2008-10-02UTC12:39:12Some details from this week's Herald about Gate 28According to the Folkestone Herald:It's under new ownership because Roger DeHaan sold the freehold, hmm why would he do that? I wonder if it's because Jimmy Godden has been buying up properties on the same street.The same owner owns the Gate Inn in H... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11609/Some+details+from+this+week%27s+Herald+about+Gate+28"><img alt="Some details from this week's Herald about Gate 28" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11609/Some+details+from+this+week%27s+Herald+about+Gate+28">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-04-11UTC11:55:20Do you mean Roger De Haan?Nice points though. I don't remember the Queens Hotel or the Pavillion, but I'm aware lovely old buildings have been lost.<br /><br />I'm actually quite keen on the Burstin. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11165/Do+you+mean+Roger+De+Haan%3F"><img alt="Do you mean Roger De Haan?" src="http://static.flickr.com/52/161125290_57e8bf744a_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11165/Do+you+mean+Roger+De+Haan%3F">Rated 2.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-04-11UTC10:12:47RE: Poor Jimmy GoddenI am so pleased that someone is concerned about Mr Godden's spate of bad luck, I am sure that Jimmy will appreciate this community spirit - after all Mr Godden has always had the towns' best interests at heart. It is good to know that there is one de... 2008-02-15UTC09:59:42RE: Do you really think DeHaan has made any money on this yet?They've reduced the price now to £47k.Must be desperate. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.porterssurveyors.co.uk/property_details.php?ID=PA392">www.porterssurveyors.co.uk/property_details.php?ID=PA392</a><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10965/RE%3A+Do+you+really+think+DeHaan+has+made+any+money+on+this+yet%3F"><img alt="RE: Do you really think DeHaan has made any money on this yet?" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125207980_7462933961_m_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10965/RE%3A+Do+you+really+think+DeHaan+has+made+any+money+on+this+yet%3F">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-04UTC01:14:39Do you really think DeHaan has made any money on this yet?He's spent money but is unlikely to have anything other than humungous losses so far I'd have thought.Are you a homeowner in the area? I am, I'm hoping to make some money, damn this property slump, roll on the high speed rail link and the hordes of l... 2008-01-04UTC11:13:59RE: Whole lot of interesting detail there, though you do sound a bit bitterThe "Euphoria" just sounded like a gay bar, when in fact it was just another rough Folkestone dive.I'm not bitter about anything, just don't want people wasting their hopes and cash on this money pit.Five changes of name in six years is never good. P... 2007-12-30UTC11:42:03When will they learn?The Three Mackerel is now for sale for £85k - why why why? - that is just for the leasehold business, not the property! Don't prospective buyers actually look at the books? Season and (Cllr) Tim were a lovely, media-savvy couple, but couldn't make i... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10796/When+will+they+learn%3F"><img alt="When will they learn?" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125207980_7462933961_m_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10796/When+will+they+learn%3F">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-09-21UTC05:36:04Here's who invented Folkestone's Creative Quarter!Surprisingly it's not any of the creative foundation or anyone connected with Roger De Haan, it's the boy who writes this blog, he invented it for a laugh while he was at school.... 2007-08-24UTC07:52:21Rotunda / seafront masterplan starting to move aheadBillionaire Roger De Haan has revealed he is in negotiation with a number of companies which will become partners in the venture to realise his popular Masterplan vision.The former Saga boss will redevelop the redundant site to provide benefits inclu... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10436/Rotunda+/+seafront+masterplan+starting+to+move+ahead">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-08-03UTC09:48:24Try and get a local paperThere's very little info online actually, www.lcrhq.co.uk might have info on the high speed rail link, AFAIK still not due until the end of 2009, and that's not allowing for any new postponements. I made the move from London with all this in mind tho... 2007-08-03UTC08:08:28High Speed Rail LinkJust wondering whether you could let me know the best sources for getting to know more about:a) The hiogh speed train linkb) The squabbles between Godden and Dehaan over the seafrontI'm from Folkestone originally and looking to pick up 1 or 2 investm... 