August 2014 Events List from Discover Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh
August 2014 Events
MEU
28 Jul 2014
£800 Income Tax Cut By 2015
Lib Dems in government have already raised the tax-free allowance to £10,000 this year giving a £700 per year cut in income tax. But now the Liberal Democrats have now been able to go even further.
27 Jul 2014
Local People Back CCTV
When Conservative Shepway District Council decided to cut CCTV from our town centre, Lynne Beaumont and the Lib Dems decided to hit the high street and ask people what they wanted.
26 Jul 2014
Town Needs Mister Tom
Well-known local personality Tom McNeice will be the Lib Dem candidate to be the new Councillor for Folkestone Harvey Central in the by-election on September 4th.
25 Jul 2014
Sandgate Family Fun Day on the Rec
Military Road Recreation Ground, Sunday 27th July, 11.00 to 5.00.
18 Jul 2014
Light in the Darkest Hour: Shorncliffe Military Cemetery
100th Anniversary of WW1 - 11.00pm August 4th 2014
TST
18 Jul 2014
By-Election in Folkestone Harvey Central
A by-election will be held for the Folkestone Harvey Central Ward in early September 2014, following the resignation yesterday of Cllr David Johnson.
17 Jul 2014
Charivari Day 2014 is nearly here...
Saturday 12th July is the date of the wonderful Day carnival in Folkestone. This year the hundreds of dazzling costumes celebrate our beautiful local coastline, landscape and wildlife. They will be parading from The Stade fishmarket to the Leas Bandstand from 2pm, accompanied by a fabulous line up of raucous drumming bands.
10 Jul 2014
Shorncliffe Barracks Redevelopment: Widen the Bridge But Don't Stop There.
Sandgate Parish Council Planning Chairman Gary Fuller is quoted in an article in this weeks Folkestone Herald on the Shorncliffe Barracks redevelopment.
10 Jul 2014
National News
Transport
Driving Forward - Road to Access
Learning to drive is a vital life skill. Liberal Democrat members passed a new plan to clear the backlogs, end the rip-offs, and get the next generation moving.
OG
by Olly Glover
14 Mar 2026
Children & Families
Protecting Children Online
Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.
MW
9 Mar 2026
Universities & Skills
Our plan to fix the student finance system and support graduates
Our pragmatic, costed and achievable plan that would make a real difference to graduates now, while also fixing the system for the long term.
LD
22 Feb 2026
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