howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
About an hour ago in Market Square a couple of blokes were pulling bits off of it and filling bags to put on a pick up truck. Hopefully they are just removing dead stuff and going to replace with evergreens for the Winter.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#2
All seems well when I went through earlier.
Outside of the Summer months Tuesday is the only day that people seem to venture into Market Square.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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#3
It's so cold down there,the wind blows up from the sea.The alterations to the Market Square will not help just create a void space.The water feature and low seats will not encourage me to venture beyond Smiths.
We need small shops of interest and a few trees and flowers.
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Andy B
- Location: dover
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#4
And a decent bog.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#5
If it ain't nailed down it will get nicked.
Guest 1385- Registered: 27 Oct 2014
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#6
Where has it gone ?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#7
I suspect it has been removed for health and safety reasons over next Saturday's switch on - we all remember the fountain being cordoned off to stop a mass drowning of people in 3 inches of water.
Guest 1385- Registered: 27 Oct 2014
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Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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#9
Might be something to do with Christmas? A tree with lights. Like last year.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#10
Do try to keep up Simon.
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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#11
What with?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#12
The tree is now where the crown was and I have been told that the latter has gone back to Holland. I didn't even know it came from there and wonder why it went back.
Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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#13
The Crown has not, as far as I'm aware, gone to Holland. As far as I understand it, it has been placed in tender loving care somewhere local for the winter so that it is all beautiful and in good nick for the spring when it will be placed in a more permanent home, in Pencester (I think). The old fountain is obsolete, no one makes the spare parts for it anymore, and damage can no longer be repaired effectively. If Coastal Communities Funding is awarded, work will begin next year on a rolling basis between Market Street and Bench Street through the Market Square from about April/May time with a completion date for all works of 30th November 2019. The programme of works is not finalised yet, but if, and it is IF, the bid for funding is successful, we could have the new water feature in place by the summer of 2018.
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#14
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#15
So much for the Crown, here we have its pitiful replacement.
Jan Higgins
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#16
It looks nice but not at all special.
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Reginald Barrington
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#17
If it's trailing Geraniums it will be a giant red ball in a few weeks!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#18
The town can rejoice as the Crown has returned to its natural home in Market Square and looks very colourful but is quite a bit shorter now than before it left.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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#19
It will look beautiful in a few week time
Keith Sansum1
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#20
they are listening,,,,,,,,
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