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Inside - all your local events, clubs & groups Quarterly | 2020 Folkestone TownCouncil community magazine Photo: Pearl Sandilands Folkestone Town Council: 01303 257946 Q U A L I T Y G O L D The Town Hall, 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY www.folkestonetc.kentparishes.gov.uk “Self storage made easy” Grade A Security •<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Open 7 Days </li><li style="flex:1">Free Quotes </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">•</li><li style="flex:1">•</li></ul>Business & Household Self Storage Tel: 01303 850 630 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.folkestone-storage.co.uk" target="_blank">www.folkestone-storage.co.uk </a>Window cleaning Local, friendly and reliable service Windows, frames, sills and doors with every clean. 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Folkestone Town Council Officers and Councillors hope you had a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year. • WIAPS Approved for Mains Water Installation & Repairs • • Wall & Floor Tiling • Property Maintenance & Building Renovations Fꢀllꢁ ꢂnsꢀreꢃ ꢄ Free estꢂꢅates Folkestone Town Council were once again very proud of the Christmas light switch on event and amazing fireworks which followed. The crowds gathered from early in the day and enjoyed a variety of activities. We would like to thank all of those who attended as well as all of those who worked to help make the event a success. T: 01303 278292 M: 07798 824538 wwwꢆꢇsꢀttonꢈlꢀꢅꢉꢂnꢇꢆcoꢆꢀk ꢂnfoꢊꢇsꢀttonꢈlꢀꢅꢉꢂnꢇꢆcoꢆꢀk • Minor Works • Extra Sockets • Fuse Boards CHAPMAN • Showers • Boiler Controls • Electrical Installation Condition Report (Periodic Testing) ELECTRICAL Thank you to Pearl Sandilands for the lovely image on the front cover which shows the crowds gathered for the Remembrance event in November. If you have any photos of Folkestone you would like featured on the front cover please email them to me on <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>for consideration. Family run team of highly qualified electrical engineers that can carry out all aspects of electrical work throughout Kent, • Out Buildings • Full Rewires from: You will see inside the magazine various articles on a range of subjects relating to Folkestone. If you have an article you would like included, please do not hesitate to contact me on the above email address. FꢋAꢌ ꢍꢎꢎFꢏꢐꢑ ꢒꢓꢒꢌEMꢒ ꢒꢋAꢌE ꢔ ꢌꢏꢋE ꢍꢎꢎFꢒ Fꢕꢋꢋꢓ ꢏꢐꢒꢕꢍEꢖ FAꢒꢗꢏAꢒ ꢔ ꢒꢎFFꢏꢌꢒ ꢗꢘꢏMꢐEꢓ ꢍEꢙꢎꢏꢐꢌꢏꢐꢑ ꢋEAꢖ Wꢎꢍꢚ ꢛ ꢑꢕꢌꢌEꢍꢏꢐꢑ The Museum continues to offer a range of workshops and exhibitions, check our website <a href="/goto?url=http://www.folkestonemuseum.co.uk" target="_blank">www.folkestonemuseum.co.uk </a>or Facebook/ Twitter/Instagram pages for updates, or pop in to the Museum which is open between Monday – Saturday from 10am – 4pm. Aꢋꢋ AꢒꢙEꢗꢌꢒ ꢎF ꢑEꢐEꢍAꢋ ꢜꢕꢏꢋꢖꢏꢐꢑ FREE QUOTATIONS GIVEN | RELIABLE LOCAL SERVICE ꢀꢁꢂꢃꢄ ꢅꢆꢁꢇꢁꢄ oꢈ ꢀꢃꢄꢉꢉ ꢅꢊꢀꢅꢄꢀ PLEASE SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES A big thank you goes out to all the local businesses that have advertised and supported the Folkestone Town Council Magazine To advertise please call 01843 269513 Published by Community Ad Web Ltd 01843 834160 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.communityad.co.uk" target="_blank">email [email protected] web www.communityad.co.uk </a>The views expressed in any published content are solely those of the contributors. The Publishers and Folkestone Town Council accept no responsibility for the accuracy of any information contained in the publication or endorse any of the advertisers contained in the publication. The contents of this magazine including images may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, downloaded or displayed in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Community Ad Web Ltd. Unless otherwise specified, the authors of the literary and artistic works in the pages in this magazine have asserted their moral right