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Fight the ban against flowers on memorial benches!

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kerry ralphs
9 years ago

we should all be able to pay are respects to are loved ones and i think its terrible the way a family and friends can no longer put flowers on a loved ones memorial bench.

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Jilly elliott
9 years ago

DDC bang out of order

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Marie Bradford- Cook
9 years ago

This is terrible to make people remove flowers from benches so very disrespectful - how can this possibly be a health and safety problem!!!!

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Susan Nicholson
9 years ago

Jumped up power crazy jobsworths causing unnecesssary upset to a lot of people. Let the flowers remain

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George Franklin
9 years ago

Disgusting

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Tracy barrow
9 years ago

I think this is wrong families loved ones and friends should be allowed to put flowers on the memorial benches what harm is it doing its not dover district council are way out of order and selfish

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Verity Summerfield
9 years ago

Restrictions yes total bans no! Come on ddc. Get real. Benches are in memory of a loved one and tributes will be made. Clear guidelines stating guidance ie. back mounted vases flower holders.you guys dont seem to be making thought out choices this year. Not good!

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Stuart Bean
9 years ago

Do the council do these things just to hack people off? H&S my a***. You can find a lot more H&S issues the council should be addressing if you have a walk around with your eyes half closed.

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Lisa elwan
9 years ago

Disgraceful, if flowers are a health and safety risk why do they plant them everywhere! It's NATURE for God's sake!

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Natalie flashman
9 years ago

An bsolute disgrace the charge to have a bench is bad enough it to then refuse flowers etc as health and safety surely the powers that be should be putting their time to better use!!! Flabbergasted

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Kate Scullin
9 years ago

I can't believe the council want to ban flowers and ornaments on memorial benches. If they are kept tidy there are no health and safety issues and they look so lovely. It's a nice tribute to the person named on the bench to put flowers there on anniversaries. I have never met anyone who doesn't like them or objects against them. Leave the people to do what they want within reason after all they have paid for the benches and their upkeep.

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Sam mclaughlin
9 years ago

The most ridiculous thing I've heard, DDC needs to have a rethink! People get comfort from placing flowers etc on memorial benches,,,,

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Kay
9 years ago

There is no health and safety risk on putting flowers on the benches for loved ones.

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Barry Davison
9 years ago

Nothing wrong with placing flowers there for loved ones

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faith burke
9 years ago

what a disrespectful and ridiculous ban

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Debbie Pinfold
9 years ago Featured

Health & Safety!!! A bunch of flowers on a bench!! You need to be concentrating on important issues!! If you're talking about H&S get someone permanently along the promenade catching people not cleaning up their dogs poo!!!!

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E Prokop
9 years ago

Why don,t you ever listen to the people of Deal,???? You cannot put flowers on the bench ,but the weeds are allowed to grow through the benches ,so you cannot sit on one of them, and what has it got to do with the national trust???

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Tina Bryant
9 years ago

It might not have come to this if the DDC had consulted with the owners of the memorial benches and reached a compromise.Such as one vase possibly plastic per bench

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Nicola catt
9 years ago

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Phoebe Clifford
9 years ago

This is horrible