Y11/0537/SH. Sometimes you lose.
At last nights Shepway Development Control meeting last night, I presented the views of Sandgate Parish Council against application Y11/0537/SH, described as:
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7 Dec 2011
News from Tim Prater
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:
- Folkestone and Hythe District Councillor (Liberal Democrats) for Sandgate & West Folkestone;
- Sandgate Parish Councillor (Independent) for Sandgate Village;
- Folkestone Town Councillor (Liberal Democrats) for Folkestone Harvey West;
- Hythe Town Councillor (Liberal Democrats) for Hythe East.
In May 2023 Tim was re-elected to all the above 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.
Kent and Academies: An update from Paul Carter
Paul Carter, Conservative Leader of Kent County Council, has refuted suggestions in the press that KCC would like to see all Kent schools convert to academies. He made a statement in July 2011 saying that Kent did not want to see all schools change to academies.
6 Dec 2011
Southeastern Fares Rise for 2012 cut from 8% to 6%
An email arrives from Mike Gibson, Public Affairs Manager of Southeastern trains:
29 Nov 2011
Sandgate Turns On Christmas!
Sandgate Parish Council invite you to the Christmas Tree Lights Switch On at 6pm on Saturday 26th November on the village green at the junction of Sandgate High Street and Military Road.
24 Nov 2011
Sandgate Parish Parking Poll - Details Confirmed
Following the request for a Parish Poll, it's been confirmed that Sandgate will be holding a Parish Poll on Shepway Council's parking strategy proposals on Thursday 8th December.
24 Nov 2011
Southeastern Olympic Timetable published
The Olympic train timetable for 2012 has been published by Southeastern and is available on their website at http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/download/5296.2/mainline-4-olympic/
23 Nov 2011