The mayor blowing his own trumpet again.

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  11 August 2016     17:44316617
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  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/towns-stolen-medieval-civic-horn-100540/
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• Guest 649

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  11 August 2016     23:44316632
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  As I reported some time ago we were trying to get back stolen items from the the town council way back in 2002 and we paid a person to track it down ,he found it after a very long time and he said the council had to buy it all back at a very big cost ,the council said no at the time I hope this is the same items ,but they must go on show not like all the painting locked away never to be seen again.
• Sue Nicholas

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  12 August 2016     08:39316636
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  They would need to be in very secure dislplay cabinet and the insurance would be high. I stated in a previous post some of the paintings are on display.The Town Hall .Masion Dieu house the musuem and DDC offices.They are rotated.Having been at looked at the ones in store some are not in a good
  condition.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  12 August 2016     08:51316637
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  The article doesn't say how much it cost the Town Council bearing in mind the legal fees.
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• Sue Nicholas

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  12 August 2016     09:01316638
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  Would you expect that Howard?.Behind locked doors .
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• Guest 649

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  12 August 2016     09:24316640
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  In 2002 it was costing many 1000s of pounds as it was mostly done overseas.This is why we had to stop it then.Nothing has been said about the glass vas/and dish,s
• Sue Nicholas

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  12 August 2016     09:30316641
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  Enough to keep a toilet open.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
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  12 August 2016     13:05316646
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   howard mcsweeney1 wrote:

  The article doesn't say how much it cost the Town Council bearing in mind the legal fees.

  
  
  I suspect a more than the thing is worth, which is why we are not told.
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• Guest 649

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  12 August 2016     17:39316654
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  There was more then one article found and the value will go up and up over the years and on top of that it is part of the Dovor HISTORY like myself.
• TheThinWhiteDuke

  • Registered: 7 Jul 2016
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  20 September 2016     16:12318125
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  Thought this was worth a bump for humour purposes, as he was exposed trumpeting his own blow