Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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Extraordinary if that's the case. On so many levels.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Maybe Keef could raise the issue at the next full council meeting on the 24th?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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In the accounts for April just gone a business called P Clarkson were paid £.2640. 00 by the Town Council for "media relations".
Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 614
At the mayor-making this evening a string quartet was playing Handel’s Water Music as an introduction and Bach’s Air in G during a pause in the proceedings.
String quartets don’t come cheap and while their performance was highly professional I think a CD would have done the job just as well. No doubt we shall see how much they cost in a future edition of the DTC minutes.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
They always go over the top.You don't get that at DDC.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Pablo wrote:At the mayor-making this evening a string quartet was playing Handel’s Water Music as an introduction and Bach’s Air in G during a pause in the proceedings.
String quartets don’t come cheap and while their performance was highly professional I think a CD would have done the job just as well. No doubt we shall see how much they cost in a future edition of the DTC minutes.
You won't find anything in the minutes Peter they are doctored so that none of us can ever know what was discussed, only the financials give a clue to what they are up to. I wonder how much tonight cost when the knees up in the Connaught hall with the Mayor's invited guests is added to hiring the string quartet?
Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,088
Well, given that the Bach and the Water Music are usually performed with a small orchestra (or as many musicians as can fit on a Thames barge in the latter case) I would say DTC got a bargain with the quartet.
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,922
Weird Granny Slater wrote:Well, given that the Bach and the Water Music are usually performed with a small orchestra (or as many musicians as can fit on a Thames barge in the latter case) I would say DTC got a bargain with the quartet.
Cheapskates!
More seriously what a waste of money and how pretentious can you get for what is a tin pot event that is really only of interest for those taking part in this dressing up fiasco.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Never used to be like that Jan.suddenly all this music and flowers .Much more dignified at Sandwich-and Deal is not over the top.I don't think they make much fuss when they elect the Chairman of KCC
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Much as I like the idea of having a town Mayor there really is no need to turn the Mayor making into a down market Oscars ceremony.
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Brian Dixon
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,300
I believe that the addition of music was an idea from one of the councillors recent visit to Edinburgh where they had been totally gob-smacked on viewing the enormous and spectacular Tattoo.
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Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,090
Not to mention stand-up comedians.
(Not my real name.)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The October accounts show £1980, 00 paid to Clarkson Media for media relations.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,922
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:The October accounts show £1980, 00 paid to Clarkson Media for media relations.
I assume this is for DTC. If so what "media relations" this has covered I wonder, after all DTC are not exactly brilliant at publicising events or extolling the benefits of visiting the town.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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I have asked the finance chair for a breakdown of this
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:I have asked the finance chair for a breakdown of this
Any news Keef?
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Perhaps Clarkson Media have, as media consultants and advisors
a) Advised her not to answer & b) Charged DTC for the advice?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Jordan Bluer of the Express was referred to them by the Town Council for every question he had so gave up because there was only him left covering Dover. Nowadays they have nobody covering Dover so no real need for a PR company.
