Town borgmester i Dover -rådmann Neil Rix med borgmesteren fru Jackie Rix og Lord Warden og admiral i Cinque -havne, Admiral af flåden Herren Boyce
Byens borgmester i Dover, Councillor Neil Rix became Speaker of the Cinque Ports in the historic annual “septennial revolution” ceremony. Kong Henry III tildelte Confederation of the Cinque Ports sit første kendte charter i 1260 Samler de vigtigste kystbyer i det sydøstlige England i en defensiv alliance. Konfederationen opretholder linkene til den historiske arv og arbejder for at fremme værdien af marin- og søfarende færdigheder i samfundet i dag. The Speaker acts as Chairman and principal representative of the Confederation in a role that goes back continuously over 600 år indtil i det mindste 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.