howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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he came down to see me then raced back before i could take a photo david.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Most of what you are seeing would still be in place after the plan I was talking about,I still think it will come about oneday.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i would suspect a covenant or something similar would stop any chance of rapacious development.
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I think there was a suggestion of converting part of the park to a caravan park in the 80s, fell foul of public uproar and terms of the establishment of the park.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Howard, thanks for the link to Castle Forum
I have had a good look around the site and it seems I live in their catchment area, they meet up on alternate months so I will email Les Richmond and join up.
That's a great set of Connaught Park pix Howard, the views over Dover from there are pretty awesome
David, you certainly have a beautiful dog, maybe one of these days we may see each other in the park.
I know there are a lot of repairs which will require professionals but there is a lot of other stuff that volunteers can tackle.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Thanks Colette, he was a resue dog from Dogs Trust, I've had him since he was 6 months old, he's 3 now. What do you have?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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just occurred to me that the park would be ideal for a community payback team to get involved, the benches and shelters would be ideal for them, they may even get job satisfaction out of it.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Howard, that's a very good idea re community services, I guess there must be a point of contact that one can approach with this idea. Indeed, out in the fresh air in a very large park making good the benches and shelters etc would certainly give many a feeling of job satisfaction. I think it's worth pursuing this idea, what do others think?
David, I have a cocker spaniel, orange roan, she is 5 years old and very lovable but needs a lot of attention, it's as if the whole world revolves around her
Keith Sansum1
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of course this is a good route collette
we did it in a clean up in priory ward
worth a try
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i don't remember that keith, always seemed to be local volunteers.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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certainly did howard
like bingo nights you must have missed that event lol
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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colette
did you get any feed back from castle forum?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I see my views on the park have been taken up by the Dover/Mercury today,and please to see that,if it did happen it would be a new start for Dover which is needed.
and also the same of the Western highs.
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Wonder how Mr Wanstall found out as he doesn't use a computer !
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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haven't seen the mercury yet but can confirm that graham like the late roger marples has no interest in computers.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The forum,is not the only place talking and taking up the story.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Roger had a computer and was using it pretty often - I used to receive emails from him quite regularly. It was a TV he didn't have or have any interested in.
I do agree with Vic that we do need top quality housing here - but not in Connaught Park.
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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campaign against building on connaught park starts here
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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We don't need a campaign Keith, it's a non-starter.
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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roger;
unfortunatly thats not how it works;
sometimes these little articles in the paper become reality unless opposed
i always recall being told by the council that the aviary at elms vale is not closing
in the next few weeks it did!!!!
so im always wary of such announcements, more so as the press are on the story.
so we need to be ready
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