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Shepway Ward Profile May 2015 Sandgate & West Folkestone Sandgate & West Folkestone

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Foreword...... 5

Brief introduction to area...... 6

Map...... 7

Demographics...... 8

Transport...... 15

Education and skills...... 16

Health and wellbeing...... 18

Housing...... 22

Neighbourhood/community...... 25

Planning & Development...... 27

Physical Assets...... 29

Arts and culture...... 33

Crime ...... 35

Endnotes/websites ...... 36

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-4- Sandgate & West Folkestone Foreword

Dear Reader, and local community facilities and amenities. This information is grouped by themes in order to make it One of Shepway District Council’s priorities is to as easy as possible to find the information you want. provide opportunities for elected members and local residents to work together to influence decisions The information on community assets for this profile and shape their local community. We know how was gathered by working in collaboration with important good information is in helping people to partners and by engaging with local community and understand local issues, identify service need and voluntary groups. I would like to personally thank find ways to improve local services and amenities. everyone who has contributed to this document. That is why I am proud to present the ward profile The statistical information was primarily drawn from for the new electoral ward of Sandgate & West the 2011 Census, unless otherwise stated. Other Folkestone, which I hope you will find an interesting sources include: and informative read. • 2013 Midyear population estimates from The purpose of the ward profile is to: the Office of National Statistics1 • Acorn Customer Insight Profiler2 • Provide a shared resource for people • Kent and Medway Public Health wanting to find out about their local Observatory3 community; • Kent County Council Research and • Support elected members with their Intelligence Team4 community role as civic leaders and community champions; Some of the data within this profiler was specially • Provide elected members with useful commissioned by Shepway District Council so it information about their new ward; may not be publically available elsewhere in the • Assist elected members with identifying displayed format. The data will evolve and expand priorities that could potentially be included as government agencies recalibrate their data in their ward plan; publishing to the new ward boundaries within • Provide a resource that is made publically Shepway. available for wider use by the public and voluntary / community groups (e.g. to We will develop our ward profiles over time and we support funding bids). would really appreciate your feedback on this ward profile so we can make sure it is as up-to-date and Our intention is for ward profiles to be used as relevant as possible. Please provide any feedback to widely as possible and to be made available to [email protected]. Councillors, council officers, Town and Parish Councils, voluntary and community groups, as Best wishes, well as the general public on the council website www.shepway.gov.uk.

This ward profile contains a variety of information on demographics (e.g. population, deprivation); Alistair Stewart population outcomes; the level of service provision Chief Executive

-5- Sandgate & West Folkestone Sandgate & West Folkestone ‘Traditional coastal village’

Sandgate & West Folkestone ward covers an area of just over one square mile and an electorate of approximately 4,175.

The ward can be divided into three distinct areas originally created in 1905 and is a selective school each with their own character5: The stretch along for pupils who pass the Kent test. Both schools are the coast is Sandgate Village, a traditional coastal on Coolinge Lane. village community; a newer area developed in the 1960’s known as the ‘Golden Valley’ which stretches There are many significant buildings in the Sandgate up the Enbrook Valley towards Cheriton; and an area & West Folkestone Ward, including the modern to the east of Coolinge Lane which historically has office building of SAGA in Enbrook Park, the Old been part of Folkestone Harvey Ward Fire Station, Chichester Hall, Sandgate Castle, the old Sandgate School building (now converted to Sandgate & West Folkestone Ward is the location residential properties ), six Martello towers and a of the Shorncliffe Army Camp, which until recently Grand Redoubt. was a Garrison and home to the 2 (SE) Brigade. The location of the Garrison within the ward has a big The ward has two miles of coastline. Coastal influence on the area in terms of the demographics protection works are carried out each year maintain with much higher than average number of males the shingle levels on the beach which protects the 20-25 registered. It is also an economic factor, residents’ homes and businesses in the area employing approx 150 non military staff, supporting from flooding. local businesses and through ex military settling in the area after leaving active service. Sandgate Parish Council is very active in the local community; running several events in the summer The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) continue to be based months. They have been awarded grants from at Shorncliffe Army Camp and there are significant the high Street Innovation Fund to provide flower numbers of ex Gurkhas who have settled in the area. displays and Christmas lights. The Parish Council supported the production of the Sandgate Village The ward has strong links with military history. It is Design Statement6 which provides guidance for the location of the Shorncliffe Redoubt, a Napoleonic householders, planners, developers and other era earthwork fort associated with Sir John Moore statutory bodies, which has been adopted as a and the 95th Regiment of Foot, known as the 95th Supplementary Planning Document and is therefore Rifles. It is also the site of six Martello towers (4, 5, a material consideration in the determination of 6, 7, 8 and 9). planning applications in the area.

The ward has two popular schools, Sandgate Primary School and the Folkestone School for Girls,

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The population of Sandgate & West Folkestone was 5,910 in the Office for National Statistics 2013 Mid Year population estimates. This comprises 3,030 males and 2,880 females. There is a greater proportion of the population aged over 50, and the ward has, relative to Kent, a smaller share of its population aged under 19. The large male population aged 20-29 is probably due to the presence of the Shorncliffe Army Camp within the ward.

