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It will be necessary to close Seabrook Road, Hythe from 1st April 2021 for up to 1 night.

The road will be closed outside 11 Seabrook Road (near The Bell Inn).

The alternative routes are via:

Mill Road and Station Road.

B2063 Hospital Hill, B2063 West Road, B2063 North Road, B2063 Military Road, B2063 Risborough Lane, B2064 Cheriton High Street, M20, A20 Ashford Road, A261 Hythe Road, A261 London Road, A259 Military Road, A259 Rampart Road and A259 Prospect Road.

A259 Sandgate Esplanade, A259 Sandgate Hill, A259 Sandgate Road, A259 Earls Avenue, B2064 Shorncliffe Road, B2064 Beachborough Road, B2064 Cheriton High Street, M20, A20 Ashford Road, A261 Hythe Road, A261 London Road, A259 Military Road, A259 Rampart Road and A259 Prospect Road.

It is planned that the road will be closed between 19:00 and 23:00 hrs.

This is to enable manhole cover repairs to be carried out by Southern Water.

Do you have some special memories of Folkestone you’d like to share for a new community project?

Perhaps you used to visit the Rotunda regularly and met your partner there. Did you gaze in wonder at the rock being made in the Old High Street? Maybe you used to have a secret den in the Warren?

Or maybe you know someone in your family, or a friend who likes to wax lyrical about their memories or has some funny anecdotes?

Hand of Doom Productions, a Folkestone-based community interest company, would love to hear your memories and share them as part of a project called Folkestone StoryMap: Your Stories.

You can record your stories using a smartphone, or via a Zoom call, and then send them in. They’ll then be added to Folkestone StoryMap audio trail in the Lower Leas Coastal Park which launched at the end of last year. The trail uses QR codes fixed to a site specific location and are accessed via smart phones to listen to the stories.

Michele Sheldon, of Hand of Doom Productions, said:

“Everyone is aware that Folkestone has changed greatly over the last few years, with the loss of much-loved landmark attractions like the Rotunda, and there’s almost a sense of loss from people who remember the town as another place. We’d love to record memories of the town for posterity.”

Michele, along with fellow directors Ribs Norman and Jude Sach, is looking for stories of up to two minutes. Stories can be recorded stories either over the phone or via Zoom with help and advice available at folkestonestorymap.co.uk, or if you’d like more help to record your story, you can use the contact form on the website to get in touch.

Your Stories is being funded by the National Lottery Community Fund through the Local Connections Fund.

Please visit folkestonestorymap.co.uk for full details.

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 8^th April at 6pm and 28^th 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:

https://www.kentandmedwayccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/our-involvement-work/improving-services-people-recovering-covid-19

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.

SIGN UP FOR WEBINAR

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You can order free rapid lateral flow tests to test your employees twice a week in the workplace.

You must register on or before 31 March 2021.

Do not use this service if you or your employees have symptoms. Anyone with symptoms should order a PCR test and stay at home.

You can register to order tests if:

• your business is registered in England
• your employees cannot work from home

The tests must be used in the workplace. They cannot be taken home.

Your employees can also find out if they can get a rapid lateral flow test from a local test site instead.

Learn more and apply on the Government website https://www.gov.uk/get-workplace-coronavirus-tests

There are reports from Kent Police on the increase of dog theft or attempted thefts in Kent over the past week.

Cases have increased by 33% in the South East since 2018 – with 163 incidents reported within the last year. Demand for dogs have skyrocketed in lockdown and prices have soared as a result.

Organised crime is exploiting this situation by smuggling puppies from abroad and stealing dogs across the UK. Dog thefts are now at an all-time high, with puppies stolen for an immediate resale and adult dogs being taken for forced breeding on puppy farms.

Keep your dogs safe by following these simple steps:

• Safe – secure your property and garden.

• Spottable – Keep your dogs in sight and train them to return to you.

• Searchable – Know what steps to take if they go missing.

Read more from Dogs Trust on keeping your pet safe.

Report any information about a stolen dog or suspicious behaviour to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or call the Police on 101.

Please warn family members, friends and neighbours.