Maggie Sheldrake - In Memorium
It is with great sadness Shepway Liberal Democrats learned of the sudden death of Maggie Sheldrake over the weekend.
9 Oct 2015
Kent Refugee Help members to join Kent Anti Racism Network in Dover Demonstration on October 17th.
After a quite harrowing confrontation with a far right group marching through Dover in September, Kent Refugee Help members have combined with the Kent Anti Racism Network to join a non-confrontational, positive, demonstration of support for Refugees, on Saturday 17th October in Dover.
7 Oct 2015
Tim Farron's Speech to Autumn Conference 2015 - Live and Unleashed
Watch Tim Farron deliver his first speech as party leader to the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference 2015 in Bournemouth.
25 Sep 2015
Do we really want to leave the EU? Over this crisis?
News in the Mail on Sunday that 51% of us would now vote to leave the EU is more than disappointing to those of us who believe the UK is, on balance, probably better off within it as it currently stands. It is downright worrying.
SP
18 Sep 2015
TPS Registration Scam
Kent County Council Trading Standards have been made aware of a telephone scam which claims to be from the 'Telephone Preference Service', the scammer is asking for a registration fee of £50; however the official 'Telephone Preference Service' is a free service and you do not have to pay to register.
17 Sep 2015
Folkestone Town Forthcoming Event: Battle of Britain Wreath Laying Services
The annual wreath laying service in honour of the Battle of Britain.
13 Sep 2015
Faslane is wrong at so many levels
Confirmation that the nation is to invest half a billion pounds on Faslane might be in line with what was promised before last year's Independence referendum in Scotland, but given the closeness of the result - and the outcome in Scotland of this year's general election which virtually handed the Conservatives their election victory - we have to ask ourselves whether this is the right thing to do.
SP
11 Sep 2015
East Folkestone By-election: Bev Rolfe would be a Real Champion for Folkestone
Well known Folkestone campaigner and former Folkestone Town Councillor Bev Rolfe is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the forthcoming East Folkestone ward Folkestone Town Council by-election.
10 Sep 2015
Shorncliffe Garrison Tours this weekend
The Shorncliffe Trust will this weekend (12th and 13th September) be running free guided tours visiting and explaining the evolvement of a military garrison over 200 years. Almost forgotten about and unmarked for over a century, the site has been interpreted and plotted by the Shorncliffe Trust's chairman Christopher Shaw.
9 Sep 2015
National News
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026
Mental Health
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
DC
14 Mar 2026
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