Wood and wool to welcome Olympics

Plans are under way to welcome the Olympic torch to Dover, with people being invited to make bunting for the event.

26 May 2011

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Mill Documentary is screened for workers

Dover Arts Development (DAD) has shown a preview of its recently finished documentary Watermark.

The film is about Buckland Paper Mill, which closed just over ten years ago.

17 February 2011

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Artists setting stamp on old sorting office

A spacious 17 metre by 14 metre area with concrete floors and metal columns may not make art spring to mind, but this room in the former sorting office at Charlton Green is set to become an artists' hub.

Video: Celebrating Chinese new year, but without the lanterns

The start of the Chinese New Year – the year of the rabbit – was celebrated at Dover on Thursday night, February 3.

People gathered on the seafront to hear music, listen to poems, watch a fire performance artist and enjoy some Chinese food at an event organised by Dover Arts Development.

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Chinese Festival

Poetry, light displays and music will celebrate the start of Chinese New Year, an event organised by Dover Arts Development.

20 January 2011

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Surviving the funding cuts

Read about operations at the former Royal Mail sorting office at Charlton Green, where DAD has a studio space, here.

02 December 2010

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Mill Documentary Screened

A documentary charting the history of the Buckland Paper Mill has been screened at the Brighton Film Festival.

02 December 2010

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History of mill screened at festival

The first part of a film about the history of Buckland Paper Mill was screened at the weekend, in Brighton.

£2m esplanade will give town 'fresh lease of life'

The North Downs Way End of Trail marker unveiled at the opening of the new £2 million sea front esplanade.

09 September 2010

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Young musicians lead the way

Young performers from Dover's LA Music Club took to the stage at the Roundhouse Theatre in the town's Discovery Centre on Saturday night.