Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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There will be a service at the Dover War Memorial on Monday 4th August at 9.15am .The Town Mayor and myself will be attending.The Flag will be flying from the Town Hall.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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Thanks Sue, I was going to mention this myself. Difficult time for a lot of people but let's hope many can attend for a very poignant service.
100 years on.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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That time was chosen as both the Mayor and myself are at other services that day.Im at Sandwich then off to Walmer.I think I finish at 11.00pm .
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Busy day Sue.
Look forward to being there - as Terry said, a very poignant service. My Dad was 4 when it started. He played his part in the second one though.
Roger
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Not many comments regarding this.We put on a service to remember those who have and are still give their lives to keep us Free If we did not have freedom we would not be holding petitions or writing on forums.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Thought I'd bump this up!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Thanks Terry .See you there.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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Well that makes two of us Sue and the Mayor and the Chaplain makes four. Let's hope for a lot more!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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Bad time for a lot of people
Guest 652- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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It was also a bad time for those lads, but they didn't complain
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Well said Sheila.
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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Wasn't complaining
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Various readings were done by DDC Chairman Cllr Sue Nicholas, Cllr Ronnie Philpott, Mayor and Cllr Pam Brivio.
Not forgetting our newest Freeman Graham Tuthill.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Local celebrities were out in force this morning to please autograph hunters.
How many can you name?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Deal also remembered of course, Clair flanked here by the current Mayor and Last year's one.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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I have not been home long.I attended the Service at Dover as you can see from Howard's photos.Went on to Sandwich for 10.50am where a service was held at the Towns Memorial.Most people layed white lilies.We then moved on to other churches in the town ,once again laying lilies.The last full service was held in St Clements.I arrived back home around 2.30pm .at 5 .30pm left for a service over at Walmer organised by The Downs Branch of The British Legion.
The Town Mayors of Dover and Deal also spent time going to different services.In all your Civic Leaders have spent Four hectic days ,however it's nothing compared to the sacrifices that were made so we might be free.
I read on other forums moans and groans but I thought these last few days was about bringing peace .so never again would our Country see such terrible needless lose of life.
Even today in Dover people were walking passed ignoring the two minutes silence.
I'm very tired but I wanted to share with you that some Councillors do care .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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It was a great pity to see the comments made when the whole day was about remembering.
As per usual there were some totally oblivious to the two minutes silence and carried on in their normal way, maybe they thought we were all on a sponsored sulk?
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Madam Chairman, Howard, there is unfortunately no cure for ignorance. I include ignorance of how hard some of our civic leaders work at times like this.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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All rather sad Peter, most of us have been to "hot" countries on holiday over the years and when the penny drops that a religious procession is happening we tend to follow what is happening, covering arms etc.
Yesterday the problem people were our own indigenous people for the most part, am i bothered attitudes to the fore.
I take the point you make in the second paragraph, keyboard warriors will not get it though.