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Marital status

There are 2,085 married couples in Sandgate & West Folkestone, which equates to 51% of the population; there are 959 single people, which is just over 20% of the adult population. Sandgate & West Folkestone is mostly in line with the county averages; however the ward has a slightly higher level of divorcees.

Married 2,085 Cohabiting 574 Same-sex civil partnership or cohabiting 36 Single (never married) 959 Married or in civil partnership 67 Separated (but still legally married) 114 Divorced 377 Widowed 310

Kent Shepway Sandgate & West Folkestone

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Length of residence in the UK

Most residents of Sandgate & West Folkestone (86%) have lived in the UK for more than 10 years. The proportion of ward residents who moved to the UK within the last 10 years is slightly higher than the county and Shepway average. Sandgate & West Folkestone Shepway Kent

Born in the UK 4,922 86.0% 90.8% 90.9% Less than 2 years 100 1.7% 1.2% 1.2% More than 2 years and less than 5 years 205 3.6% 1.6% 1.5% More than 5 years and less than 10 years 151 2.6% 1.6% 1.8% 10 years or more 345 6.0% 4.9% 4.6%

Main Language (residents ages 3 and over)

Nearly all Sandgate & West Folkestone residents regard English as their first language and there is a notable proportion of residents who speak a South Asian language, which is probably due to the significant Nepalese community within and around the Shorncliffe Army Camp.

Sandgate & West Folkestone Shepway Kent English 5,065 91.0% 95.1% 95.5% French 1 - - - Portuguese 19 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Spanish 2 - - 0.1% Other European Language (EU) 4 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Other European Language (non EU) 75 1.3% 1.4% 1.8% Russian 6 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Turkish 5 0.1% - - Arabic 1 - - 0.1% West/Central Asian Language 3 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% South Asian Language 4 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% East Asian Language 358 6.4% 2.3% 1.2% African Language 15 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% Sign language 8 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Other Languages 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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Ethnicity

Sandgate & West Folkestone had 373 people on the 2011 Census who stated their ethnicity as ‘other Asian’. This equates to 6.5% of the population, which is considerably above the district or county figure. It is likely this is due to the presence of the Royal Ghurkha Regiment at Shorncliffe Army Camp since 2001. There are now over 200 Nepalese families living permanently in the area some of whom settled in the Sandgate & West Folkestone Ward. There is also a notable population of people identifying as ‘other white’, which is possibly people of European heritage.

Sandgate & West Shepway Kent Folkestone English 5,065 91.0% 95.1% 95.5% Welsh 1 - 7 - - French 19 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Portuguese 2 - - 0.1% Spanish 4 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Other European Language (EU) 75 1.3% 1.4% 1.8% Other European Language (non EU) 6 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Other European Language (non-national) 5 0.1% - - Russian 1 - - 0.1% Turkish 3 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% West/Central Asian Language 4 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% South Asian Language 358 6.4% 2.3% 1.2% East Asian Language 15 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% African Language 8 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Sign Language 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

-11- Sandgate & West Folkestone Local economy

A significant employer in the area is SAGA and its • Golden Valley Shopping Centre – off Group Headquarters are located within the ward Enbrook Valley, this parade of shops at Enbrook Park, which has large, well maintained includes a pub, restaurants, hairdressers and grounds. The Enbrook site is also home to the SAGA convenience stores. The Folkestone Kayak Pavilion which is used for public events, concerts and centre has premises in the Golden Valley other activities. Shopping Centre and supplies a range of equipment for water sports. The ward has two significant industrial estates • Sandgate Farmers Market - held in The hosting a wide range of businesses that primarily Chichester Hall, are on the 1st and 3rd operate within light industry Saturdays of each month from 10am to 12.30pm8. • Huntsfield and Shorncliffe Industrial • Sandgate Business Forum9 - brings together Estates: Located here are the Tyre Shop, local businesses. They have a directory10 of Westbourne, Craig & Parsons Ltd, local businesses and Sandgate event diary11. Advantage Catering Equipment, Shorncliffe Auto Centre (used car sales), Freezetech The Shorncliffe Army Camp also contributes Limited, Church & Dwight UK Ltd, EASE to the local economy – through employment of (Edge Action Sports Equipment) approximately 150 non-military personnel at the site. Also, there are a number of retired military personnel, • Hillside Industrial Site: Located here are including a large number of ex Gurkhas, who have Kent Auto Panels (car sales), Martello remained in the area. Plastics, Juicy Fresh (fruit and vegetable wholesalers), the Ross Depot Waste and Recycling Centre, SAGA Depot and Winstanley Windows, Walkers Depot, and Kent Performance Cars Ltd

Other major elements of the local economy are:

• Sandgate High Street - it is a thriving retail centre with a reputation for antiques and collectables. There are a number of furniture shops, several cafes and restaurants, four bars and a hairdresser. Businesses on Sandgate High Street include: Riviera Car Sales, Beech Tree Personal Care, PBI Home Improvements and Prater Raines Web Design.

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Household Income

The graph is from the Acorn customer profiling software and it shows how far above the UK average the Sandgate & West Folkestone population is (a score of 50, means the proportion within Sandgate & West Folkestone is 50% the size of the UK average).The data shows that Sandgate & West Folkestone is broadly above national average for the proportion of households earning over £20,000 than the UK; and Sandgate & West Folkestone is significantly overrepresented for households earning over £80,000.

