howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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speaking to one this morning and he said that as he was the only one left the idea was dropped as two are needed to go out together.
from what i can remember there are still 7 or 8 cruise ships to come.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
and one of them is in now,a fair sized one to.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
no-one to wave to the passengers though brian unless they have someone stationed there.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 2,262
That's such a shame Howard and as you say no-one there for the passengers of the MSC Lirica today on its last visit here this season
Deal have a good team of greeters all year round, I remember them on the station platform and around the town on the two occasions the Orient Express stopped there. I was very impressed with Deal's greeters, they were beautifully turned out complete with straw boaters.I have also seen them on many other occasions. They do Deal proud
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
Most things start off with great fanfare and great hopes and then (sadly) fade away quietly.
I still think that if done properly under the auspices of the Town Team, it could/would have been a success - maybe next year ?
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
yes it does sound like one of those great ideas not properly thought through similar to the summer bus service.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,894
Referring to the reason given in post #1. I wonder why it was thought necessary that the greeters had to go in pairs were they expecting to get attacked by the tourists they were helping.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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There are still Greeters some orgainised by Visit Kent who meet booked visitors to the Town and the Dover Town Greeters who wander around the Town,I am a shift worker and have found that I am very rarely able to help on either,but I do try.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
- Posts: 661
Paul you've been a volunteer for so long-surely you realise that what you are referring to is apathy-it's a national past time. Volunteers come and go for various reasons-I'm lucky to have a steady team for the vessel-you obviously have one for the Heights. Greeters-yes a great idea but who? there needs to be some kind of pre reward in inspirational satisfaction or something. I was really hoping that localism would make a difference. Perhaps it will yet. (and that was nothing to do with party politics)
Never give up...
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
I don't go out to the Docks to greet tourists, no-one pays me to either!
But if I see a tourist in trouble, I always help out.
The other night one was locked out of his hostel and needed to phone the owner to open the door, as this wouldn't open when pressing the code.
Immediately I pulled out my phone and dialed the number he showed me, and summoned the owner to descend and open, which he did. It turned out that one had to barge the door open on pressing the code number, the door being somewhat old and stiff.
I explained to the tourist he was fortunate I had just enough credit on my phone, it was on its last pennies.
After the door was opened, I enquired of his provenance, which was Minnesota USA, and recommended he go visit the Castle during his stay. He said he would.
The other week, during the night, two forlorn tourists asked if there was a cheap hostel in town, so I accompanied them to the Castle Inn, where they got what they were looking for, at a reasonable price.
That saved them about 50 quid on standard B/B.
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
- Posts: 661
That's the spirit Alex-I like it!
Never give up...
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#10 exacly right Richard apathy
#11 Alexander - there is a lot more reward other than monetary to try and improve your own neighbourhood ....
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
Paul, I never asked for money in return for my services to tourists, which came completely from the heart!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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are you talking about the hostel that used to be the "renaissance" alex?
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
The one with the stiff door, that's the Alma Express.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
same one alex, they have just used the former name of the pub.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
Posh Barry always does a good job as a greeter, he often used to direct hungry tourists to Blakes for lunch, for which sincere thanks.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
