howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
Considering the horrendous traffic conditions a surprisingly good turn out of stalls, marquees and people were there for the 10 am kick off.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#3
Such a shame if the regatta is not busy which seems highly likely going by the Facebook comments.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#4
Have just returned from the regatta and it is very busy along the prom and around market square, a great showing from what must be mainly local Dovorians, though town hall and beyond is more like a ghost town.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#5
I found it busy down there to reg,a fair turn out despite the traffic problems.
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Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,829
#6
Most traders had packed up by around 6.00pm and no firework display.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#7
I thought 6 PM was the official finishing time.
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,829
#8
Unless its changed it always used to go on throughout the evening with most traders still open,fairground rides,burger bars etc and local bands on stage then the firework display at around 9.30-9.45pm.
Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
#9
Yes it's changed.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#10
Doesn't seem that long ago that we had a full weekend with fireworks and ending with a "Songs of Praise" sort of thing for those inclined. The Regatta steering group collapsed leaving us with nothing one year then some volunteers got things going again and now DHB organise it.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#11
We had evening entertainment and fireworks last year, I guess the theory is this year people would go on to the music festival.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
#12
But next time please do not pick the week the schools pack up.They should have looked into all this before they picked the date.But it happen lets hope they lean not to let it happen again, Just sorry I could not get to what is Dovers major event of the year.Alot of work goes into putting it on and we owe the ones who done it a thank you.Just it was the wrong weekend.Thank you.
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,829
#13
Was still lots of people making their way down to the seafront yesterday evening expecting everything to still be in full swing with the fireworks to follow,was alot of dissapointed people.Many including myself hadnt read the posters,everyone expecting it to be as it always was.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#14
Why oh why did they choose thi weekend.It used to be in August.It is a busy weekend at the port and in August all the nice events have past.Fetes ,Carnivals why not wait until the school holidays are coming to an end and naturally the children tend to get bored.Flower shows have come and gone.
I always found it difficult to find events that are on when July had passed.So event organisers think of families on limited budget finding what to do in the holidays.
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Guest 1808- Registered: 1 Aug 2016
- Posts: 1
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
#16
Thank you for putting all that amount on I hope all the members have a look at them.
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