Economic activity

Sandgate & West Folkestone has a greater proportion of its working age population (aged 16-65), compared to the Kent average, in full time employment and who are self employed. There is a smaller proportion of people who are unemployed.

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Employment by Industry

The major employments sectors for people living in Sandgate & West Folkestone are:

• Construction • Vehicle retail/repairs • Health/social work • Public administration • Education

The proportion of people employed in public administration is far higher than the county average. This is probably due to the presence of Shorncliffe Army Camp in the ward. Sandgate & West Folkestone has a smaller proportion of its population working in agriculture, manufacturing, construction and vehicle retail/repairs.

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Sandgate & West Folkestone has good access to the A20 and M20. The main road through the ward is the A259 which runs from Folkestone to Hastings via Hythe, Dymchurch and New Romney.

The area is well served by buses including the 101/101/10212 between Folkestone and Lydd. The Folkestone services13 include the 16/10/10A between Folkestone and Hythe and the 77/78 which serves the Golden Valley.

Folkestone West train station is within easy reach and services run between from Dover Priory to London Charing Cross or Kings Cross St. Pancras

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There is one primary school- Sandgate Primary14 with approximately 420 pupils and one Secondary school, Folkestone School for Girls15 with 1,079 pupils.

Sandgate Primary School The Folkestone School for Girls

The school is larger than most primary schools across The Folkestone School for Girls is an 11-18 selective the District and is oversubscribed for applications girls’ grammar school and the only selective school and it was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2011. They for girls in district of Shepway. The school is Ofsted offer a wide range of activities for pupils and they rated Outstanding and has an excellent reputation in work with the Shepway Sports Trust to introduce the local community. children to a wide range of sports. They have been involved in many local sporting events including the The school encourages pupils to volunteer in the Town Council football cup. The school is active in community on work placements. It has a wide variety the local community and holds both Summer and of after school clubs (for example drama and dance). Christmas fairs each year. Its premises are used by They encourage sports and have teams for netball, outside groups including: Sandgate choral group, hockey, and athletics. Karate, gymnastics and a local dance group. The school hall is available for external hire for The playing fields are also available at the weekends activities including: dancing, choirs, archery, football and during school holidays and are regularly used by and orchestras. The school facilities are also available a football academy to hold coaching sessions. to pupils who regularly hold charity fundraising events, which are open to public. There are currently The school is a national support school which means approximately 15 pupils from military families that the teachers go out and support other schools in the attend the school. area. The Executive Head Teacher is a national leader for education.

Nurseries, toddler groups and crèches:

• Apple Nursery at Saga Pavilion16 is owned by Saga and caters only for parents working within the Saga sites in Folkestone and Sandgate. The nursery is registered for children from birth to 5 years of age and is open each weekday from 08.30 to 18.00, throughout the year. There is also an after school and holiday club. • Greenfields Nursery School, Coolinge Lane17 and they also have Greenfields House in The Metropole, Folkestone. Greenfields Nursery offers term-time care for children 2-5 years and Greenfields House offers full day care up to 50 weeks of the year. • Jumping Jacks, Preschool, Baby Unit and out of school club – based in the grounds of the Tower Theatre in Folkestone, Kent. The nursery is open five days a week Mondays to Saturday from 7.30am to 6pm all year round. The out of school facility provides care for school aged children during the term time. The breakfast club operates from 7.30 to 9am and an after school club from 3pm to 6pm.

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Youth Provision

There are several groups in Sandgate & West Folkestone which are specifically aimed at children and young people.

Group Location Folkestone and Hythe Sea Cadets 18 Ross Mews, Ross Way Young Sandgate Society19 - the youth section of The Old Fire Station The Sandgate Society Children’s craft club (school holidays only) Sandgate Librar20 2nd Sandgate Scouts21 Scout Assoc HQ, The Undercliff Folkestone and Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Tower Theatre Society - Youth Section22 Sandgate Centre for Dance23 hold ballet classes Chichester Hall for children from 4pm on Monday and Thursdays

Children and Young people Age No. Sandgate & West Folkestone ward has 890 children 0-4 320 and young people aged under 19. There is a lower proportion of under 19s than for the whole of Kent 5-9 260 and the ward is significantly under represented for 10-14 230 females aged 10-14 15-19 280

Sandgate & West Sandgate & West Kent Male Kent Female Folkestone Male Folkestone Female 0-4 2.7% 2.9% 3.1% 3.0% 5-9 2.4% 2.0% 3.1% 2.9% 10-14 2.2% 1.7% 3.0% 2.9% 15-19 2.5% 2.2% 3.3% 3.1%

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Sandgate & West Folkestone ward has a range of sport clubs, societies and special interest groups which have a positive impact on resident’s health and wellbeing: Group Location Sandgate Boules Group 26 Military Road Rec Purely Yoga27 St Paul’s Church Mariners - Folkestone and District Table Sandgate Scout Hut Tennis Association29 Folkestone Rowing Club29 Sandgate Esplanade Sandgate Football Club Coolinge Lane, Folkestone Short Mat Bowls Chichester Hall Tai Chi Chichester Hall In addition, there are opportunities for water sports in the ward due to the coastal location.

