News

This is the latest and archived news from Sandgate Parish council.

Sandgate Santa, Singing and Late Night Shopping 2024!

Christmas at Sandgate Library! For children up to 9 years old. Meet Santa and receive a special free gift! Friday ...

Connectivity Access Scheme 2024

The Connectivity Access Scheme is now OPEN for Kent County Council area residents. The Connectivity Access Scheme provides digitally excluded ...

Report of the External Auditor 2024

Final-audit-document-for-website “On the basis of our review of Sections 1 and 2 of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR), ...

Gaye’s Bench

Brightly coloured and more than a bit fabulous, Parish Clerk Gaye Thomas has worked with Sandgate Parish Council for over ...

Kent Speedwatch Action Day and West Road

Last Friday was a Kent Speedwatch Action Day and the volunteer Sandgate Speedwatch Team joined in. Although we have been ...

Cross-channel traffic disruption: a July 2024 update from Kent and Medway Resilience Forum

Many residents will have been caught up in delays in the Folkestone area when the A20 Roundhill Tunnel is closed ...

Sandgate Parish Council Annual Return 2023-24

Sandgate Parish Council is defined as a “smaller authority” for the purposes of publication of its annual accounts and statements ...

Reaching the Beach in Folkestone This Summer – FREE!

A free summer holiday bus service takes to the road in Folkestone next month (from 20th July).  The “Reach the ...

Grant Funding For Community Groups and Projects in Sandgate and West Folkestone

Community groups and projects across Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh are set to benefit from a pot of £90,000 of ...

Sandgate Annual Parish Meeting 2024: Chair’s Overview

Chair’s Welcome and Yearly Overview given to the Sandgate Annual Parish Meeting on 20th May 2024 by Sandgate Parish Chair ...

Sandgate Parish Council Annual Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Report 2023-24

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is the way of collecting contributions from developments towards the provision of infrastructure required to support ...

Could YOU use a HUG2?

The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) funds energy efficiency upgrades for Folkestone homes that are not connected to the gas network, ...

Emergency Road Closure – Lachlan Way and Castle Road, Sandgate: 6th-24th May 2024

It has been necessary to close Lachlan Way and Castle Road, Sandgate from 6th May 2024 for up to 19 ...

Community Safety Partnership (CSP) newsletter April 2024

Below is the Folkestone and Hythe Community Safety Partnership April 2024 newsletter. CSP-April-newsletter If you have any information, you would ...

Sandgate Library Closed 2nd May 2024

On Thursday 2nd May, due to Sandgate Library being used as a polling station for the Kent Police & Crime ...

Formal Consultation of Proposed New Double Yellow Lines: Encombe and Sunnyside Road

In the District of Folkestone & HytheTHE KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (VARIOUS ROADS, FOLKESTONE & HYTHE) (WAITING RESTRICTIONS AND STREET PARKING ...

Seaside Award 2024 and Sandgate Parish Council

An open letter from Sandgate Parish Council to: Keep Britain Tidy The Environment Agency Southern Water Folkestone & Hythe District ...

Vacancy on Sandgate Parish Council for Sandgate Village ward

If you are passionate about your local community, we need you. Councillors make a huge difference to the quality of ...

Carbon Action Plan for Sandgate

Sandgate Parish Council Environment Committee: Carbon Action Plan (March 2024) The purpose of this document is to outline a Carbon ...

Sandgate Beach Sea Water Bathing Quality Testing Report 2024

Because of concerns about the accuracy (and therefore reliability) of the data published by the EA and Southern Water on ...

Invitation to Tender: Ground Maintenance Services 2024-2028

Sandgate Parish Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for Sandgate Parish Grounds Maintenance Services and invites prospective ...

Invitation to Tender: Caretaker Services 2024-2028

Sandgate Parish Council is inviting applications for the services of a caretaker at Sandgate Park and Fremantle Park. The specific ...

Invitation to Tender: Handyperson Contract 2024-2028

Sandgate Parish Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for Sandgate Parish Handyperson Services and invites prospective suppliers ...

Kent Winter Energy Support Scheme – Household Support Fund

Funded by the Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of the UK government, the Household Support Fund scheme supports ...

Notice of Vacancy

Notice-of-Vacancy-Sandgate-Village-Ward-of-Sandgate-PC Notice is hereby given that a vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council following ...

The Sandgate Sea and Food Festival 2024

We are excited to confirm that The Sandgate Sea and Food Festival will return on August bank holiday weekend (Saturday ...

Sandgate Library Feedback: October and November 2023

It’s really lovely when Sandgate Library users spend a moment to offer feedback on the library and their use of ...

Petition to Kent County Council: 20mph for Sandgate

A petition to Kent County Council has been launched to support Sandgate Parish Council’s long standing campaign for a 20mph ...

Folkestone & Hythe Christmas Waste Collections 2023

Residents are being encouraged to make a note of changes to household waste and recycling collections in Folkestone & Hythe ...

Can You Join the Sandgate Kent Speedwatch Volunteer Team?

Kent Speedwatch is a volunteer scheme to monitor and display the speed of passing traffic on selected roads. A group ...