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Interested in photography?

Not quite sure how your camera works?

Would love a portrait of the family? Or your best friend. Or your pet?

Then Folkestone Camera Club has the photographic event for you this Summer.

Over the weekend of June 24/25 at the Chichester Hall on Sandgate High Street between 09.30 and 18.00 each day you are invited to enjoy a photographic exhibition and free entry event comprising:-

• Members of the Club showing beautiful images available to buy.
• A Camera and Photographic Help-desk.
• A Sales Table.
• A People and Pet Portrait Studio.
• Refreshments available through the day.
• See their Website www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk

The Parish Council want to bring local residents up to speed about the processes for consultation on the extension of controlled parking in the village.

The process adopted by Shepway District Council combines informal and formal/statutory elements in order to try to maximise residents’ involvement.  It is important to remember that it is the District Council that has the decision making role.  So whilst the Parish Council have an obvious interest and a degree of influence, it is most important that if residents have comments, support or concerns they must direct them to Shepway and abide by Shepway’s processes.

Shepway are just about to start informal consultations in Sandgate.  They do not, therefore, feel further meetings with separate resident groups will be beneficial at this stage. The informal consultations will seek the views of all residents and businesses in the roads that will be affected.  Shepway will analyse the individual responses and make recommendations to their Cabinet Member, Councillor Mrs Ann Berry, who will decide whether or not to proceed with the scheme.  Shepway have indicated that they will, of course, be happy to meet and discuss the outcome of the consultation at that stage.

It should also be noted that a formal statutory consultation will follow, if it is decided to proceed with the scheme. Residents and businesses will have another opportunity to comment or make representations on the detailed design of the scheme. People from outside the affected area will also be able to comment or object to the proposals during this formal consultation.

Shepway contact : Frederick Miller – Transportation Manager –frederick.miller@shepway.gov.uk

Shepway District Council have  reviewed the Sandgate CPZ scheme installed in Castle Road and Granville Parade areas last year, and and have published a report at http://www.shepway.gov.uk/moderngov/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14029&Opt=0 on which they plan to go to consultation on extending the scheme.

The proposed changes will now go out to informal consultation for residents and businesses within the extended CPZ area on the revised restrictions.

Keep Britain Tidy has announced the winners of 68 Blue Flags and 117 Seaside Awards across England – and Sandgate Beach has won a Seaside Award for the fifth year running.

The awards are the quality marks for our beaches and mean those visiting them can be sure that they are clean, safe and meet the highest environmental standards, as well as the tough international bathing water quality standards.

A new survey carried out for Keep Britain Tidy shows that nine out of ten people said cleanliness, safety and assured water quality were key factors in deciding which beach to visit and 93% believe that it is important to preserve and protect our beaches.

Keep Britain Tidy’s Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton said:

“The success of our beaches in reaching the very high standards demanded by both awards are a real testament to all those who have worked so hard to protect and improve our beaches – from beach managers to local people and businesses.

“When you enjoy a day on the beach flying a Blue Flag or Seaside Award, you know you are on one of the safest, cleanest and very best in the country.”

Keep Britain Tidy is a leading environmental charity that cares for the environment on your doorstep. We work to eliminate littering, reduce waste and improve public space. We run programmes including Eco-Schools, the Green Flag Award for parks and green spaces and the Blue Flag/Seaside Awards for beaches. To find out more about Keep Britain Tidy, our programmes and campaigns visit www.keepbritaintidy.org.

The Seaside Award is run by Keep Britain Tidy and recognises and rewards beaches in England that achieve the highest standards of beach management and, in the case of bathing beaches, meet the required standards for water quality.

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Kent County Council is proposing to install a new Zebra Crossing on the A259 Sandgate Esplanade, Sandgate outside Hylands to help pedestrians cross the road between Brewers Hill and the seaside.

Are you a keen knitter, or keen to start? Want to get together with others? Sandgate Knit and Knatter may be for you!

The latest project that the Sandgate Knit and Knatter group are working on is knitting for chickens – http://www.boredpanda.com/knits-tiny-chicken-jumpers-battery-hens-nicola-congdon-cornwall/

A regular Knit and Natter group meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in every month at 10 am at Sandgate Library.

New attendees are always welcome. Just turn up, don’t be chicken….

Folkestone Rowing Club are holding a regatta on Saturday 22nd April, rowing from 10.30am with other clubs from around the Kent coast and Sussex visiting.

Their Granville Parade clubhouse will be open to non-members all day, with refreshments and BBQ, and Ben Milbury (a four-piece band covering a mixture of soul, pop and reggae from the vintage to the modern) will be performing from 6pm.

The Rowing Club’s regular annual regatta is scheduled for Sunday 9th July with the same arrangements.

As usual on regatta days, parking restrictions will be in force on Granville Parade.