Charity Quiz for Sandgate Sea Cadets
There will be a Charity Quiz on 18th July at Sandgate Men's Club on behalf of Sandgate Sea Cadets.
29 Jun 2015
Folkestone and Hythe News
Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Canada Day
The Canada Day Service commemorates the 296 Canadian soldiers who died during WWI and are buried in the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery. It is marked each year by a service and the attendance of local school children laying their own floral tributes on the graves of soldiers.
29 Jun 2015
A-boards on the footpath: Sandgate Esplanade
Generally I don't worry about businesses putting signs outside their shops and businesses, but you've got to be sure they are not blocking the way.
29 Jun 2015
Forgotten Sandgate: Wilberforce Road Bench
A few weeks ago, I raised the poor state of repair of the small kerbside bench on Wilberforce Road just off Sandgate High Street at Sandgate Parish Council. I'm pleased to say that the Council have agreed that it should either refurbished or replaced and we're making progress on getting quotes and agreeing the works.
29 Jun 2015
Shepway District Council Community Chest 2015
The 2015-16 Shepway District Council Community Chest is now open for applications. The scheme will follow the same principles and processes of previous years.
26 Jun 2015
Do we need a 7 days a week NHS?
I don't really feel qualified to write about the NHS for so many reasons. Primary amongst these is the fact that our local surgery is very good; I have never had a problem getting an appointment, and they look after me very well. And they do it in 5½ days a week.
SP
26 Jun 2015
Sorry: It Almost Certainly Wasn't You
Kent County Council Trading Standards have received a number of reports of a scam involving residents in Kent receiving mail claiming that the resident has won £825,000 in the Peoples Post Code lottery.
25 Jun 2015
Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Blessing of the Fisheries
Councillors join a procession from St Peter's Church to the Harbour where a short service will take place to bless the fish, fishermen, allied trades, services and protectors. The procession is then led back to the Church.
24 Jun 2015
Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Town Sunday
Although the Town Mayor is now elected in the comfort of the Town Hall, it is from the Churchyard Cross that the Town Mayor is to be named and prayers are said for the person honoured and elected by the Folkestone Town Council, for the Town of Folkestone.
23 Jun 2015
Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Armed Forces Day 2015
Armed Forces Day is an opportunity for the nation to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community.
23 Jun 2015
Is Magna Carta still relevant: Did She Die In Vain?
On Monday 15th June, we celebrated the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta; an important date in the history of democracy. Well, not according to some experts such as Dr David Starkey, for whom it was a first - and largely abortive - attempt to limit the power of the King, for the benefit of the nobility of the day, rather than the 'people'.
SP
19 Jun 2015
Liberal Democrat Leadership Election - Members Update
All members should receive a ballot paper by post around the last weekend in June. There will also be a copy of both Tim Farron's and Norman Lamb's manifesto included with it.
18 Jun 2015