In 2012 Dover Town Council started a greeting service run by volunteers to meet, greet and advise tourists visiting the town during the summer months, to answer any questions and generally give a welcoming feel to the Town. Since then, the Dover Greeters have gone from strength to strength, becoming an integral part of life…
Dover Town Council wants to promote and encourage walking in the town as part of a healthy lifestyle. To this end, three varied routes have been created for the community to enjoy. The routes include the town’s heritage, tourism, transport and nature and range from approximately 24 minutes up to 2 uur. All three routes start and…
The beautiful and rare grass chalk land at High Meadow Local Nature Reserve was extended during 2013/14 by the White Cliff Country Partnership in phase one of a National Lottery funded project initiated by Dover Town Council, which owns the land and hopes to restore it to how it was in the 1950s. This first…
‘Als de eerste week van augustus warm is, de winter zal wit en lang zijn!’ zegt de oude vrouw, maar daar zullen niet veel van ons om geven terwijl we zonnebaden, alle gedachten aan de vroeg donker wordende koude dagen die komen gaan, verbannen in de hitte. De toewijzing op dit moment is een…
Citadel Road Recreational Area Consultation
At their meeting on 9 juni-, The Civic & Special Project Committee of Dover Town Council considered several appeals for funding and unanimously agreed to support three of these. The Town Council approved The Dover & Deal Sea Cadets application for financial assistance of £1,500.00 toward the purchase of a new safety and…
Yet again, vandals ran amok in Pencester Pavilion, ripping and tearing the rubber matting of the pillars and spraying the concrete with graffiti. In May, a similar incident occurred, bringing the costs of repairs this year into hundreds of pounds. The pavilion, site of many concerts and community events, is maintained by Dover Town Council…
Dover Town Council has achieved the Foundation Award of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) Award Scheme with the unanimous support and congratulations of the Regional Accreditation Panel. The Scheme went live in January 2015 and we understand that we were the first Council in Kent to submit an application. The Award celebrates the…
Over 100 sportsmen and women, juniors and dignitaries crossed the channel by P& O Ferry early Saturday morning, on 6th June 2015, to take part in the 43rd annual Dover – Calais Festival of Sport. The towns have been taking it in turns to host the festival, which is as old as their twinning, since 1973….
In juli werpt het harde werk van de afgelopen maanden letterlijk zijn vruchten af (en groenten). Met beide in het achterhoofd richten we onze aandacht op de tomaat. Is het een vrucht? Is het een groente? De tomaat staat niet alleen in zijn mysterieuze aubergines, paprika, komkommers, courgettes en pompoen zijn…