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Shepway Ward Profile May 2015 East Folkestone East Folkestone

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Foreword...... 5

Brief introduction to area...... 6

Map of area...... 7

Demographics...... 8

Local economy...... 12

Education and skills...... 16

Health & wellbeing...... 18

Housing...... 23

Neighbourhood/ community...... 25

Planning and development...... 27

Physical Assets...... 28

Arts and culture...... 31

Crime...... 33

Endnotes/ websites...... 34

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-4- East Folkestone Foreword

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

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

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The new East Folkestone Ward is partly made the ownership of the Clinton family and heirs for up of what was previously Folkestone East ward, much of the time. By 1769 the manor was owned by although the eastern boundary of the new ward Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1750– has moved so that its eastern border now runs 1828)8. along Dover Road and Hill Road. The new ward has absorbed what was Folkestone Foord ward and also The oldest landmark in this ward in 1769 was that the most easterly parts or Folkestone Park ward, of Castle Hill, a spur of the North Downs, the site which includes Downs Road, Dolphin Road, Walton of what was Folkestone Castle. The castle was Gardens and Walton Manor, as well as Broadmead possibly constructed as early as 1095 AD on a Road, Bournemouth Road and St John’s Church natural mound and occupied through the 11th Road. & 12th centuries. The remaining earthworks of this structure now overlook the end of the M20 A 1769 map of Folkestone5 shows that at this motorway and the entrance to the Channel Tunnel time the area covered by the East Folkestone ward at Cheriton9. was made up of rural meadows and arable land, interspersed with dwellings and cottages6. There Although these ancient sites have all but were three main landmarks in the region, Ford- disappeared Foord, Walton Manor and Castle Hill Forstall at the southern end of the ward, Walton are familiar street names in Folkestone today. The Manor roughly situated in the middle of the ward, history behind them reveals an interesting and and in the north of the ward, up on the Downs, extensive heritage that the people of East Folkestone Castle Hill. continue to enhance through their commitment to the community in which they live. Ford-Forstall, the neighbourhood now known as Foord, was a hamlet that had a chalybeate7 spring, As Folkestone’s infrastructure, economy and mineral spring waters containing salts of iron. The community are not confined by the ward boundaries most renowned chalybeate in Kent was discovered it is important to have regard for the information in at Tunbridge Wells in 1606. Chalybeate water was the ward profiles of Folkestone Harbour, Folkestone said to have health-giving properties and many Central and Broadmead. Many of the health, people endorsed the drinking of it. education and social facilities that the community accesses are located in other ward areas. By the reign of Henry VIII Walton Manor was already centuries old and had been in

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-7- East Folkestone Demographics

Most of the northern half of the East Folkestone ward forms part of the Kent Downs, called Folkestone Downs and Creteway Downs. Although there are residential properties in these areas most of the population live in the southern half of the ward, a dense residential area.

The 2013 midyear population estimates from the Office of National Statistics gives the population of East Folkestone as 11,770 with males 5,730 and 6,040 females. The graph below shows each age as a proportion of the total population. Both charts shown below demonstrate that the ward has a higher proportion of people aged 0-19, a higher proportion of people aged 20-34 and a lower proportion of older people than Kent and Shepway as a whole.

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Marital status and living arrangements

In East Folkestone there are 3,366 married couples which equates to 37% of the population aged over sixteen. This is lower than the figure for Shepway or Kent. Proportionally there are also more divorcees and single people in the ward.

Married 3,366

Cohabiting 1,276

Same-sex civil partnership or cohabiting 89

Single (never married) 2,570

Married or in civil partnership 64

Separated (but still legally married) 274

Divorced 846

Widowed 512

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Ethnicity

Nearly 92% of the residents in East Folkestone are of English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ Northern Irish origins. There is a significant ‘other white’ portion which, as a proportion of the total population, is in line with Kent and District averages.

East Folkestone Shepway Kent

English/ Welsh/ Scottish/ NI 10,912 91.9% 90.8% 89.1%

Irish 92 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%

Gypsy or Irish Traveller 19 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%

Other White 368 3.1% 3.0% 3.6%

White and Black Caribbean 60 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%

White and Black African 18 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%

White and Asian 37 0.3% 0.4% 0.5%

Other Mixed 30 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%

Indian 35 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%

Pakistani 29 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%

Bangladeshi 57 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%

Chinese 39 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%

Other Asian 95 0.8% 2.5% 1.2%

African 34 0.3% 0.3% 0.8%

Caribbean 23 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%

Other Black 8 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%

Arab 3 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%

Any other ethnic group 20 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%

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Length of residence in the UK

Most residents in East Folkestone have lived in the UK since birth or have been in the country for more than 10 years.

East Folkestone Shepway Kent

Born in the UK 10,982 92.4% 90.8% 90.9%

Less than 2 years 62 0.5% 1.2% 1.2%

More than 2 years and 154 1.3% 1.6% 1.5% less than 5 years More than 5 years and 173 1.5% 1.6% 1.8% less than 10 years 10 years or more 508 4.3% 4.9% 4.6%

Main Language (for residents aged 3 and over)

96% of people in East Folkestone regard English as their first language. There are significant populations who speak an ‘other’ European language and a South Asian language.

