howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Ambitious is a bit of an understatement in defining this project, 4 years to go and I think it will need all that time to plan it.
http://www.dover-express.co.uk/War-procession-plan-involve-120-000-people/story-23774308-detail/story.htmlBrian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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food for thought,the monument could go where the waiting miner used to be,over looking the harbour.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Rather like that idea Brian, especially now that the shuttle bus between the station and port has packed up.
Many foot passengers will opt for the seafront walk into town, a bit longer but much more pleasant.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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I love Neil's idea and hope it happens.
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Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
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To involve 120,000 people in Dover? I don't understand where are all these people going to come from, Calais?
Jack of Hearts
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I can't quite see the point of the exercise.
Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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120,000 people - they're going to need a lot more toilets
Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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V. Good Ray. Also true, which is part of the reason why it is going to take a significant amount of time to plan and organise.
Philip, the point is to commemorate and remember the sacrifice of all those who died or were injured in WW1 at the centenary of the end of hostilities in a way that connects directly with the role that Dover played as the reception point for 1,215,886 injured service personnel returning from the continent. Dover's role in WW1 is rarely recognised and it is fitting that Dover be the regional centre of commemorations of the centenary of the end of WW1, just as it was fitting for Folkestone to be the regional centre of commemorations of the centenary of its commencement.
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
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I think we should all get behind Neil and support him. This could be a something to unite the town and district in reminding the rest of the country of the important role Dover played in the Great War. Many people will have direct ancestors who were wounded and passed through Dover. I might be wrong on this, but I think you are probably far more likely to have a grandfather or great grandfather who was wounded in WW1 than one who died in the conflict.
Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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That's very true Judith, my (paternal) grandfather volunteered to The Northumberland Fusiliers in 2015 and I have some of the shrapnel that was taken out of him, the rest stayed in permanently and caused him mobility problems as he got older.
Among all the other things I also have his army issue boot brushes so remember him whenever I polish my shoes. They have his army number and Ames & Bonner Co 1915 embossed in them and have only lost one set of bristles in nearly a century of use.
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
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What a great post Ray. The shrapnel is a reminder of what our grandfathers had to endure often for a lifetime and without complaint. I love that you still use his shoe brushes. I use my Dad's shoes brushes, but they are not as old. 1950s plastic red for brown, green for black The modern trend for recycling is nowhere near as good for the environment as continuing to use existing items and remembering the previous owner is a bonus.
