As part of their commitment to listening to and working with local residents, Tim Prater and Gary Fuller, Lib Dem District Councillors for Sandgate and West Folkestone, hold regular drop-in advice surgeries in the ward each month.

No need for an appointment - just turn up to discuss any issue you would like our help with. The surgeries are in a public place: if you'd prefer to speak to Tim or Gary one-to-one then please contact them directly and we can set up a personal meeting with you.

The surgeries are held:

• The first Saturday of each month from 11-12.30pm at Sandgate Farmers Market in the Chichester Hall, 70 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone CT20 3AR;

Alternatively, contact Tim or Gary directly by email or phone. If you call and don't get through, please do leave a message and we'll call you back!

We have another wonderful Raffle for you to enjoy this Christmas! 

The First Prize is a big hamper full of lovely Christmas goodies. It includes a bottle of Bollinger Champagne, a half bottle of top quality Chablis, Christmas biscuits, chocolates, nibbles, and lots of other festive goodies. The hamper is worth over £100!

The second prize of a box of Christmas gifts includes a super Car Cleaning kit worth £40.

The third prize of a box of seasonal goodies includes 3 litre Slow Cooker worth £20. 

Tickets are only £10 each for a chance to win one of these fantastic prizes. 

All profits go towards supporting Sarah Green and the local Lib Dems campaigns. 

Ticket sales close on 19th December!

Join us for our annual Christmas dinner for a night of food, drink and merriment. 

The food will be a buffet of Christmas treats which you can see below.

We will also hold a special 100 club draw in with over £80 in prizes on offer, as well as a raffle and silent auction.

We are aiming to have a special guest as well which we will announce as soon as we have confirmation. 

Buffet Menu

MUSHROOM & CRUMBLY BLUE ARANCINI (VG) 

SWEETCORN WINGS (VG) 
With piquanté pepper sauce, sweet & sour onions and rocket leaves. 

HOT WINGS 
Tossed in Frank’s® Red Hot® Sauce,  with garlic & herb sauce, red chilli’s and rocket leaves.

CHEESEBURGER SLIDERS 
With burger sauce, ketchup, iceberg lettuce, chopped onion and gherkin.

THIS™ ISN’T BEEF BURGER  SHEESE® SLIDERS (VG) 
With burger sauce, ketchup, iceberg lettuce, chopped onion and gherkin.

NOT SO NAUGHTY NACHOS (VG) 
Topped with house salsa, gauc, melted Sheese®, piece of THIS™ Isn’t pork sausage, spicy jalapenos, rocket and garlic & herb sauce. 

MINI FISH N CHIP’S 
With skin-on fries & tartare sauce.

PEPPERONI PIZZA GARLIC BREAD SLICES

SIDE SALAD (VG) 
Mixed salad including tomato, cucumber,  roasted peppers, spring onion, sweet & sour onion with garlic & herb sauce.

DIRTY DESSERT DOUGH BALLS (V) 
With cherry compote, Belgian chocolate sauce & frozen raspberries.

VG - Vegan

V - Vegetarian

Join us for a cheerful evening of festive fun as we celebrate another year of hard work and success. This is a perfect chance to relax, meet new members, and catch up with friends old and new.

A seasonal buffet and drinks will be provided, and you’re welcome to bring along your favourite festive treat to share if you’d like. Come ready for good food, laughter, and great conversation as we raise a glass to another year of Liberal Democrat teamwork and help raise funds for the campaign ahead.

Join us for the last action day of 2025!

We will be doing knock and drop surveys in Brunswick and Dinnington on Saturday 20 December.

10am to 3pm with lunch and festive treats provided!

Come to 9 Chelton Close, Hazlerigg NE13 7NF between 10am and 10.30am or 1pm and 1.30pm to collect survey forms.

Join us to celebrate a year of campaign wins, look back on great work delivering on liberal values across our area, and enjoying each other's company!

We're gathering from 7pm on Monday 22nd December for our annual Christmas Drinks. Come along, we'd love to see you there!

Need to discuss a Compliance or Data Protection matter in greater depth?
Email the Compliance Team via compliance@libdems.org.uk with an outline of your query - we’ll pair you with one of our specialists for a 15-minute online/phone appointment.

Join our fantastic Grove Green candidates; Arran, Afzal and Naomi, to help build our momentum ahead of the May local elections.

Meeting outside the Heathcote on Grove Green Road. Contact is Arran Angus on 07805 331865.

Join us for an evening power hour as we recruit new volunteers and build our support ahead of local elections in May.