East Folkestone Shepway Kent

English 10,869 96.2% 95.1% 95.5%

Other UK language 5 - 10 - -

French 13 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%

Portuguese 4 - - 0.1%

Spanish 8 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Other European Language (EU) 210 1.9% 1.4% 1.8%

Other European Language (non EU) 18 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%

Russian 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Turkish 21 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%

Arabic 4 - - 0.1%

West/Central Asian Language 19 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%

South Asian Language 85 0.8% 2.3% 1.2%

East Asian Language 26 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%

African Language 13 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Other Languages 1 - - -

Sign Language 6 0.1% - -

-11- East Folkestone The Local Economy

Along the stretch of Black Bull Road between Pavilion Road and Canterbury Road there are a few small businesses situated here and there between residential properties. At the intersection of Black Bull Road and Canterbury Road there is a concentration of small retailers providing essential goods and services to the local community. There are two pharmacies, a bakers, a grocery shop, a hairdressers and a barbers. The intersection is dominated by the Black Bull Pub, which has a car park.

The only other commercial area in this ward is situated at the top of Park Farm Road and around Park Farm Close. This is a group of industrial units occupied by businesses related to the construction and building industries.

Household income

The graph is from the Acorn customer profiling software and it shows how far above or below the UK average East Folkestone ward population is (a score of 50, means the proportion within East Folkestone is 50% the size of the UK average). The graph shows there is a far greater proportion of households who earn under £40,000 and a smaller proportion for households earning over £60,000; which indicates this is an area with low income levels.

Economic activity

As a proportion of the working age population, compared to Kent and Shepway, East Folkestone has lower levels of retired and self employed people; whereas it has higher levels of people who are permanently sick/ disabled or are looking after home/family. The ward also has a higher proportion of people who are unemployed.

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Employment by sector

East Folkestone is overrepresented for people working in vehicle industries, transport, insurance and accommodation/ food services. It is has lower levels for employment in agriculture, communications, real estate and professional services.

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The Department for Communities and Local Government is responsible for indices of deprivation. The Indices of Deprivation 2010 is based on the concept that deprivation consists of more than just poverty. Poverty is not having enough money to get by on where as deprivation refers to a general lack of resources and opportunities.

An area has a higher deprivation score than another one if the proportion of people living there who are classed as deprived is higher. An area itself is not deprived; it is the circumstances and lifestyles of the people living there that affect its deprivation score. It is important to remember that not everyone living in a deprived area is deprived – and that not all deprived people live in deprived areas.11

The map above shows that within the East Folkestone ward there is an area ranked as one of the 20% most deprived areas in England.

A Mosaic Profile of the ward completed by KCC shows that residents in this ward live in a variety of accommodation, the most prevalent are Family Basics – Families with limited resources who have to budget to make ends meet, and Transient Renters – Single People – Single people privately renting low cost homes for the short term.

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A Country Living - Well off owners in rural locations enjoying the benefits of Country life B Prestige Positions - Established families in large detached homes Living upmarket lifestyles C City Prosperity - High status city dwellers living in central locations and pursuing careers with high rewards D Domestic Success - Thriving families who are busy bringing up children and following careers E Suburban Stability - Mature suburban owners living in settled lives in mid-range housing F Senior Security - Elderly people with assets who are enjoying a comfortable retirement G Rural Reality - Householders living in expensive homes in village communities H Aspiring Homemakers - Younger households settling down in housing priced within their means I Urban Cohesion - Residents of settled urban communities with a strong sense of identity J Rental Hubs - Educated young people privately renting in urban neighbourhoods K Modest Traditions - Mature homeowners of value homes enjoying stable lifestyles L Transient Renters - Single people privately renting low cost homes for the short term M Family Basics - Families with limited resources who have to budget to make ends meet N Vintage Value – Elderly people reliant on support to meet financial or practical needs O Municipal Challenge – Urban renters of social housing facing an array of challenges

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Highview Schooli is an all age school (Reception-Sixth Form) for pupils with complex learning needs, based in East Folkestone ward. Learning at this school is personalised to meet the needs of individual pupils with an emphasis on communication, independence and social skills12.

Primary Schools

Castle Hill Community Primary Schoolii has been completely rebuilt, refurbished and redecorated over the last three years. The children now learn in a spacious and comfortable environment and have access to a huge range of equipment and technology13. The school encourages all kinds of community activities and recently several pupils and teachers visited Broadmeadow Care Centre to serve tea and cakes to residents. This school has also benefited from ‘Asda Token Vote’ scheme in which shoppers are asked to donate their tokens to one of a number nominated beneficiaries and the beneficiary with the most tokens receives a cheque. This is the second time that the school has received a donation (see Folkestone Central ward profile Section 5 Local Economy for details of these kinds of schemes in Folkestone)14.

Mundella Primary School’s foundation stone was laid in 1884 and the guest of honour was A.J. Mundella, an English manufacturer, reformer and politician who sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament from 1868 to 1897, and served under Gladstone. The school’s name has changed a few times over the last 130 years, it was originally called North Board School but is now named after the former Mundella MP.

Name Type Website

Castle Hill Community Primary School Primary www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk

Mundella Primary School Primary www.mundella.kent.sch.uk

Pre Schools

The Rainbow Centre has two pre-schools: Rainbow, based at the Salvation Army Centre and, Rainbow Ark, based at Mundella School. Both follow the normal academic terms, morning sessions are offered as well as a Lunch Club. Both pre-schools are Ofsted inspected and young children are encouraged to learn and relate to others through structured play. They provide an education and play experience for two to five-year-old children.

Nurseries

Sure Start is a government led initiative aimed at giving every child the best possible start in life and it offers a broad range of services focusing on family health, early years care, education and improved well being programmes to children aged four and under15. The Village Sure Start Children’s Centre on Denmark Road

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is commissioned by Kent County Counciliii (KCC). This centre is also accessed by the communities within Folkestone Harbour. The centre runs a variety of groups; Messy Play, Baby Play, Time for Me, Ready for School, Baby Massage and Music & Movement. The centre also runs health clinics, such as the Antenatal Clinic, Breast Feeding Drop-in and Child Health Clinic. Support groups and educational courses are also available; Stop Smoking, Incredible Years Course, courses with crèche and other workshops (see centre reception for details of current courses).

