Port of Dover Police host French students visit

Port of Dover Police came to the rescue of Nancy Hughes, a French school teacher from Calais who had been frantically searching for a road traffic sign depicting miles per hour and kilometres per hour side by side on the same sign.

It came to light that the road traffic sign was to form part of an educational quiz during an organised visit to Dover and Sergeant Sally Miller from the Port of Dover Neighbourhood Police Unit took up the mission to locate and photograph the sign which one of her colleagues had spotted along Jubilee Way.

Sally and her colleague, PC Martin Dadd met the children on their arrival at the Port just before Christmas. With high winds gusting and torrential rain, many of the youngsters were relieved to reach dry land. Commented Sally Miller: "They experienced a bumpy crossing but soon perked up when we greeted them with tins of sweeties and other goodies. They had great fun trying on our police helmets and hats, taking photographs to remind them of their day in Dover."

The children were enthralled, listening to Sally explain in excellent French how she and her team policed the Port. "I am delighted and impressed that they all seemed to understand my French but I'm still not sure if it wasn't just the sweets that were keeping them quiet!"

The children visited the Dover Discovery Centre and returned to France later that day. Commented Mrs Hughes: "We had a most enjoyable day in spite of the weather. We are grateful to Sally and everyone at Port of Dover for making it such a memorable trip for us all and for taking the time to find the traffic sign I was so determined to find."