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…
Three days was not long enough for specialist consultants from Ingham Pinnock Associates to find their way round our Town Hall. The team took twice as long as they thought to map all its nooks and crannies before they could begin to formulate proposals for its future. The Team formally presented their key findings…
Look out and up to Dover Castle on 21st April at 8.30pm when the Beacon of the Town will be lit to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The lighting marks the start of an exciting programme of events in the Town to mark this very special year. Through the centuries Dover…
“Growing More Securely” A brand new fence at the Astley Avenue Allotment site will make sure that the 70 plus allotment holders will be able to “grow forward” with more security and peace of mind. Dover Town Council who own the site paid for the new fence costing £23,000 as part of a package…
What do the White Cliffs mean to you? “Exciting, stimulating and totally exhausting” was artist Elaine Triby’s verdict on her week’s non-stop talking with local people about the new “Gateway to the Cliffs” artwork which will mark the path from Athol Terrace to the top of the cliffs. Elaine based herself in “The White…
The people of Dover Awards were launched in 2013 to thank the people who make a real difference to the town of Dover or its residents. It aims to shine a light on ordinary people who help to improve the quality of life for others and celebrate the excellent work done by individuals, groups and…
Dover Town Council is delighted with the news that the Marine Management Organisation has approved the Harbour Revision Order. And even more delighted that the MMO has addressed this Council’s issues fully in its decision statement. The decision statement demonstrates clearly that the Town’s objections have been met and concessions made because Dover Town Council…
All electors in the Town of Dover are urged to attend The Annual Town Meeting which will be held at the Maison Dieu (Town Hall), High Street, Dover on Thursday 3rd March 2016 at 6:00 pm. The main item of business will be a debate and vote on the motion, “The People of the…
Why is Dover Town Council still objecting to the revised Harbour Revision Order? We really want our Community Directors to take up their posts – and the Directors are equally keen to do so. But we all want to be sure that Neil and Samantha are not outvoted and undermined at every turn by…
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…