Name Type Website

18 Wiltie Gardens, Folkestone CT19 5AX St Nicholas Nursery Nursery Ph: 01303 254578 – No website www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk/castle-hill- Castle Hill Village Nursery Nursery village-nursery-2

Number of young people

Across the East Folkestone ward, there is a good spread of young people across the age range, with 3,500 children and young people under the age of 19.

East Folkestone has a greater proportion of children and young people across all ages (as a percentage of the total population) compared to Kent.

East Folkestone Shepway Kent

No Males Females Males Females

0-4 940 3.8% 4.2% 3.1% 3.0%

5-9 820 3.7% 3.3% 3.1% 2.9%

10-14 830 3.9% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9%

15-19 910 4.0% 4.7% 3.3% 3.1%

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The Shepway Sports Trustiv is a not-for-profit sports The 99 - Folkestone Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF) charity, providing opportunities and pathways to Air Training Corpsix are one of 34 Squadrons based increase sports participation and promote active in Kent with the Wing headquarters in Maidstone. lifestyles amongst residents in the Shepway area. Kent Wing is split into 4 areas, 99 (Folkestone) The Trust’s strategic plan is to make sport accessible Squadron is in area 4 and the Wing is a part of to those of all ages, with a key focus on young London and the South East Region of the Air Training people. Currently the Trust is working with Castle Corps. The 99 Squadron can give young people a Hill Community Primary School, where they have chance to participate in activities and courses that implemented their School Coaching Programme and will challenge and develop skills. There are a variety are facilitating coaching in basketball and cricket. of activities available from enjoying a real flight experience, going on training and camps, sports, At St John’s Churchv Hall there are numerous drills, shooting, music, abseiling and engineering activities for young people and children, including: projects17. Twiglets for pre-school children (and parents or carers) and Shooting Stars afternoon club for Up On The Downsx is a £2.5 million Heritage primary school children. The 11th Folkestone Scouts Lottery funded Landscape Partnership Scheme that Groupvi also meets here, as well as the Guides and aims to make a significant difference to the easily Brownies. recognisable and iconic landscape of the Dover and Folkestone area. Part of their work is engaging The Salvation Armyvii on Canterbury Road runs a with groups and communities to help them better parent and toddler group. Gener8 Kids Club, and the understand, enjoy and care for the heritage of Rainbows, Brownies and the Guides also meet at the area. this venue.

The Kent (Marine) Cadet Forceviii unit has been established in Folkestone since 1972. This is a self-supporting Cadet Unit that is not Affiliated or Recognised by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and not to be confused with the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) Marine cadet Detachments or the Royal Marines detachments that exist within Combined Cadet Forces. The units training was devised by an ex-Royal Marine Officer and cadets can achieve a Green Beret16.

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Older Persons Provision

Although not situated in the East Folkestone ward The Age UK Centrexi in Cheriton offers services to people aged 50 and over that live in East Folkestone. The centre provides a place where people can meet to socialise with others, have a meal and join in a varied programme of activities. The Centre is fitted with two mobility baths and a stand in wetroom for those who prefer. They also provide light transport to and from the Centre and have agreements with local transportation firms to ensure people can attend. They also provide an information and advice service, a befriending service and benefit checks18.

The Salvation Army provides a community breakfast on Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays they have the Cameo Club and on Thursdays there is a Luncheon Club, both for older people. At St John’s Church there is a Craft Club (first Tuesday of each month). Prime Time is on Wednesdays with tea, coffee and cakes provided. The programme can include speakers, sing-a-longs, quizzes, games, summer outings. St John’s has a Luncheon Club (once a month on Mondays). They also provide pastoral care to those who are less mobile by visiting them at home.

Organisations delivering health services

There is one General Practitioner (GP) Surgery in the East Folkestone ward, three pharmacies and at least two dental practices.

Type Address & Contact Details

128 Canterbury Road, Folkestone, CT19 5SR The New Surgery Surgery Ph: 01303 243516 133 Black Bull Road, Kent CT19 5NU The Co-operative Pharmacy Pharmacy Ph: 01303 252721 ‎ 127 Canterbury Road, Folkestone CT19 5NR Mistvale Chemist Pharmacy Ph: 01303 254392 ‎ 41 Canterbury Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5NJ McArdie Pharmacy Pharmacy Ph: 01303 251511 100 Black Bull Road, Folkestone CT19 5QX Patel B & Associates Dentist Ph: 01303 244785 ‎ 45-47 Canterbury Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5NJ Canterbury Road Dental Care Dentist Ph: 01303 252995

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Residents health

The graph is from the Acorn customer profiling software and it shows how far above the UK average the East Folkestone population is (a score of 125, means the proportion within East Folkestone is 25% higher than the UK average). East Folkestone residents are more likely (than UK average) to have high blood pressure, smoke, suffer heart attack and have asthma or diabetes.

Peoples health:

The 2011 Census required people to give a self assessment on how they feel about their health. 78% indicated they are in good, or very good, health. 6.8% felt in bad/very bad heath, which is above the county average.

East Folkestone Shepway Kent

Very good health 42.9% 42.2% 46.7%

Good health 36.4% 36.1% 34.9%

Fair health 14.0% 15.2% 13.3%

Bad health 5.5% 4.9% 4.0%

Very bad health 1.3% 1.5% 1.1%

There are 1,192 people providing unpaid care in East Folkestone, which is approximately 10% of the population.

