Guest 904- Registered: 21 Mar 2013
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Firstly, congratulations to all those nominated (including some that mysteriously 'missed the cut').
Here is the list of last night's winners:
Outstanding Contribution to "The Heritage of Dover" - Western Heights Preservation Society
Outstanding Contribution to "Business in Dover" - The Dover Town Team
Outstanding Contribution to "Beautiful Dover" - White Cliffs Countryside Partnership Volunteers
Outstanding Contribution to "Voluntary & Community Work in Dover" - Ms Kim Bladon
Outstanding Contribution to "Helping your Neighbour" - Mrs Carol Capon
Outstanding Contribution to "Health, Sport & Wellbeing" - Mr Richard (Dick) McCarthy
Young Persons Award - Miss Sarah Godden
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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thanks for that paul i don't know the last 4 personally but congratulations to them, the top 3 i know to be most deserving of their awards.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Excellent choices.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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The evening was a great success, Mary and Tracey at DTC worked especially hard.
Its great to see how many people do such great work for no recompense, barely even a thank you. The Farrier family conducted themselves with dignity at a difficult time.
It reiterates what I've been saying for ages, keep attention seeking politicians out of the way and things run very smoothly.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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Some fanrastic results and well warranted.
So pleased for them all.
As iv said better to encourage all even politicians
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Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Don't encouage politicians keep them out of the way, this event proved conclusively that people operate best when politicians keep out of the way.
They must be DISCOURAGED because they have personal and party agendas
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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There is a lot of good work done by councillors of all parties, so we should encourage them
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Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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This awards evening was all about people working behind the scenes for no payment or reward, as usual Keith hijacks it and brings politics into it.
Keith, its career politicians like you that are the reason why turnout at elections is so low, we're all sick of you lot
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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David
You made a comment to which i replied to, i have not hi jacked the thread at all
in fact if you bothered to read my postings both before the results and today they congratulate all the worthy winners.
my thoughts were that we should encourage others such as politicians as some of them also do a good job
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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Everyone should be encouraged regardless of what they do in life, specialist knowledge is always useful. Having the support of a local politician can help smooth things out at council level, friends in high places and all that twaddle.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Jan
Iv always felt encouraging(whoever they are) to be the best way
to constantly slag politicians off(not you) will do little to encourage them
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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spot on jan, always best to keep those on the inside onside so to speak - never wise to alienate anyone.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Tell that to politicians Howard, they've alienated the electorate and now want our encouragement.
You couldn't make it up
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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maybe you should stand as an independent david and rattle a few cages?
you've got the front for it.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Watch this space Howard
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i can picture it now david, do you remember that programme "the new statesman"?
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Never saw it but I know the one you mean.
It comes down to to whether or not you're satisfied with the way we're governed at different levels Howard, if you are thats all well and good. Turnout at elections suggests disillusionment on a massive scale.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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David Little wrote:Tell that to politicians Howard, they've alienated the electorate and now want our encouragement.
On a personal level not one politician has alienated me but maybe I can differentiate between work and play, sadly David does not seem to be able to do that.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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spot on jan
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Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Not sure what you mean Jan.
My whole point and one I stand by, is when politicians keep out of the way things run smoothly because silly agendas and squabbles aren't introduced