Do you feel your organisation or project could do with a bit of financial support? Will it benefit people living in your Town Council Ward? Is it good value for money and costing less than £1,000? The the Councillor Ward Grant Scheme could be just right for you. Councillors each have up to £1000 allocated…
Do you know someone with dementia? Would you like to know more about what is happening to them? Would you like to know what support is available? A “Dementia Drop In” is being held on Tuesday 17 May at the Town Council Offices. Click on the link below to find out more. Dementia day
Members of Tower Hamlets Forum, local residents and volunteers from the local Coop Store spent their Saturday cleaning up the area of Tower Hamlets as part of the “Clean for the Queen” nationwide initiative. By the end of the event nearly 50 bags of rubbish had been collected from the ward including all sorts of…
There is still time to get growing this spring! A few allotment plots are still available for rent on the Town Council allotment sites. Contact Karen Dry at the Town Council Offices or download and application form from our website.
15 remarkable people and organisations came together to be celebrated and thanked for their contribution to the community life of our Town in the Annual People of Dover Awards Ceremony. Nominations were received in 6 categories and voted for by the public. Congratulations to: “Outstanding Contribution to Helping your Neighbour” Award Winner: Dover Street…
3.6 million day visitors to Dover are estimated to be worth £110m to the local economy. Across the district 5,000 jobs depend on tourism. The Visitor Information Centre in the Market Square serves 120,000 people each year pointing them to local attractions and facilities. Local people also benefit from the coach, theatre and bookings…
Stand Up Comedy Night – Saturday 30 April Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, London gigs and as seen on TV – Performers are visiting Dover on Saturday to share a fresh and funny look at what life is like for those newly arrived to make a home here. Come to laugh together at…
The 98th Anniversary of the Dover Patrol’s heroic and historic raid on Zeebrugge on St George’s Day 1918 был отмечен на ежегодной церемонии, посвященной 23 апрель 2016. Reverend John Walker conducted a service at St James Cemetery where the fallen of the raid are laid to rest together with their leader Vice Admiral Sir…
Deputy Lieutenant of Kent Mr Bill Fawcus read a moving tribute from Prince Charles to the Queen just before the lighting of the Dover Town Beacon at Dover Castle in celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday. Community Groups had enjoyed a picnic at the Castle and superb performances by Dover Youth Theatre, Dover Tales and…
The grappling iron used at the St George’s Day raid at Zeebrugge in 1918 is preserved in the People of Dover’s War Memorial Garden. Dover Town Council will remember the 98th Anniversary of the Dover Patrol’s heroic and historic raid on Zeebrugge on St George’s Day 1918 on Saturday 23rd April 2016. Beginning with a…