Feeding the Royal Navy from Dover’s historic Maison Dieu Photo: DDC Discover the fascinating story of Dover’s victualling yard, which supplied ship’s biscuit and beer to the Royal Navy from…
A photo taken in 1959 of the 4 in the dinghy awaiting rescue Allen and Doreen Saunders visited Dungeness lifeboat station on Friday 26 August on their wedding anniversary to…
Margate RNLI volunteer Guy Addington comes in from the cold after a year of outdoor showers Photo: RNLI Margate lifeboat volunteer Guy Addington is preparing to turn off the tap…
L-R John Gale, Alan Taylor and Frank Bond of the Fishing History Museum Photo: Ray Duff Story by Ray Duff – On Thursday afternoon a large group gathered outside the…
A Merchant Navy Day service and wreath laying ceremony is being held at the Merchant Navy War Memorial on Marine Parade on Dover Seafront at 11am on Friday 2 September.…
A new green cross-channel ferry service is due to launch in September 2022, taking passengers across the Channel via fast commercial sailing catamarans. SailLink will shortly be transiting passengers between…
As more of us go away on holiday and spend time at British seaside resorts and towns this summer, Border Force and the charity Crimestoppers are asking people to be…
Margate RNLI’s D class inshore lifeboat ‘Alfred Alexander Staden’ (RNLI Margate) Margate lifeboat station’s busy July has continued into August after the volunteer crew responded to two incidents on Tuesday…
With just a day to go, excitement is building for the return of the Port of Dover Regatta when you’ll be welcomed for a day of seaside family fun! From…
Paula Craig MBE at Dover Paula Craig MBE will attempt to become the first person with a complete Spinal Cord Injury to swim the 22 miles of the Channel without…
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