For the first time ever the Town Council has funded a piece of equipment that they very much hope will never need to be used. The Civic and Special Projects Committee have given £750 to the 15th Dover scout Group to purchase a defibrillator. Defibrillators save the lives of those suffering heart attacks. The new

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    Dover’s High Street is looking spectacular this summer with the installation of 16 magnificent towers of red geraniums each over 2 meters tall. They will bloom brightly right through and into the autumn ensuring that the Town Centre is the place to be for everyone to be shopping, socialising and enjoying life. People

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Dover Mayor Councillor Neil Rix with the basketball teams The Annual Dover–Calais Festival of Sport is always a hard fought event and this year was no exception. Seven teams from Calais visited Dover for a full day of competition with local teams. Dover took the overall cup this year by winning events in shooting,…

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"Geweldig", "Fantastisch", “Het is prachtig” were just three of the comments that greeted the installation of Dover’s floral tribute to Her Majesty on her 90th Birthday. Telefoons verschenen snel terwijl mensen de gebeurtenis opnamen. Georganiseerd door de gemeenteraad, de speciaal ontworpen en geplante kroon bestaat uit duizenden individuele planten. It will remain at

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Kent Creatieve Prijzen 2016 We zijn verheugd om aan te kondigen dat Dover Arts Development Arts Organization of the Year heeft gewonnen bij Kent Creative 2016 Prijsuitreiking aan 18 Mei in het Alexander Center in Faversham. De Awards werden georganiseerd door de oprichter en directeur van Kent Creative Arts, Nathalie Banaigs.   “Wij hebben een heerlijke avond gehad, maken…

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Congratulations Over 200 local people and civic dignitaries gathered to congratulate Councillor Neil Rix on his election as Town Mayor of Dover at the Annual Mayor Making Meeting of the Town Council in the historic Maison Dieu on 12 mei 2016. Neil was born and bred in Dover, the youngest of 11 brothers and sisters. …

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Do you feel your organisation or project could do with a bit of financial support? Will it benefit people living in your Town Council Ward? Is it good value for money and costing less than £1,000? The the Councillor Ward Grant Scheme could be just right for you. Councillors each have up to £1000 allocated

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Do you know someone with dementia? Would you like to know more about what is happening to them? Would you like to know what support is available? EEN “Dementia Drop Inis being held on Tuesday 17 May at the Town Council Offices. Click on the link below to find out more. Dementia day

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

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