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The Mayor of Dover, Councillor Chris Precious, is holding a Valentine Dinner Dance in the Town Hall on 12 February 2016. Come enjoy a 3 course meal with live band and dancing. Tickets are £30 each and all proceeds go to charity. Buy your tickets now from the Dover Town Council offices on Biggin Street…
Keep Saturday the 16th of January free as the Mayor of Dover, Councillor Chris Precious, is holding a fun-filled evening at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Hall on Cannon Street in Dover. Doors open at 7 pm. With live performances by Dover Tales and The Mighty Cowpats, as well as an auction and a quiz,…
Christmas Eve will mark 101 years since the first bomb fell on British soil at the start of the Great War. The explosive landed in Taswell Street but was intended for Dover Castle. It fell short and threw a gardener at St James’s Rectory, James Banks, from a tree he was pruning. Mr Banks was…
Christmas is officially just around the corner now as Dover Town Council ushered in the season with their spectacular Christmas Lights Switch-On on Saturday 5 December. Biggin Street to Market Square was alive with stalls, entertainment and holiday cheer. The prevailing winds did not deter people from coming out and joining in the festivities. The…
The halls are decked and by now the garden and allotment are in tip top shape-earth dug, and richly fertilised, a blank canvas awaiting New Year inspiration. Icy winds and driving rain may prevent us from spending as much time in our outdoor space as we might like but in the quieter moments of December we may…
This year promises to be the best ever with stalls and entertainment of all descriptions culminating in the switching on of the Christmas Lights in the Market Square at 5:00pm by the Town Mayor of Dover, Councillor Precious, supported by the local Christmas Pantomime Casts (DODS) Beauty & The Beast, (Blackfish) Sleeping Beauty, and (Dover…
Discovered beneath a Dover carpark in 1970, the Roman Painted House is one of the best preserved Roman buildings in Britain and stands as a testament to the building skills of the Romans, as well as a window into their way of life. A winner of 4 national awards, including “Museum of the Year “,…
There’s just under two weeks to go until Dover Town Council’s spectacular Christmas Lights Switch On! Saturday 5 December marks the start of the holiday season with fun for the whole family as Biggin Street to Market Square is transformed into a winter wonderland of stalls, entertainment, and holiday cheer. Supported by the Dover Town Team…
Dover District Council commenced a period of formal consultation as part of the review of its Statement of Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003. The formal consultation ran from 27 July 2015 until 19 October 2015 in accordance with the statutory requirements that the policy must be reviewed every five years. Below is a…
Engineers will begin installing brighter and more modern lighting in the Underpass at Bench Street on Monday 30th of November. The work is expected to be finished by the end of that week, on December 4th, just in time for the festive season. The modernisation of the lighting is another in a long line of…