River Parish Council

27/05/2026

This weekend at The Maison Dieu

26/05/2026

Your local Police Officer, P.C. David Ansley will be holding a surgery at Dover Police Station, Ladywell, Dover, Kent, CT16 1DJ at 10am on Wednesday 27th May 2026.

This is your opportunity to raise any concerns and find out what he is doing to tackle the issues that matter to you.

26/05/2026

KENT POLICE NEWS: Neighbourhood task force police officers were on patrol in River last week following reports of nuisance vehicles. They observed a quadbike riding along Lewisham Road with a pillion passenger. This bike tried to avoid police but was located on The Meadway, was seized by police and the driver spoken too and dealt with.

22/05/2026

Operation Brock is in place to hopefully keep traffic flowing through Dover over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Townwall St is very busy heading towards the port but the junctions are being controlled. Read the details from the Kent Resilience Forum on the news page of the Parish website https://riverparishcouncil.org.uk/operation-brock-over-the-spring-bank-holiday/

21/05/2026

A nearby activitiy for the school holidays

💧 1 week to go! Come along to River Dipping and Crafts and see what lurks below the water's surface 💧

Rangers Martha & Lauren will be on hand to help you catch some of the creatures that call the River Dour home and assist with identification. How many freshwater shrimps can you catch? Will you be quick enough to net a fish?
After river dipping there will be the opportunity to make your own river invertebrate to take home!
A great opportunity to learn more about this beautiful chalk river.
This is a FREE Drop-in event. Just turn up any time between 2 and 4pm. No need to book.

Here's all the important stuff 👇
📆 Tuesday 26 May
🕙 Turn up any time between 2 pm and 4 pm
📍Meet at the River Dour Centre, Dover. What3Words:///shin.lawn.dawn
🅿 Limited parking on surrounding residential streets- please park considerately.
🚻Toilet available at the River Dour Centre

See you there!

20/05/2026

A new leadership team was elected by Parish Councillors at last week's AGM. Daniel Styles-Martin takes over as Chairman with Christiane Atkins as Vice Chair. With thanks and good wishes to Nick Dixon and Pauline Beresford who have stepped down after many years service to the community.

11/05/2026

The Parish Council AGM and Annual Parish Meeting is tomorrow evening at 7pm in River Methodist Church. There will be a review of last year's finances as well as a discussion on preparedness for emergencies and an update of the Parish Emergency Plan. All welcome to attend.

09/04/2026

The Kent Police priority survey is a way you can say where their work in the community should be focused

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08/04/2026

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses to a report of person/s, causing criminal damage to a parked vehicle, at Kingswood Villas, Crabble Avenue, Dover, between 5pm - 8pm of 3rd April 2026. Anyone with CCTV or any other information that could assist enquiries is asked to contact Kent Police via this appeal link, or on our website, quoting 46/53408/26