howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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there appears to be 2 tulips but there was also a lonely looking hyacinth just out of view.
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
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I am an optimist Howard, just maybe they have planted some bulbs or are planning to come back with some plants.
just maybe though and no I will not hold my breath.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Im advised awaiting planting
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Love the irony in the thread title Howard!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Very good Howard. It's a 'riot of colour' down on the seafront too with all the flower beds a delicious shade of mudddd. Not a flower in sight, even the famed Norwegian Flag is just plain mud. Perhaps they are in between planting or something. But a bit of a pity as there was an upsurge in visitor numbers in the hotels and on the seafront generally this weekend...would be nice if they could have seen us all aflame in glorious colour.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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not forgetting the fountain too!!
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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you should have walked that little bit further up... it looks really nice outside Action Carpets...
lots of tulips... and a riot of colour going on...
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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It's a shame there is no planting in the Market Square and that the fountain is boarded up, especially now that this season's cruise ship calls have started. Tomorrow sees the arrival of the AIDASol, a brand new ship on its maiden voyage. We really need to smarten the place up if Dover is to ever really capitalise on tourism spend. I wonder what feedback the cruise lines get from passengers who come into the town?
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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I will watch for that ship Kevin, a maiden voyage sounds exciting indeed, yes there is a great flurry of activity with visitor numbers well up at the moment. An early boost due to all this glorious sunshine I expect, so yes it is a pity that our flower beds and fountain are lacklustre.
Just a quick snap out the window as I write...
No flowers today.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
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I dread to think, Kevin. Bloody embarrassing.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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The beds in Market Square have been left fallow for a few months and will be planted up in June.
Its the way it works in the country fields left to fallow and then a good crop ensured the following year .
I dont think the DTC contibute to the flowers anymore DDC pick up the tab .
The parks out here River and Temple Ewell are truly lovely .Lots of visitors at the weekend .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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jenni
you are right about the ones near action carpets, unfortunately that is not the direction that our visitors go.
susan
again none of our visitors see the parklands, it is vital that the fountain is open and flowerbeds in use to give that vital first impression to people from the cruise and ferry terminals.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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I have given you an explanation Howard .If like me you were out canvassing you would see our district has much to offer .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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susan
if you take a look at the "where is it" thread you will see that i have been out and about in the district too.
i say it how i see it, praise and criticism when each applies.
Jan Higgins
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Very few farmers leave the ground with nothing planted, fallow usually means the field is grassed and livestock provide the natural fertilizer.
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Guest 673- Registered: 16 Jun 2008
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Ding! Think I have the answer. We have bare earth where there should be flowers and no public bogs where there should be public bogs.
Why not install a row of earth closets on the bare earth? Then we have public bogs and, come planting time, fertilised earth. Everyone's a winner!
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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Hey Howard
Think you would be surprised how many people walk up and down castle street, nearly ran over quite a few of them over this morning as they didnt look when they walked out on the junction by the vets... and then had the cheek to look afronted when i tooted my horn at them!
could go cross threads with this and go by the time they have walked up from the seafront and past that "thing" on the seafront they will have already made a decision about Dover anyhows ...
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Take your camera to Ewell Minnis ,Everden and the fields beyond ,all in Dover District right up to Hawkinge .Wonderful .
Why dont you lobby your Town Councillors?I take the troubel to answer you and still your not happy .The DTC have the money . .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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susan
first you say that d.d.c are respnsible, then you tell us to lobby our town councillors.
what relevance has ewell minnis and everden have to the town centre?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the debate rages over who should organise any floral displays in town.
this photo of weeds was taken in pencester gardens this afternoon.
the two below were taken outside the town council offices about 10 minutes later.