Meeting on the corner of Hainault Road and Leyton High Road. Contact is Arran Angus on 07805 331865.

It is that time of the month again - our regular round of political chat and beverages at the Jack Horner.  Hopefully see lots of you there - both new and regular faces! 

Please note that this will be on the second Thursday of Jan  - Thursdsay 8th - as we expect the 1st of Jan might be a bit too soon as New years eve... 

Buy a round for London
As always, whether you can make it or not - you can donate the cost of a pint to the London party using the second ticket option below.

One of the main issues for local residents that we have spoken with throughout 2025 is crime and policing in the local area.

This featured highly in our 2025 resident survey, and it is commonly raised by those we speak to on doorsteps and in other forms of correspondence with us. Whether it’s car-related crimes, burglaries, thefts from people and properties, shoplifting or other crimes, many residents have been directly affected or know someone who has.

That is why we have organised a public meeting with the Met Police for Haringey residents to attend on Thursday 8 January 2026 from 7pm at the Royal British Legion in Muswell Hill, so that you can hear directly from them on what action is being taken to support victims, increase patrols, and catch offenders; and to put your questions to them.

The meeting is free to attend; however, space is limited and there has been a lot of community interest so residents will need to RSVP above to be guaranteed entry. 

Start the New Year off and banish winter blues by joining fellow Liberal Democrat members and supporters for drinks at The Riverside Inn on Friday, January 9th from 6.30pm.

 It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones – and you might even win a raffle prize (please let us know if you have something you’d like to donate). Although there is no charge as
people will buy their own drinks, please sign up so we can see numbers. As the pub serves meals, there is also the opportunity to purchase food but the kitchen closes c. 8pm, so order promptly! 
There is a large carpark but you will need to make sure you put in your vehicle registration number on arrival. The location is also reachable by bus and a 5 minute walk from the Shallows bus stop (39 or X39 services)

This venue has step-free and wheelchair access. For further information about accessibility please contact diversity@bathneslibdems.org.uk 

Join us for a day of planning South Leicestershire Lib Dems future campaigns. 

This is open to all members and you can have as much or little input as you would like. Our Development officer from ALDC, Dan Boatright- Green will be here helping  us to plan and giving us advice that has worked in other parts of the country. 

This is a free event.  It will be a friendly, relaxed event where like minded people can discuss our campaigns and how we can challenge Reform UK. 

Help the Waltham Forest Lib Dems develop Higham Hill ward for next year's local elections.

Spend the morning, afternoon, or the full day with us - the choice is yours. And if it's your first time you won't be on your own, our welcoming team would be delighted to show you the ropes.

Contact for the day is Alan Jones on 07429 955013.

Join us as we speak to voters in Woodham and New Haw ahead of May's local elections.

Kick off the election year with our first Action Day of 2026. Join the team for a positive day of leafleting, door-knocking and community campaigning as we start the year strong and build momentum for the months ahead. 

Join the Ealing Liberal Democrats for our big January Action Day in Hanger Hill ward! We've got to get as much data and delivery as possible to make sure we can have enough info to know whether we can direct our canvassing to other wards after this, so your attendance is important.

Canvassing and delivery will be available on the day. If you're new to canvassing, we'll buddy you up with an experienced canvasser and a full canvassing brief will be given. 

Plan for the day
10:30am: Meet at Cafe Zee, 5 New Broadway, London, W5 5AW (5 minutes from Ealing Broadway Station).

11am: We'll have a big photo at Haven Green.

1pm: We'll have lunch at Rolling Oats, 14 Queen's Parade, Queens Drive, London, W5 3HU (near North Ealing Station).

4pm: Pub social at The Greystoke, 7 Queens Parade, Hanger Lane London W5 3HU (right next to Rolling Oats).

Contact for the day is Councillor Athena Zissimos on 07970 902914.

📣 Harpenden & Villages Lib Dem Action Day – Saturday 10th January!
📍 28–30 Coldharbour Lane, AL5 4UN
⏰ 10:30am – 4:00pm

Join us for our first big Action Day of the year as we kick off the campaigns for all our amazing local candidates! 💛✨

We’ll be:
 🚪🔶 Knocking on doors and chatting with residents
📬📨 Delivering leaflets across Harpenden & the surrounding villages
🤝😊 Meeting fellow volunteers, supporters, and friendly faces

Whether you can stay all day or just pop in for an hour, we’d love to have you with us. It’s a brilliant chance to make a real difference—and have some fun along the way! 🎉

This is an online training session for Local Party treasurers (or other nominated persons) regarding the Regulated Period for the 2026 Senedd election.