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 amcangyfrifir bod miliwn o ymwelwyr dydd i Dover werth £110m i'r economi leol. Ar draws yr ardal 5,000 mae swyddi'n dibynnu ar dwristiaeth. Mae'r Ganolfan Groeso yn Sgwâr y Farchnad yn gwasanaethu 120,000 pobl bob blwyddyn yn eu cyfeirio at atyniadau a chyfleusterau lleol. Mae pobl leol hefyd yn elwa o'r hyfforddwr, 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 ei goffau mewn seremoni flynyddol ar 23 Ebrill 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…
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…