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Beach Holidays comments on Kent beaches get seal of approval in new Good Beach Guide

Secret Beaches have always been a fascination of mine and its a nice surprise to find that Kent offers a few hidden gems. I'm staying in the UK this summer instead of flying off somewhere, purely because I'm slowly realising that ...

Ann Gannon comments on Delicatessen plundered for scrap twice in one week

We returned home on Saturday 15th June at about 11pm. There was a gentleman outside our house at the top in Western Esplanade, he had been aware of 3 men dragging an aluminium boat up the bank by the Red Shelter ...

Dick Holness comments on Is a superstore super news?

I never thought much of the William Street CDA proposal, it looked like another brick canyon like Canterbury's awful Whitefriars which would blight the rest of the shopping area around it. The Council seems to have blown the better ideas that ...

seabreeze comments on News from the end of the Pier

£56k to maintain under structure really? can CCC back this up with facts and figures I really don't think they want you to have this pier as for RECLAIM THE PIER FOR THE PEOPLE it was used by the people and ...

Geoff Wimble comments on Herne Bay's growth threatened by Canterbury's greed

Further questions should be asked when the Hotel at Talmead HERNE BAY is advertised with trip advisor by CCC as North Canterbury. Lets be clear the determination by staff at CCC is to OPTIMISE the word CANTERBURY for computer search engines, ...

Geoff Wimble comments on Pier review

Another questionable activity why would the present owners of Mackaris and the bandstand information center, where we apparently allowed a long rent free period and free electricity, no satisfactory answers from CCC., have now purchased property on Herne Bay Sea-front earmarked ...

Geoff Wimble comments on Pier review

IT WOULD APPEAR ANYBODY INTERESTED IN HERNE BAY PIER SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ESPECIALLY AS CCC. HAVE OPENLY ADVERTISED FOR BUSINESSES TO TAKE CONCESSIONS. If this is not a deliberate attempt to demoralize may I apologise but others can view and ...

Mrs. J Green comments on Minnis Day Center - KCC are the only ones who want it to close

As a Birchington resident over the age of 75 I am appalled to hear that KCC are proposing to close Minnis Bay Day Centre. Fortunately I do not have to use these facilities at present, but realise that the day is ...

scrap metal comments on Delicatessen plundered for scrap twice in one week

thanks for your post. That's a good update.

KH comments on Tourism in Herne Bay

Thank you for your letter of 28 March to John Penrose about Herne Bay and the closure of the Visitor Information Centre. I have been asked to reply. As you may know most Visitor Information Centres are controlled ...

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New home for the Green Shelter

Jun 23, 2011 at 15:50

A historic shelter that has provided a rest space for town walkers since Victorian times could finally have a new home. The Green Shelter, also known as the threepenny bit shelter because of its shape, was removed from its site below Western Esplanade in February last year after it was damaged by vandals.

Future of shelter to be decided

Jun 17, 2011 at 0:00

A long-running battle over where to place a Victorian shelter looked set to come to a head this week. Councillors were voting on where to put the historic Green Shelter as the Times went to press, after failing to come to a decision at a meeting in March. At the moment the shelter is in storage after having been taken down and repainted.