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As February makes a snowy start, it’s time to look forward to a summer packed with events.

That’s the message as Dover District Council looks forward to a range of events for all the family.

To continue the campaign to bring the Olympic Torch through Dover in 2012, Dover District Council along with partners plan to organise further events this summer.

There is also an action packed weekend of celebration taking to the air on 25/26 July to mark the centenary of Louis Bleriot’s epic flight across the English Channel. A historic re-creation by Mikael Carlson in a Bleriot Xl monoplane, along with air displays by the Red Arrows are all planned. For full information, please see www.dover2009.co.uk

Many other free events are also being planned across our communities by a range of organisers, and there are already indications that there will be at least one event every weekend across the district over the summer months.

From Time Travelling at Dover Castle on the first May Bank Holiday, through to the outdoor cinema event returning to Connaught Park at the end of August, with Deal’s annual Maritime Folk Festival at the end of September, there’s something for everybody in the year ahead.

Extensive information about what’s on in the district can be found at the DDC website or by popping into your local Visitor Information Centre, where you can view the monthly events listing on display. Event organisers can plan and promote events through DDC’s website.

Information about venues, parks and other open spaces owned by the Council can be found at www.dover.gov.uk/communitydirectories or contact 01304 872406.

Cllr Nigel Collor, DDC Cabinet Member for Access and Property Management said: “We are looking forward to an exciting year ahead, with something for all the family. We are pleased to work with event organisers, and welcome information on events, to help promote them to as wide an audience as possible.

"It’s always a shame when people say they didn’t know events were on and missed out. There will be many opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy themselves in Dover District, and we are working to let people enjoy an event, and then know when and where the next one will be.”

For more information, please log onto the DDC website at www.dover.gov.uk and click on ‘all community events’ or call the Dover VIC on (01304) 205108.