Children from Stella Maris, Folkestone Primary and Secondary Academies, Mundella Primary and The Brook Centre joined the representatives from various groups, to officially open the newly refurbished Lower Radnor Park Playground.
Blocked drain gully covers in Cheriton High Street reported for cleaning in July were finally cleared at the end of October.
Is your child due to start school in September 2011? Parents can apply for primary school places between Monday 8 November 2010 and Saturday 15 January 2011. Thousands of families from Kent will submit applications for up to three schools of their choice.
Kent Highway Services have advised that it will It will be necessary to close Caesar's Way, Cheriton, Folkestone on or after 19 November 2010 for up to 1 day. The road will be closed from the junction with Biggins Wood Road, to enable carriageway repairs and resurfacing to be carried out.
Large numbers of people attended the event to boost funds. Home-made jams, chutneys and marmalade were on sale as well as cakes and pastries. I bought my usual marmalade replacement and treated the family to home-made sponge cake. There were some great bargains to be had at the stalls and a very welcome cup of tea.
Today I have announced details of the Green Deal, a new and radical way of making energy efficiency improvements available to all, whether people own or rent their properties. Through the Green Deal everyone will have a chance to save energy, cut their bills and tackle climate change, just as we promised in our manifesto.
A new investment plan launched by Government Minster Lib Dem Vince Cable has safeguarded the future of Shepway's Post Offices. Record numbers of Post Offices were closed under the Labour Government, including the main Folkestone Post Office and sub post offices in Enbrook Valley, Littlestone, Saltwood, Seabrook and Royal Military Avenue, Shorncliffe.
Sandgate High Street Cycle and Coffee Shop The Hub invite you to a 'Tea tasting' evening on Friday 26th November from 7.30-9.30pm. The Hub are at 63 Sandgate High Street, near The Ship Public House.
A bus stop in Cheriton High Street, Folkestone that was written off in a bus accident last month should be replaced in around 4 weeks.
The historic Folkestone Leas lift will be running a winter service commencing on Thursday 4th November 2010. The lift will continue to run every week weather permitting, following its successful re-opening this year by a community interest company.
Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris Huhne announced today that by 2015 up to 100,000 Green Deal workers could be employed in the effort to upgrade and insulate Britain's homes. The Green Deal, a Liberal Democrat manifesto commitment, is the Government's new and radical way of making energy efficiency available to all, whether people own or rent their property.
Lib Dem County Councillor Tim Prater has slammed suggestions on the BBC website that cross-Channel swims from the UK to France should be banned as "barmy". A BBC report at http://tinyurl.com/2undlgs says that the French coastguard is calling for swimmers to be banned from crossing the Channel from Dover to Calais.
