Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 September 2010
22:5670443I was told that the money went last year on some disabled girl, leaving nothing for this year. I can`t remember all the details I heard today. I`m clueless in this carnival business.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Keith Sansum1
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13 September 2010
22:5970448I heard today the town council sent a lettrer asking why there was no float this year as money provided this year for a float to.
but we have a number of town cllr posters and carnival organisers and im sure we can get the correct position
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Guest 676- Registered: 1 Jul 2008
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13 September 2010
23:0070449The float is owned by DCAL, the court that took part in the parade resigned from DCAL. A new third carnival group organised the parade, this group did not at the time have a float.
Million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 September 2010
23:0070450that rang a bell colin!!
there was a lot of effort helping a child sufferer of a rare disease(might have been in brighton), ian being ian was involved.
i remember sheila amos of the priory forum as it was sending some money down.
maybe someone else will remember more.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 September 2010
23:0270452STUART
I presume that means the £2,000 will be returned then??
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Guest 676- Registered: 1 Jul 2008
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13 September 2010
23:0570457Keith
I cant answer your question, that will need to be discussed with the group involved.
Can I ask that in future you spell my name right.
Million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 September 2010
23:0770458STEWART
Sorry mate, simple error
Still remains unanswered then
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13 September 2010
23:2170463With apologies to the Life of Brian, one must remember that there is both the "The Dover Carnival Court" and "The Carnival Court of Dover', two fractious and bickering separatist movements.
13 September 2010
23:2270465Surely you need to ask those who owe it, if indeed it is owed. As we don't know that it is, any conjecture is probably unhelpful and may cause unnecessary distress.
For the record, I created DCAL as a formal legal entity in 2004 having failed to convince the previous association that I had financial backers, a team of willing volunteers to bring onboard, and that I could genuinely help rescue Dover's failing carnival. The evidence of my teams acheivements has been clear for all to see.
Knowing I was about to leave for pastures overseas I formally and legally closed down DCAL in 2007 and a new organisation took on the carnival stuff. All the assets from DCAL were 'gifted' to the new organisation and, even though I was by then out of the country, agreed to be Patron in order to provide some continuity. In reality I have had no dealings with carnival since before October 2007.
I am unable to offer any further comment or opinion on recent carnival matters and have no desire to be involved again. Having rescued the event once I have no ambition or time to be involved again.
My sincere best wishes to the new regime and hearfelt thanks to those who put and kept the show on the road from 2004 onwards.
13 September 2010
23:2570466QED!!!!!
I believe that Sid (Reg) Perkins was played by John Cleese in the film!
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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13 September 2010
23:2770467I suppose then we will wait to hear.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 September 2010
23:2870469was that the dover popular front or the popular front of dover bob?
two very different entities.
13 September 2010
23:3170470I have never thought of Sid as being a diffident entity!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 September 2010
23:3470472i don't know he seems very diffident towards the carnival nowadays.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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14 September 2010
10:3070518HOWARD
your correct on your last posting
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14 September 2010
18:3370624Peoples Popular front of Dover I believe you will find......
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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14 September 2010
18:4970625ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Matt Bristow- Location: Whitfield, Dover
16 September 2010
18:2171194PaulB
Your evening look tiresome and boring I wouldn't want to be you! I hope you will all nip in on 1st October apparently theres something happening in there that night..... so I'm told.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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17 September 2010
07:5471284Im glad someone else can spot my awful predicament there Matt. Glad someone understands how awful life can be lol!!
Remind us again closer to the time about the 1st October, have terrible habit of forgetting unless reminded. Good luck with it all.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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17 September 2010
08:2271289The young girl from Brighton was Hayley Okines who has a illness that ages her and a lovely girl she is too,at last years Carnival she was a special Queen and was taken around in a sports car,then the carnival court walked from Dover to Brighton.I donated the money to pay for the petrol for the sports car,but when I gave it to the car owner/driver he donated it to the charity.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
