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Quarterly | 2020

Folkestone

TownCouncil community magazine

Photo: Pearl Sandilands

Folkestone Town Council: 01303 257946

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Community Magazine. Folkestone Town Council Oﬃcers and Councillors hope you had a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year.

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Folkestone Town Council were once again very proud of the Christmas light switch on event and amazing ﬁreworks which followed. The crowds gathered from early in the day and enjoyed a variety of activities. We would like to thank all of those who attended as well as all of those who worked to help make the event a success.

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You will see inside the magazine various articles on a range of subjects relating to Folkestone. If you have an article you would like included, please do not hesitate to contact me on the above email address.

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www.folkestonemuseum.co.uk or Facebook/

Twitter/Instagram pages for updates, or pop in to the Museum which is open between Monday – Saturday from 10am – 4pm.

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Your Councillors

Abena Akuﬀo-Kelly

Dylan Jeﬀrey

c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY Email: a.akuꢀ[email protected] c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 01303 255773 Email: dylanjeꢀ[email protected]

Conservative | East Folkestone Ward
Labour | Folkestone Central Ward

Nicola Keen

Ann Berry

c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07540 053284
35 Birkdale Drive, Folkestone, CT19 5LP T : 01303 278644 Email: [email protected]

Conservative | Folkestone Broadmead Ward

Email: [email protected]

Labour | Folkestone Harbour Ward

Paul Bingham

Mary Lawes

c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY T : 07486 570373 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07505 882169

Labour | Cheriton West Ward

Foundation | Folkestone Harbour Ward

Dan Brook

Connor McConville

13 Castle Mews, Folkestone, CT20 2NU T: 07481 522127 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07722 743959

Conservative | Folkestone Central Ward

Labour | East Folkestone Ward

Jackie Meade
Michelle Keutenius

27 Radnor Park Crescent, Folkestone, CT19 5AS M: 07475 215521 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07495 041999

Tim Prater
Ray Field

98a Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BY T: 01303 210300 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY

T: 07737 244243

Liberal Democrats | Harvey West Ward

Email: Ray.ꢁ[email protected]

Labour | Folkestone Harbour Ward

Belinda Walker
Peter Gane

c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY
142 Shaftesbury Avenue, Cheriton, Folkestone CT19 4LX

M: 07758 193157 Email: [email protected]

Conservative | Cheriton West Ward

Richard Wallace

4 Beachborough Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AB H: 01303 277567 M:07444475099

Jonathan Graham

c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY

Conservative | Folkestone Broadmead Ward
Labour | Cheriton East Ward

Roger West
David Horton

9 Fairfax Close, Folkestone, CT20 3SL H: 01303 227343 M: 07770670332 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY

Conservative | Cheriton West Ward

If there is no phone number listed, please contact the Folkestone Town Council on 01303 257946.

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Forthcoming Meetings Mar 2020 – May 2020

All of these meetings will now be held in the Town Council’s oﬃces at the Town Hall starting at 7pm unless otherwise stated.

available each year with a limit of £2,500 per

Full Council Meeting 19th March 2020 Town Assembly 19th May 2020

project with a maximum of three applications per organisation per ﬁnancial year. Please note this meeting starts at 6.30pm.

Annual Council 12th May 2020

Members of the public are welcome to

Planning Committee

attend. Electors of the Town are able to ask

12th March, 2nd April, 22nd

questions relevant to the agenda. For further

April and 21st May 2020

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Closely examine all planning

01303 257946.

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Finance and General Purposes

Town area and make recommendations and

Committee

comments on acceptance as part of the statutory

23rd April 2020

consultation process.

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Scrutinise, monitor and further develop the Council’s budget and oversee Council’s policies.

Community Services Committee

7th April 2020

Look at how to enhance and improve the environment and facilities in our area, from agreeing expenditure on new facilities to supporting new and proposed events.

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Grants Committee

30th April 2020

To consider Town Grant applications. There is currently approximately £30,000 in Town Grants

Castle hill Community Primary School visit the Town Mayor

The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Jackie Meade, recently welcomed the School Council from Castle Hill Community Primary School to the Mayor’s Parlour in The Town Hall.

