Go Folkestone Action September Group 2010 www.gofolkestone.org.uk 1 Welcome to Wards Whether it‟s “a la carte” or the Sunday Carvery in our res- taurant; snacks and drinks in the bar; or a full blown family event in our function suite; Wards Hotel offers the flexible venue that caters for all your needs. Our function suite is also ideal for corporate customers look- ing for a medium sized venue for marketing exhibitions, confer- ences, training events or team building events with accom- modation on-site if needed. Contact our reception team on 01303 245166 or res-
[email protected] for further information or to dis- cuss the hospitality package we can put together for you. Wards Hotel, 39 Earls Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2HB GO FOLKESTONE Requires help in the following positions: Magazine designer / editor Treasurer (volunteer) These tasks are not too demanding, but are necessary for the continuance and smooth running of the Go Folkestone group. If you can help please contact Ann on 01303 278644 Or e-mail:
[email protected] 2 Contents Editorial 2 Folkestone’s Vineyard and Winery 4 Step Short and Canada Day 5 Conversion of pubs to houses 6 A new glory for Folkestone 7 Just another statistic? Welcome to the September edition of Go Folkestone’s quarterly magazine. Lots of 8 Sidney Cooper Weston Fountain good news in this issue - the re-opening of 10 The Grumbler the Leas lift, the progress being made with 11 Chimaera Gallery the Step Short project, an update on the 12 Digging starts at Roman Villa Seafront consultation - and the restoration of one of Folkestone’s 13 Step Short 2nd March landmarks - the Bathurst Pillar, shown 14 Step Short on the front cover.