Super saturday
- 4 August 2012 12:14186040as per front page all were invited to go down to market square today to join in the fun.
- 4 August 2012 12:19186041gradually a crowd gathered when they heard the music.
inevitably an enthusiastic demonstration of the "zumba".
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
4 August 2012 14:29186054All those people and yet again the fountain is going at full force are the health are safety brigade on strike.
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 4 August 2012 15:31186057yes the fountain was in fine fettle, someone had even put some washing up liquid in so that people could wash their picnic ware before going home.
the council think of everything.
media persons were in attendance.
- 4 August 2012 15:41186060Maybe the comments about the fountain made on here have been read by the council and they have seen sense
- 4 August 2012 17:51186066could well be ray, we moaned about it enough on here.
anyway the roman lawn played host to other activities that could not fit into market square.
ted decided to show off his basketball skills, i think he should not give notice to his present employers just yet.
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
4 August 2012 19:39186074DDC could save a lot of money by leaving the fountain as it is but I suppose it is still about to be
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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we were told on here by the fuhrer himself that the next time the fountain packed up nothing would be done to repair it.
the town council will install a "water feature" in its place this autumn.
luckily the fountain has survived the jubilee, half of the olympics and most of the cruise ships. - 4 August 2012 20:22186077replacement fountain a joint venture between ddc and dtc .
did not see you Howard I was there presenting the prizes .Lovely day for everyone . - 4 August 2012 21:59186082Looks a great day - well done everyone.
So pleased to see the fountain operating, it looks so good, so much better than a "water-feature with holes in the ground - this is a work of art and so valued by the businesses around the market square because of the visitors it brings.
Roger - 5 August 2012 07:27186102Yes great to see the fountain in full flow..there never should have been any debate about shutting it. It should have been left ..tradional value and all that. Well done with the pictures Howard. great set..good to fill everyone in and you cant beat a set of pictures for doing just that.
On a day when Team GB won 6 gold medals it was all inspirational. Hope people enjoyed it all on the big screen... have changed the frontpage now as this event over..but have put up a new item about getting kids of all ages into sports..for FREE. See more on frontpage...a DDC initiative.
email: dover7@msn.com - 5 August 2012 09:02186120didn't see you there susan, was there for the prize giving too.
hardly anyone was watching the big screen paul, you couldn't heat it over the music. - 5 August 2012 10:05186131Although the DJ did turn attention to the Big Screen when the important events were on and Team GB were involved!
A greta day, more pictures available on Vista Leisure's Facebook page including Sue Nicholas awarding the competitors.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151014045468229.436844.164744373228&type=3 - 5 August 2012 21:25186174From super Saturday to sad Sunday.
Strange that - tonight is supposed to be one of the highlights of the games with the 100 metre dash probably drawing more interest than the rest of the circus.
The giant telly which was "given" to us all was supposed to have drawn a throng of heaving masses eager to watch the spectacle.
Well it will come as a great shock to LOCOG that only fifteen or so managed to stand, or sit, to watch this spectacular tonight. Three of those were paid marshals and four consisted of the local wine and cider appreciation society.
Does anyone have any idea if those of superior intellect at DDC plan on removing the giant telly once the games have finished?
It would be a great shame if they decided to keep it there. I mean it's not part of the, erm, cough cough, regeneration scheme is it? I did read that Burlington house would be demolished sometime within the next three centuries - or was that three years. Or was it that they would wait three years and then have another think about it? - Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
6 August 2012 05:53186179nah,they are letting us keep it,as long as we are willing to pay the tv licence. - 6 August 2012 08:08186188Oh dear! re Philips post. If only a few people turned up, take away the marshalls and the inebriated, and you get less than 10 people watching Usain Bolt win the 100metres....if thats the case and I wouldnt doubt Philip for a minute, then there is little hope for the big screen.
I did a piece on the 100metres final on the frontpage just now..just highlighting how wonderful it all is/was, and trying to tempt people of all ages, particularly kids, to get interested in the FREEEEEE sport on offer.
Forgot to add the pic..now done. Usain Bolt last night...email: dover7@msn.com - 6 August 2012 08:37186190on the first saturday of the olympics market square was crowded with people staring at the screen.
all that was showing was a heat of the rowing with no british interest.
evening are a diferent thing altogether. - 6 August 2012 13:37186223Terrific array of photos above there Howard I echo the positive comments on our glorious fountain, still can't believe we are going to lose it for a 'spray'
Ted looks very much like the professional with basketball in hand, the next Michael Johnson
That's a great free sports offer on our front page, lets hope the kids avail of it, all this Olympic mania not to mention the great amount of Gold medals already won by the GB athletes should inspire them.
Super pic of Bolt above - 6 August 2012 16:11186244I think you probably mean Michael Jordan there Colette..he's the basketball star..wimmin! Michael Johnson is the runner who now pundits for the BBC..nice lad too. He's the american one. Yes took that picture of Bolt last night with my nice little Samsung.
email: dover7@msn.com - 6 August 2012 18:35186276After the Olympics, perhaps the big-screen could be used for more local news - on up and coming events, public information and local business news. Doesn't someone already do that ??
The Olympic banners that are around Town could be used to promote up and coming events too and maybe local businesses could promote themselves. The brackets and banners won't be any good to LOCOG, so it makes sense to use them productively - doesn't it ?
Roger
