The Purl Queens have been invited by Folkestone Town Council to carry out a knitting workshop at the Town Hall. Children and adults are invited to knit a poppy for the Road of Remembrance. Instruction will be given. Suitable for adults and children aged 9 and above.
Shepway Lib Dem President Molly Birch invites all Lib Dem members, supporters and friends to join her at Puffins in Peene for her President's Summer Barbeque from 2pm onwards on Saturday 12th July.
The Sandgate Parish Planning Committee unanimously objected to the first stage of the Shorncliffe Barracks development on Tuesday night. The grounds for objecting, which were based upon a discussion document produced by Planning Committee Chair Gary Fuller, were:
Two more pictures from Sandgate High Street this morning, demonstrating why Sandgate needs Shepway Council to follow others in using seagull proof bags for waste collections for those without wheelie bins.
ongoing: Your Country Calls exhibition, Folkestone Town Hall Until 6th: Hythe Festival Week - The Great War Centenary 5th: World Naked Bike Ride - Folkestone 6th: Community Village Fete, Folkestone Sports Centre 6th: Great Raft Race, Royal Military Canal, Hythe 6th: Lorraine Lucas & The Troubled Family Unit live at Kipps Ale House 6th: Bayle Music Classical Concert, St Eanswythes Church, Folkestone 11th-20th: JAM Multi-Arts Festival, various venues, Romney Marsh 11th: Anja McCloskey live at Googies Art Café, Rendezvous Street 13th: Whitstable Brass Band, The Leas Bandstand 16th-20th: War & Peace Revival, Folkestone Racecourse, Westenhanger 17th: Charlie Larkin, celebrity chef night - Googies Art Café Rendezvous Street 17th: Live In The Living Room summer tour, The Harp Restrung, Grace Hill 19th: Live Music Day - The Chambers, Cheriton Place 19th/20th: Mermaid Festival, Sunny Sands Beach 20th: Maidstone Win Symphony, The Leas Bandstand 21st: Never Forget Commemoration, The Marsh Academy, New Romney 25t
An evening of remembrance, reflection and commemoration for the local community. All welcome.
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