Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
This afternoon I looked at KCC meetings.Sadly our councillors were not vocal.I really had hoped fo an input re bus services .Per usual Thanet Councillors.were more vocal.Sad .They should show some concern that’s Councillors who represent Dover District.I did enjoy the Thanet members challenging the Cabinet member
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Looked in a few times myself Sue and I have to admit that Karen Constantine fights for Thanet's corner with great passion and pressurises the powers that be.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Yes that’s how Councillors should be fight for their people.East Kent always have to fight.West Kent fair far better.All the more reason for our Councillors to speak up.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,152
Full Council LIVE at Fort Whitfield 30 Jan 18.00.
The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd ......................
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Oh how I miss that .I do hope there is a good debate re the staff restructure,I shall not comment but I think a sound ship needs the Captain
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,152
A shame the Captain was made to walk the plank?
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Hope there is a good debate on this .Having watched KCC yesterday it is as someone once said like an old boys club.Good to see so many questions on tonight’s agenda .I enjoyed that part of the meeting.Poor old Captain hope he is wearing a life jacket.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
a bullet proof jacket would be better sue. lol
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,152
. At DDC. Presentation from guy from Dept of Transport re Mansion And Brexit etc
He's got as far as 'and if that fails we close the M26 and use it to park lorries and if the queue goes out of the county ....'
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,064
Very, very silly; as bad as BEIS. Make use of Common Transit mandatory for outbound traffic, make ferry/shuttle check-in staff customs officers (who perform and transmit EU inbound Transit barcode swiping), conclude "9/11" waiver agreement with EU. Sorted. Oh, and something about UK truckers so we avoid a modal shift to unaccompanied freight.
(Not my real name.)
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,152
The other amusing thing from last night was Cllr Linda Keen complaining that there was not enough public transport from Aylesham to the new Leisure Centre and we should literally start busing the great unwashed in.
At one point she asked 'and why has Aylesham not got its own swimming pool'?
I was SO tempted to shout out because they would use it for keeping coal in ............................
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Bob there isn’t a direct bus service to, Dover.They have to go to Canterbury change at the Gate pub and catch the15.The.89used to go via Elvington ..Eythorne Whitfield.I think they expect people to use the train.Then you have to get a bus to Whitfield.They could Use me to explain about buses.Most Councillors don’t use them.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
Sue I use the buses and trains daily
Both in Dover and the surrounding villages
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Aylsham has an excellent leisure centre, although without a swimming pool it has a gym, multi use game area and an outside full size football/rugby pitch which is not bad for the size of population.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,152
And at Canterbury (where buses from Aylesham go to) Kingsmead Leisure Centre offers 1m, 3m and 5m diving boards to the public; general swimming is catered for in the centre's three pools, including a beach pool for family use.
The centre also boasts a creche facility, multi-purpose sports hall, solarium and a family cafe.
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Just checked and the service Aylesham/Canterbury/Aylesham runs every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday with the last bus leaving Canters at 7. 10 pm.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
How did the staff restructuring pan out, was any top dog able to extend his/her empire?
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
I don’t know what happened.I have been looking at the expense sheets for our KCC members .Beyond belief.Travel xpenses.Have they never thought of car sharing?.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,152
81 Councillors and a total cost of just under £2 million in allowances and expenses!
Full figures here:-
https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/finance-and-budget/spending/councillor-allowances"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
Thanks Bob .I cannot see how they can earn all this money .My lovely Grandaughter got three alevels grade. Went to uni got a first class honours degree and obtained a job straight away at William Harvey as a staff nurse in ITU and in comparison does not receive any where the money some KC C members receive.Car allowance they have to pay to park there car .Twelve hour shifts dealing with the public all the time .I await my tax bill from K C C with baited breath..on a brighter note I have been advised by my KCC member I can email direct to K C C to report bus complaints.