The Town Council and the people of Dover are deeply saddened to hear of the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip was married to the Queen for over 70 years and devoted himself to a life of outstanding public service and duty. He was a good friend to Dover, visiting with Her…
Sinds het begin van de eerste lockdown 2020, honderdduizenden mensen zijn omgekomen. Er zijn te veel levens afgebroken en miljoenen zijn beroofd. Achter de statistieken en wat de oorzaak ook is, elke dood is verwoestend geweest voor de mensen die zijn achtergelaten. Kom alsjeblieft samen op 23 Maart, the first anniversary of the first…
80 households in Dover are just about to get vital help to learn on-line with a refurbished computer or tablet. Councillors have given £1,200 from their Ward Grant budgets to local organisation Top-Up-To-Teach to deliver this much needed support to children who have been unable to go to school during the pandemic. Top-Up-To-Teach organises the…
Kapitein Sir Tom won vorig jaar de harten van iedereen in Dover en het hele land door bijna £ 33 miljoen op te halen voor de NHS Charities Together door te wandelen 100 laps of his garden. At the age of 100 he helped to lead the nation in responding positively and bravely to the challenges of the pandemic and…
WHAT IS FAIRTRADE? Fairtrade is a simple way each one of use can make a difference through our every day choices. It is about better prices, fatsoenlijke arbeidsvoorwaarden, lokale duurzaamheid en eerlijke handelsvoorwaarden voor de boeren en arbeiders in de derde wereld. Fairtrade aims to enable the poorest farmers and workers to improve…
We were very sad to hear of the death recently of former Mayor Mrs Margaret Sansum . Margaret trad toe tot de Council als een van de eerste raadsleden toen deze werd gevormd in 1996, and was elected Mayor in 1999/2000. Margaret earned the respect of her fellow Councillors with her quiet but firm manner. She was…
Open space and fresh air has never seemed more essential and precious than during lockdown. Looking after an allotment was one of the very few reasons that we were allowed out. There was very little covid-19 risk working in the open air with easy social distancing. The Town Council quickly put in place all necessary…
Dover viert dit jaar Kerstmis in stijl met een 8 meter hoge boom op het Marktplein bedekt met 6000 lichten in blauw en schitterend wit allemaal bekroond met een speciale feestelijke ster. De boom is omgeven door 60 large snowflake decorations in matching blue and white are spread throughout the Town Centre in…
Elk jaar tussen november 13 - 19, people and organizations around the world participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility about transgender people and address issues members of the community face. Tijdens de week ondernemen transgenders en hun bondgenoten actie om de vooroordelen naar voren te brengen, discriminatie, and violence that affect the transgender…