2007-07-22UTC07:51:24A big feature on Roger DeHaan and Folkestone in today's paper<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/22/nrfolk122.xml">Here in the Telegraph</a>, written by Country Life's editor at large...2006-12-01UTC12:24:22UpdatesTravel update: twenty minutes late today, eitehr track circuit failure, or track surface failure, I was a bit too asleep to hear it. How can the surface fail? Must have been circuit. Why couldn't it have been another ten mins delay, taking us into re... 2006-12-01UTC10:51:40It's a dealBeen too busy with work, so missed if this was in the Herald or not, but according to ickent Mr DeHann and Mr Godden have done a deal for the seafront land! This is great! I think!ROGER De Haan and Jimmy Godden have done a deal for the seafront at Fo... 2006-08-01UTC03:29:05RE: Weird traininess thing going on Hi There,I just spied your web log today after looking around for something to show me how I can participate in Roger de Haan's excellent plans for Folkestone. I lived in Hythe for 10 years before moving back to London and have just bought and moved... 2006-05-08UTC03:14:28Roger De Haan's plans for the townI lived in Folkestone for the first 21 years of my life and then left to study up north 11 years ago and never moved back. All of my family still live in the town so I visit regularly a few times every year. It may be my 'rose tinted specs' view of... 2006-05-07UTC07:11:15RE: I couldn't find mention of this in the paperHa! The guy from Trent would say that wouldn't he?Actually, if the council accept the D'Haan/Foster designs as the masterplan for the area, then Godden/Trent will be forced to build according to the plan - or have their land compulsorily purchased so... 2006-05-07UTC10:46:04Council want both D'Haan's plans AND Goddens?I hear Shepway council want both D'Haan's plans AND Goddens to go forward - even though D'Haan has made it quite clear that his plans require the ground rent on the flats on Godden's land to support the marina... AND despire the fact that Godden's pl... 2006-04-10UTC04:40:34Is there already a casino?I went past "Luxor Casino Bingo" near Tontine Street at the weekend, is it just bingo, or is it really a casino? Doesn't seem likely.Personally I wouldn't be too worried about a casino being in the area, is there any reason to be?Guessing the casino ... 2006-04-10UTC01:31:36They're only accepting voting slips from the paperSo you'd need to get one. It's going to be overwhelmingly in support of De Haan, though I don't know what sway it will have.2006-04-06UTC12:39:19We get to vote, in today's HeraldWhose plans do we want, Mr DeHaan's or Mr Godden's. I'm sure the council will be taking this newspaper survey into account...2006-04-05UTC10:19:06RE: Folkestone HarbourDe Haan told me probably about 6-7 years...<br /><br />But it all depends on the council throwing out Jimmy Godden's planning application.2006-04-04UTC08:46:08SOS FolkestoneOn a technical level, I don't like www.sosfolkestone.info but that could be just me being a nerd. They do have a little forum there with a lot more activity than this one, and some more info on Roger Dehaan's masterplan for Folkestone, including some... 2006-04-04UTC12:23:39RE: Folkestone HarbourI saw them! they look amazing!www.sosfolkestone.info - there are some details and pictures here.BUT if we want it to happen we have got to let the council know that the local people OPPOSE GODDENS PLANS and APPROVE DE HAAN'S PLANS - otherwise we'll b... 2006-04-04UTC12:21:14I saw them! they look amazing!http://www.sosfolkestone.info/ - there are some details and pictures here.BUT if we want it to happen we have got to let the council know that the local people OPPOSE GODDENS PLANS and APPROVE DE HAAN'S PLANS - otherwise we'll be saddled with a slum ... 2006-03-31UTC02:35:22Folkestone HarbourIt's got it's own website you know... No sign of Roger DeHaan's masterplan there though, that's what I'm looking for!Plans and models are quite possibly on show down at the harbour from this weekend. With an ice rink thrown in free!UPDATE: Thanks "An... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/7996/Folkestone+Harbour">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-03-27UTC11:48:17RE: Sunday Times takes the Orient ExpressYou can see it rumble into Folkestone Harbour every (Thursday, I think?) lunchtime. A magnificent sight. It always amuses me that these folk, who have splashed out on this most exotic mode of transport have to decamp from their luxury train onto poss... 2006-03-24UTC02:19:03'Whole' seafront revamp plannedSo does this piece from the BBC mean Roger DeHaan's plans are finally out? I missed the Folkestone Herald yesterday...UPDATE: Ooh yeah it does, and it's looking good, let's get a move on... Looking forward to nipping down to the harbour next month to... 2006-03-22UTC04:23:22RE: Ferry godmotherSee also this... (assuming it's not the same article as the one you've posted). A sticking point for the ferry service would seem to be the harbour development. Roger de Haan is presenting his nice middle-class Norman Foster project in the near futur... 2006-03-06UTC02:07:18looking for mr. de haantrying to get a contact for the aforementioned mr. de haan. anyone any ideas? it's a creative project that would be very close to his heart, and the heart of the town!