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Thanks to local firm Pure Clean Group Ltd who have turned out to clean the People of Dover’s War Memorial for no charge to make sure it is looking its best for Dover’s Annual Remembrance of those who gave their lives in armed conflict. The White Cliffs Branch of the Royal British Legion will soon…
A Council grant of £6,000 from the Civic and Special Purposes Committee to St Radigund’s Community Centre will help support a professional Youth Coordinator to help some of Dover’s young people most in need. Nobody has found the last 18 months easy but there is increasing evidence that young people have been hit hard by…
Dover will shine with a Lighthouse of Stars, A grant of £1,500 will allow Future Foundry to go ahead with a spectacular lantern procession as the Town’s welcome to the Walk with Amal project. Amal is a 3.5m tall puppet of a refugee child made by those who created War Horse. She is walking 8000km…
Welcome back to Heritage Open Days – your chance to see inside some of Dover’s hidden gems. A warm welcome waits for you from the volunteers and organisations that work all year to preserve our historic buildings and share the stories of our town’s past for future generations.
Dover Greeters celebrated moving to their new information kiosk – a vintage beach hut on the Dover Marina Curve with an official opening by the Town mayor of Dover, Councillor Gordon Cowan on 1st September. Funding from the Town Council enabled the hut to be refurbished and fitted out to provide a fixed point of…
Huge congratulations to Dover Pride who were back in force this year with a fabulous live event on Saturday 28th August. The Town Centre was full of colour and fun with our annual celebration of diversity. The Town Council has been fully supportive of Dover Pride from the start and this year Councillor contributed £999…
Who does not need food, conversation and a sense of belonging that comes from taking part? This lies behind a new initiative in Dover… Sunrise Cafe. Dover Town Council got behind the new Sunrise Community Café with a £5,000 grant at the recent meeting of the Civic and Special Projects Committee. The café is the…
“Under-river” water could be the answer to better water supplies at Dover’s allotments. Councillors voted to explore the feasibility of using water from boreholes at its allotment site at the meeting of the Community and Services Committee on 22nd June. Water accessed directly for allotment use will reduce the demand for treated mains – supplied…