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13 September 2008 at 11:39 am

 

It looks like Keith has gone AWOL for the moment Max. What's this fascination with our man Keef..its true he used to stride his territory with sweeping dignity, a true man of the people, when a multi councillor, but now he is just like you and me, part of the proletarian workforce...sigh!

Perhaps we need him to return to the council chamber.

13 September 2008 at 10:56 am

 

i take that as a no commet then kieth.

13 September 2008 at 7:56 am

 

here kieth has labour lost the plot.

12 September 2008 at 9:13 pm

 

yes marek another good idea, the victory has been ancored in these waters during nelsons times its well documented.

12 September 2008 at 7:13 pm

 

We could with the Victory parked up in Dover along with a couple of other ships from different era's as tourist attractions.A far better idea than the bloody cable car!

12 September 2008 at 6:53 pm

 

hms victory should be brought home to the place where she was built CHATAM where she will have lots of tlc and will be an asset to the dockyard.

12 September 2008 at 4:20 pm

 

oh i forgot vampires,bloodsukers and suchlike.

10 September 2008 at 10:12 pm

 

no howard it only kills snails and cats.

10 September 2008 at 10:06 pm

 

i suppose that the german chaps would not go any further because of the garlic smell.

mind you, i have never seen that in a history book, so it may not be strictly true.

10 September 2008 at 10:04 pm

 

ps.its called the trench of death and you will find it down verdun way.verdun is the most decorated town in europe,the french defended that line for 364 days under constant bombardment 24/7 and not one frenchman surrenderd.

10 September 2008 at 9:59 pm

 

here bob try looking at the italian heros book,sniggers you wont find any.how many gears has a italin tank have,answer 1 forward and 6 reverse.actuly there are loadsof french heros some are still standing in ther trenches from the first worldwar.the american inuendo is unfair american view of the french,not forgetting they WHERE our allyis in both word wars,the yanks screamed lowder than any other nation fighting,hence they got there nickname screeming pigs.

10 September 2008 at 9:54 pm

 

Yes, as 'any fule kno' the statue in Calais is a Rodin. Under French law one is allowed up to 12 castings of a statue so there are a number of copies of the figures literally all over the world (although with different groupings of the figures).

For those who wish to see a copy without visiting our cheese eating surrender monkey neighbours there is a copy in Victoria Towers Gardens just west of the Houses of Parliament.

10 September 2008 at 8:37 pm

 

yep gas holes as done by gas board.

10 September 2008 at 8:19 pm

 

I like the inscription on the plinth, very moving and thought provoking.

10 September 2008 at 4:58 pm

 

Nice to see people still comeing to look at the statue looks lovely in the the picture there MR B.
not sure I understand about black holes but we are still here after all the coverage thats been on the radio today.

10 September 2008 at 4:26 pm

 

Have you had a look in Biggin Street outside Thomas Cook?

10 September 2008 at 4:14 pm

 

Well the device was switched on a few hours ago and no black holes have swallowed up Switzerland so I think we are safe.

10 September 2008 at 1:57 pm

 

Yes indeed Max this is Big Bang Day from CERN in Switzerland. These science bods are up to re-creating the universe or some such hairbrained thing. Oddly I had never heard of CERN in Geneva until my brainbox daughter Briony said she wanted to go there this very summer...where!!?? sez I..whatzat??

Anyway go we did and off she went to CERN while I dappled my toes in the lapping blue lake of Geneva..and now she wants to go back again..oh dear the expense!!arrrgh!

This event today is getting lots of coverage this morning on Radio 4 and it is good to see European science steel its way back to the top again like it used to be once upon a time...top slot having been wrestled away by the Americans in recent times. The world is watching, some people are raising concerns that these scientists might intervere with some sort of natural balance by doing such experiments but hopefully all will be well.

10 September 2008 at 8:14 am

 

acordding to the news on the radio its the big bang today,could this be the end of the world as we know it?

10 September 2008 at 7:18 am

 

tescos,asda asda tescos and evan more asda bring it on.i love asdas.

