Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Roger Husk highlights an interesting possibility: perhaps the flowers started to die off when the toilets closed......! Think about it.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The flowers will return in June .I spoke with the officers on Monday .Walmer Parish Council contibute to the flowers in their patch .My understanding is Dover Town Council do not contribute
If people are so unhappy why not fund raise for a few plants however as I have stated previously the planters were left fallow .,and have been refurbished ..
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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And if you have a dog then you can bark yourself...whats the bloody point eh? I sometimes feel its hardly worth posting on issues that effect the town..nothing EVER gets done.
In contrast I walked to the car this morning and saw 2 teams of council workers,one dropping off hanging baskets and the other with a mechanical lift putting them up.
Was this on the busy High st - No
Was this on one of the shopping alleys -No
It was on a back street with nothing but a few offices and converted flats..
Marek
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Sue we have offered commercial sponsorship of tubs and flower displays. Roger said he put that to DDC and they were not interested.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Why do we have to consider raising funds for shrubs and flowers? That's what the council is supposed to do, isn't it ? It is everywhere else, as indicated above
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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barry w-s / others
i agree you can see from tory peter's idea to the council that it was rejecte
then you wonder why the town looks bad.
im all for fund raising but as has been said the council has a role to play.
my council tax is very high for what we get
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Long distance photo of the guys planting this morning down on the main road on the seaward side 300 yards short of the docks. I have a feeling though this isnt anything to to with the town but probably a highways thing..although not sure...any clarification?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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the main problem as i see it is that while there are 2 councils it is easy for each to blame the other and making sure that nothing gets done.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Keith far too much of your council tax goes on salaries and pension contributions to the officers. You do however pay the lowest council tax in East Kent so perhaps DDC can be excused for being a little tight in other ways. Not so the Town Council, however, who have the highest precept for miles around yet sit on hundreds of thousands of pounds of unnecessary reserves.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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as you can see there is more colour from the weeds growing out of the wall than in the plant areas.
the normally attractive riverside centre garden has caught the bug too.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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sue,a kindly reminder the tourist season starts in aprill and not june.so lets have some flowers in and growing in aprill.thankyou.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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forum member jenni has a shop nearly opposite this and commented a month or so ago how attractive it looked.
not now though.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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(tory) peter,
I share your view on salaries and have raised this before in another thread
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
Keith, what is with this (tory) Peter? Is it some private joke because Peter has already said he is not a Tory.
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Its Keith's way of irritating people who don't agree with him so much that they stop posting. I have thicker skin than that, Jan.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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it would be a lot simpler if peter sold his soul to the blues.
keith would leave him alone then.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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They can't afford it, Howard. Keith sold his cheap thoughx
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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janh
peter said he supports the tories but is not a member and thats fine and dandy
peter;
you may or may not be aware you also irritate a number of people into not posting
but thats neither here nor there.
for me i don't sell out anywhere
lefty through to the bone and proud of it
lol
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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Keith, so Peter supports the Tories at the moment, that does not explain why you keep mentioning it.
We all know you are left of centre, you tell us so in nearly every post.
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