Parks & Open Spaces Health Services

• The Cinque Ports Cycleway and National In Sandgate & West Folkestone Ward there is a Cycle Route 2 both pass through Sandgate doctor’s practice at the top of Sandgate Hill, Sandgate & West Folkestone. Road Surgery. The surgery is participating in the • Coolinge Lane Recreation Ground owned by Pro-Active Care Project, which seeks to help patients Pent Valley School/KCC manage their long term chronic health problems • Military Road Recreation Ground themselves and improve their quality of life. This is • The Natural England Coastal Path achieved through a twelve week programme which • Eversley Path between Enbrook Road and seeks to address all aspects of a patient’s lifestyle Eversley Park with a view to tackling underlying issues as well as • Footpath from Military Road to Encombe via the medical condition itself30. Martello Tower 6 and 7 • Sandy Lane Pubic Right of Way Conscious Health in Sandgate High Street31 provides • St Mary’s Playing Fields, Shorncliffe Road alternative therapies such as shiatsu, acupuncture, (popular boot fair venue) light therapy and iridology. • Encombe Woods • Enbrook Park (SAGA Beech Tree Total Care also in the High Street, • Remnant of the Green Walk provides care services such as personal care, driver • Sandgate Beach escorts, domestic help. • Large playing fields and sports grounds are within the Shorncliffe Camp which are used by the military

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Walk-In-Centre

There are no walk-in-centres in the Sandgate & West Folkestone ward. The closest walk-in-centre is located at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone.

Accident and Emergency Department

There is no accident and emergency department within the Sandgate & West Folkestone ward. The closest accident and emergency department is located at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.

Healthy Lifestyles

The graph is from the Acorn customer profiling software and it shows how far above the UK average the Sandgate & West Folkestone population is (a score of 50, means the proportion within Sandgate & West Folkestone is 50% the size of the UK average).The data shows that residents within this ward are less likely to: have a high BMI, have diabetes; smoke and less likely to have a heart attack.

General Health

The 2011 Census required people to give a self assessment on how they feel about their health. 81.8% indicated they are in good, or very good, health; which is slightly lower than the county average. 5.4% felt in bad/very bad heath, which is above the county average.

Sandgate & West Shepway Kent Folkestone Very good health 44.9% 42.2% 46.7% Good health 36.9% 36.1% 34.9% Fair health 12.8% 15.2% 13.3% Bad health 4.0% 4.9% 4.0% Very bad health 1.4% 1.5% 1.1%

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Usage of health services

The following health indicators indicate the frequency with which people from Sandgate & West Folkestone access health services for certain conditions or ailments. They have been selected because Shepway varies from the Kent average and they indicate that residents in this ward are generally in good health:

• Breastfeeding rates are among the highest of all Shepway wards • Diabetes hospital admissions are considerably below average • Life expectancy is above average • Mortality from respiratory conditions is among the highest in Shepway

Sandgate & West Shepway Kent Folkestone Breastfeeding prevalence32 45.2% 36.4% 39.3% Emergency admissions for AMI33 (aka heart attack) 122.66 142.09 128.46 Emergency admissions for COPD34 138.79 188.71 211.99 Emergency admissions for diabetes35 47.02 78.05 77.58 Emergency admissions for falls36 746.07 751.30 839.00 Emergency admissions for over 65s37 21,785.98 22,682.60 23,170.16 Under 75 cancer mortality38 131.86 140.22 131.09 Under 75 circulatory mortality39 62.86 77.42 70.31 Under 75 respiratory mortality40 55.64 35.77 16.78 Life expectancy at birth41 82.99 81.77 81.73

Breastfeeding Rates

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Emergency Admissions for Diabetes

Life Expectancy at Birth

Under 75 Respiratory Mortality

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The new development at Shorncliffe Camp will have Local Authority Homes a big impact on the ward, potentially increasing the ward by 1,200 new homes. The development will There are 25 council homes in the ward, 14 flats in take place between 2015 -2030. 1200 houses are Sandgate High Street and the rest are in the Enbrook proposed within the Cheriton and Sandgate Wards Valley area. (approx 50/50 split). This includes: Empty Properties • Reconfiguration of ‘Stadium’ to provide a park setting including car park, trim trail and There are approximately 35 vacant properties in planting. Sandgate & West Folkestone ward. • Provision of a pavilion building within the Stadium to provide new changing facilities, Nursing Homes new cadet facilities and space available for community use. SDC may well be adopting There are two nursing homes – Wells Nursing this building, subject to an appropriate Home in Radnor Cliff42 and Sandgate Manor adoption fee Nursing Home43. • Improvements to cycle paths and footways • New 2FE Primary School at Le Quesne Housing Type including nursery by Sept 2018 • Strategic area of play at Le Quesne, together Over one-third of properties are flats or apartments, with toilet facilities which is significantly above the county average. • Reuse of listed buildings within the site Sandgate & West Folkestone has lower proportions of for shops, restaurants, office and other terraced housing and semi-detached homes. community uses • New build uses as above, likely to include new nursery provision and requirement of a 300sq/m GP premises • 1200 houses, including approx 18-20% affordable housing provision • Seabrook Valley Backdoor Training Area – funding for significant recreational, ecological and heritage improvements together with funding for long term management. Future ownership not yet decided. • Upgrading of bus routes and bus stops, including future funding for a bus service from Hythe, via the development to Folkestone West.

