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Pubs

I recall that Dartford has some fine pubs. I particularly remember the low beamed "Two Brewers" with its "Duck or Grouse" signs. Are any of Dartford's pubs worth noting as parts of the community? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.118.246 (talk) 05:12, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

• That would depend whether they have been the subject of independent sources. Any that we unilaterally chose to include based on our affections would constitute original research. Jdcooper (talk) 14:30, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Well lets see..... The Bull and Victoria was originally called the Bull before Queen Victoria stayed there. Don't know the date however.

The Malt Shovel I beleive is a 17th centurary pub, originating where local farm workers would sell barley beer out of the windows during fetes.

Watt Tyler has been mentioned already...

As far as I know the others don't have any history to mention in particular. I could well be wrong though: (195.171.106.3 (talk) 13:15, 16 July 2008 (UTC))

It would be worth mentioning all the pubs that have disappeared aswell - The Bell, The Bull and (I think) The Black Boy amongst them. There is information on boards in Dartford about some of these. (92.17.143.230 (talk) 16:09, 27 September 2010 (UTC))

Dartford Heath

I was thinking that there should be a mention about the history of Dartford Heath, including the ancient barrows and dene holes that are all over the heath (195.171.106.3 (talk) 12:06, 16 July 2008 (UTC))

Economy Section

A lot of this is incorrect, I will change it. (Dartford resident since 1989!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.198.33.252 (talk) 14:36, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

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Namyangju twinning

Dartford is twinned with Namyangju in South Korea according to that article and to Namyangju's website, which dates the arrangement to 1996 [1]. But this article doesn't mention it, nor does the council's twinning page [2]. The only mentions on the Dartford website are a report of a visit by dignataries from Namyangju in 2006 [3] and this document from 2004 [4] which mentions a treaty of friendship with Namyangju from 1995. Has this arrangement been rescinded? Beorhtwulf (talk) 05:53, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

It looks like a simple misunderstanding at one or both ends about definitions of what is and what is not a twin town. Possibly made worse by cultural and linguistic differences. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 07:57, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Quite possibly, since the 2004 document doesn't explicitly call it a twinning arrangement like it does for Gravelines and Hanau. That document is interesting, and suggests whatever the arrangement was it has fallen by the wayside over the years, probably due to lack of attention on Dartford's part:

"An Economic Accord Link was established with Namyangju in 1995 at the request of the Korean Local Government Bureau within the South Korean Embassy in London. The link was established at a time when Dartford was seeking inward investment" ... "this link has never developed significantly, although more recently requests have been received from Namyangju to participate in exchanges." ... "It was noted that Namyangju has continually shown interest in the link. The main issue raised by Members was the difficulty of resourcing the link, due to the very high travel costs associated with visits to Namyangju. Namyangju have invited representatives of Dartford Borough Council to visit on a couple of recent occasions."

Dartford & District Town Twinning Association doesn't appear to have a website, but does have a Facebook page [5], and it suggests they are interested primarily in Gravelines, somewhat in Hanau, and not in Namyangju or anywhere else as far as I could tell from a quick look. The page on Namyangju's website lists Rosanna Currans as mayor and her page says she has been on the council since 2014 [6], so unless she was on it earlier someone in Namyangju at least updated their info on Dartford more recently than anyone at Dartford council has been talking publicly about the Korean link. It's unfortunate if funded trips were seen as necessary to keep up the relationship! Beorhtwulf (talk) 13:11, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Vs me

I voice my concern 213.205.240.193 (talk) 21:56, 31 December 2021 (UTC)