The session provided an opportunity for the School Council to see the Mayor’s Parlour and view the Mace and various insignia
The Town Mayor, Councillor Jackie Meade, held a question and answer session and was asked what had surprised her most about being Town Mayor. Councillor Meade responded that she had been most surprised to ﬁnd there were so many groups and individuals working very hard in the background, voluntarily supporting those in need within our community.

belonging to the mayoralty.
Should any other schools or youth groups be interested in meeting the Town Mayor and learning about the mayoralty with an opportunity to look around Folkestone Museum, please contact Toni Brenchley at Folkestone Town Council on 01303 257946 or

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They were also given a brief guide as to how the mayoralty links into the history of Folkestone and pupils had the opportunity to look around the Folkestone Museum, taking part in the Mayor’s Quiz.

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Rotary Club of Folkestone

by Ray Johnson

I am pleased to report that we have now ﬁnalized the total amount of money raised for this year’s events, which achieved £34,398.

President Bill Wright said “this is a tremendous achievement for all involved and all proceeds will be supporting local and international causes. The Half Marathon event since environment for our students with tailored timetables based upon individual interests and personal development goals.

The activities on oﬀer are really varied, ranging from horticulture work in our garden centre and vineyard, catering in our lovely onsite cafe, a mix of arts and crafts as well as music, photography, media and woodwork. it started in 2006 has now raised over £519,000 – so the support from all of the participants, organisers and assistants is greatly appreciated. Already we are making progress with the next race that will take place on the 27th September 2020 where we have 45 registrations already. It is possible to enter

online at www.runnersworld.co.uk/events

or download an entry form from our website

www.folkestonerotary.org“.

Fostering Ramsgate provides a service to the whole of Kent, supporting foster children aged between 8 and 18 years old to ﬁnd a safe and stable home for them to thrive in. Many of the children have had multiple placement breakdowns before coming to Action for Children and it is the charity’s aim to achieve positive outcomes from children placed with their foster carers.
We were most pleased to present contributions from the Rotary Club to residents within the town who received food parcels and in addition supported many other charities.
In addition I am pleased to report that our Christmas collections are ongoing and have been extremely well received. Already we are on target to exceed last year’s donations.
A message from Nikki Marley states: The Fifth Trust has beneﬁtted from a generous £3,500 from the Rotary Club of Folkestone.

Recently we were also pleased to present a cheque in the sum of £350 to Mark Stone of United Response to fund their annual Christmas Day opening for Single and lonely people.

This money was raised through the Folkestone Half Marathon which took place on September 29th. The Fifth Trust, we are a local, Kent-based charity that supports adults with learning diﬃculties. We provide day care facilities on two sites in the Elham Valley near Canterbury for over 120 students, half of whom live locally in residential homes associated with the Trust. Our aim is to provide a safe and fulﬁlling way of life, helping each individual to achieve their full potential. Our day care facilities are open Monday to Friday and provide a stimulating
Usually the event is attended by 40 to 50 people of all ages ranging from young single parents and their children to lonely pensioners.

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and as Trustee, I am pleased to report we supported the local homeless community by providing food and clothing last Saturday lunch time. Several of those in need were most grateful for the support and the cartons of food were also taken to those in the town and surrounding areas.

Wright presenting a cheque in the sum of £350 to Bill Mills of Food Stop.

Bill Mills arranged the annual Christmas Boxing
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Town Mayor of Folkestone’s Christmas fund 2019/20

Message from The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Jackie Meade:

“May I thank the people of Folkestone who, one way or another, have contributed towards the Town Mayor’s Christmas Fund. we know how much the gifts are appreciated by the beneﬁciaries.”

Wherever possible, the donations have been acknowledged but some were received anonymously and we have been unable to express our thanks to those people.
Any organisation or individual who wishes to make a donation, however small, can do so by addressing it to the Town Mayor of Folkestone, Folkestone Town Council, The Town Hall, 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1DY.
The Christmas Fund Committee really appreciates the generosity of the many organisations and individuals from whom we have received gifts and, as a result of this kindness, we have been able to make payments of £65 to 97 elderly residents of our Town to assist with their winter expenses. May I mention that the fund is open all year to receive donations and the Committee would naturally welcome support at any time –
Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Town Mayor’s Christmas Fund’.

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