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December 2012 Crown of flowers - Photo: David Noble www.gofolkestone.org.uk Please help this magazine to continue Go Folkestone is a non-political organization, with the aim of promoting all that is good in the town, encouraging and supporting realistic initiatives, discussing problems and seeking to help people work together for the best future of our community. The quarterly magazine plays a major part in this. It is run entirely by volunteers, with neither the writers the editors, the photographers being paid anything but the magazine is expensive to print and we therefore rely entirely on membership fees, donations - both personal and community - and advertising to offset these costs. However it is a struggle to cover printing expenses entirely in this way. In addition we like the magazine to have content of good quality and for it not to be swamped by adverts. We are asking therefore for as many people as possible to become members of Go Folkestone and thus a subscriber to the magazine, of which you will receive a copy in the post. You can do this by going to www.gofolkestone.org.uk - click on subscriber at the top left of the home page and fill in the form - or by writing to or e-mailing Ann Berry, whose contact details are at the bottom of the opposite page. Obviously we would also be very pleased to receive donations of any amount. Please contact Ann Berry to arrange this. In addition to those that are mailed out to subscribers, copies are left at libraries, cafes, restaurants and shops throughout the town. Some of each issue are also posted though letter boxes – a different area each time. You can also see an electronic version of the current magazine and all previous issues by clicking on the “Magazine” at the top of the website. We always welcome articles but these should be about Folkestone and generally of a positive nature, as the magazine is intended let readers know what is going on and show Folkestone as the marvellous place it is. However we do accept articles dealing with contentious issues in the town, provided that any criticism is constructive and offers solutions. Articles can be anything from 200 to 1000 words and may include illustrations. We cannot accept every article and reserve the right to edit those submitted, though if we substantially shorten your article, we will return it to you to get your permission to publish. Photographic Competition We are always looking for photographs for the front cover of the magazine. Please look at previous cover of magazines on the website www.gofolkestone.org.uk and click on magazine for example of what we are looking for. In keeping with the magazine’s philosophy the photographs should portray a positive view of Folkestone. The winning entry will be used on the front cover of a future issue of the magazine, with the photographer’s name beneath. Only electronic copies of photographs can be accepted but these can be taken with any type of camera, including a mobile phone. They should however be at least 1 MB. Please e-mail your entry or entries to David Noble at [email protected] Contents Editorial 4 “Art has transformed Folkestone’s Reputation” An Interview with Ioannis Ioannou 6 Folkestone Fishermen: Fishing Heritage Exhibition 7 Folkestone Fish Festival It is probably quite natural for people to hope that one 8 Christmas Shopping in the great project or building can transform a town. But Creative Quarter this is rarely the case and if that one project fails then everything can fail. The great advantage for Folkestone 10 Folkestone Rock: The Earliest is that we have many things happening – the new shops, Days flats and studios, Quarterhouse, The Cube adult educa- tion, the University Centre, the fountain, Rocksalt, the 12 Concerts at The Bayle Country Park, and now the seafront development. But as Ioannis Ioannou says of the Creative Foundation in 13 Why I moved to Folkestone his interview “it is not just about buildings, it is mostly about people and people’s attitudes.” And people’s at- titudes are changing. If you ask new arrivals why they 14 The Seafront Development moved to Folkestone, many will say “because things 18 Test Pits in East Folkestone are happening here”. It is exciting and they want to be part of it. Arike includes a list poem on his enchantment 19 Step Short WW1 with the town. So both new arrivals and those who have Commemorative Arch Project lived here longer are getting involved: Town Centre management has initiated the Folkestone Festival com- 20 If only this piano could talk… mittee to oversee events in June. A new addition will be the Fish Festival. St Eanswythe’s is organising Sunday 21 Royal Victoria Hospital afternoon classical concerts. David Taylor writes of a Housing Scheme Returns project to help the deprived ward of Harvey Central. Nick Spurrier promotes the Creative Quarter as an ideal 22 JJ Taxis: A Folkestone success place for that special Christmas present, mentioning 28 story independent shops. There is a summary of the seafront plan and other planning issues. Folkestone’s heritage is 24 News from the Planning Front covered by Frank Bond’s report of his fishing exhibition, the announcement about Step Short’s memorial arch, A Town Unearthed’s continuing archaeological investiga- 25 Plans to build on Garden tions and Mick Cork’s history of rock music in the town. Centre/Ingles Manor Site Folkestone is rocking in many different ways. 26 Poor Old Folkestone Please help this magazine to continue (See Opposite page) Editorial Committee: Ann Berry, Nick Spurrier, David Noble, Ann Berry Chair, Go Folkestone Philip Carter, and Richard Wallace. 35 Birkdale Drive, Folkestone. CT19 5LP Magazine Layout: Mike Tedder Email: [email protected] 1 www.citroen.co.uk FROM ONLY £ 199 A MONTH ° WITH ELECT 4 PERSONAL LEASE WE’LL ALSO INCLUDE A COMPLIMENTARY SERVICING & ASSISTANCE PACKAGE FOR 3 YEARS †. 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W ILMOTHS FOLKESTONE 0 1303 202066 F OORD ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT, CT19 5AE ww w.wilmothsfolkestone.citroen.co.uk 3 “Art has transformed Folkestone’s Reputation” An Interview with Ioannis Ioannou By Nick Spurrier Like other recent arrivals at the Creative Foundation, Ioannis Ioannou, who has taken up the post of Marketing and Engagement Manager, was attracted to Folkestone because of its increasing reputation as a centre for the arts, the Triennial first bringing the town to his attention, as he says, “With visual arts, I always follow what is happening in the country. So last year with a group of colleagues of mine, I came down to look at the Triennial and I really liked the artworks. I especially admired Hew Locke’s boats in the church, Smadar Dreyfus’s audio-visual installation, recorded in Israeli classrooms and the Kosovo Boutique in the Old High Street by Erzen Shkololli. I also appreciated the fact that, while exploring the artwork of the Triennial, I was exploring Folkestone. I fell in love with the place.