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Shepway Kent

Detached houses or 27.0% 25.1% bungalows Semi-detached houses 24.1% 30.5% Terraced houses 22.1% 24.8% Flats, maisonettes 26.3% 18.7% Caravans or other 0.6% 0.9% temporary structures

Detached houses or bungalows 27% Flats maisonettes or apartments 34% Terraced houses or bungalows 18% Semi-detached houses or bungalows 21%

Housing Owership

Nearly 68% of homes in Sandgate & West Folkestone are owner-occupied, which is slightly above average, and 31% are in rented accommodation which is in line with the figures for Shepway or Kent.

Sangate & West Folkestone Shepway Kent No. % % % Owner occupied households 1,705 67.8% 64.8% 67.3% • Owns outright 912 36.2% 35.3% 33.1% • Owns with a mortgage or loan 793 31.5% 29.5% 34.2% Shared ownership 23 0.9% 0.5% 1.0% Rented households 767 30.5% 33.4% 30.4% • Rented from a local authority 40 1.6% 6.9% 5.8% • Rented from an housing association 146 5.8% 4.3% 8.1% • Privately rented 530 21.1% 20.2% 15.1% • Other rented 51 2.0% 2.0% 1.5%

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House prices

The is a smaller proportion of low cost properties in Sandgate & West Folkestone and a slightly higher proportion of properties values between £126,000 and £500,000.

House Sizes

Sandgate & West Folkestone have proportionally, more smaller homes and larger homes than the national average. The ward has a lower proportion of medium sized (3-4 bedrooms) homes.

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• Radnor and Riviera Residents Association, Originally set up with a focus on conserving buildings also operates as a Neighbourhood Watch in Sandgate, but its interests have broadened. The group Sandgate Society is responsible for the Blue Plaques • Radnor Cliff Residents Association commemorating local well known people such as Hattie Jaques, HG Wells, Reg Turnill, Jocelyn Brooke. Town and Parish Councils The have also produced a booklet of a walking trail through Sandgate. The Sandgate Society historic The ward is part of Sandgate Parish Council and Headquarters at the Old Fire Station are open every Folkestone Town Council and their contact details for Saturday morning from 10.00am for coffee and the clerks are: conversation. Monthly talks are held at Chichester Hall starting at 7.30pm. They have an annual calendar Mrs Amanda Oates of events including the Summer Garden Party, Sandgate Parish Council participation in the Sea Festival and a Christmas Library, James Morris Court44 Meal. Sandgate High Street Sandgate, Kent, CT20 3RR Sandgate Royal British Legion49 Telephone: 01303 248563 Email: [email protected] The Sandgate branch of the RBL was formed 75 years ago and is one of the oldest branches in the Mrs Jennifer Childs country. They meet on the second Monday of each Folkestone Town Council 45, The Town Hall month at the Sergeants Mess, Shorncliffe Barracks. 1-2 Guildhall Street Branch business is conducted, snacks served and Folkestone bar facilities made available to members. The group Kent, CT20 1DY provide assistance to ex-servicemen and their Telephone: 01303 257946 dependents, serving members of the armed forces, Email: [email protected] families and dependents.

Sandgate Community Trust46 Folkestone and Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society (FHODS)50 The Sandgate Community Trust is a registered charity originally set up to secure leases for four local The society was formed in 1902 and has been putting ‘green spaces’. The charity continues to look after on plays and musical events ever since. In 2001, the interests of Sandgate in various ways such as they bought the garrison church at Shorncliffe Camp obtaining a grant from Kent County for £50,000 to and became one of only a few societies in the UK to introduce an improved broadband system in have its own theatre. They also have an active youth the community. section who perform three shows a year.

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Shorncliffe Trust 51

The Shorncliffe Trust is currently working towards creating the UK’s first Heritage Park & Education Centre dedicated to the history and legacy of the modern British Army. The centre at Shorncliffe will examine its military history and the impact the army camp made over the centuries both locally and internationally.

Royal Gurkha Rifles

The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) are stationed at Sir John Moore Barracks in Shorncliffe Camp. The relationship between the Gurkhas and the local community is good and they participate in local events such as Hythe Festival, Remembrance Day parades amongst others.

Charities

The Charity Commission provides a useful online directory52 that allows people to search for charities that are either based in or operate in a particular location. Their online tool allows people to search for charities within a defined radius of a particular postcode.

Local publications

Sandgate Parish Council issue a newsletter in the summer and issue fortnightly updates via email.

There is also a Sandgate News website: http://www.sandgate-kent.org.uk/index.html

-26- Sandgate & West Folkestone Planning & development Major site redevelopment: Shorncliffe Camp

This will be a residentially led, mixed use development at Shorncliffe Camp providing 1200 dwellings being delivered by Taylor Wimpey Developments53.

The application is for a mixed use development comprising residential dwellings, retention of listed buildings, retention and improvement of existing playing pitches, affordable housing, pedestrian and cycle links and public access to the Backdoor training area54.

