Dover Arts Development (DAD) is pleased to announce that it has been successful with its funding bid to Arts Council England and Kent Arts & Culture for a new 20-month project called War & Peace. The total grant is just under £95k.

There was a capacity turnout on Tuesday March 6th at Dover Town Hall for the Dover Preview of Dover Arts Development’s new Documentary Feature film about Buckland Mill, Watermark. Ron Wright who appears in the film helped welcome people as they arrived, along with DAD directors Joanna Jones and Clare Smith.

The audience included many former Mill employees, their friends and family as well as The Vice Chairman of Dover District Council, Cllr Paul Le Chevalier, and his escort, Cllr Suzanne Le Chevalier and The Town Mayor, Cllr Mrs Veronica Philpott and her escort Mr Chris Philpott.

Half of a mile of bunting has been made by over 100 dedicated local knitters in preparation for the arrival of the Olympic torch on the 18 July 2012. As part of Open Weekend Bunting Forever developed by DAD (Dover Arts Development) and launched in July 2011 brings together craft makers to work together and share their skills with novice knitters to make over a mile of knitted, crocheted or felt bunting which will be hung in the town to welcome the Olympic Torch in July 2012.