No. East Folkestone Shepway Kent

People providing unpaid care 1,192 10.0% 11.4% 10.4%

People providing no care 10,687 90.0% 88.6% 89.6%

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Usage of health services

The following health indicators indicate the frequency with which people from East Folkestone health services for certain conditions or ailments. They have been selected because Shepway varies from the Kent average and they show that the population of East Folkestone has health comparable to the whole of Shepway, except in a couple of areas:

• Emergency admissions for COPD are the highest in the district • Under 75 respiratory mortality is the highest in the district

East Folkestone Shepway Kent

Breastfeeding prevalence19 28.8% 36.4% 39.3%

Emergency admissions for AMI20 (aka heart 159.19 142.09 128.46 attack) Emergency admissions for COPD21 111.61 83.53 76.52

Emergency admissions for diabetes22 349.47 188.71 211.99

Emergency admissions for falls23 74.40 78.05 77.58

Emergency admissions for over 65s24 780.32 751.30 839.00

Under 75 cancer mortality25 24,252.07 22,682.60 23,170.16

Under 75 circulatory mortality26 159.90 140.22 131.09

Under 75 respiratory mortality27 105.98 77.42 70.31

Life expectancy at birth28 58.03 35.77 16.78

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Emergency admissions for COPD

Under 75 respiratory mortality

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There is a number of supported housing schemes in the East Folkestone ward that assist vulnerable people with a program of support to live as independently as possible, or to learn how to live independently so that they may be able to live on their own in the community in the future. There are two supported accommodation schemes for people with mental health issues. The Hyde Housingxii Scheme comprises of 11 supported housing flats at Newman House and they are run in partnership with the South Kent Coast Clinical Commissioning Groupxiii. The support and accommodation at Willow Lodge is run by the mental health charity Rethinkxiv . Sanctuaryxv provides supported accommodation for vulnerable young people at their St John’s Project.

Housing type

The stock of housing in East Folkestone reflects its urbanised nature – 70% of property is some form of terrace of apartment, and the proportion of detached houses is considerably below the county average.

Shepway Kent

Detached houses/ 27.0% 25.1% bungalows

Semi-detached houses 24.1% 30.5% Terraced houses 22.1% 24.8% Flats or maisonettes 26.3% 18.7% Caravans/ temporary 0.6% 0.9%

Housing ownership/ tenure

Approximately 52% of the properties in East Folkestone owner-occupied, which is below the district and Kent level; and the proportion of people in rented accommodation is much higher.

East Folkestone Shepway Kent Owner occupied households 2,519 51.9% 64.8% 67.3% Owns outright 1,040 21.4% 35.3% 33.1% Owns with a mortgage or loan 1,479 30.5% 29.5% 34.2% Shared ownership 9 0.2% 0.5% 1.0% Rented households 2,275 46.8% 33.4% 30.4% Rented from a local authority 670 13.8% 6.9% 5.8% Rented from housing association 378 7.8% 4.3% 8.1% Privately rented 1,158 23.8% 20.2% 15.1% Other rented 69 1.4% 2.0% 1.5% Living Rent Free 53 1.1% 1.3% 1.3%

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House prices

The majority of houses in East Folkestone are worth under £125,000 and there is a significant proportion valued between £126,000 and £250,000; this is above the proportion for the UK.

House size

There is a smaller proportion of large houses (above four bedrooms) in east Folkestone than is found across the UK; whereas the proportion of 2-3 and 3-4 bedroom house is larger which reflects the large amount of terraced housing in the area.

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The Bradstone Association was founded in 2010, residents with food through winter. In 2014 the group it is a residents group open to anyone who lives in won an award for an outstanding community project Bradstone Avenue, Bradstone Road, Sussex Road, when they gained permission to paint nearby railings Bradstone New Road, Devon Road and adjacent in bright colours so the bus stop nearby would be parts of Foord Road. The Association has regular more visible to a partially sighted member of their meetings and residents can voice concerns, debate community. They Association run a youth group issues, resolve problems and offer ideas. One of the every two weeks for 11-16 year olds, teaching them Bradstone Association’s initiatives is the employment cooking, tie dying, mosaics and more. Currently the of a full-time handyman called the Folkestone Town group is planning their “Big Lunch”xvii a government Sprucer. The scheme has expanded from the area initiative to get communities together for friendship around Bradstone Road to embrace the town and and fun. is funded by Folkestone Town Council, the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust and a host of individual Our Place Our Time - Canterbury Road Residents and commercial donations. Wilmoths Citroenxvi of Group was formed in 2007 with the aim of improving Folkestone has donated a work van and there are the area and the lives of local families. Previously many volunteers that regularly assist the Sprucer they have secured a large amount of external funding with litter-picking, cleaning off graffiti, fixing minor to revamp Canterbury Road Recreation Ground. infrastructure, washing litter-bins and signs. Improvements that were implemented included a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) and additional The Association was responsible for the development practice area, teen shelter, practice running track, of a disused former chapel on Foord Road into a new play equipment for older young people, and the community centre for Folkestone called Sunflower toddler play area was updated. Other improvements House (see Folkestone Central ward Profile). The were made to footpath lighting and litter bins. A dog Bradstone Association’s current project is the mess bag dispenser, benches, signs and seating were renovation of the Baptist Burial Ground in partnership also installed. Since then the residents have planted with the Folkestone Baptist Church (See Folkestone daffodils all around the recreation ground. Currently Harbour ward profile). Over the next two years, the the group are seeking funding to run a youth scheme burial ground will be transformed into a little park. at the Recreation Ground to support young people The plan is to create a mini-museum explaining the to take ownership of the park and ensure that it history of the burial ground and its place in the lower used positively and that the anti-social behaviour of Pent Valley and for the venue to be part of the 2017 a minority of youths does not cause the majority of Folkestone Triennial. youths wanting to participate in positive activities to stay away from the park. The Tyson Road Residents Association has been running for 5 years. The residents started the group Creteway Estate Residents Association has three to do something positive about litter and anti-social subways in their area that they have cleaned, behaviour in their area. In 2012 the chair of the group decorated and then covered with anti-graffiti paint. won a Community Activist Award and £7500 to The Association has been instrumental in getting all spend on the area. The group did more work cleaning the kerbs dropped on the Creteway Estate and on Hill up the area and turned a piece of waste land into a Road to assist elderly and disabled residents on the community space. They ran a scheme to help elderly estate. Many of the green areas on the estate have

