Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
Hi
Does anyone know whats going on at the lower and upper playing fields on Eaton Road.A large number of Portaloos have been delivered and a large white marquee erected.At present there are 4 or 5 large kites flying high in the sky directed from people on the field but it looks like they are expecting quite a crowd this weekend.
Marek
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Terry Nunn
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#2
Ah, I ask myself. Where's the advertising? Well it's been mentioned in the press and there are posters around the town.
It is the biggest kite festival ever to hit this area. It's all part of the Festival of Dover.
http://www.dovertown.co.uk/Article.aspx?ArticleID=661
This is an international event. Huge kites flown by professionals.
I'll be there doing my small part, come and say hello.
Terry
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Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#3
Thanks Terry
...I must go around with me eyes closed
but I read the Express and didn't see it advertised in there either.Last years event attracted 8000 visitors!!!!Pity there wasn't a bloody great big banner across from the Town Hall displaying the event.
Natascha is on duty as Miss Rosebud at the Teddy Bears Picnic in Deal tomorrow but we will certainly visit it Sunday.
It will be one of the biggest events in Dover this year I would have guessed.
Marek
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#4
The wind speed tomorrow is forecast as 7mph. That's just 2 on the Beaufort Scale, aka a light breeze.
I hope that's enough for some hot kite action.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#5
The wind is pretty good at the moment as a few competitors are putting in some practice before the weekend.A smashing site for a perfect summers evening.
Marek
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#6
This has taken over one year to put on I first came up with this idea afer seeing on a webb site, some years ago I got to know the Kent Kites and asked them if they could do one in Dovor, after talks they said Ok but it would take funding, when I was the chairman of the D/Festival I wrote about 25letters or more to local business asking for funding for the Dovor Festival, and before you say it at that time I was calling it Dover, anyway I did not have much luck, so I aske the D.T.C.and I say it again if it had not been for the town council none of the events in the festival would have gone ahead
and it is a very big thank you to them for all their help over the past year or two, I was hopeing to be at the opening at 10am but I have to go to work on that big hole along our sea front but at some time over the weekend I and my wife will get there, I hope you all go along there and have a good time.
Vic Matcham
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#7
i had forgotten all about it, until sheila amos reminded me earlier.
best of luck to all involved.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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#8
Watch it from afar or better still come along. It will be great!
Plenty of photo oportunities.
Terry
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#9
I got one hour up there this afternoon with our Terry and my wife will be back there on Sunday flying my new kite, please go along to it it is a great show but need more support to get it back next year.
Vic Matcham
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#10
I think you were walking in as I was walking out. Yes looked good but a bit thin on the ground at 3pm. I do hope that more people will go tomorrow as it looked like the only element missing, that and the wind.
Watched the last display of the day and it was really impressive. I will be going again tomorrow with the whole clan.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#11
D.T.1 Thank you for that posting and it is free you can stay all day there is food and drink to buy but you can bring your own, I am aready holding talks about the next one and where to hold it, if we getit again it will be bigger and even more kites, I am thinking of geting our own kite club up and runing by then.
Vic Matcham
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#12
How about at the sports field on the Heights ??
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#13
Yes that is one place we did look at that this year aswell. But it is not the place I am thinking of,but as I have not had time yet to talk to them I can notsay where and who but if I have any luck you will know A.S.P.
Vic matcham
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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#14
Vic it might be a new idea to you but when I was Chairman of T.T. and C.F on the Town Council we had kite making and flying at the Ark about 5 years ago.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#15
could see it all from my back garden.
very entertaining.
congrats to victor and all else involved.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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#16
As for me I'm totally Kerry Packered. And it's all happening again tomorrow!
Must go to bed now, 07.30 satrt for me again! See, I can't even type properly!
Loved the guy who did a bit of the commentary, if ever they bring back the Goon Show!
Go and see the LRCF stand and the delightful Jeanette (posts somewhere else methinks)
Terry
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#17
what would we do without you terry at these events???
it is so difficult to purchase slaves nowadays.
must be this political correctness.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#18
John I was there to but it was nothing like we put on this time when we done it five years ago we did not do it professionally we have moved on and hopefully this time we might even get up a Kite Club in the Town.
Vic Matcham
