A monthly bulletin from F&HDC. This month: Council budget consultation, Cliff Work in Coastal Park, Youth Forum, Support for community, SWEP & Opportunities for new ventures in 2026.
The December 2025 monthly update from Tim Prater as County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East.
Any member of the Liberal Democrats can put together a motion to Liberal Democrat conference with some support from other members, and if it is then passed by conference it becomes Party Policy.
This final round of Household Support Fund will provide Winter Food or Energy support, and will run from January to end February 2026.
It's really important that process is followed correctly.
Lib Dem County Councillors Richard Streatfeild, Tim Prater, Antony Hook, Mike Sole, Colin Sefton, Geoffrey Samme, Trudy Dean and Alex Ricketts all asked questions at the Kent County Council meeting of 18 December.
Record H3N2 Flu Admissions Prompt Emergency Proposals for Vaccination, Funding, and Frontline Support.
The contraflow system on the M20 will be reinstated from 15th – 22nd December to manage heavy traffic for Christmas Channel crossings.
Council Tax Reduction Scheme changes - pragmatic AND principled.
A complex remediation strategy is required to shore up the cliff following a landslide last year. Once this is complete in the new year, a new first class play area will be delivered.
Feed your Foodie is a campaign to encourage people to recycle more food waste over Christmas.
![Labour MP Jim McMahon speaking in Parliament 4/12/25 on the delay of Mayoral elections [Screenshot from Parliament.tv]](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/7/csm_Screenshot_2025-12-04_150741_12b7f544be.png)
"If the Government cannot commit to a date for a devolution deal for Kent then they should stop Local Government Reorganisation until they can."