-25- East Folkestone been planted up with spring bulbs by the Association their area could be gritted regularly, helping to reduce and excess bulbs were planted into the gardens of accidents caused by residents slipping on pavements elderly residents. They gave Brabner Close Park29 a and driveways. They have also implemented face lift, planting saplings during national tree week, Community Speed Watchxix in their area. This is a and organised estate clean up days. A boot fair was locally driven initiative where active members of the held to raise funds to purchase a hedge cutter for community join together with the support of the use on the estate. The Association has had two Police to monitor speeds of vehicles using speed alleyways gated off to stop the anti-social behaviour detection devices. Vehicles exceeding the speed and volunteers help to keep these clean. They were limit are referred to the Police, who then write to the part of a larger group that helped to organise a big vehicle owner with the aim of educating drivers to Queen’s Jubilee Party on Canterbury Road Recreation reduce their speed. The group confirmed that this Ground, they also helped to arrange three Big Lunchxvi initiative does reduce speeding. street parties, as well as a Christmas Party the Baptist Church on Hill Road (See Folkestone Harbour ward There is a forum called East Folkestone Together profile). At present the Association is considering where representatives from residents group/ undertaking a project to add extra play equipment association active throughout Folkestone come for the younger children to the George Gurr Crescent together to discuss current issues and projects that Play Area30. They are in the final stages of turning each group is involved with. If anyone wishes to get George Gurr Estate into a “No Cold Calling Control involved with their local community group please Zonexviii”, and have also purchased litter bins, grit bins, contact the local Community Warden via the KCC dog mess bag dispenser and have been given a huge websitexx. notice board for the estate to use. Services Wood Avenue, Park View and Kitchener Square Community Association renovated the historic In addition to offering general library services Wood 1920’s Bus Shelter31 situated on Canterbury Road and Avenue Library has a community room, which is a Wood Avenue. They continue to clean and maintain venue for the following: Wooden Tots toddler group; the structure, as well as looking after the flower bed Parenting Classes; The Community Choir Shepway behind it. They also look after the flower bed and pot Voices; Youth Voices and Primary Singers; St John’s plants outside Wood Avenue Library and repair and Ambulance Cadets; Fibromyalgia Support Group; No maintain the Library fence. The members discuss Smoking Group and Police Community Safety Officer local community issues and ways of solving these. (PCSO) Surgery. Castle Hill School Nursery and Little The group has a good working relationship with Acorn Nursery also use the Library. the Police Community Safety Officers and the KCC Community Warden. Charities

Ingolsby and Joyes Road Residents Group previously The Charity Commission provides a useful online identified that there was a lot of problems with litter directory that allows people to search for charities and anti-social behaviour in the alleyway that runs that are either based in or operate in a particular between Ingolsby Road and Green Lane. The group location. Their online tool allows people to search applied for and obtained funding to install locked for charities within a defined radius of a particular gates at either end of the alleyway, which has almost postcode. To find out more about charities that eradicated anti-social problems. The group continues operate within the ward, please visit: http:// to look after the alley-way, keeping it clean and tidy. apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/ The group acquired a community salt-bin so they registerofcharities/mapping/Search.aspx can ensure that places where pedestrians walk in

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Visit the Shepway District Council planning portal for information on planning applications in this area: http://searchplanapps.shepway.gov.uk/online-applications/

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 Openreach32, Broadband StreetStats33 or UK Exchange Mapping34.

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Folkestone Downs and Creteway Downs are many other beautiful wild flowers of ancient chalk overseen by the White Cliffs Countryside grassland that can be seen on Folkestone Downs, Partnershipxxi, which was set up to help conserve and such as cowslips, thyme, salad burnet, marjoram35. enhance the special coast and countryside of Dover and Shepway districts, and make it accessible to all. There are tremendous views of Folkestone from Creteway Down, which forms an important link Folkestone Downs consist of Castle Hill, Round between the important wildlife sites of Folkestone Hill, Holywell, Sugarloaf Hill and Cheriton Hill. It Downs and Folkestone Warren (situated in is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest Folkestone Harbour ward). Part of Creteway Down is (SSSI), as a Special Area for Conservation (SAC) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) of European forms a part of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding importance for wildlife, and like Folkestone Downs, Natural Beauty (AONB). It has been designated as a especially for orchids. There are lots of wild flowers site of European importance for wildlife. The ancient of ancient chalk grassland to be seen on the slopes chalk grassland is rich in wild flowers, such as orchids leading to Folkestone, including quaking grass, and insects, especially butterflies. You can easily salad burnet and rock rose. At the top of the slope see the early purple orchid, common spotted orchid is a clay-with-flint plateau. This is mildly acidic, the and fragrant orchid and the site in one of the few opposite of the alkaline chalk, and allows plants such in Britain for the late spider orchid, one of Britain’s as gorse and sheep’s sorrel, which hate the lime of rarest orchids and is specially protected. There are chalk, to grow on top of the chalk downs36.