Indicative concept diagram of the Shorncliffe Garrison Strategic Site :55

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Broadband

Information on the provision of internet and broadband services in this ward is constantly changing as telecoms providers upgrade their networks. To get information about the quality of services in your area, you may wish to visit the websites for BT Openreach56, Broadband StreetStats57 or UK Exchange Mapping58.

Planning applications

Visit the Shepway District Council planning portal59 for information on planning applications in this area.

-28- Sandgate & West Folkestone Physical Assets Designated spaces Allotments (e.g. conservation areas) There are no community allotments in the ward. Sandgate has a conservation area60 which is split into two parts: East and West. This is necessary because Toilets the gap between them does not contain buildings of sufficient special interest individually or collectively to There are public toilets on the seafront at Granville have been included in the original designation. Parade (including disabled) with a kiosk.

Sandgate East Conservation Area takes in the coastal Walking routes/bridle paths strip from the eastern boundary of the ward and extends back to include Enbrook Park, important as There are several walking routes in the Sandgate & an amenity in its own right, historically as the site of West Folkestone Ward. Enbrook House and now the site of the modern Saga building. It takes in the two Martello towers (No’s 5 • The Natural England Coastal Path and 6) on higher ground. It ends approximately at the • Eversley Path between Enbrook Road and end of Coastguard cottages. Eversley Park • Footpath from Military Road to Encombe Sandgate West fronts the Esplanade and consists of a via Martello Tower 6 and 7 number of Grade II cottages and houses. • Sandy Lane Public Right of Way

Play areas and parks Other Open Space includes: • Freemantle Road Recreation Ground • Coolinge Lane Recreation Ground • St Mary’s Playing Fields, Shorncliffe Road • Military Road Recreation Ground: has a (popular boot fair venue) bowling green with tennis courts, volley ball, • Encombe Woods football pitch and some exercise equipment, • Enbrook Park (SAGA) picnic tables with BBQs and an area for • Remnant of the Green Walk Boules. This is now under the control of • Sandgate Beach Sandgate Parish Council who intend to • Large playing fields and sports grounds are provide parking area, new toilets and more within the Shorncliffe Camp which are used play equipment. by the military

There are also two small greens near the centre of Sandgate Village, one on the corner of Military Road (the Central Village Green) and one on the corner of Wilberforce Road.

-29- Sandgate & West Folkestone Buildings/heritage Assets Sandgate Castle61 Statue of Sir John Moore (War Memorial ref 54547)64 Sandgate Castle was built in 1539 by Henry VIII to defend the lower shore of Sandgate, as part of Full length statue of Sir John Moore in military dress the second major coastal defence scheme to be with sword mounted on a stone plinth. He was implemented in Southern England. Parts of the outer Commandant of the Shorncliffe Camp from 1803 to expanses have been lost to the sea over the centuries, 1804. The statue is Grade II listed. but the circular keep survived at the top of the beach. This was converted into a sort of Martello Tower, and John Moore Memorial Hall and Library65 meant that a tower did not need to be built on this lower stretch of the coast, the local towers all being In Somerset Barracks (Shorncliffe Army Camp) the high up on the cliffs slightly inland. It is now a private memorial hall and library was built in an arts and residence. crafts style by Sir Aston Webb. It was built to house a collection of books and training aids to enable men to Folkestone School for Girls better themselves. Penfold house62 Roman Catholic Military Chapel66 / Built in 1904, the school building is Grade II listed. Gurkha Museum/ Visitor Centre It is a good quality Edwardian Neo-Georgian style purpose-built school building, externally unaltered Now the home of the Gurkha Visitor Centre, this and retaining its internal layout and has many original unusual building was constructed in 1966-68. It has features. a timber frame on reinforced concrete foundations, with a brick west wall. The timber roof shingles were Tower Theatre63 replaced by artificial slates c.1994. The building is broadly triangular – reminiscent of a tent. The visitor The Tower Theatre, formerly St Marks, the old centre opening times are Tues - Sat 10.00 to 17.00. Garrison Church is located on North Road, Shorncliffe. With 290 seats in the auditorium, or for a different function, room for 300 people standing or over 80 people seated at tables there is something for every function or event. The building is owned by Folkestone Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society.

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Shorncliffe Military Cemetery Chichester Memorial Hall

Three Victoria Cross recipients are buried here at The Chichester Memorial Hall is managed by the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, which is still in Trustees on behalf of the people of Sandgate. Its main use. It contains more than 600 Commonwealth use is by community groups for activities and it is war graves from the World Wars; 471 from World available for private parties. The current activities are: War I, including more than 300 Canadians, and the Farmer’s Market; Sandgate Men’s Club; Dance 81 from World War II, including one unidentified to Keep Fit; Short Mat Bowls; Lindy Hop and Balboa British soldier and a Polish war grave. A screen wall classes; Table Tennis; Tai Chi; Art Group and yoga. memorial lists 18 Belgian soldiers who were originally buried in a now-demolished mausoleum.67 The Old Fire Station70

