PEOPLE OF DOVER AWARDS 2016 The People of Dover Awards were launched 3 years ago by Dover Town Council, with the support of The Dover Mercury, to honour the individuals, groups and businesses whose commitment, sense of community and personal involvement help to make Dover a wonderful place in which to live and work. Since 2013…
Sunday January 17th is a red letter day in Dover as the Major Award-winning Cory Band will be holding a Brass Master Class and conducting an afternoon concert at Charlton Church from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Sponsored by Dover Town Council and Eythorne Silver Band, The Welsh band, ranked No.1 in the World for the last…
Keep Saturday the 16th of January free as the Mayor of Dover, Councillor Chris Precious, is holding a fun-filled evening at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Hall on Cannon Street in Dover. Doors open at 7 pm. With live performances by Dover Tales and The Mighty Cowpats, as well as an auction and a quiz,…
Christmas Eve will mark 101 years since the first bomb fell on British soil at the start of the Great War. The explosive landed in Taswell Street but was intended for Dover Castle. It fell short and threw a gardener at St James’s Rectory, James Banks, from a tree he was pruning. Mr Banks was…
This year promises to be the best ever with stalls and entertainment of all descriptions culminating in the switching on of the Christmas Lights in the Market Square at 5:00pm by the Town Mayor of Dover, Councillor Precious, supported by the local Christmas Pantomime Casts (DODS) Beauty & The Beast, (Blackfish) Sleeping Beauty, and (Dover…
Discovered beneath a Dover carpark in 1970, the Roman Painted House is one of the best preserved Roman buildings in Britain and stands as a testament to the building skills of the Romans, as well as a window into their way of life. A winner of 4 national awards, including “Museum of the Year “,…
There’s just under two weeks to go until Dover Town Council’s spectacular Christmas Lights Switch On! Saturday 5 December marks the start of the holiday season with fun for the whole family as Biggin Street to Market Square is transformed into a winter wonderland of stalls, entertainment, and holiday cheer. Supported by the Dover Town Team…
Dover District Council commenced a period of formal consultation as part of the review of its Statement of Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003. The formal consultation ran from 27 July 2015 until 19 October 2015 in accordance with the statutory requirements that the policy must be reviewed every five years. Below is a…
Engineers will begin installing brighter and more modern lighting in the Underpass at Bench Street on Monday 30th of November. The work is expected to be finished by the end of that week, on December 4th, just in time for the festive season. The modernisation of the lighting is another in a long line of…
Mike McFarnell is a familiar sight around Dover with his video camera and tripod but many may not realise that Mike has been taking the footage of the life and times of his town since 2003 as well as running the popular Dover Film Festival. The Festival has been allowing Dovorians a peek into the…