Play Areas and parks

Canterbury Road Recreation Ground caters for children. For teenagers there is a teen shelter, lit children from the age of four to fifteen years old. basketball court, 5-a-side football pitch and picnic The play area is in east Folkestone, to the west of tables. There are opportunities for adventurous play Canterbury Road, in the open space surrounded by with a zip-wire, climbing logs and cargo nets. The Archer Road, Gladstone Road, and Eastfields. There park is in north-east Folkestone near George Gurr is a large green area and a play area with a basketball Crescent, in the open space next to Folkestone Hill hoop, a 5-a-side football pitch, slide, general play area (B2011- the old A20) and is to the east of Brabner and swings (both for toddlers and older children). Close.

Providing facilities for children aged between four Surrounded by the picturesque hills of Creteway and twelve years old, Downs Road Park has a play Down in north-east Folkestone is George Gurr area in a green open space. The park is in north-east Crescent Play Area. It is suitable for toddlers (cradle Folkestone, at the end of Downs Road (a turning off swings only) and six to twelve year olds. There of Black Bull Road). The park has swings, a see-saw, is a multi-play unit with a slide, climbing net and multi-activity play unit, general play area and bench. fireman’s pole. There are also cradle swings and flat swings. The park is located at the very top of Brabner Close Park is a play area that caters for George Gurr Crescent. Turn off of Folkestone Hill children of all ages. Toddler rockers, swings, a slide (B2011-the old A20) into Montgomery way and and a multi-activity unit can be found for the younger then turn left into George Gurr Crescent.

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Allotments Buildings/heritage assets

The Black Bull Allotments Associationxxii runs the The ringwork at Castle Hill, also known as Caesar’s allotments that are off Downs Road, just behind the Camp (although Caesar never camped here), is the Black Bull public house (now The Hungry Horse). largest and most complete ringwork in the south The Association has been in existence since the east of England. The site is two and half miles from 1920s, and is a privately run allotment group of Folkestone town centre up on the Folkestone Downs. approximately eighty allotments. Applications for Excavations in 1878 showed that a Norman Castle allotments are invited from anyone interested in was constructed here in the late 11th or early 12th taking on an allotment as part of joining the Black century and revealed a number of internal features, Bull Allotment Association. Preference will be given including a well over 29 metres deep. The artefacts to those living locally, in postcode areas CT19 and that have been found on the site included glazed CT20, and who are able to give an undertaking to wheel-made pottery and a King Stephen silver give the allotment the care and attention needed penny (AD 1135-1154). The discovery of prehistoric throughout the whole year37. and Romano-British artefacts suggests that the medieval castle may have been erected within an Folkestone Town Council runs the allotments earlier earthwork. Because the feature is largely on Park Farm Road. Only residents of the town undisturbed it is of considerable importance39. are permitted to become allotment tenants and currently the estimated waiting time is five years. The South Eastern Railway Company (SER) commenced from London to Folkestone on 28th Public Toilets June 1842. However, at Folkestone, the desired location of a permanent station resided on the There no public conveniences in this ward. eastern side of the Foord Valley, and to fill the breach, SER was required to take the route over Walking routes/bridal paths/ cycling a viaduct of unprecedented height. A viaduct comprising nineteen arches, the tallest of which The North Downs Way, a route that has probably towered 100-feet in the air, was erected across the been a footpath for thousands of years and is now valley in less than six months. Trains began going a national trail, follows the crest of Creteway Down. over the viaduct in 1843 to Folkestone East Railway Early Mesolithic pottery has been found there, Station, Folkestone’s first and main train station until which suggests that man was walking here around Folkestone Harbour Station was opened in 1849. 6,000 years ago. Creteway may derive from the The viaduct is the world’s highest arched brick Latin ‘creta’ for chalk, and it is thought that a Roman viaduct and received Grade II Listed status in 197540. Road from Lemanis (Lympne) to Dubris (Dover) followed the route across the downs. People are In 1864 a small group of Anglican nuns from the allowed to walk all over the Downs. Corridors to order known as the Sisterhood of St John Baptist, the Countryside are a series of six signposted Clewer, came to live in Folkestone. They initially walking and cycling trails that link Folkestone town helped to establish St Peter’s Church and St centre to the beautiful countryside that surrounds Andrews Convalescent Home (see Folkestone it. National Cycle Route No 2 that leads from Dover Harbour ward profile)41. In 1880 the nuns became to Folkestone and on to the West Country, crosses involved in the setting up a mission in what was a Creteway Down38. poor part of northern Folkestone. For several years this was run from a property on Sidney Street but in early 1888 a building fund for a permanent church was set up and architect and Egyptologist

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Somers Clark was appointed. The site for the church St John’s is a Church of England Church and has was donated by the sixth Earl of Radnor. Due to regular church services, including All Stars Services, rising costs several plans for the church had to which takes place in the church hall on Sundays, is be abandoned, such as facing the exterior walls a cafe style of church service; short, interactive and with flint, ragstone had to be used instead and designed for people of all ages and particularly for the interior wall were never plastered. The church young families. The hall is also used by the church was consecrated in 1900. In 1986 the Dias for a for bible study and prayer groups. The church forward altar was built and the previous altar was also run a craft club, events and trips for men and sunk into the floor at the east end. The west part women, Twiglets for pre-school children, their the church was bricked off to form a multi-purpose parents and carers, Shooting Stars afternoon club parish centre, completed in 1988. The organ loft was for primary school children, and various groups and completed in 1989. The present wooden floor was activities for the over 60’s. Guides and Brownies installed around 200442. also meet here.

