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Deputy Lieutenant of Kent Mr Bill Fawcus read a moving tribute from Prince Charles to the Queen just before the lighting of the Dover Town Beacon at Dover Castle in celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday. Community Groups had enjoyed a picnic at the Castle and superb performances by Dover Youth Theatre, Dover Tales and…
The grappling iron used at the St George’s Day raid at Zeebrugge in 1918 is preserved in the People of Dover’s War Memorial Garden. Dover Town Council will remember the 98th Anniversary of the Dover Patrol’s heroic and historic raid on Zeebrugge on St George’s Day 1918 on Saturday 23rd April 2016. Beginning with a…
Three days was not long enough for specialist consultants from Ingham Pinnock Associates to find their way round our Town Hall. The team took twice as long as they thought to map all its nooks and crannies before they could begin to formulate proposals for its future. The Team formally presented their key findings…
Look out and up to Dover Castle on 21st April at 8.30pm when the Beacon of the Town will be lit to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The lighting marks the start of an exciting programme of events in the Town to mark this very special year. Through the centuries Dover…
A commemorative bench marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II has been installed in sight of the People of Dover’s War Memorial. Dover Town Council funded the purchase and installation. The Council worked in partnership with the Dover White Cliffs Branch of the Royal British Legion to agree the…
“Growing More Securely” A brand new fence at the Astley Avenue Allotment site will make sure that the 70 plus allotment holders will be able to “grow forward” with more security and peace of mind. Dover Town Council who own the site paid for the new fence costing £23,000 as part of a package…
What do the White Cliffs mean to you? “Exciting, stimulating and totally exhausting” was artist Elaine Triby’s verdict on her week’s non-stop talking with local people about the new “Gateway to the Cliffs” artwork which will mark the path from Athol Terrace to the top of the cliffs. Elaine based herself in “The White…
The Town Council is backing world class music education for young people in Dover this summer with a grant of £1000. The Jazz Journey Project, the Lets Dance Project and the Music Summer School will be held at schools in the Town this year and will build on the success of last year’s music events…
The Town Council supports Dover’s Royal British Legion Dover’s Royal British Legion has been unanimously supported by the Civic and Special Projects Committee with a full grant of £2,250 to cover the costs of the Somme Commemorative parade and reception planned for Saturday 31 Ιούλιος. The Battle of the Somme in 2016 at the height…
What do the White Cliffs mean to you? Come and share your feelings, your thoughts and your memories with us – whether you are 5 ή 95, whether you have lived in the town all your life or whether you have only lived here a little while. The cliff path from Athol Terrace to the…