, your plans would have to risk assessed and you would then be faced with manufacturing and installation fees from a contractor or two. We might see your little box by 2012.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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18 October 2009
16:3230871#13
you can be such a cynic phil tsk tsk.
besides, you missed out the feasiblity study and consultancy fees to a belgravia based company.
not sure about burlington house being the choice though, kearnsey abbey gardens could be concreted over!!
will wait for susan to reply.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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18 October 2009
16:3730872#14
If a member decided to spend £750,000 on dover, and spend
£250,000 to cover costs, what would they spend it on?
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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18 October 2009
16:3930873#15
Yes Howard and Phil, I see your points.
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Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,709
18 October 2009
18:2230879#16
Donations to
RHP, Crabble Mill, Dover Museum, WHPS, WCCP
Fund to support small businesses
Fund for restoration of listed properties
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