pursuant to Section 77 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of those works. The Publishers reserve the right not to publish a submission or part of a submission that they consider defamatory or otherwise inappropriate for publication. Folkestone Town Council Magazine 3Your Councillors <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Abena Akuffo-Kelly </li><li style="flex:1">Dylan Jeffrey </li></ul>c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY Email: a.akuꢀ[email protected] c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 01303 255773 Email: dylanjeꢀ[email protected] Conservative | East Folkestone Ward Labour | Folkestone Central Ward <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Nicola Keen </li><li style="flex:1">Ann Berry </li></ul>c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07540 053284 35 Birkdale Drive, Folkestone, CT19 5LP T : 01303 278644 Email: [email protected] Conservative | Folkestone Broadmead Ward Email: [email protected] Labour | Folkestone Harbour Ward <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Paul Bingham </li><li style="flex:1">Mary Lawes </li></ul>c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY T : 07486 570373 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07505 882169 Email: [email protected] Labour | Cheriton West Ward Email: [email protected] Foundation | Folkestone Harbour Ward <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Dan Brook </li><li style="flex:1">Connor McConville </li></ul>13 Castle Mews, Folkestone, CT20 2NU T: 07481 522127 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07722 743959 Email: [email protected] Conservative | Folkestone Central Ward Email: [email protected] Labour | East Folkestone Ward Jackie Meade Michelle Keutenius 27 Radnor Park Crescent, Folkestone, CT19 5AS M: 07475 215521 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY M: 07495 041999 Email: [email protected] Labour | East Folkestone Ward Email: [email protected] Labour | East Folkestone Ward Tim Prater Ray Field 98a Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BY T: 01303 210300 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">T: 07737 244243 </li><li style="flex:1">Email: [email protected] </li></ul>Liberal Democrats | Harvey West Ward Email: Ray.ꢁ[email protected] Labour | Folkestone Harbour Ward Belinda Walker Peter Gane c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY 142 Shaftesbury Avenue, Cheriton, Folkestone CT19 4LX Email: [email protected] Labour | Folkestone Central Ward M: 07758 193157 Email: [email protected] Conservative | Cheriton West Ward Richard Wallace 4 Beachborough Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AB H: 01303 277567 M:07444475099 Jonathan Graham c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Conservative | Folkestone Broadmead Ward Labour | Cheriton East Ward Roger West David Horton 9 Fairfax Close, Folkestone, CT20 3SL H: 01303 227343 M: 07770670332 c/o Folkestone Town Council, Town Hall 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1DY Email: [email protected] Conservative | Cheriton West Ward Email: [email protected] Labour | Folkestone Central Ward If there is no phone number listed, please contact the Folkestone Town Council on 01303 257946. 4Folkestone Town Council Magazine ꢁꢊꢖꢂꢁꢑꢔꢎꢂꢛꢂꢁꢆꢇꢖꢎꢂꢛꢂꢜꢍꢑꢎꢋꢊꢇꢂꢝꢍꢆꢊꢎꢂꢛꢂꢜꢈꢕꢇꢈꢌꢕꢊꢎꢂꢛꢂꢀꢊꢊꢇꢂꢛꢂꢝꢍꢊꢌꢎꢂꢛꢂꢝꢈꢊꢎꢂꢛꢂꢆꢕꢊꢂꢛꢂꢈꢍꢊꢎꢂꢛꢂꢌꢋꢎꢂꢛꢂꢚꢑꢆꢇꢇꢊꢍꢎꢂꢛꢂ ꢌꢎꢗꢂ-ꢊꢎꢋꢂꢊꢉꢈꢅꢌꢍ €ꢊꢎꢋꢂꢜꢈꢄꢋꢇꢈꢍꢂ‚ꢂꢃꢄꢅꢆꢇꢈꢄꢉꢊꢄꢋꢌꢍꢂꢜꢍꢊꢌꢄꢆꢄꢔꢂꢗꢊꢕꢆꢌꢍꢆꢎꢋꢎ ƒ„ꢞƒꢞꢂ†‡ˆꢂ‡‡†ꢂ‰ꢂƒŠˆ‹ƒꢂꢞ„ŠꢂꢞˆŒ ꢖꢌꢄŽꢖꢒꢊꢄꢅꢆꢇꢈꢄꢉꢊꢄꢋꢌꢍꢎꢊꢇꢅꢆꢕꢊꢎꢍꢋꢖꢘꢕꢈꢉꢂ ‘‘‘ꢘꢖꢒꢊꢄꢅꢆꢇꢈꢄꢉꢊꢄꢋꢌꢍꢎꢊꢇꢅꢆꢕꢊꢎꢍꢋꢖꢘꢕꢈꢉ ꢀꢁꢂꢃꢄꢅꢆꢇꢈꢄꢉꢊꢄꢋꢌꢍꢂꢆꢎꢂꢌꢂꢎꢉꢌꢍꢍꢂꢏꢌꢉꢆꢍꢐꢂꢇꢑꢄꢂꢒꢑꢎꢆꢄꢊꢎꢎꢂꢈꢓꢊꢇꢆꢄꢔꢂꢌꢂꢇꢌꢄꢔꢊꢂꢈꢏꢂꢊꢄꢅꢆꢇꢈꢄꢉꢊꢄꢋꢌꢍꢂ ꢎꢊꢇꢅꢆꢕꢊꢎ ꢂꢆꢄꢕꢍꢑꢖꢆꢄꢔꢂꢌꢍꢍꢂꢗꢊꢎꢋꢂꢕꢈꢄꢋꢇꢈꢍ ꢂꢒꢆꢇꢖꢂꢗꢇꢈꢈꢏꢆꢄꢔꢘ ꢊꢍꢆꢌꢒꢍꢊꢂꢌꢄꢖꢂꢙꢇꢑꢎꢋ‘ꢈꢇꢋꢐꢂ’ꢄꢖꢑꢎꢋꢇꢆꢌꢍꢂꢜꢍꢊꢌꢄꢆꢄꢔꢂꢊꢇꢅꢆꢕꢊꢎ ’ꢄꢖꢑꢎꢋꢇꢆꢌꢍꢂ‚ꢂꢜꢈꢉꢉꢊꢇꢕꢆꢌꢍ ꢈꢓꢆꢕꢊꢂꢕꢍꢊꢌꢄꢆꢄꢔ ꢀꢁꢂꢃꢄꢅꢆꢁꢇꢈꢂꢉꢁꢊꢆꢁꢋꢅꢈꢌꢍꢎꢂꢋꢈꢂꢃꢋꢎꢁꢆꢁꢇ ꢙꢈꢂꢔꢊꢋꢂꢌꢂꢏꢇꢊꢊꢂꢚꢑꢈꢋꢊ ꢗꢍꢊꢌꢎꢊꢂꢕꢈꢄꢋꢌꢕꢋꢂꢑꢎ ꢌꢋꢂꢐꢈꢑꢇꢂꢕꢈꢄꢅꢊꢄꢆꢊꢄꢕꢊꢘ SafeContractor APPROVED uno obligation quotes on boiler and central heating installations. Finance options available. DESIGN ꢀ INSTALL ꢀ MAINTAIN Boiler breakdowns & servicing Manufacturer Approved Landlords Gas Safety Certificates (CP12) Powerflushing Plumbing Works T: 01227 206 247 E: [email protected] <a href="/goto?url=http://www.onecallgasservices.co.uk" target="_blank">W: www.onecallgasservices.co.uk </a>Folkestone Town Council Magazine 5Forthcoming Meetings Mar 2020 – May 2020 All of these meetings will now be held in the Town Council’s offices at the Town Hall starting at 7pm unless otherwise stated. available each year with a limit of £2,500 per Full Council Meeting 19th March 2020 Town Assembly 19th May 2020 project with a maximum of three applications per organisation per financial year. Please note this meeting starts at 6.30pm. Annual Council 12th May 2020 Members of the public are welcome to Planning Committee attend. Electors of the Town are able to ask 12th March, 2nd April, 22nd questions relevant to the agenda. For further April and 21st May 2020 information contact the Town Council on Closely examine all planning 01303 257946. applications submitted to Shepway _______________________________________________________________________________________ District Council in the Folkestone Finance and General Purposes Town area and make recommendations and Committee comments on acceptance as part of the statutory 23rd April 2020 consultation process. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Scrutinise, monitor and further develop the Council’s budget and oversee Council’s policies. Community Services Committee 7th April 2020 Look at how to enhance and improve the environment and facilities in our area, from agreeing expenditure on new facilities to supporting new and proposed events. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Grants Committee 30th April 2020 To consider Town Grant applications. There is currently approximately £30,000 in Town Grants Castle hill Community Primary School visit the Town Mayor The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Jackie Meade, recently welcomed the School Council from Castle Hill Community Primary School to the Mayor’s Parlour in The Town Hall. The session provided an opportunity for the School Council to see the Mayor’s Parlour and view the Mace and various insignia The Town Mayor, Councillor Jackie Meade, held a question and answer session and was asked what had surprised her most about being Town Mayor. Councillor Meade responded that she had been most surprised to find there were so many groups and individuals working very hard in the background, voluntarily supporting those in need within our community. belonging to the mayoralty. Should any other schools or youth groups be interested in meeting the Town Mayor and learning about the mayoralty with an opportunity to look around Folkestone Museum, please contact Toni Brenchley at Folkestone Town Council on 01303 257946 or email <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>They were also given a brief guide as to how the mayoralty links into the history of Folkestone and pupils had the opportunity to look around the Folkestone Museum, taking part in the Mayor’s Quiz. 6Folkestone Town Council Magazine that Slimming World <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Folkestone </li><li style="flex:1">Cheriton </li></ul>The Salvation Army Friday 9.30 & 11.30am Hawkinge Hawkinge Village Hall Thursday 5.30 & 7.30pm Hythe St Joseph's Church Hall Tuesday 3.30, 5.30 & 7.30pm Thursday 9.30 & 11.30am Saturday 9.00 & 11.00am Folkestone St. John's Church Hall Wednesday 5.30 & 7.30pm Folkestone Burton Hall Wednesday 9.30 & 11.30am The Grand Hotel Thursday 3.30, 5.30 & 7.30pm slimmingworld.co.uk 0344 897 8000 Looking to go on a cruise? 