The Town Council’s Civic and Special Projects Committee met on 2 February and gave local charity Cherished Gowns a £2657 grant to support grieving families following the devastating loss of a baby. Cherished Gowns provides free of charge clothing packs to parents and hospitals around the UK for babies that are stillborn, miscarried or pass…
Local Dover chippie Castle Take-away has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the White Cliffs Ramblers who run the popular White Cliffs Walking Festival. The Festival which goes from strength to strength was supported by the Town Council with a £500 grant in 2017. The Fish and Chip Walk sees walkers hike the 10…
Tuesday 27 February 2018 saw a well-attended Dementia Friends Conference take place at Dover Town Hall – despite bad weather and some key speakers unable to attend there were over 100 people present. There was the opportunity to hear what a Dementia Friends Community is like and what is needed to be recognised as a…
Dover Town Council is proud to be supporting LGBT History Month 2018 by raising the Rainbow Flag for the first time. The flag is an internationally recognised positive symbol for the LGBT community. LGBT History Month highlights Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender history each year together with the history of gay rights and related civil…
The Council commemorated the passing of the Representation of the People Act on 6th February 1918 with a display in the Council Chamber. The Act gave the vote to women for the first time (although only women over 30 who had property rights were eligible to vote) and all men. Women had to wait for…
The Town Council met with other partners to celebrate the launch of the CHALKUP 21 website and trail markers. CHALKUP21 links 9 superlative 21st Century art and architecture structures along a 17 mile coastal and cultural trail stretching from Capel le Ferne to Deal together with two national long distance trails, the North Downs Way…
At a shambolic meeting of the Planning Committee of Dover District Council last night ( 25th January 2018), a packed agenda gave both officers and councillors an unrivalled opportunity to demonstrate why many electors in the district have no respect for this important council department. After spending an hour discussing the importance of adhering to…
Dover Fairtrade Town Network celebrated a very busy and successful year at their AGM in the Town Council offices on Thursday 18 January. Tribute was paid to the late Councillor Ronnie Philpott who was a long-standing member of the group and Vice-Chairman and Rev. Michael Hinton, a founder member in 2005, who was unable to…
No food is fresher than the food you grow yourself. You can choose what food you grow and how you grow it on a Town Council allotment. This year we want to encourage beginners by offering small starter plots on the four sites that we manage across the Town. The soil is good – the…
Seasonal Greetings from Dover Town Council The Dover Town Council office will be closed to the public over the holiday period and will re-open on Tuesday 2nd January 2018