Martello Towers number 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Has a wood panelled Reading Room on the first floor and 968 which is available for private or small community events. Current uses include: meetings of the Towers 6, 7 8 and 9 are Grade II listed buildings, and Sandgate Society; Saturday morning coffee drop in; all except 8 are Scheduled Ancient Monuments. Young Sandgate Society; Sandgate Song Writers’ These Martello Towers were all built into deep dry Circle and Sandgate Life Drawing. moats, and are situated within the Shorncliffe Camp area, overlooking the coastline. The moat wall was The Old Fire Station70 built of stone, the moat itself having been half filled-in by 1948. They were erected in the early 19th century Has a wood panelled Reading Room on the first floor as part of the coastal defence-system against an which is available for private or small community invasion from Napoleonic France. The walls are brick events. Current uses include: meetings of the with a coating of cement on the outside and are 5 to Sandgate Society; Saturday morning coffee drop in; 6 ft thick. Young Sandgate Society; Sandgate Song Writers’ Circle and Sandgate Life Drawing. The Old Redoubt69 Scout Association HQ, The Undercliff Shorncliffe Redoubt is a British Napoleonic earthwork fort. The site is approximately 300 feet by 300 feet. Sandgate Scout Hut is a small hall owned and The Redoubt is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument. operated by The Scouts Association. They recently received grant funding to improve the grounds and Sandgate Library the immediate surrounding area. The Mariners Table Tennis group also meet here. The library is a key asset for the local community, which houses the Parish Council Offices and there Spade House73 are numerous events and resources available. The library is also available to hire for events. Current Grade II listed, it was the home of the writer H.G. activities at the Library are: Read & Rhyme sessions; Wells from 1901 to 1909. It is a large mansion Ancestry Buddy; Sandgate Creative Writers Group; overlooking Sandgate. Children’s Craft Club (school hols only) Sandgate Library; Knit and Natter; Computer Buddy and Sandgate Book Club.

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Car Parks

There are car parks at Castle Road, Wilberforce Road, Golden Valley Shopping Centre. There is a large car park at Saga for staff parking. There is a small car park at Gough Road. Full details of all council run car parks are available on the Shepway website74. There is also an interactive parking map where you can zoom into any area of the district and find information about all our car parks, their location, number of spaces and how long you can park.

Places of Worship

There is one church in the ward, St Paul’s Church75. Located in an elevated position on Sandgate Hill, with access via the entrance to the Saga site St Paul’s is a building people may miss as they drive along the main Folkestone to Hythe road. Indeed this small gem of a building is so well “hidden” that some of the locals are only just getting to know it. There is a Hindu Temple at Shorncliffe which serves the local Nepalese community. Local schools are able to visit.

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No. % Shepway Kent Christian 3,441 60.1% 62.3% 62.5% Buddhist 118 2.1% 0.9% 0.5% Hindu 208 3.6% 1.4% 0.7% Jewish 3 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Muslim 29 0.5% 0.7% 1.0% Sikh 2 -76 - 0.7% Other religion 32 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% No religion 1,441 25.2% 26.5% 26.8% Religion not stated 449 7.8% 7.6% 7.3%

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• Folkestone and Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society (FHODS)77 • FHODS Youth Section78 – meet every Sunday 6-8.30pm at the Tower Theatre The group is open to 12-18 year olds, who are interested in all aspects of theatre • Folkestone Decorative and Fine Arts Society79 - A society focused on art which holds meetings and other activities, such as talks and visits • Shorncliffe Trust80 - is a charity, focusing on the preservation and conservation of features of historic interest at Shorncliffe • Sandgate Song Writers’ Circle81 a fortnightly group where songwriters can exchange ideas • Sandgate Life Drawing – every Wednesday evening82 • Sandgate Heritage Trust - this charitable trust83 was set up to manage the Old Fire Station • Shorncliffe Military Wives Choir84 - perform regularly around Kent

Events and Venues

Event Location Family Fun Day on the Rec (July). Organised by Military Road Recreation Ground Sandgate Parish Council.85 Sandgate Sea and Food Festival86 (August) Sandgate seafront Canada Day87 (July) Military Cemetery, Shorncliffe

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Tourist Attractions Other attractions include:

HG Wells88 spent a number of years living and writing • Martello Towers in Sandgate. He came to the Folkestone area in 1896 • Sandgate Castle for the benefit of his health. Initially, he rented a • Sandgate High Street shops and cafes small, furnished house in Sandgate - Beach Cottage - • Cinque Ports Cycleway and National Cycle which was so close to the sea that in rough weather Route 2 the waves broke over the roof. He then moved to • Natural England Coastal Path Arnold House, while supervising the construction of • Military history enthusiasts Spade House, now a Grade II Listed building, which • The Brigade of Gurkhas Visitor is halfway down the hill from Folkestone Leas to Centre/museum Sandgate. In a commanding position overlooking the • Sandgate Conservation Area sea. There is an HG Wells pop up shop and exhibition at 82 Sandgate High Street.

Sandgate Beach

The beach was a Quality Beach award winner in 2013,2014 and 2015, which is recognition that Sandgate has reached the nationwide standard for the best beaches across the UK. The flag is a symbol of quality which ensures visitors are guaranteed to find a clean, safe, attractive and well-managed coastal environment.

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Detailed crimes statistics for each local area are available from: www.police.uk. Shepway District Council officers and councillors can access mapped crime data from the Atlas GIS under the ‘Statistical Information’ layer. More detailed statistics on crime rates in the wards will emerge as the reporting systems and data capture processes are updated by the relevant authorities to reflect the new ward boundaries.