The Wood Avenue Bus Shelter, built in 1927, St Saviours Church is currently closed. The was originally the terminus of the old East Kent congregation and the community centre moved Bus Company and marked the boundary of the to the Husband Memorial Hall in Dover Road, Folkestone area. During the summer of 2011, Folkestone (Folkestone Central ward) in August when there were fears that the shelter might 2014, under instruction from Diocese of Canterbury be demolished, members of the Wood Avenue, and the parochial church council of St Mary and St Park View and Kitchener Square Community Eanswythe because the church and the centre had Association43 saved and restored it. The Shelter is problems with repairs47. now painted cream and maroon, the colours of the Folkestone buses of the 1920s44. The 2011 census indicated that all major religions are practised in East Folkestone. The majority of Car Parks people (58%) stated they were Christian and 32% indicated they had no religion. The ward varies from Full details of all council run car parks are available the county average for the proportion of people on the Shepway website45. There is also an identifying as: Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim interactive parking on its website. You can zoom into and having no religion. any area of the district and find information about all our car parks, their location, number of spaces and NDW how long you can par. Shepway Kent No. %

Places of worship Christian 6,914 58.2% 62.3% 62.5% Buddhist 21 0.2% 0.9% 0.5% vii The Salvation Army in Folkestone provide regular Hindu 30 0.3% 1.4% 0.7% services on Sundays. During the week they have a Jewish 9 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% breakfast club on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Muslim 163 1.4% 0.7% 1.0% & Fridays, and a Prayer Breakfast on Saturdays. On Thursdays there is a Luncheon Club, Cameo Club for Sikh 0 0.0% - 0.7% Senior Citizens on Wednesday, Gener8 Kids Club Other religion 48 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% on Thursdays. Also Rainbows, Guides and Brownies No religion 3,809 32.1% 26.5% 26.8% 46 have meetings here . Not stated 885 7.5% 7.6% 7.3%

-30- East Folkestone Arts and culture Coccoliths Sculptures

On a quiet country lane that leads across Creteway Down to Dover Hill a sculpture has been installed. Called the “Cocoliths” it was created by artist Tim Clapcott and inspired by of tiny skeletons called coccoliths that make up the chalk Downs. The skeletons are the remains of tiny plants that floated in warm tropical seas between 65 and 130 million years ago.

The “Words on the Downs” project involves the Up on the Downs Schemex (see Section below) working with eight primary schools from across the Up On The Downs Scheme area, this project will use the landscape, heritage, flora and fauna of the downs to inspire a collection of poems.

Groups

Up On The Downsx is a £2.5 million Heritage Lottery funded Landscape Partnership Scheme that aims to make a significant difference to the landscape of the Folkestone and Dover area. The scheme will operate until 2017 and with partner organisationsxxiii and local communities to conserve and celebrate the landscape and heritage of the Downs and the immediate area surrounding them. The aims, objectives and a list of the projects the scheme is undertaking are contained in the Landscape Conservation Action Planxxiv. Some of the key projects taking place at the moment include:

• Working with different groups and communities to help them better understand, enjoy and care for the heritage of the area • Chalk downland restoration. • Mapping and surveying local 20th century military heritage with Canterbury Archaeological Trust • Employing apprentices in environmental conservation48

One of the Up On The Downs projects called “Reflecting the Downs” seeks to engage the Nepalese communities of Folkestone & Dover in the landscape though existing links with the MOD and community groups. Members of the Nepalese communities will be led through walks in the Downs over the year collecting images, recording words reflecting feelings and things seen. This project will culminate in the participants working with and artist to record their experiences in glass, which will then be exhibited on the Downs and within the community49.

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Events and venues

Strange Cargoxxv, the Folkestone based arts company worked closely with the team from Up On The Downs to create the 2014 Charivari Day summer carnival and it will now be held in July each year. Themed sections of the carnival reflected some of the wonderfully diverse areas of activity covered by the work of Up On the Downs Landscape Heritage Scheme. In the 2014 Charivari Day carnival spectators were taken on a journey through the Bronze Age, through the diversity of the natural environment of woodlands, great green bush crickets, late spider orchids and fossils, to the recent and probably unexpected appearance of wartime pill boxes. The display of large and small carnival costumes involved many hundreds of participants including carnival groups, teachers, students and children from across the Shepway District, whose creativity and energy went into designing and making their outfits, creating a colourful procession50.

Up on the Downs Big Summer Festival will be taking place later in the summer and there will be all sorts of activities for communities to get involved in throughout the festival, such as meeting rock-pool rock stars, sending drones into space, night-time walks in search of bats, cycling through rolling hills and practicing yoga on the Downs. For more information on how to join in on the fun, visit Up On The Downs website.

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The Police Community Safety Officers (PCSO’s) for this area hold a surgery once a month at Wood Avenue Library. They also attend all the various resident association meetings to support the community and help provide an early intervention strategy regarding anti-social behaviour to rectify issues before they become bigger problems.

As previously mentioned one of residents associations run a Community Speed Watch scheme in their area. This is where members of the community join together with the Police to monitor speeds of vehicles using speed detection devices. Vehicles exceeding the speed limit are referred to the Police, who then write to the vehicle owner with the aim of educating drivers to reduce their speeds.

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.