9 September 2008 at 4:16 pm

 

mAX
Heres 3 more


ASDA less
ASDA less
ASDA less

9 September 2008 at 3:29 pm

 

hear kieth asda,asda,asda 3 nice marbles lol

9 September 2008 at 2:58 pm

 

hope Dover does improve, i'm getting realy worried now agree with Sid's posting on Asda

am i losing my marbles?

9 September 2008 at 2:36 pm

 

I stopped using prose after I married..ouch..the wife just clouted me...

8 September 2008 at 11:17 pm

 

A lovely bit of poetry there Doverforum Dick, Shure there's nothin like a bit of prose!

8 September 2008 at 7:45 pm

 

OH now now boys thats below the belt.

8 September 2008 at 5:13 pm

 

yep thats the one terry.

8 September 2008 at 5:04 pm

 

I take it you mean a statue of cllrs Max?

Terry

8 September 2008 at 4:56 pm

 

Oh that looks like a choppy crossing for anyone on the high sea's today rather them than me, water water every where this weekend.

8 September 2008 at 4:55 pm

 

yep lets have more statues in dover,replace the fountain with a statue simler to the one in calias and call it silly burgers.

8 September 2008 at 2:42 pm

 

I agree with Marek, a statue of Churchill would be perfect in Dover.


8 September 2008 at 8:29 am

 

Howards thanks for that info..sad to hear that the saver of so many lives died himself soon after. Yes a memorial to a military man who saved lives must be a rarity.

The statue we talk about is just to the left of the lookout platform ( looking from France) and at the cliff edge.

8 September 2008 at 6:59 am

 

Unfortunately Sid we gain one statue but are due shortly to lose another one...our seafront Miner. It will be a sad loss from the seafront and will leave an unfillable hole as its very popular.

The ceremony and service for the new statue the other day was truly memorable and a special day for Dover and its older citizens, particularly those who remember the war first hand, and indeed for everyone else who attended.

8 September 2008 at 6:56 am

 

brian and paul.
i had never heard of mr ramsey until i moved here and visited the castle for the first time.

he is certainly not a household name, why???

my understanding that he was dragged back into action, when the invasion went t*ts up.
that must be one of the most incredible life saving operations of all time.

the tragedy then, was that he died soon after, in an air accident.

we have enough statues of military people that took lives, but only one, that i know of, that saved so many allied lives.


7 September 2008 at 9:07 pm

 

I too agree with Dover getting more commemorative statues, and talking of which, how is the statue commemorating the death of the town centre coming along. Oh, sorry, you all might know it as ASDA. Has an opening date been announced yet?

I hear the shop at the top is already displaying it's Christmas wares. Time that practice ws stopped methinks.

7 September 2008 at 8:50 pm

 

Many thanks Brian for that as I often wondered who it was standing proudly at the clifftop..

thanks also to Howard there for confirming the statue in Calais is indeed a Rodin. No wonder its fantastic! Rodin was a master. Was in Calais recently and didnt bother to go up that far but am sorry now...should've had another look.

7 September 2008 at 9:42 am

 

Paul, the statue that you can see at the castle is that of Vice-Admiral Ramsey who masterminded the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. His headquarters were in the tunnels below the castle near where the statue stands.

7 September 2008 at 9:25 am

 

Yes thats a good idea Marek re Churchill looking towards France...sounds great in fact. There is a statue of a soldier up there looking towards France. In the winter when the bushes are thinner I can see it from one of my windows but have never seen it up close so dont know what or who it is. Looks a smallish one. Sad to say have only ever been up at the Castle once since I came to live here.

In Parliament Square in London there is a controversial statue of Churchill. I remember when it was unveiled and it caused quite a holy stink, as many didnt like the way it depicted him as a crumpled figure. Lady Churchill, also around the same time, tore up a rather important newly commissioned painting of the man too.

7 September 2008 at 7:23 am

 

I would like to see a statue of Churchill placed at the lookout point below Dover Castle staring over to France.What an evocative piece that would be.

7 September 2008 at 2:12 am