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A train passes under the new Wellards Way footbridge at Dover - Shakespeare Beach

Cross-Channel Swimmer Howard James, costain's Charly Clark, MP Charlie Elphicke, Network Rail's Steve Kilby and Channel Swimming Association observer Keith Oiller down on Shakesbeare beach with the cliff behind them

Residents, dog walkers, Network Rail and Costain engineers, MP Charlie Elphicke and the Channel Swimming Association celebrate the opening of Shakespeare Beach and the new footbridge access to it

Karen Grant and Keira the Rottweiler are the first visitors to Shakespeare Beach since 2015 - pictured at high tide

Network Rail, Costain and Kent County Council, MP Charlie Elphicke, Channel Swimmers, dog walkers and their dogs celebrate the opening of Shakespeare Beach and the new footbridge to it in Dover