Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Howard #137, so the news is that the fountain will reopen as was
Thats very good news then but the 6million dollar question is when? There are lots of cruise ships due in this month, 12 of them to be precise, including today and 29 of them throughout May and so on. Lets hope that at the very least the fountain will be sprouting forth in all its glory very soon.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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oh ye (and me) of little faith, the contractors were working towards reopening it this morning.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Well done Howard..man on the spot with the news. Will be fascinating to see what happens next...
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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could be a downside paul, the closure planned for this summer was to make way for all the events planned.
will they still go ahead?
just spotted collete's post "29 cruise ships in may"!!
things really have to going soon, i notice that horace is already out doing his bit in market square.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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probably be shut down because the contractors put in the wrong type of water.then spend 3 weeks cleaning it only to put the wrong type of water back in it again.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I'm all for the Council putting up there proportion of their precept by 10% so that there is more money for tourism and the nice-ities that we want... anyone else ??
Been nice knowing you :)
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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cant see why not,but as long as 100% go's in to tourisam.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Unfortunately it is capped and people will moan like mad !!
That's the biggest problem with DDC - the council tax rises were consistantly low meaning that it is cumulatively worsening position :(
Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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we still have this grey area over many things like the toilets, fountain and bandstand wher it is not clear whether they come under town or district council.
i don't know whether the problem exists with deal and sandwich with the district council.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I don't think Deal and Sandwich are anything like the size of Dover Town Council....
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Sandwich have closed the toilets near the Guildhall and it's 20p a go in the ones on the quayside - they are well kept and attended but not open too many hours.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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macari's cafe in pencester road has a sign in its window saying that they are part of the dover town council scheme but no-one knows about it.
i don't know of anyone that looks at things in cafe windows other than the menu.
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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Deal Town Council pay for the upkeep of Deal's toilets, Sandwich run the Quay after a jt. refurb with DDC. The Guildhall is currently supported by Sandwich.
Most of the villages pay for their toilets.
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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so why cannot the same arrangement work in dover paul?
must be well over a year now since the first closure.
Guest 719- Registered: 11 Jul 2011
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Yorkshire Born And Yorkshire Bred
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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District Councils will continue to off-load their responsiblities toilets etc etc.With an East Kent Council we would not have
all this nonsense.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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Surely the problem is that providing public toilets isn't one of the services that District Councils legally have to provide, so when money is short it's one of the things to go.
I don't see how an East Kent Council would change that situation, would need a change in the law . . . . . or a referendum
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Exactly Ray - tourism, toilets, flowers - 'all nice to have' even in Reg's grand scheme of making hundreds of people unemployed....
Been nice knowing you :)
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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I'll register a diplomatic silence Howard & Ted.
Just to say talks continue.
Watty
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 157 # 158.....`would need to change the law`.........`making hundreds of people unemployed`
Our government is changing the law to make hundreds of thousands of people unemployed................
..........no carping heard then ?...........soon it will be millions unemployed......only ``6%``of the intended deficit cuts
have been made so far.............
# 153 .....`most`villages pay for their toilets.....how many villages pay for their toilets?
