Book the Mayor

The Town Mayor welcomes invitations to attend events held in the Town and Cinque Port of Dover. If you are looking to book the mayor or deputy mayor to attend your event, all invitations are required in writing, stating the date, time, venue, and background information of your event and what the Town Mayor is required to do.

To understand the civic roles and responsibilities of the Mayoralty, you can view our information on Civic Protocol. You can also view the previous mayors of Dover.

To enable the mayor to participate appropriately at your event, you can either download the following forms to return to us by post or book the mayor online using the form below. Please complete and send this no later than 3 weeks before the engagement where possible.

IMORTANT INFORMATION COVID-19
During the current pandemic (Covid-19) the Mayor of Dover will only be able to accept invitations to an event where strict social distancing is enforced and adherence to all current Government legislation is observed.
Any organisation or individual running such an event must evidence that this is the case and provide an undertaking with regards to this.

Book the Mayor Online

Please Note: Completion of this form DOES NOT constitute a confirmed booking. Until you receive a confirmation from the Town Council, this remains provisional. 

    In addition to submitting your “Book the Mayor” form above, please also send us  your Risk Assessment for the event and tell us about your Covid-19 precautions. Please look at our Covid-19 Precautions Template to see the information we need.   Please use this template if the information is not already included in your own Risk Assessment. Thank you – Download the template here. Covid-19 Precautions 

    Please e-mail your event Risk Assessment and Covid-19 Precautions Template (if used) to us at mayoralty@dovertowncouncil.gov.uk  – Thank you

    Book the Mayor by Post

    Download the relevant form:

    Covid-19 Precautions

    In addition to your “Book the Mayor” form above, please also submit your Risk Assessment for the event and tell us about your Covid-19 precautions. Please look at our Covid-19 Precautions Template to see the information we need.   Please use this Template if the information is not already included in your own risk assessment. Thank you – Download the template here. Covid-19 Precautions

    Send all the documents to us by post to the following address:

    The Town Clerk
    Dover Town Council, Maison Dieu House
    Biggin Street
    Dover, Kent
    CT16 1DW