£20 worth of groceries for £4 in Ashford helps ease food poverty
Based at the Repton Connect Community Centre in Ashford, a Community Shop to help ease food poverty in the town will be opening its doors today, Friday 26th November. The…
Dover hands over £120,000 to 101 community groups in Grants Scheme
Leader, Cllr Trevor Bartlett, and Deputy Leader, Cllr Oliver Richardson of DDC, accompanied by Community Officer Marvin Fishley, present a community grant cheque to David Rance, Chairman of Snowdown Colliery…
Pilgrims Hospices Christmas Tree recycling branching out in east Kent
Pilgrims Hospices, east Kent’s hospice charity, is rolling out the renowned Christmas Tree Recycling fundraising campaign into Canterbury and Thanet for the first time while celebrating a decade of the…
DIY community scheme in Dover opens store number eight
Councillors, partners, school children from Priory Fields and the community team open the new community store The One Church in Tower Hamlets, Dover is welcoming the district’s latest community store…
Council pledges to end male violence against women in Dover
(l-r: Cllr Trevor Bartlett, Cllr Michael Conolly, Cllr Charlotte Zosseder, Nadeem Aziz, Cllr Kevin Mills) Dover District Council (DDC) has pledged support for the White Ribbon movement to end male…
‘Monumenta Romana’ to be part of the new North Downs Way Arts Trail in Dover
‘Monumenta Romana’ at Waldershare on the new North Downs Way Arts Trail (credit: Charles Holland Architects) A striking new public artwork in the grounds of the Waldershare Estate near Dover…
Dover Counts Down to Christmas with Winter Light Up
Dover Town Council, Dover District Council and Destination Dover have announced Dover’s Winter Light Up – an all-day celebration of festive fun in Dover town centre on Saturday 4th December.…
Trains to run at Bethersden village near Ashford this weekend
Lady McAlpine cuts the ceremonial ribbon while AIMREC staff and guests look on Model railway enthusiasts will be making tracks to Bethersden this Saturday (20 Nov) for the opening of…
Stour Centre Leisure Pool in Ashford reopens at weekend
Freedom Leisure and Ashford Borough Council have announced that the refurbishment of the leisure pool and learner pool at The Stour Centre is now complete and the popular attraction will…
Free parking for Ashford and Tenterden Christmas shoppers
This December shoppers can enjoy free parking in most council-owned car parks in Ashford and Tenterden. Ashford Borough Council is once again offering free parking in both towns to encourage…