The flower displays will be delayed this year because the plants have not matured sufficiently. This is as a result of weather in April and May being cold at times.
The colourful displays should be in place between 7-10 June.
The Parish Council is disappointed with this news, as we are sure are residents, but we are promised that the displays will be worth waiting for.
Sandgate Parish Council is going to repeat the successful sponsorship of the planters within the Parish Council area as follows:
Sponsors will be promoted through the use of an A5 notice (A4 for the rowing boat) planted in the relevant planter together with items added to the Council’s Facebook page (and therefore Sunny Sandgate as well)
Sponsorship is on a first come first served basis with the exception of rowing boat for which the Folkestone Rowing Club shall be offered first refusal as they donated the boat. Requests should be sent to the Parish Council at the following email address by 31 May 2019:
Peter Savage
Deputy Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
21 May 2019
Keep Britain Tidy has today revealed the England’s best beaches with announcement of Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for 2019 – and Sandgate is on the list for the SEVENTH year running!
This year environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is presenting 71 international Blue Flags and 137 Seaside Awards (12 more than last year). This includes the award to Sandgate beach, near Folkestone in Kent. Sandgate is the only beach in Folkestone and Hythe to win the Seaside Award, and one of only 11 in Kent. Learn more about Kent’s award winning beaches.
Sandgate beach has won the Seaside Award for 2019 – for the seventh year running. It joins the country’s very best beaches, from popular holiday spots to quiet, more hidden-away spots. What unites them all is knowing that they are clean, safe and meet the highest environmental standards, as well as the tough international bathing water quality standards.
Keep Britain Tidy’s Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton said:
“From environmental education for the local community and ensuring responsible beach use, to cleaning regimes and an increasing number of recycling facilities, it is a full-time commitment to create beaches worthy of the awards.
“Thanks to the Blue Flag and Seaside Awards, visitors can be reassured their destination is cared for and they will be able to help maintain the high standards of these awards thanks to their environmental initiatives.”
Sandgate Councillor Tim Prater added:
“The Seaside Awards recognise the highest standards of beach management and, in the case of bathing beaches, indicate that they meet the required standards for water quality.”
“Sandgate have received this award for the last seven years not just due to the quality of our beach, but also due to the hard work of a number of people in making sure everything is in place. Marjorie Findlay-Stone has been instrumental in our winning this award for so many years, as have a number of Councillors like Nabin Siwa and non-Councillors working as a team – thank you all.
“For Sandgate to win this award seven years running is magnificent. It’s also no mean feat: Sandgate is the only beach in Folkestone and Hythe to have received the award this year, and only one of 11 in Kent. It’s great news.”
Sandgate Parish Council have had a number of reports over the past few months over concerns on the cleanliness at times of water in Enbrook Stream, which we’ve followed up with the Environment Agency who are responsible for the water quality. They have been investigating, and have now found (they think!) the cause. we had forwarded them various photos and videos we had been sent, which assisted their investigations.
In an email to us yesterday, they say:
“Thank you for the updates and the photos, they are vital to our ongoing investigations.
“We are aware of the ongoing issue with the Enbrook stream. We have undertaken extensive investigations and have identified a misconnected domestic property discharging in to the stream. Misconnections are reasonably common and occur when a properties drainage or an appliance is plumbed in to the rain water drains rather than the foul sewer system.
“We have been working with the local authority and the property owners to rectify the issue and work to fix the pipe is due to begin on the 20th May. If the problem in the stream continues when the misconnection is fixed we will carry out further investigations, but we are reasonably confident that we have found the problem.
“The nearby designated bathing water at Sandgate is currently at ‘Excellent’ status, the highest standard it can achieve. The Bathing water was last sampled on the 1st of May 2019 where potentially harmful bacteria was at below detectable levels.
“For more information about this bathing water and others please visit our bathing water explorer. https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/ ”
Many thanks to the residents that reported this issue to us and provided us with the photos and videos that have helped the Environment Agency’s investigation.
if you have concerns about the water quality of the stream in future (after the works above have taken place) please do let us know, or report to the Environment Agency’s National Customer Contact Centre on 03708 506 506 (or 24hr emergency hotline number for pollution incidents – 0800 80 70 60).
Below is the Proposal Notice for the inclusion of Eversley Way into the Folkestone West controlled parking zone. The Notice is scheduled to appear in the KM papers on the 10th May 2019.
