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YOUR SAY ABOUT THE A258
Local organisers for the A258 Deal-Dover Road Safety Campaign have arranged a meeting at the Deal Welfare Club, Cowdray Square, Deal on Friday, 25 April at 7.30pm. Concerned at the number of accidents and fatalities on this road, they say the meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to hear latest developments and express their opinions. Representatives from the Highways Agency, local councils, Kent County Council and Dover Joint Transport Board and also Dover and Deal's MP Gwyn Prosser have been invited to attend. (April 16, 2008) |
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PIER CAFE CLOSES... TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW ONE The Goodwins Restaurant at the end of Deal Pier has now closed in the run up to its replacement with a modern new cafe. Work to demolish the old building and create the new one is expected to be finished by early September. As far as possible, access for the public to most of the pier will be maintained during the building works. (April 19, 2008) |
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NEW SKATE PARK GETS GO-AHEAD Plans for a new skateboarding facility at Victoria Park, Deal, have been approved by Dover Council's planning committee. It will be located on a fresh spot close to the Tides Leisure Centre and replace the current skate park, built in 1998 and now in poor condition. Work is expected to start on the new skateboard area later this year. (April 19, 2008) |
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NEW OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CLUB Ripple Down House environmental education centre on the A258 Dover Road at Ringwould near Walmer has launched a new children's outdoor activities club based at the Landmark Centre in Deal High Street. Sessions are 1pm to 4pm every third Saturday in the month. Run as the 'Kidz Really Wild Club', it aims to offer an introduction to greener living, the local environment and the wildlife and countryside of East Kent. Each month will have a different theme and include visits to local places of interest. On 19 April the theme is "Mammals - how to watch and help small mammals", on 17 May there's a "Pond, Mini-Beasts and Nature" walk with hands-on activities and on 21 June an opportunity to study birdlife during a visit to a local bird observatory and nature reserve. The cost is £5 each child and this includes any transport to activity sites. For more details and the full 2008 programme, see the Ripple Down website at: www.rippledown.com/ or call Paula Moorhouse on ( 07882 058854. (March 16, 2008) |
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WASTE COLLECTIONS TO REMAIN FREE Responding to questions at a Dover District Council meeting, Councillor Nick Kenton has said that there are no plans for Dover to follow the policy of some other local authorities in charging householders for refuse or green waste collections. He is reported to have said that the services "will be free in our district" and, furthermore, that there were plans to introduce kerbside collections of cardboard and plastics although when this would start had yet to be decided. (March 16, 2008) |
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CATS SEEKING GOOD HOMES The owners of the Kingsdown Cat Sanctuary, a registered charity started in 1993, would like to hear from people able to offer a good home to one of the many cats and kittens they are currently looking after. With a never-ending stream of strays and abandoned moggies as well as pets that - for one reason or another - their owners can no longer keep, it's not unusual for the Sanctuary to have as many as 80 "boarders". For details, see the Cat Sanctuary website at www.kingsdowncatsanctuary.org or call Clare on ( 01304 363071. (March 16, 2008) |
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