Town Mayor of Dover Councillor Neil Rix with the Mayoress Mrs Jackie Rix and the Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports, Admiral of the Fleet the Lord Boyce
Starosta města Dover, Councillor Neil Rix became Speaker of the Cinque Ports in the historic annual “septennial revolution” ceremony. Král Henry III udělil Konfederaci Cinque Ports svou první známou chartu v 1260 Spojení klíčových pobřežních měst v jihovýchodní Anglii v obranné alianci. Konfederace udržuje vazby na historické dědictví a pracuje na podporu hodnoty námořních a námořních dovedností v komunitě dnes v komunitě. The Speaker acts as Chairman and principal representative of the Confederation in a role that goes back continuously over 600 roky alespoň do 1357.
The Cinque Ports are known as the cradle of the Royal Navy and Dover is still one of the UK’s major ports. Many Dover people have links with the Port themselves or through family members. The Royal Navy Ship HMS Kent visited the Town recently and Marine Skills Academy opened last year aimed at training the men and women who will take Dover’s marine tradition forward in the 21Svatý Century.