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“Words and Music”, a perfomance by Terry Waite CBE, will be presented on Thursday 9^th June in St Paul’s Church Sandgate commencing at 7pm and forming part of the Church’s 200^th anniversary celebrations.

Terry Waite will read selected passages from his book: Out of the Silence. The reading will be interspersed with music played and sung by the accomplished musician Vicky Yannoula. The words and music blend together to provide an unforgettable reflective evening.

“Good language, like good music, has the capacity to breathe harmony into the soul. In a world torn apart by conflict it is hoped that those attending will experience something of that harmony”. Terry Waite.

The event will finish at 9pm, with an interval.

This is a ticketed event. Tickets cost £15 and will be available at all Sunday morning St. Paul’s services and at the Benefice service at St. Paul’s Church on Sunday 29^th May. Tickets will also be available to purchase online. The details can be found on the Trinity Benefice website, on the St. Paul’s Church page at www.trinitybenefice.co.uk

Dog owners are being reminded of the seasonal restrictions restarting on nine of Folkestone & Hythe’s beaches from Sunday.

The district boasts 26 miles of sand and shingle beaches, so there are still plenty of choices for your four-legged friends along our coastline.

There is a beach dog ban on the following beaches between 1 May and 30 September each year to ensure everyone can enjoy the seaside, as well as maintain water quality:

• Sunny Sands, Folkestone
• Mermaid Beach, Folkestone (in front of the Lower Leas Coastal Park)
• Between Sandgate Castle and BP service station, Sandgate/Seabrook
• From Twiss Road to St Leonards Road, Hythe
• Between Sycamore Gardens and Martello car park, Dymchurch
• Between The Fairway and the river outfall, St Mary’s Bay
• From the water tower at Madeira Road to Clark Road, Littlestone
• Between The Jolly Fisherman car park and 17 The Parade, Greatstone
• Between 114 The Parade and 172 The Parade, Greatstone

Stuart Peall, Cabinet Member for Enforcement, Regulatory Services, Waste and Building Control, said:

“These measures are common across the country and are there to ensure all residents and visitors can enjoy our coastline.

“We ask owners to respect these seasonal restrictions by using the other dog-walking areas our district is blessed with. Penalties of up to £1,000 can be issued to those who don’t follow these reasonable rules.

“I would also like to thank the majority of people who clear up after their dogs and ensure they are on leads where required – on The Leas in Folkestone for example.”

More information on the Summer Beach Dog Ban

Visit folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/environmental-protection/dogs-on-beaches for more information about the beach dog ban or check local beach signage.

Dog poo contains high levels of harmful nitrates which can reduce the quality of our bathing water and harm local marine life.

Please join the thousands of dog owners who are already helping to keep our waters safe by bagging your dog waste, then binning it. Don’t forget you can place bagged dog waste in normal litter bins too.

There are currently a huge range of FREE adult training and learning courses available to Folkestone and Hythe residents.

Folkestone and Hythe and Kent County Council are a part of the Government funded UK Community Renewal Fund. As a part of this, FREE face-to-face and online learning courses are available to local residents.

You can see the huge range of FREE adult courses available both online and at venues across Kent below. Join in any of those courses from just 1 day per week.

Folkestone Free Adult Training Courses Brochure

Ashford Free Adult Training Courses Brochure

Canterbury Brochure

Sheppey Brochure

You can attend the free adult training courses of your choice at any venue, not just Folkestone.

You may also be able to get help with travel costs, childcare, or even a digital device.

The scheme is designed to help you find your way back into education. Support does not just include the courses, but can even help with housing and debt issues or even the opportunity to learn some key skills to further your education or start your own business.

There is no criteria need to take part in the fully funded taster courses. They have been set up to gain the core skills needed to carry on to further qualified education in the chosen courses.

