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Dover Film Festival is underway at the Silver Screen Cinema showing the all best of Dover from 2019 including the opening of the new Dover Pier, the Community Regatta, civic events such as the installation of the Town Mayor and ending up with the fun of the Christmas Lights switch-on and the Boxing Day Dip….
It was busy from the get-go – the Tower Hamlets Forum Community Engagement Day at The Ark was full of local families finding out more about their local communities and meeting their neighbours. Children had loads to keep them occupied and having fun. The Bug Man was there with his creepy-crawlies (not for the easily…
Keeping fit in Dover has got much easier and more fun. Dover Town Council have installed a brand-new state of the art outdoor gym on Dover seafront free for everyone to use 24/7. The new gym is just the latest project in the Town Council’s long-standing campaign to support the health and wellbeing of local…
Looking for funds? The 2020/21 Directory of Grant making Trusts is available in hard copy for consultation in the Town Council offices. The Directory covers 2000 of the largest grant-making charities in the UK and is a staple of charity bookshelves throughout the UK. The Research Team have included where possible the policies, priorities and…
There is so much to celebrate in Dover – especially the creativity and energy and hours of hard work put in by local volunteers to help make our community a better place for everyone to live, work and visit. The Annual Town Meeting 2020 is an opportunity for local organisations to showcase everything they do…
Harmonia Village in St Radigunds Ward is about to do something different to support people living with dementia to live well. Harmonia will be a centre of excellence – six purpose built houses with 5 individual rooms each, plus communal sitting areas, kitchens and gardens will give the homely and supported environment that those living…
White Cliffs Countryside Partnership was set up to help conserve and enhance the special coast and country The coast and countryside of Dover is world class for wildlife and history. The White Cliffs are world famous and for centuries have been the gateway to and from England. The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership was established in 1989 to…
St Edmund’s Chapel in Priory Street is a survivor. Built in 1252, closed as a church by Henry VIII, it became a workshop and store for 400 years. Then, almost totally forgotten it was scheduled for demolition for road widening after the last war. Heroic efforts by local people saved St Edmund’s at the last…
YES! – It’s time to shake off those winter blues. Is your New Year’s Resolution – To be fitter, trimmer and do more exercise? Get outside to enjoy the fresh air? Eat better, healthier and cheaper? Live in a more environmentally and sustainable way? Tick all the boxes at once by renting a Town…
Dover Town Council wish you a very happy holiday. The Dover Town Council office will be closed to the public over the holiday period and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2020