Seafront Groynes to be replaced.
- 6 February 2014 10:12260099Work starting later this month http://www.doverport.co.uk/?page=News&article=332Audere est facere.
- 6 February 2014 13:30260120sounds very similar to the ones brought to folkestone a few years back.
they came by barge from norway then transhipped onto smaller barges a mile or so out from the coast. - 26 February 2014 17:44261518preparations in place yesterday awaiting the arrival of the groynes later in the week.
- 27 February 2014 08:42261532Here we are with the same pictures as Howards above but from the different angle long range. The work group began moving in to take up residence on Monday morning. But its not terribly exciting so far. But here we are with the recent pictures from yesterday morning taken in the sunlight immediately after the rain..
email: dover7@msn.com - 1 March 2014 07:36261611Have some pictures of the work beginning by floodlight last night on the Sea News page..
http://www.doverforum.com/sea-news/email: dover7@msn.com - 1 March 2014 09:45261616Do they want my help ,just up my street this job?
- 2 March 2014 23:56261685Know what you mean Vic!Never give up...
- 3 March 2014 06:27261686Have a few more hopefully interesting pictures on the Sea News page again (see link in post 5). The first groyne has bitten the dust as of yesterday morning sunday. Vic worked on the ones being taken away. New harbour enhancing stone ones coming.The guys doing the work are working odd hours because of the current tide flow.
email: dover7@msn.com - 4 March 2014 20:14261796best to keep an eye on the sea news thread for updates, when i got down there this afternoon it was high tide so no work possible.
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4 March 2014 20:42261799I saw stone being unloaded from the cargo ship Helene onto a barge this afternoon over at the cruise terminal so i presume this maybe for the new groynes? - 4 March 2014 21:35261801you're right andy just seen more on this on the sea news thread.
- 5 March 2014 08:30261805I would love to down there on that job,I worked on all the copper dams for the births in the Easten end of the port apart from the last one.I do not know if the stone is a good plan on a public area,it will OK if the children cannot get on them.
- 5 March 2014 09:04261807Can't see how the kids will not get on them Vic, they do at other places where they have stone groynes.Audere est facere.
- 5 March 2014 14:40261818True,so it is wait and see in the summer weeks how many times there is a call for a ambulance.
- 5 March 2014 15:07261820very similar to the ones in folkestone and as far as i know there have been no injuries.
tombstoning is a much bigger problem along the coast. - 5 March 2014 16:16261826Wait till the summer.
- 5 March 2014 16:25261828
About 2 am and this was the silent sight above that greeted us on the seafront. No
I wasn't sitting up waiting for its arrival but while pacing the floor in sleepless mode, a sudden blaze of light burst forth..I thought at first I was being called by the Almighty from on high and begged for a little while longer ... but then sharp as a tack I realised what was happening so I grabbed the camera as you do, even at that hour of the morning and hoped for the best above.
Roughly the same sight as above but daylight this time..about midday today and the giant barge is delivering its second load. I have the bigger wider pictures on the Sea News page...so..more there.
Below firing the Larvic rocks off the rear of the barge with some gusto.
email: dover7@msn.com - 6 March 2014 15:27261879Well well.. you will have heard of St Michael's Mount in Cornwall
you will even have heard of Mont St Michel in bonne France
but now not to be out done by interlopers... we have one in Dover
email: dover7@msn.com - 6 March 2014 16:28261885Well well... Mr B, If it had been the Almighty in a sudden blaze of light coming for you last night, then we would no doubt be calling this St Paul's Mount
You, sharp as a tack at 2am!!! pull the other one
great night photo though - 13 March 2014 12:24262187work continuing this morning.