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1. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/population-estimates-for-uk--england-and-wales--scotland-and-northern- ireland/2013/stb---mid-2013-uk-population-estimates.html 2. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/population-estimates-for-uk--england-and-wales--scotland-and- northernireland/2013/stb---mid-2013-uk-population-estimates.html 3. http://acorn.caci.co.uk/ 4. http://www.kmpho.nhs.uk/ 5. http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/information-and-data/Facts-and-figures-about-Kent/area-profiles 6. http://www.sandgate-kent.kentpoi.co.uk/ 7. Sandgate Design Statement 2013 8. http://www.sandgate-kent.org.uk/farmersmarket.html 9. www.SandgateBusiness.org.uk 10. http://www.sandgatebusiness.org.uk/directory.html 11. http://www.sandgatebusiness.org.uk/calendar.html 12. https://www.stagecoachbus.com/the-wave-map.aspx 13. https://www.stagecoachbus.com/folkestone-network-map.aspx 14. www.sandgateprimaryschool.co.uk 15. www.folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk 16. https://www.facebook.com/.../Saga-Apples-Nursery/141210032583068 17. www.greenfields-nurseryschool.com 18. http://www.sea-cadets.org/folkstonehythe/home.aspx 19. https://thesandgatesociety.wordpress.com/young-sandgate-society/ 20. http://www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=3345 21. http://scouts.org.uk/get-involved/groups/2nd-sandgate#&panel1-1 22. http://www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk/fhods/ 23. www.sandgatecentre4dance.com/ 24. http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/index.html 25. http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/ 26. http://www.sandgate-kent.org.uk/boules-club.html 27. http://www.yogafolkestone.co.uk/yoga-classes/ 28. http://www.fdtta.org/_legue.asp 29. www.folkestonerowingclub.co.uk 30. http://www.sandgateroadsurgery.nhs.uk/ 31. www.conscioushealth.info 32. Percentage of mothers either exclusively breastfeeding or partially breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, 2012/13 33. Emergency admissions for Acute Myocardial Infarction, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to2013/14 34. Emergency admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 33. Emergency admissions for diabetes, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 34. Emergency admissions for falls, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 35. Emergency admissions for people aged 65+, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 36. Mortality from cancer, persons aged under 75, 2010 to 2014, age standardised rate per 100,000 population 37. Mortality from circulatory disease, persons aged under 75, 2010 to 2014, age standardised rate per 100,000 population 38. Mortality from respiratory disease, persons aged under 75, 2010 to 2014, age standardised rate per 100,000 population 39. Based on 2010-2014 deaths, population (2010 to 2013, 2013 used twice as an estimate for 2014) 40. www.carehome.co.uk 41. www.carehome.co.uk

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42. www.sandgatepc.kentparishes.gov.uk 43. http://www.folkestonetc.kentparishes.gov.uk/ 44. www.sandgatecommunitytrust.co.uk 45. https://thesandgatesociety.wordpress.com/ 46. The Sandgate Society Blue Plaque Trail 2012. www.sandgate-kent.org.uk 47. http://prater.org.uk/en/article/2012/0583512/sandgate-royal-british-legion 48. www.towertheatrefolketone.co.uk 49. www.shorncliffe-trust.org.uk 50. http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/registerofcharities/mapping/Search.aspx 51. http://camlanddevelopments.co.uk/projects/3180869 52. www.taylorwimpey.co.uk/proposed-developments/england/kent/folkestone/shorncliffe-garrison 53. Shepway Core Strategy proposed submission document July 2011 54. http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when 55. http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest/streetstats/ 56. http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_mapping 57. http://searchplanapps.shepway.gov.uk/online-applications/ 58. http://www.shepway.gov.uk/UserFiles/File/pdf/local-plan/conservation/sandgate/sandgate_1.pdf 59. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk 60. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk 61. http://www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk/ 62. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-175416-statue-of-sir-john-moore-to-south-of-arm 63. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-1417345-sir-john-moore-memorial-hall-and-librar 64. http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1380076 65. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorncliffe_Army_Camp 66. http://www.kentpoi.co.uk/historic/martello/index.html 67. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorncliffe_Redoubt 68. http://theoldfirestationsandgate.co.uk/ 69. http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/66030 70. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moore_(British_Army_officer) 71. http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1061164 72. www.shepway.gov.uk/content/view/201641/4434 73. http://www.trinitybenefice.co.uk/ 74. Number is too small to be displayed as a percentage 75. http://www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk/FHODS 76. http://www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk/fhods/youth-section/ 77. www.folkestonedfas.org.uk 78. http://www.shornclifferedoubt.com/index.html 79. www.cattlecallmusic.com 80. https://www.facebook.com/sandgatelifedrawingclass 81. http://theoldfirestationsandgate.co.uk/the-sandgate-heritage-trust/ 82. https://twitter.com/shorncliffemwc 83. http://www.sandgate-kent.org.uk/familyfun.html 84. http://www.sandgate-sea-festival.co.uk/ 85. http://www.folkestone-kent.kentpoi.co.uk/

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