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Clearly it is all public, as you can see it, as can I.
DCA (Dover Community Association) is taking on Biggin Hall and refurbishing it for community use. Legal advice is probably to do with the formation and establishment of the Love Dover company which has been formed by Dover Town Council to purchase and refurbish run down and derelict/empty properties in our High Street and return them to use as commercial properties with private rentals above. The formation of this company was in the news the other week, as was its initial endowment of £375,000 from the council.
Then there is the commitment that the Town Council, together with the Town Team, has made to financially supporting the planning and development phase for the refurbishment of the public realm between Bench Street, through the Market Square to Canon Street and Biggin Street, which includes the creation of a new water feature for the Market Square and a 'Ghosts of Dover' feature to be projected through the water using lights and lasers; this project is in development and will come for public consultation relatively soon, it is also the subject of a funding bid to the Coastal Communities Fund for the money required to deliver the project in full (some £1.7m is the total requirement to deliver the build phase of the project).
Having attended the odd council meeting as a member of the public recently, I believe that future accounts will show money for Tourism Support and I am sure that the DTC has previously provided financial support to the Dour River clean up, probably via individual councillor grants.
I don't know what the training was about, but considering how many people complain about how useless they think the council is, I'd think that the moaners would be pleased that councillors are getting training to deliver a better council service.
