
Special Event: Kishor Gurung in Concert
In aid of the Folkestone Gurkha Memorial Fund, on 24th September, the Tower Theatre Folkestone will host the first UK solo performance by International Nepalese classical guitarist Kishor Gurung.
Tim has lived and worked in Sandgate (on Sandgate High Street) since 2004.
A trustee of the Sandgate Heritage Trust, Secretary of the Sandgate Members Club, Treasurer and Trustee of the Chichester Memorial Hall, former Trustee of the Gurkha Memorial Fund and former Governor of St Martin's School, and current Sandgate Speedwatch volunteer, Tim knows and works for the area!
Tim is honoured and delighted to have been elected as:
In May 2025 Tim won the Kent County Council seat from the Conservatives. He was the only non-Reform Councillor elected that day anywhere in Folkestone & Hythe, Dover & Deal, Ashford or Thanet.
In May 2023 Tim was re-elected to all the above town and district seats for four more years. At the District Council AGM on 24th May 2023, he became Deputy Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Governance.
Previously, Tim has served on Folkestone Town Councillor for Cheriton from 2006-2011, and Shepway District Councillor for Cheriton from 2007-2011, Kent County Councillor for Folkestone West from 2009-2013. He has sat on Sandgate Parish Council for Sandgate Village since 2011, was the Vice Chair of Sandgate Parish Council from 2018-2020 and Chair from 2020 to date.
Contact Tim by email to tim@prater.uk, call 07956 276118 or write to 98a Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BY. As a District Councillor he runs monthly surgeries at the 1st Sandgate Farmers and Makers Market of every month at the Chichester Hall, 70 Sandgate High Street from 11am-12.30pm (and has each month since election in 2019). No appointment needed: just turn up.
In aid of the Folkestone Gurkha Memorial Fund, on 24th September, the Tower Theatre Folkestone will host the first UK solo performance by International Nepalese classical guitarist Kishor Gurung.
Folkestone West Lib Dem County Councillor Tim Prater has released his first Annual Report as a County Councillor since being elected in 2009. The report gives details of his work on behalf of Folkestone West (Cheriton, Morehall and Sandgate wards) over the past year, from casework to meetings, grants given to contact details and more.
NatWest are running a community fund to support local charities and community projects. Applications close on 20 August, with £5,000 available for each local area. The charity/project that receives the most votes will be awarded £3,000 with the two runners up each receiving £1,000. The voting period will open in October.
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Application forms for the Folkestone West "You Decide" day on 11th September are now available for download at http://tinyurl.com/3aytmo9
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Tim's Council Record of Service
Council | Seat | Dates | Years |
Kent County Council | Folkestone West | 2009-2013 | 4 |
Kent County Council | Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East | 2025- | |
Shepway District Council | Cheriton | 2007-2011 | 4 |
Folkestone and Hythe District Council | Sandgate & West Folkestone | 2019- | 6 |
Sandgate Parish Council | Sandgate Village | 2011- | 14 |
Folkestone Town Council | Cheriton | 2006-2011 | 5 |
Folkestone Town Council | Folkestone Harvey West | 2019- | 6 |
Hythe Town Council | Hythe East | 2019- | 6 |
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