howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Andy B
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Robbery at the castle?Does this refere to the event or the admission prices they charge to get in?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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£ 25 for 2 and a half hours for people who are already paid up members is extortionate andy.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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It is Howard, well it is to me, scandalous.
Audere est facere.
Andy B- Location: dover
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#5
Does say it includes light refreshments,a drink and a piece of cake.Dont suppose it will be a very big piece of cake as they know how to charge for that as well.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the last couple of years has seen a deterioration in the quality of events up there in my view too. the various wartime events seem to have less in them as each year passes. last year hellfire corner association had a selection of vintage forces and civilian vehicles whilst the castle had two.
the events where actors are used see less thespians there to entertain.
Andy B- Location: dover
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Only time we go to the castle nowdays is when they have the free admission offer in the Dover paper.We take our own food so it makes a nice cheap day out.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i am a member of "friends of dover castle" which costs approx one and a half times the admission price. i would have thought it only sensible for a family to take their own picnic, loads of tables in great locations.
the two eating houses are very nice but the prices are very high.
Andy B- Location: dover
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Last time i went into their Cafe for some Teas and Sandwiches i asked if they did interest free credit.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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This is a special members event that we also hold occasionally for the Heights (where for £15 they get an exclusive detailed four hour tour)
They are with experts that really know what they are talking about in areas that are not usually accessible to get general public, you'll be surprised how popular they are and how far people travel to see things when not surrounded by the riff raff.....!!
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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It's for members only, Howard.
Without English Heritage and the members' contributions, our Heritage would decay and fall, or be sold to developers for housing in return for some money.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i realise it is for members only alex i am querying the extra charge of 25 used oncers.
Brian Dixon
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#13
still quite a rip off though.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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Alexander D wrote:It's for members only, Howard.
Without English Heritage and the members' contributions, our Heritage would decay and fall, or be sold to developers for housing in return for some money.
So how is it helping the Western Heights for which EH are apparently the guardians for huge chucks of ?
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Paul, if more people joined English Heritage, perhaps there'd be more money for Western Heights too.
Only if we support our Heritage be joining it, can we maintain it.
It's a rather simple equation, really.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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doh.
Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
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Lots of things to discuss here, firstly it must be said that there is a great deal of the castle site which is unseen by the public, members or no. It is a much bigger, and far more complicated castle then most people imagine and many are unaware of areas such as Hudsons, Pencesters, the original way in to the underground works, the details of the wall towers, such as Hursts tower for example. Roy Porter is one of the few EH good guys, he knows his stuff and will do a great job on the tour. These tours are built on the tours that were done by the staff at the time the Keep was closed when the exhibition was going in, they were free then!
£25 for members only? Well, you pays your money.......
And by the way, please don't get fooled that EH is concerned with heritage, it's all about the money.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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Alexander D wrote:Paul, if more people joined English Heritage, perhaps there'd be more money for Western Heights too.
Only if we support our Heritage be joining it, can we maintain it.
It's a rather simple equation, really.
... and back from la la land,,,,,
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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Alexander D wrote:Paul, if more people joined English Heritage, perhaps there'd be more money for Western Heights too.
Only if we support our Heritage be joining it, can we maintain it.
It's a rather simple equation, really.
Interesting that between 2011 and 2012 annual reports the Chief Exec's emolument went up by 8.7% from 150k to 163k.....
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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#20
Paul, you would need to look at the works carried out by English Heritage to maintain the Heritage.
This would give a clearer picture.
English Heritage is 100 years old this year. It started in 1913 with the Lindisfarne Priory project, and extended to many areas since then, with similar projects arising in Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
But by turning away from English Heritage, people are abandoning what we have, which is why so many churches have been ripped down by developers, by decree of councils, to build more houses in town centres, or why so many churches have been "converted" to houses.
Precisely because so many people couldn't give a monkey's hoot for our heritage!