Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Sky News reports:
"A final section of the White Cliffs of Dover has been bought by the National Trust, making the landmark site safe for generations.
An appeal to safeguard one of England's most treasured natural landmarks has reached its target almost two months earlier than expected."
http://news.sky.com/story/1007814/white-cliffs-of-dover-safe-for-the-nationBrian Dixon
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whoopeee,another victory for people power.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Still a lot of money for something that wasn't at risk - the only real risk (certainty) is it falling into the sea !!
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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That's true Paul - the person who owned the land couldn't have done anything with it, especially not housing, so it was a good sum for a piece of land that could never be developed.
Roger
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So were the National Trust were wrong to want to buy it?
Audere est facere.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Probably not. Some idiot might even want to put a statue of a football manager on it one day.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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No one is saying they were wrong to want to buy it, but £1.2 million is/was a high price for a piece of land no one could develop.
Having said that, the White Cliffs of Dover are as iconic as they come.
Roger
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Presumably the National Trust would not allow that?
Audere est facere.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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It went up earlier this year - from a betting company.
Roger
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Was that on the land just purchased or land already owned by the National Trust?
Audere est facere.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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No idea.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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paddy power put a statue of roy hodgson up before the european championships. my understanding is that d.h.b. still own a section of the langdon cliffs.
Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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DHB still own part of Langdon Cliffs. They donated £200K to the National Trust having told everyone for years that they cannot spend a penny, not a single one, outside the port and that in order to do so they needed to sell themselves to remote private equity. Lovely donation to the National Trust at a time when they continue to make staff redundant and have failed to support any of the far more worthy causes in the town in any meaningful way whatsoever.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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'safe for generations' - glad to see they've stopped the risk of some foreigner coming along and taking it out of the country.
Guest 688- Registered: 16 Jul 2009
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May be D.H.B. used the money that was set aside for the development of Terminal 2,now it has been side lined.Oh silly me that money was used to purchase a company in the far east.
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Jan Higgins
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As iconic as the cliffs are I am sure there are many more deserving places where that amount money could have been spent..
I wonder what will be the benefit of their ownership it is not as though anything is likely to change for the better, the walks will still be there so will the fields and the wonderful sea view, of course there might be a new money making car park who knows.
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Guest 688- Registered: 16 Jul 2009
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It reminds me of the immortal words of the bard `bribe or donation that is the question',something smells in Denmark and it is not just the cheese.
Guest 688- Registered: 16 Jul 2009
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"It was very important to us that our donation would assist the Trust in its ability to maintain and protect the ( town,sic,) thereby ensuring a real and lasting legacy."
With these immortal words Dr Bob launched Dover into a period of unparalled economic wealth and prosperity.
allegedly.