Nominating Jim Martin for Leader of Folkestone and Hythe District council
Tim was delighted to be able to successfully nominate Jim Martin as the first non-Conservative Leader of Folkestone & Hythe District Council for 20 years.
24 May 2023
News from Tim Prater
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.
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. No appointment needed: just turn up.
Thank you Sandgate & West Folkestone!
Tim Prater and Gary Fuller are delighted to have been re-elected to Folkestone and Hythe District Council for Sandgate and West Folkestone.
6 May 2023
Council Tax Precepts in Folkestone & Hythe District Council Area 2019-2024 by Town / Parish Council
As they are hitting doormats (and increasingly email inboxes) across the country at this moment, Council Tax bills are a fairly hot topic. Below, I do a bit of number crunching on the most local element of the tax in Folkestone & Hythe District: the Town / Parish Council Precept.
9 Mar 2023
Kent County Council Refuse to Clean Reported Full Drains
Over the last couple of weeks, I've reported some full drains in the area (as i have for years) and a neighbour has done so as well, with the drains involved being in Granville Road East, Hillside / Wilberforce Road and Wilberforce Road / Sandgate High Street. All are "full" so that water can't get into them, stopping them being any use whatsoever as a drain.
31 Aug 2022
More Money to Support Vulnerable Announced
Older residents facing financial hardship could now be eligible to get more help from Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
12 Aug 2022
Air Display To Take Your Breath Away
The programme for the 2022 Folkestone Air Display - exactly one month away today - has been revealed.
21 Jul 2022