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The activities on offer are really varied, ranging from horticulture work in our garden centre and vineyard, catering in our lovely onsite cafe, a mix of arts and crafts as well as music, photography, media and woodwork. it started in 2006 has now raised over £519,000 – so the support from all of the participants, organisers and assistants is greatly appreciated. Already we are making progress with the next race that will take place on the 27th September 2020 where we have 45 registrations already. It is possible to enter online at <a href="/goto?url=http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events" target="_blank">www.runnersworld.co.uk/events </a>or download an entry form from our website <a href="/goto?url=http://www.folkestonerotary.org" target="_blank">www.folkestonerotary.org</a>“. Fostering Ramsgate provides a service to the whole of Kent, supporting foster children aged between 8 and 18 years old to find a safe and stable home for them to thrive in. Many of the children have had multiple placement breakdowns before coming to Action for Children and it is the charity’s aim to achieve positive outcomes from children placed with their foster carers. We were most pleased to present contributions from the Rotary Club to residents within the town who received food parcels and in addition supported many other charities. In addition I am pleased to report that our Christmas collections are ongoing and have been extremely well received. Already we are on target to exceed last year’s donations. A message from Nikki Marley states: The Fifth Trust has benefitted from a generous £3,500 from the Rotary Club of Folkestone. Recently we were also pleased to present a cheque in the sum of £350 to Mark Stone of United Response to fund their annual Christmas Day opening for Single and lonely people. This money was raised through the Folkestone Half Marathon which took place on September 29th. The Fifth Trust, we are a local, Kent-based charity that supports adults with learning difficulties. We provide day care facilities on two sites in the Elham Valley near Canterbury for over 120 students, half of whom live locally in residential homes associated with the Trust. Our aim is to provide a safe and fulfilling way of life, helping each individual to achieve their full potential. Our day care facilities are open Monday to Friday and provide a stimulating Usually the event is attended by 40 to 50 people of all ages ranging from young single parents and their children to lonely pensioners. 8Folkestone Town Council Magazine President Bill and as Trustee, I am pleased to report we supported the local homeless community by providing food and clothing last Saturday lunch time. Several of those in need were most grateful for the support and the cartons of food were also taken to those in the town and surrounding areas. Wright presenting a cheque in the sum of £350 to Bill Mills of Food Stop. Bill Mills arranged the annual Christmas Boxing The Town Mayor, Cllr Jackie Meade was Day Lunch for Homeless people where around 45 to 50 Homeless people attended. also in attendance and enjoyed some of On behalf of the Gurkha Memorial Fund, the Nepalese food. CHANNEL ANGLING All your fishing Needs Under One Roof Channel Angling is ꢀovers Premier tackle anꢁ bait stockist. 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Any organisation or individual who wishes to make a donation, however small, can do so by addressing it to the Town Mayor of Folkestone, Folkestone Town Council, The Town Hall, 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1DY. The Christmas Fund Committee really appreciates the generosity of the many organisations and individuals from whom we have received gifts and, as a result of this kindness, we have been able to make payments of £65 to 97 elderly residents of our Town to assist with their winter expenses. May I mention that the fund is open all year to receive donations and the Committee would naturally welcome support at any time – Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Town Mayor’s Christmas Fund’. Working together to provide the care you need NORTH Professional, compassionate and affordable care to those living in and around the Folkestone area in South East Kent. 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