You shouldn't miss it now cos you didn't know about it
- 29 January 2009 14:4714256Things have moved so quickly that I have started a new thread for it.
Notification of events to be held in the Dover District are pouring in.
The events at Walmer & Dover Castles, provided by English Heritage should now be on the website and as I looked with a DDC Officer this morning we could see events to be held at the Lydden Hill Race Circuit being entered following a meeting I had with the Managing Director for the Circuit on Tuesday.
As events come in major promoters have the opportunity to be registered and accepted to make or amend their own events.
I met with DDC ICT earlier this week and these pages are now more easy to access:
www.dover.gov.uk - on the right hand side is a box entitled 'What's On'
Here there are a few events listed and at the bottom is an option 'All Community Events'
Click on this and you will have access to the months listed and by selection any month you will see what is on.
From major headline events to small local ones, from courses to open days, from regattas and carnivals to charity fun events - they are there and more will be added as they come in.
As I've posted before, there is now at least one event somewhere in the Dover District every weekend between the Early Spring Holiday at the begining of May and the Summer Holiday at the end of August.
We are working very close with the Town Councils and major promoters in particular and will give information and guidance to small promoters should they reauire it.
If you would like an event shown or assistance follow the steps above but don't select a month - go to the left of the page where you will see 'How to add your details' and 'Event Planning' - Contact numbers are also available.
So all is now in place for you to look up events and decide where you would like to go to enjoy yourselves and raise your 'feel good' factor - you may even see me there but don't let that put you off. I will definately go to Lydden to see some Rally Cross - the first ever Rally Cross event was held at Lydden and I went out to see it with my cousin. It'll bring back some memories of my mini driving days
Now for contacting those without computers.......... - 29 January 2009 17:3314261Thanks Nigel - the whats on was rather lost at the bottom of the page when I tried to add our event to the site.
Can I suggest that someone talks to WCCP and get's their walks etc also included on the site as that, i am sure, will help them immensely ?Been nice knowing you :) - 29 January 2009 23:1314300good stuff there from nigel, as for the non computer people and there are very many here in our town, what about one permanent notice board either in market square or pencester gardens that only ever shows upcoming events?
i think pencester would be the better bet, it has people coming out the busiest local grocers to either get to their car or the bus. - 30 January 2009 09:0514312Paul - it is better if the promoters contact DDC as said in the original posting on this thread.
We are facilitating and assisting and I would hate for someones events not to be listed either because we don't know about them or they have mentioned it somewhere else.
Take your point Howard but we need to look as broad as we possibly can - District wide. - 30 January 2009 09:3114316Thanks for that Nigel, nice to see someone taking notice of what we on the forum ask and then delivering the goods. As you say - no excuse for any forumite not knowing what's going on now! Roll on the summer
I heard on a radio programme that we are expected to have a long hot summer this year - I hope they're right , but I won't hold my breath lolThere's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok". - 30 January 2009 09:4314319Jacqui - Trust you are well.
Not from the forum - mainly from people in the street just after events - made me disappointed that they had often missed a good do - we need our 'Feel Good' factors lifted.
You will see my full comments when the official Press Release comes out in the next few days. - 30 January 2009 11:2014329Ah! Rally Cross, that brings back memories from the distant past, see you at Lydden Nigel. Don't forget to add any local events in the What's On section on Doverforum.
Ooh, sounds good Jacqui, a long hot summer is something to look forward to, yes, that would be lovely.