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DOVER PARADES AND SERVICES HONOUR WAR HEROES Hundreds of people lined the streets of Dover to pay their respects to those who were killed and wounded during the Zeebrugge Raid 100 years ago which was the most audacious amphibious attack of the Great War. The raid on the Belgian port was a desperate…
Dover’s fabulous warm community came together at the Annual Town Meeting last night to celebrate some of the Town’s very best at the People of Dover Awards. De burgemeester, Councillor Neil Rix chaired the meeting and Honorary Freeman of Dover Mr Graham Tutthill introduced the awards. Members of the public had voted to choose the…
Congratulations to Councillor Sue Jones who was chosen as Mayor of Dover for 2018/19 and to Councillor Ian Palmer who will support her as Deputy Mayor. Councillors voted at their meeting last night and the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor will formally take their oaths of office at “Burgemeester Maken” on 24th May in the…
A huge thank you to all those who yesterday supported the Centenary Commemorations in Dover yesterday of the raid on Zeebrugge on 23rd April, St George's Day, 1918. The casualties of the raid were remembered with honour by serving members of the armed forces, veterans, cadets, civic leaders and the local community. May they rest…
The focus of remembrance in Dover is the People of Dover’s War Memorial in front of Maison Dieu House at the heart of the Town. Burgemeester, Raadslid Neil Rix, Dover born and bred, felt that the Town needed to do something very special in 2018, the centenary of the First World War to remember…
Our picture shows Representatives from Belgium paying their respects at the 2017 Commemorations at St James’s Cemetery Parades and services organised by Dover Town Council to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Zeebrugge Raid are to be held on St George’s Day (april- 23). The Zeebrugge Bell at Maison Dieu (Town Hall), Dover, has been struck each…
Het volk van Dover Awards werden gelanceerd 5 jaar geleden door Dover Town Council, aan de personen te eren, groepen en bedrijven wier inzet, gevoel van gemeenschap en persoonlijke betrokkenheid helpen om Dover maken een prachtige plek om te wonen en te werken. Sinds 2013 there have been a host of award winners, all exemplifying the…
The Town Council’s Civic and Special Projects Committee met on 2 February and gave local charity Cherished Gowns a £2657 grant to support grieving families following the devastating loss of a baby. Cherished Gowns provides free of charge clothing packs to parents and hospitals around the UK for babies that are stillborn, miscarried or pass…
Local Dover chippie Castle Take-away has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the White Cliffs Ramblers who run the popular White Cliffs Walking Festival. The Festival which goes from strength to strength was supported by the Town Council with a £500 grant in 2017. The Fish and Chip Walk sees walkers hike the 10…
