Sandgate Library reopened for Click-and-Collect then browsing services in September, becoming one of the first libraries in Kent to do so post the first Covid lockdowns. Sandgate Library has continued to run Click-and-Collect services since November. We are delighted to announce that, assuming the current Government Covid re-opening schedule not change, we will reopen for browsing as of 12th April.
The numbers in the library will be limited, so until June there will be no clubs and events restarting. If a large number of users turn up you may be asked to wait until entering the library. However, we would expect waiting to be relatively rare and limited.
Sandgate Library will reopen for browsing from 9.30-12.30 on Monday 12th April. We will then be open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings 9.30-12.30.
Have you or a family member had Covid-19? Are you still experiencing symptoms or has it taken longer than expected to recover?
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group is working with hospitals, GPs and other professionals providing support and care to people suffering from the long-term health effects of a Covid-19 infection.
We want to hear from patients and families so that we can improve the services we offer.
To tell us about your views and experiences please complete this short survey.
We are also holding online patient experience workshops on 8th April at 6pm and 28th April at 10am. The workshops will be led by Cathy Finnis, Independent Lay Member for Patient and Public Engagement and Dr Neil Banik, Respiratory Lead for Kent and Medway. Please come along to tell us about your experiences – find out about how to register here.
For more information on how to get involved please visit the CCG’s website:
Information on support for longer term Covid can be found here.
Please email us at kmccg.engage@nhs.net if you have any queries or suggestions about engaging with families and communities to improve services for patients with Long-Covid.
Join representatives from Kent County Council Trading Standards, Environmental Health, KRF Enforcement, Kent & Medway Growth Hub and South East Water on Friday 9th April from 1-2pm.
This is an opportunity to ask the experts about the guidelines for re-opening your business. After short introductions, we’ll move straight into a Q&A where the panel will answer your questions about:
Businesses that can and can’t open.
Services you can offer.
Preparing your business for re-opening.
Keeping your staff and customers safe.
Available Funding.
Sign up and submit your question to the panel. If you can’t make the date, a recording will be made of the event and a link to the replay will be sent to you.
It is now officially spring with the arrival of the equinox, and we finished the week having caught up a little with ourselves after the lousy week before. The current priority is to get plants that are ready into the ground as quickly as possible, releasing the sowing trays for more seeds and seedlings to be grown on. We planted out the peas for shoots, spring onions, cabbages and broccoli, and two rows of parsnips got sown in-between the rows of radishes. Radishes are a quick crop which will not be in the ground for many weeks whereas the parsnips are slow growers and will just be starting to do something when the radishes are being pulled up.
We think that we may have fixed the pond. We found that we had a small leak where the repair patches were overlapped. Chris and Alistair, two of our able volunteers, worked out what the problem was. Chris is the only one who comes prepared with a pair of wellies so more often than not ends up in the pond checking it out, that is dedication for you.
We took some veg plants and compost to the nursery at the Saga Pavilion for the children to help plant in their playground planters. We were sad not to be able to work with the children last year, and hope that we will get the opportunity to do so this year if the pandemic allows it. In the meantime we will be forwarding plants so that they can at least grow something alongside their usual herbs and flowers.
We had a visit on Saturday from Dennis, who came all the way up to the garden bearing gifts. There were seeds, new dibbers, irrigation timers (if only we had a mains water supply), a garden sign, and most touching were two clocks which apparently Dennis had put together himself and were community garden themed. Just amazing and most kind!
Mid-week the planter outside the Ship got a good top mulch of compost, it is looking a little empty and sad at the moment but tidy, and it will not be too long before we can start filling it up again. Opposite at the planters outside the Riviera Court, the phormiums were stripped of dead leaves and topped with a good few handfuls of pelleted chicken manure to give them a boost. Permanent potted plants need a feed at least once a year, depending on what they are, how big and how much they grow.
Tomato plant news
Make a note in your diaries that it is hoped that our own grown tomato plants will start to become available from Wednesday 21st April. Be warned that this is too early to safely plant out tomatoes and they will still need protection for a while depending on the weather. Last year we lost some seedlings to a storm that came through whilst under protection, and we had to make new sowings. We have seven varieties, Tumbling Tom and Minibel (Cherry bush varieties) Moneymaker, Marmande, Crimson Crush, Tigerella and Yellow Delight. We will make a further sowing just in case!
News of the Incredible Edibles
Our sister group have started work on a new herb and vegetable garden in Cheriton outside the All Souls Church Hall. The traditional design will also include a cherry tree and a lavender/pollinator border. Like our planter outside the Ship in Sandgate, the containers in Cheriton High Street will gradually be filled with plants over the spring. A new planter has been taken on at the Three Hills Sports Centre, and of course, there are lots of plans for more projects in the pipeline.
What’s next?
There are a few new raspberry canes to plant
Plant the artichoke plants
Plant the lettuces and sugar snap peas
Plant up plot 1 at Fremantle Park with available vegetables
Check the Golden Valley for spaces to plant veg, check for weeds and if new trees need watering
In the District of Folkestone & HytheTHE KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (THE DISTRICT OF FOLKESTONE & HYTHE)
(SANDGATE EAST PARKING ZONE) (AMENDMENT 4) ORDER 2021
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, 53,122 and 124 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:
MOTORCYCLE PARKING BAY
Sandgate High Street: At the eastern end of the echelon parking bays near the junction with Granville Road West
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 or on our website.
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 Friday 9th April 2021. 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 1XQ (part of Kent County Council).
Sandgate Parish Council are delighted that the Sandgate Walking Tour programme led by Tony Quarrington will be returning for 10 tours in 2021.
The tours will run on Saturday mornings between 1 May and 18th September, departing at 11am from the Chichester Hall. Pre-booking for the 2 hour tour is essential: call Tony on 07738 624522 or emailing tonyquarrington@msn.com
Last year many dates were fully booked well in advance. Although this year we hope there can be slightly larger group sizes, if you are interested in a specific date, early booking is advised!
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