howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
we were told that work would start in october but as can be seen here the fountain is still alive and kicking this weekend albeit caged off.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#2
A fountain penned?
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
I have been very happy to see the fountain working all through the summer - not even turned off for major events.
I'm sure it wuill be turned off soon due to cold weather and frosts, but very well done DDC, some good decisions made to keep it going.
Can you do the same for next year please ?
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
the fountain has been condemned roger, the issue is whether the water feature is still going ahead.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#5
I know that Howard, but in the early part of the year we were told it would be shut down and dismantled and that the water feature would be in place by middle summer; it hasn't been and so maybe it will still be supported and money found for its on-going maintenance.
I may be wrong, but I feel that more people support the present fountain than a water feature - I'm sure businesses do.
Roger
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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#6
As it is to be sent to the fountain graveyard why not add some cheap anti-freeze (available at many outlets) so that we tax payers can enjoy it to the end, let it die a natural death.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#7
i think we would all prefer the fountain to stay but we were told back in june that the next time it broke down it would not be repaired.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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#8
Those fences belong on a building site, not around the central feature of the town when so many are working hard to promote the new market and Christmas activities coming up.
Someone at DDC seems really determined to shoot themselves in the foot, and repeatedly, over this.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#9
hopefully they will be removed before market day this tuesday.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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saw it being turned off earlier, probably for the last time.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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#13
I hope the fountain is being sold on and not just scrapped, although I suppose it could be worth more as scrap metal.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#14
i would have thought defnitely scrap jan, very old now and needs regular maintenance.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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#15
the folkestone water feature is very popular
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#16
maybe our's will be should we get one.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#17
but then this is dover lol
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Guest 719- Registered: 11 Jul 2011
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#19
where did you hear that ted?
if true we are being had over again.
Guest 719- Registered: 11 Jul 2011
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