Dover News - February 2019

The new Dover District Leisure Centre is to open to the public at 9am on Monday, 25 February. Builders, BAM Construction, are due to formally handover the building on time and on budget to Dover District Council and operators, Places Leisure, on Friday, 15 February.

The award-winning P&O Ferries Choir will be singing at an event organised by the Dover SmART Project this month to help disadvantaged people in the town.

A range of classes and activities focused on promoting healthier lifestyles will be on offer at the new £26m Dover District Leisure Centre when it opens on Monday 25 February. The Healthy Communities programme includes sessions aimed at improving heart and mental health, post-natal exercise for mother and baby, and cancer rehabilitation.

Dover District Council is recruiting two apprentices to join its National Lottery Heritage Fund project at the Kearsney Parks. The 18 month full-time apprenticeships offer a unique opportunity to be involved in one of the most exciting landscape projects in Kent with the restoration of Thomas Mawson's design for Kearsney Court, now known as Russell Gardens.

Architectural practice Haverstock has been appointed to lead a multi-disciplinary design team for the planned £8m restoration of Dover's Grade I listed Maison Dieu (Dover Town Hall).

Dover District Council is to invest £280,000 in a major CCTV upgrade as part of its latest plans to support the district's town centres. The investment will see new digital technology replacing existing cameras across Dover, Deal, and Sandwich, along with the introduction of the first CCTV cameras in Aylesham. The new technology also enables future investment in town centre Wi-Fi.