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Folkestone Town Council was established in 2004, comprising the area of the former Borough of Folkestone less Folkestone Sandgate ward, which was separately parished.
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Folkestone and Town
The third and lowest tier was established as the civil parish: in Folkestone ’ s case, because it held a Town Charter, and when the then Folkestone Borough Council was abolished, Councillors elected to represent Folkestone's wards were designated as the Town's Charter Trustees, responsible for electing a Town Mayor.
This role has since passed to Folkestone Town Council.
Folkestone Town Council comprises eight wards: Cheriton, Kent ; Morehall ; Park ; Harvey West ; Harvey Central ; Harbour ; East ; and Foord.
Each year, Folkestone Town Councillors attend the Annual General Meeting and Mayor-making ceremony to appoint both a Town Mayor and a Deputy Mayor from their number for the coming year.
For the Civic Year 2010 / 2011, the posts are held: as The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Tom McNeice ( Morehall ward ); and as Deputy Town Mayor, Cllr Susan Wallace ( Harbour ward ).
The current composition of Folkestone Town Council is 15 Conservatives, two People First and one Liberal Democrats.
Negotiations are ongoing regarding the transfer of the lands to Folkestone Town Council and Sandgate Parish Council.
That year, Tamworth earned a 3 – 3 draw on the final day at Folkestone Invicta while Kettering Town won, passing Tamworth for first place and winning promotion to the Conference National.
Mangotsfield United ( 4 – 0 ), Barry Town ( 2 – 2, 2 – 0 ), Folkestone ( 1 – 0 ) and Dorchester Town ( 1 – 0 ) all came and went before City suffered heartbreak in the replay after being 2 – 0 up at Ninian Park with just five minutes to go.
Folkestone and Council
In the first tier, Kent County Council, Folkestone is divided into three Divisions each returning one County Councillor.
Folkestone West comprises Cheriton and Morehall wards and neighbouring Sandgate Parish Council.
The section between Brenzett and Folkestone was de-trunked in 2003 ( i. e. removed trunk road status ) and control reverted to Kent County Council.
Folkestone and was
Bentine was born Michael James Bentin in Watford, Hertfordshire, of a Peruvian father, Adam Bentin, and a British mother, Florence Dawkins, and grew up in Folkestone, Kent.
The station was founded in Dover as Neptune Radio in September 1997 but moved to Folkestone in 2003 and was consequently rebranded after a takeover by the KM Group.
After his death the William Harvey Hospital was constructed in the town of Ashford, several miles from his birthplace of Folkestone.
William's father: Tom Harvey, was a jurat of Folkestone where he served the office of mayor in 1600.
Harvey's initial education was carried out in Folkestone, where he learned Latin.
Until the 19th century Folkestone remained a small fishing community with a seafront that was continually battered by storms and encroaching shingle that made it hard to land boats.
Folkestone Harbour Company commissioned Foster Associates to produce a masterplan for Folkestone which was published in April 2006.
It was not until the mid 19th century that the spelling of " Folkestone " was fixed as such, with the Earl of Radnor requesting that the town's name be standardised ( although this tendency towards standardisation in the 19th century is true of English place names generally ).
Folkestone forms a part of Shepway District, which was established by the Local Government Act 1972.
Folkestone was at one stage a resort town with a developed shipping trade.
In 2004 talks began between the leaders of Folkestone and Boulogne ( Folkestone's twin-town ), which was also facing similar economic problems.
The railway reached Folkestone on 28 June 1843 and a temporary station was built while the construction of the line to Dover continued.
Folkestone and established
He returned to England in 1803 to command a brigade at Shorncliffe camp near Folkestone, where he established the innovative training regime that produced Britain's first permanent light infantry regiments.
Recently established parish councils include Daventry ( 2003 ), Folkestone ( 2004 ), and Brixham ( 2007 ).
Brough ran the company (" The Arthur Brough Players ") and acted in the shows and, once the new Folkestone rep was established, he established new repertory companies in Bradford, Bristol, Blackpool, Keighley, Leeds, Lincoln, Oxford and Southampton, as well as other acting companies throughout the country.
Folkestone and 2004
* Anonymous 2004 – Conservative leader Michael Howard complained that a Folkestone constituent of his was told to wait 20 months for vital radiotherapy.
Folkestone and comprising
The lathe of Shepway was the Saxon name for south east Kent, roughly corresponding with the modern District of Shepway, comprising Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh and nearby villages as far north as Elham.
Folkestone and area
Previously, the Charter Trustees were also Trustees of the Charities, but that arrangement lapsed upon the parishing of the Folkestone and Sandgate area.
It broadcasts on FM on 96. 7 ( West Kent, Wrotham transmitter ), 97. 6 ( Folkestone area ) and 104. 2 ( East Kent, Swingate transmitter ) also 774 ( Littlebourne ) and 1602 ( Rusthall ) MW and DAB.
It lies in the Alkham Valley an area of outstanding natural beauty between Folkestone and Dover.
Water is extracted from the chalk aquifer for use in the Dover / Folkestone area of Kent.
Three main bus routes serve the area: the 101 & 102 Dover to Lydd-on-Sea and the 105 Folkestone to Lydd-on-Sea: both of these are circular routes operated by Stagecoach.
Free newspapers for the area include the Folkestone and Hythe Extra, part of the KM Group, and Your Shepway, part of KOS Media.
West Malling is some 35 miles ( 56 km ) from central London, next to the main road between London and the coastal ferry ports of Folkestone and Dover and with good links by road and rail the area has become a popular commuter location.
As well as the urban area around Folkestone and Hythe, it also contains the more rural communities of New Romney, Lydd, Dymchurch, Lyminge and Elham.
Folkestone and former
Folkestone and Hythe are represented in Parliament by Conservative Damian Collins former advertising executive and Oxford alumnus.
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is located on the former RAF Hawkinge, a World War II airfield 4 miles inland from Folkestone, England.
Folkestone and Borough
After being knocked out of the FA Cup in November, Harrow Borough sparked an unbeaten run into January before losing to Folkestone Invicta.
Folkestone and less
For example, they can be short ( less than a minute ) with a range on the end ( e. g. Junior Leaders, Folkestone ), or long ( five minutes ) as at Thetford.
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