-33- East Folkestone Endnotes/websites i. Highview & Foxwood Schools http://www.foxwood.kent.sch.uk ii. Castle Hill Community Primary School http://www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk iii. Kent County Council http://www.kent.gov.uk iv. Shepway Sports Trust http://www.shepwaysportstrust.org v. St John’s Church http://www.stjohnsfolkestone.org vi. 11th Scouts Folkestone http://www.11th.org.uk vii. Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/folkestone#church viii. Kent (Marine) Cadet Force http://www.kmcf.co.uk ix. 99 - Folkestone Squadron (RAF) Air Training Corps http://www.99folkestonesquadronrafairtrai.epageuk.com x. Up On The Downs http://www.uponthedowns.org.uk xi. Age UK Folkestone http://www.ageuk.org.uk/folkestone xii. Hyde Housing http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk xiii. http://www.southkentcoastccg.nhs.uk/homepage/# xiv. Rethink http://www.rethink.org xv. Sanctuary Supported Living http://www.rethink.org xvi. Wilmoths Citroen http://www.wilmothsfolkestone.citroen.co.uk xvii. The Big Lunch www.thebiglunch.com xviii. Cold Calling Control Zones Toolkit from kent County Council http://www.kent.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/15371/Cold-Calling-Control-Zone- Setup-ToolKit.pdf xix. Kent Police Speed Watch Scheme http://www.kent.police.uk/advice/community_safety/initiatives/speed_watch.html xx. Kent County Council http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/community-safety/community-wardens/shepway-wardens xxi. White Cliffs Country Side Partnership http://www.whitecliffscountryside.org.uk xxii. Black Bull Allotment Association http://www.spanglefish.com/BlackBullAllotmentAssociation/index.asp xxiii. Up On The Downs Partner Organisations http://www.uponthedowns.org.uk/About-Us/Our-Partners.aspx xxiv. Up On The Downs Landscape Conservation Action Plan http://www.uponthedowns.org.uk/Resources/Landscape-Conservation-Action-Plan.aspx xxv. Strange Cargo http://www.strangecargo.org.uk xxvi. Kent Police Speed Watch Scheme http://www.kent.police.uk/advice/community_safety/initiatives/speed_watch.html 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://acorn.caci.co.uk/ 3. http://www.kmpho.nhs.uk/ 4. http://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/information-and-data/Facts-and-figures-about-Kent/area-profiles 5. Andrews, J., A. Dury, and W. Herbert. London 1769 owned by Kent History Services, KCC 6. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1799. 7. Chalybeate, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalybeate 8. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8. Originally published by W Bristow, Canterbury, 1799. 9. Gatehouse Gazetteer website http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/1617.html 10. Number too small to be displayed as a percentage 11. English Indices of Deprivation 2010, Guidance document published by the DCLG 2011 12. Highview School Prospectus http://www.foxwood.kent.sch.uk/school-prospectuses 13. Castle Hill Community Primary School http://www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk/about-our-school 14. Castle Hill Community Primary School http://www.castlehill.kent.sch.uk/category/school-news 15. Sure Start http://www.early-years.org/surestart 16. Kent (Marine) Cadet Force http://www.kmcf.co.uk 17. 99 - Folkestone Squadron (RAF) Air Training Corps http://www.99folkestonesquadronrafairtrai.epageuk.com 18. Age UK Folkestone website http://www.ageuk.org.uk/folkestone/about-age-uk-folkestone 19. Percentage of mothers either exclusively breastfeeding or partially breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, 2012/13 20. Emergency admissions for Acute Myocardial Infarction, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 21. Emergency admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 22. Emergency admissions for diabetes, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 23. Emergency admissions for falls, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 24. Emergency admissions for people aged 65+, age standardised rate per 100,000 population, FCE=1, 2011/12 to 2013/14 25. Mortality from cancer, persons aged under 75, 2010 to 2014, age standardised rate per 100,000 population 26. Mortality from circulatory disease, persons aged under 75, 2010 to 2014, age standardised rate per 100,000 population 27. Mortality from respiratory disease, persons aged under 75, 2010 to 2014, age standardised rate per 100,000 population 28. Based on 2010-2014 deaths, population (2010 to 2013, 2013 used twice as an estimate for 2014) 29. See Section 11 Physical Assets, Play areas and parks 30. See Section 11 Physical Assets, Play areas and parks 31. See Section 11 Physical Assets, Buildings & Heritage Assets 32. http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/ 33. http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest/streetstats/ 34. http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_mapping 35. The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership, Folkestone Downs website http://www.whitecliffscountryside.org.uk/index3.php?id_img=173&id_ sec=108&id_sub=100 36. The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership , Creteway Downs website http://www.whitecliffscountryside.org.uk/index.php?id_sec=112&id_sub=100 37. Black Bull Allotment Association http://www.spanglefish.com/BlackBullAllotmentAssociation/index.asp 38. The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership , Creteway Downs website http://www.whitecliffscountryside.org.uk/index.php?id_sec=112&id_sub=100

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39. Bing, H.F., 1950, ‘Miscellaneous notes - Discovery of Masonry on Castle Hill, Folkestone’ Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 63 p. 147 & Renn, D.F., 1973 (2 edn.), Norman Castles of Britain (London: John Baker) p. 189-190, Kent County Council, December 2004, Kent Historic Towns Survey (Kent County Council and English Heritage) & Gatehouse Gazetteer website http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/1617.html 40. Kent Rail website http://kentrail.org.uk/foord_viaduct.htm & Folkestone East railway station, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkestone_East_ railway_station 41. Warren Press, Folkestone Then & Now website http://www.warrenpress.net/FolkestoneThenNow/FolkestoneBuildings.html 42. British Listed Buildings website http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-433780-church-of-st-saviour-folkestone-kent 43. See Section 9 Neighbourhood and Communities 44. John Baker, Geograph website http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2963937 45. www.shepway.gov.uk/content/view/201641/4434 46. Salvation Army website http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/folkestone#what-is-on 47. Folkestone Herald online, article posted 9th May 2014 http://www.folkestoneherald.co.uk/Congregation-8216-big-8217-church/story-21080340- detail/story.html 48. Up On The Downs website http://www.uponthedowns.org.uk/About-Us/About-the-Partnership.aspx 49. Up On The Downs Reflecting the Downs Project http://www.uponthedowns.org.uk/Grants/Grants-Awarded/Reflecting-the-Downs.aspx 50. Up On the Downs website http://uponthedowns.org.uk/Grants/Grants-Awarded/Charivari-Day-2014.aspx

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