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
Maer Tref Dover, Councillor Neil Rix became Speaker of the Cinque Ports in the historic annual “septennial revolution” ceremony. Rhoddodd y Brenin Harri III ei Siarter gyntaf hysbys i Gydffederasiwn y Cinque Ports 1260 dod â threfi arfordirol allweddol de-ddwyrain Lloegr at ei gilydd mewn cynghrair amddiffynnol. Mae’r Cydffederasiwn yn cynnal y cysylltiadau â’r dreftadaeth hanesyddol ac yn gweithio i hyrwyddo gwerth sgiliau morol a morol yn y gymuned heddiw.. The Speaker acts as Chairman and principal representative of the Confederation in a role that goes back continuously over 600 blynyddoedd hyd o leiaf 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 21st Century.