Election of 2 councillors to Folkestone & Hythe District Council for the Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward on Thursday 4th May 2023.
| Candidate | Description (if provided) | Number of votes cast |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Danby | Labour Party | 316 |
| Gary Fuller | Liberal Democrats | 1190 |
| Paul Jones | Conservative Party Candidate | 314 |
| Dylan Moody | Conservative Party Candidate | 261 |
| Tim Prater | Liberal Democrats | 1408 |
Turnout: 42.56%.
Declaration_of_Results_____Sandgate_and_West_Folkestone__Folkestone_and_Hythe_District_Council_A poll for the election of District Councillors for Sandgate and West Folkestone Ward will be held on
Thursday, 4 May 2023 between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
The number of District Councillors to be elected is 2.
The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
A poll for the election of Parish Councillors for Sandgate Valley Ward of Sandgate Parish Council will be held on Thursday, 4 May 2023 between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
The number of Parish Councillors to be elected is 3.
The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
St Georges Church Hall, Audley Road, Folkestone. Poll numbers SWF2 1.000 to 1048.000
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Both as good practice and to ensure we meet the terms of our public liability insurance, Sandgate Parish Council have an annual Tree Inspection Report undertaken in the areas we manage with trees (Sandgate Park and Fremantle Park).
The 2023 Inspection of both areas is now complete, and the reports are below.
As you’ll see, there are works recommended to a number of trees, some as “Priority 2” (do them within the next couple of months) and some “Priority 3” (do them in about the next 6 months).
The Parish Council clearly need to make sure the Priority 2 works are done soon. They have been commissioned from qualified contractors. Those contractors will, of course, pay due regard to checking for and avoiding and nesting birds. The Priority 3 works we’ve asked them to schedule outside the nesting season, despite there being a little extra cost in doing so.
So if you see works to trees in those areas over the next couple of months, that’s the reason – they are required for safety. Removed trees (and there are a few) will be replaced in due course where possible.
Fremantle-Recreation-Ground-2023Election of Parish Councillors for Sandgate Village Ward of Sandgate Parish Council on Thursday, 4 May 2023
I, S. Priest being the Returning Officer at the above election, report that the person whose name or
names that appear below were duly elected as Parish Councillor without contest for Sandgate Village
Ward of Sandgate Parish Council.
5 April 2023
Statement of the persons nominated for election as a Parish Councillor for Sandgate Valley Ward of Sandgate Parish Council.
Sandgate-Valleyif a candidate has requested not to make their home address public, the relevant electoral area in
which their home address is situated (or the country if their address is outside the UK) will be provided.
The persons above against whose name no entry is made in the last column have been and stand validly
nominated.
A POLL WILL BE TAKEN between the hours of 7am to 10pm on Thursday, 4 May 2023.
Nomination papers for this election may be obtained from the Returning Officer at Folkestone & Hythe
District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY on any weekday
between 10am and 4pm (excluding bank holidays).
Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, Customer Access Point, Main
Reception, Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent,
CT20 2QY on any weekday after the date of this notice, between 10am and 4pm (excluding bank
holidays), but no later than 4pm on Tuesday, 4 April 2023.
If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 4 May 2023.
Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on
Monday, 17 April 2023. Applications can be made at www.gov.uk/registertovote.
Applications, amendments, or cancellations of postal votes must reach the Electoral Registration
Officer at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent,
CT20 2QY by 5pm on Tuesday, 18 April 2023.
Registered electors voting at a polling station will need to provide an acceptable form of photo ID.
More information about this can be found at www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/voter-id.
Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this
election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Applications
can be made at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
Applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at
Folkestone & Hythe District Council. Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY
by 5pm on Tuesday, 25 April 2023.
Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QY by 5pm on Thursday, 4 May 2023.
For further information regarding the information on this notice, please contact the Electoral Services helpline on 01303 853497.
Following on from a talk given in February by Dr Nikki Gammans, from the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust, the Sandgate Environmental Action group (SEA) are setting up bee survey walks in the local area to help the Trust with their vital surveying work.
Nikki explained that as well as bee friendly gardening (Bumble Bee Conservation Trust Gardening Advice) Bee Walks were something positive we could do. The Bee Walks take place on the same route each month and a record is made of bees spotted and entered into a national database. Nikki explained that it is so important to get a clear picture of bee activity because the data ensures the Trust’s conservation activities and advice is underpinned by the science of what’s happening to bumblebees across the UK. The Trust needs data from this area which is where we can help.
If you’d like to get involved then please come along to the free identification training day, run by Aydan Kahn from the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust on Saturday 15th of April from 10am – 2pm in the Reading Rooms at the Old Fire Station.
Naturally there will be tea, coffee and cake but please bring your own lunch. If you can stay longer then there will be an opportunity to try out a walk with some nets.
If you would like to attend please can you let us know by emailing sandgatenevironmentalaction@gmail.com or ringing or messaging Gemma on 07984 694907.
If you’d like to do a bit of homework before or are just interested , this is pdf of their Kent Bumble Bee Guide -Bumblebees-of-Kent- Leaflet-Bumble Bee Conservation Trust
Hopefully there are many bee lovers in Sandgate who can help us carry out these surveys!
If you can’t make the training but are still interested then please email us with your contact details.
In March St Paul’s Church Sandgate present John Hurd with some of his own song compositions accompanied by the popular and well known Tammy File plus Richard Baulch.
The performance takes place on: Saturday 25th March between 10am and 12noon.
Entrance and refreshments FREE.
Kent County Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to temporarily close Public Footpath HF8 for its entire length between Public Footpaths HF59 & HF69 and Public Footpath HF56 for 75m around the southeast of Martello Tower No.6 from the 03 April 2023.
The paths will be closed for a maximum of six months, although it is expected that they will reopen sooner.
The paths are to be closed because development works are planned on or near them.
Alternative routes are available, parallel to Public Footpaths HF8, HF69 & HF56 to the northwest of Martello No.6 and will be signed for the duration of the closure.
For detailed enquiries please contact Edward Denne Contact Centre no. 03000 41 71 71
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