Courses

In person (6 week, 1 day a week) taster courses across the four colleges include:

• Beauty Treatments
• Bricklaying
• Construction
• Criminology
• Digital Users (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced)
• Early Years
• Electrical
• Hairdressing
• Health & Social Care
• Media Makeup & Beauty
• Nail Technician
• Nail Treatments
• Painting & Decorating
• Plumbing
• Politics
• Psychology

EKC WorkHigher, Children & Families, Future Coders and EKC DigitalLearn offer online courses in:

• Baby Massage
• Budget Management
• Building Relationships
• Business Efficiency
• CV Writing
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Coding Design Principles
• Customer Conflict
• Customer Service
• Cyber Security
• Data Management
• Digital Users (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced)
• Employability
• Introducing GDPR
• Leadership Skills
• Managing Change
• Operational Plans
• Parenting Course
• Performance Management
• Presentation Skills
• Project Management
• Recruitment Skills
• Resource Management
• SEO for Business
• Sales Skills
• Social Media for Business
• Solihull Antenatal & Postnatal
• Stress Management
• Time Management
• Working with Data

These are FREE adult training courses. You may also be able to get help with travel costs, childcare, or even a digital device.

Take the Next Step – FREE

To get involved, contact Chris McNamara or Alex Conyers – details below.

They will talk to you and work out what steps they can offer to move forward and get enrolled onto one of the free courses, and any other support they can offer.

Christopher McNamara
Community Development Officer
Christopher.McNamara@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
07593 101081

Alex Conyers
Community Development Officer
Alex.Conyers@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
075931 01080

Alternatively contact Sandgate Parish Council and we can put you in touch.

The range of help and assistance they can look at to help you take steps back into education includes:

• Guidance on how to get housing or accommodation.
• Guidance on Debt or Money issues.
• Advice on how to get in to further/higher education and the steps available.
• Advice on careers and work prospects.
• Emotional and wellbeing support.
• Education learning support.
• Childcare support to allow access to the courses.
• For Families with financial restrictions or digitally poor there is a scheme in place to provide laptops and internet connectivity.
• After care program in place for all adult students.
• Full support network provided throughout the whole process.

Notice of Variation of Parking Charges for On & Off Street Parking.

The Notices are scheduled to appear in the KM papers on Friday 4^th March 2022. The new charges will apply from 1^st April 2022.

Additionally, they are proposing introducting new parking charges in West Hythe Car Park, and for changes to restrictions in various car parks. The below Notice is scheduled to appear in the KM papers on Friday 4th March 2022. Copies of this Notice will also be erected in all car parks.

Letters of support or objections to the proposed Order will need to be received by 5pm on Friday 25th March 2022 and addressed to Parking Services, Civic Centre, Folkestone & Hythe District Council, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2QY or by email to traffic.orders@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk

From emails 24/2/2022 & 25/2/2022 from Folkestone and Hythe District Council, republished by Sandgate Parish Council.

Most people in Kent are recycling plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays. Below is a handy guide to help you get your plastics recycling right.

Why recycle?

People in Kent recycle because it is a worthwhile way to help the environment and the community:

• Recycling keeps plastic out of our natural environment;
• Using recycled plastic to make products uses 75% less energy than using virgin materials, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

To find out more about plastics recycling please visit www.pledge2recycle.co.uk/kent or visit folkestone-hythe.gov.uk.

If you have issues locally, including recycling collections being missed, you can find how to report those issues at https://sandgatepc.org.uk/report-problems/

My Community Voice is a messaging service from Kent Police. It helps residents, businesses, and community groups to keep in touch with their local policing teams.

The service sends updates about your local area directly from the police officers themselves.

You can sign up at https://www.mycommunityvoicekent.co.uk/

My Community Voice is more than just a messaging service. It allows you to reply to the alerts sent, share information and tell us about the issues affecting you.

Kent Police are committed to engaging with communities to increase trust and confidence and to help protect people from harm. Police, partners and the public working together can build resilient and safe communities, and both reduce and prevent crime.

You will be able to play an active part in police appeals as well as keeping updated in what is happening in your local area.

To start getting alerts, register your details, tell Kent Police how you would like to be contacted and the issues that matter to you. The alerts will come to you via email, text or voice note. If you have any information about an appeal, then you can message back through the alert.

Clicking on the ‘reply’ link within a message will send your reply to the person that sent the message and your local policing team. All emails are read and actioned.

Please note: This service should not be used to report any crime or incident to the police. In an emergency, if a crime is in progress or life is in danger, call 999.