Letters of support or objections to the proposed Order will need to be received by 5pm on Monday 3 June 2019 and addressed to Parking Services, Civic Centre, Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2QY or by email to traffic.orders@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
In the District of Folkestone & Hythe
The Kent County Council (The District of Folkestone & Hythe)
(Folkestone West Controlled Parking Zone) (Amendment 4) Order 2019
Notice is hereby given that KENT COUNTY COUNCIL intend to make the above Order under sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 3(2), 4(1) and (2), 32(1), 35(1), 45, 46, 49, 53 and 122 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the chief officer of police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act:
The Order proposes to extend the Folkestone West Controlled Parking Zone to include Eversley Way.
Between 9am and 11am Mondays – Fridays (excluding bank and public holidays), parking will be restricted to Permit Holders only.
Permits will be available to local residents and to any business or organisation with vehicle(s) essential to its operation.
An annual resident permit will cost £30, and Resident Visitors Permits will cost £5.20 per 5 parking sessions. A Business Permit will cost £60.
Waiting will be prohibited at all times in any part of the road mentioned above where parking is not allowed.
Full details are contained in the draft Order which, together with the relevant drawings, a copy of any orders which will be amended by the proposed Order, and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order may be examined at The Council Offices, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone.
If you have any questions concerning the Order or require further information please contact Folkestone & Hythe District Council (Parking Services) Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QY
If you wish to make an objection or comment about the proposed Order, you must write to Folkestone & Hythe District Council (Traffic Orders), Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QY or email traffic.orders@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk. Your objection must specify the grounds on which it is made. For your objection or comments to be considered they must reach us by 5pm on Monday 3 June 2019. For legal reasons we cannot accept any objection or comment over the phone or in person.
This Notice is published by Folkestone & Hythe District Council on behalf of Kent County Council Highways and Transportation, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 (part of Kent County Council).
As you may know, The Tower Theatre is owned by and the home of The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society CIO (FHODS), which is a charity run amateur group, who put on numerous productions at The Tower Theatre each year, including the very popular panto! Run by volunteers of the society, who are very passionate about theatre, musicals and drama and their extraordinarily special home, The Tower Theatre.
FHODS has a chance to get up to £4,000 towards repairs to The Tower Theatre.
For the next two months, FHODS is one of the chosen charities in the Tesco ‘Bags of Help’ scheme. Please support them by voting, using the blue tokens at the checkout in any of the Folkestone Tesco stores (including all three Tesco Express branches and the Cheriton Superstore).
Simply buy anything from Tesco and put your blue token into the FHODS slot in the voting box by the exit and help raise money towards maintaining this wonderful theatre!
FHODS & The Tower Theatre would like to thank you all for your support and look forward to welcoming you on your next visit.
Kent Highways have notified that there will be significant resurfacing work in Radnor Cliff starting in 10 days. This will be from the junction with Radnor Cliff Crescent down towards the Lower Sandgate Road car park and will consist of several large sections.
Kent Highways are planning on closing Radnor Cliff for resurfacing works on Monday 13th May 2019 for 5 working days, the timing of the works should be from 08:30 through to 16:30 approx so to keep peak time disruptions to a minimum. Unfortunately delays through Radnor Cliff will be experienced but when safe to do so access will be given.
Advanced signs will be placed on site and a full letter drop (in Radnor Cliff) will be completed soon detailing the work.
At the Folkestone and Hythe District Council election count on Friday 3rd May, Gary Fuller and Tim Prater (Lib Dems) were both declared elected for Sandgate and West Folkestone ward (covering the Parish of Sandgate and Folkestone Town Council ward of Harvey West) for the 4 year period to May 2023.
The full results are below.
Declaration_of_results_-_Sandgate___West_Folkestone At the count of the Sandgate Parish Council elections held at Three Hills Sports Centre today, the following Councillors were declared elected:
For Valley Ward (3 Councillors) – Nabin Siwa, Guy Valentine-Neale, Lewis Whitnall.
For Village Ward (8 Councillors) – Nina Bliss, Robert Bliss, Michael Fitch, Gary Fuller, Tim Prater, Vannessa Reay, Tracy Stephens, Adrian Watts.
The full results are as below.
Declaration_of_results_-_Sandgate_ValleyThe Parish Council tries to maintain Sandgate Park to a high standard for the benefit of residents and visitors. Unfortunately there has been some very anti social behaviour recently involving the pushing over of the portable toilets, which were located for the busy summer period, fire damage to play equipment, and worse.
As a consequence it has been necessary to remove the portable toilets for the time being while a vandal free solution can be found. We urge residents to be vigilant and to report anything to the parish clerks as soon as possible including evidence as to perpetrators. Whilst we have no reason to suspect that this small group of people are dangerous we would not suggest direct confrontation.
Gaye Thomas MBE, Parish Clerk and Peter Savage, Deputy Clerk
01303 248563