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Name: K.J. Blacker on Jan 28, 2007Comments: Far prettier the way they are than a load of caravans!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jan 28, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jan 28, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jan 28, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Nicola Lovett on Jan 28, 2007Comments: we need to keep our heritage not make blots on the landscapeFlag
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Name: Lynne Dayer on Jan 28, 2007Comments: These chalets are so British and part of our heritage, please do not destroy themFlag
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Name: Joyce Diprose on Jan 28, 2007Comments: These chalets are part of our English seaside heritage and should not be demolished.Flag
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Name: Mary Cavill on Jan 29, 2007Comments: Demolishing these chalets would be both wrong and lacking in foresight - tourists love history and charm at the seaside.Flag
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Name: Annette Lewis on Feb 6, 2007Comments: I feel the beach huts should be left alone I have come down to this area for years on holiday. Now I have the pleasure of living here. Leave our chalets alone!Flag
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Name: Sarah Patton on Feb 7, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Tony Flaig on Feb 7, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: David on Feb 11, 2007Comments: Keep the character!Flag
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Name: Marian Mackins on Feb 11, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Carol Ann Williams on Feb 13, 2007Comments: This is terrible, I just read about it in 'Coast' magazine. We live in West Wales, but we, nevertheless, are supporting you and wish you all the very best of luck.Flag
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Name: Robert J Williams on Feb 13, 2007Comments: My wife showed me the article in 'Coast', the whole thing is a disgrace.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 14, 2007Comments: I read the article in "Coast" with much interest. A simular situation has recently occured down the coast at Kingsdown near Walmer, with money sadly, being the order of the day. Your beautiful hideaways should be kept. Get English Heritage on board - they are part of our modern day history. Good luck to you.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 15, 2007Comments: These beautiful chalets are a picturesque, and useful, link to the world as it once was. Old buidings, vintage caravans, antique furniture, old books... all the relics of our Past... have a grace and presence that can never be replaced once they're gone. I live in a city that has never valued its architectural history. Beautiful old buildings have constantly fallen under the wreckers' ball and been replaced by modern, soul-less attempts by the land-owners to squeeze as much profit from their property as possible. Many of these exercises in waste and destruction have failed and our home-town is now littered with the ugly souvenirs of developers greed and lack of vision. There's a lovely wooded park in our city that also has several serene, natural ponds. The site was originally used as a rehabilitation centre and hospital for soldiers returning from the war. Beautiful wooden bungalows had been built to house some of the veterans. There was also a large community centre and a recreation hall with an indoor swimming pool and gymnasium. Over the years, of course, it was no longer required as housing for veterans and the buildings fell empty. They sit on valuable property but have, for some time now, been protected from total destruction. Instead, they're dying a slow death. They've been given no maintenance whatsoever and, although security patrols are quick to ticket dog-walkers who fail to use a leash, vandals have been allowed to run amock through the little village. The buildings have deteriorated so far that few people will fight their now-inevitable fate. The strategy of neglect-so-that-we-can-demolish has been used countless times in our city and it's created a town with little sense of its own identity. A little imagination could have saved them... perhaps they could have become a historic, though vibrant and useful, memorial to the Past; a holiday camp for underprivileged children; a retreat; a wonderful art centre with satellite artist's studios. I hope that these chalets are saved and are recognized as treasures.Flag
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Name: Norah Baxter on Feb 16, 2007Comments: I would be so sorry to see (what I know as) "Bay Camp"disappear. I spent every holiday as a child there - no electric and torches required to get up to road at night! Heaven for us children. Please preserve it - we keep little enough of our heritage, lets not keep making the same mistakes.Flag
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Name: Nicola Moxham And John Moxham on Feb 18, 2007Comments: Such chalets are an integral part of our history and should be listed not destroyed.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 18, 2007Comments: Such chalets are an integral part of our history and should be listed not destroyed.Flag
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Name: James Broomfield on Feb 20, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 26, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Christine Laidlaw on Mar 4, 2007Comments: I would be extremely sad if the Swalecliffe Chalets were demolished. I was born in 1954 and feel that such sites are a part of our English heritage and should be saved. Good luck with your campaign.Flag
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Name: Christine Laidlaw on Mar 4, 2007Comments: I would be extremely sad if the Swalecliffe Chalets were demolished. I was born in 1954 and feel that such sites are a part of our English heritage and should be saved. Good luck with your campaign.Flag
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Name: Brenda Buckle on Mar 15, 2007Comments: We should be spending money preserving places like this, not destroying them.Flag
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Name: Tiziana Leone on Jun 20, 2007Comments: I find it outrageous that a slice of English heritage is being knocked down to be replaced by ugly and soulless chalet. It cannot be allowed!Flag
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Name: Travis Cooper on Jun 24, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Jules Redfern on Jul 20, 2007Comments: I've just seen the local news, an am appalled at the bullying and underhand tactics of the lanowners over the destruction of the huts. Beach huts are a vitale part of seaside life , and really came about after the WWII- giving the bombed out people of London a chance of clean air and a holiday - the majority of swalecliffe seasalter , and recluver in herne bay grew, from people having beach holidays and beach huts. The devolopers, shouild understand the heritage and the historic value of theese huts. I f they chose to demolish the huts , then they have negated there duty of hte preservation law - laid down by the high courts in 2004. - sadley however they are classed as a private landowner. And the virtal carte blanche. I can only express my outrage and disscust at there behaviour.Flag
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Name: Lee Robinson on Sep 1, 2007Comments: Why can't people leave things alone.another part of our heritage being swollowed up by "progress".Flag
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Name: S Bentley on Sep 2, 2007Comments: Beautiful, unique a little part on England that should most certainly be kept!!Flag
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Name: Chris Rayner on Sep 8, 2007Comments: These are fascinating buildings that should be protectedFlag
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Name: Langton Wildman on Sep 23, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Miranda Taggart on Oct 21, 2007Comments: Please keep the chalets and dont destroy a traditional english way of enjoying our coastFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Oct 21, 2007Comments: Why should the chalets be demolished and replaced with caravans probably to make far more money for the site owners, as 'pitch' rents are normally far higher for caravans and many caravan sites insist that caravans need to be replaced regularly, bringing in even more cash for the site owners.Flag
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Name: Rosemarie Starling on Nov 3, 2007Comments: Love the website.Flag
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Name: Chris on Mar 25, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jun 1, 2008Comments: I think it is so shortsighted and mean to do this.We hankered after one a few years ago as we thought they were so special,but were put off by the obvious greed of the controling company.Good luck.Flag
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Name: Diane Dawton on Aug 11, 2009Comments: I can remember these lovely chalets from my childhood in the 60s. when I lived in Herne Bay I found this petition when I was searching with a view to buying one and am horrified to see what is happening. This policy by a greedy company is so shortsighted, the British seaside as a holiday destination is coming back in a big way and these little gems are a priceless part of our heritage that people would continue to enjoy. Just look at Whitstable now! Good luck to everyone, keep up the fight.Flag
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Name: Liz Nickells on Feb 21, 2010Comments: No caravan site, no matter how well designed can replace the charm, attraction and history of this delightful area. Particularly in a time of global crisis it is important to hold on to what we already have and show future generations how valuble it is to hold onto these little gems.Flag
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Name: Jennie Reed on Jun 11, 2010Comments: I stayed in these amazing chalets for most of my childhood holidays in the 50's and 60's and for me they hold memories of some of the happiest times of my life. I was horrified and saddened when I recently viewed the area on Google Earth to see that a large section of them had disappeared. I believe that these timeless structures can coexist with their more modern counterparts and that they actually add to the personality of the Park rather than detract from it.Flag