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Keep Britain Tidy has announced the winners of 68 Blue Flags and 117 Seaside Awards across England – and Sandgate Beach has won a Seaside Award for the fifth year running.

The awards are the quality marks for our beaches and mean those visiting them can be sure that they are clean, safe and meet the highest environmental standards, as well as the tough international bathing water quality standards.

A new survey carried out for Keep Britain Tidy shows that nine out of ten people said cleanliness, safety and assured water quality were key factors in deciding which beach to visit and 93% believe that it is important to preserve and protect our beaches.

Keep Britain Tidy’s Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton said:

“The success of our beaches in reaching the very high standards demanded by both awards are a real testament to all those who have worked so hard to protect and improve our beaches – from beach managers to local people and businesses.

“When you enjoy a day on the beach flying a Blue Flag or Seaside Award, you know you are on one of the safest, cleanest and very best in the country.”

Keep Britain Tidy is a leading environmental charity that cares for the environment on your doorstep. We work to eliminate littering, reduce waste and improve public space. We run programmes including Eco-Schools, the Green Flag Award for parks and green spaces and the Blue Flag/Seaside Awards for beaches. To find out more about Keep Britain Tidy, our programmes and campaigns visit www.keepbritaintidy.org.

The Seaside Award is run by Keep Britain Tidy and recognises and rewards beaches in England that achieve the highest standards of beach management and, in the case of bathing beaches, meet the required standards for water quality.

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Kent County Council is proposing to install a new Zebra Crossing on the A259 Sandgate Esplanade, Sandgate outside Hylands to help pedestrians cross the road between Brewers Hill and the seaside.

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Are you a keen knitter, or keen to start? Want to get together with others? Sandgate Knit and Knatter may be for you!

The latest project that the Sandgate Knit and Knatter group are working on is knitting for chickens – http://www.boredpanda.com/knits-tiny-chicken-jumpers-battery-hens-nicola-congdon-cornwall/

A regular Knit and Natter group meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in every month at 10 am at Sandgate Library.

New attendees are always welcome. Just turn up, don’t be chicken….

 

Folkestone Rowing Club are holding a regatta on Saturday 22nd April, rowing from 10.30am with other clubs from around the Kent coast and Sussex visiting.

Their Granville Parade clubhouse will be open to non-members all day, with refreshments and BBQ, and Ben Milbury (a four-piece band covering a mixture of soul, pop and reggae from the vintage to the modern) will be performing from 6pm.

The Rowing Club’s regular annual regatta is scheduled for Sunday 9th July with the same arrangements.

As usual on regatta days, parking restrictions will be in force on Granville Parade.

There are eight planters in Sandgate Village.  The Parish Council is seeking sponsorship for each of these planters.  The locations of these planters are:

• the rowing boat at the western entrance to the village on Sandgate Esplanade;
• six rectangular planters by the Sir John Moore Memorial;
• and a circular planter outside the Ship Inn.

Images of locations can be supplied on request. The following criteria and conditions will apply.

1. The cost of sponsorship will be £50 per season (ie May to September).  This cost will include the production and display of the necessary sponsorship sign by Sandgate Parish Council.
2. The format of the advertisement will be along the lines of a standard sample available from clerk@sandgatepc.org.uk with the sponsoring company logo receiving approximately twice the spatial coverage as the Parish Council’s.  The overall size will be A5 landscape.  The company should supply a high resolution jpg file of their logo.
3. Whilst the Parish Council will seek to meet individual company requests, the allocation of planters will be on a first come first served basis.
4. The Parish Council reserves the right to refuse offers of sponsorship on the grounds of taste or decency.
5. The deadline for applications is 2 May 2017 with payment to accompany application.
6. Applications to: The Parish Clerk, Sandgate Parish Council, Sandgate Parish Council Library, James Morris Court, Sandgate High Street, CT20 3RR (cheques to made payable to “Sandgate Parish Council”).

Peter Savage
Deputy Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
19 April 2017

There will be a Craft Club taking place in Sandgate Parish Council Library on Thursday 13th April 10.00am-12.00. This time the theme is Easter.

Children of all ages are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. Squash and biscuits will be available for the children and tea and coffee for the adults.

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Thank you for all the suggestions which have come from many people drawing upon diverse inspirations including famous ex-residents, location, history and even a previous park keeper. The list has been moderated to produce a manageable list (including the current name Military Road Recreation Ground) for a vote as follows:-

Hilly Fields	hillyfields@votebyemail.co.uk
Jacques Park	jacques@votebyemail.co.uk
Martello Recreation Ground	martello@votebyemail.co.uk
Military Road Recreation Ground	militaryroad@votebyemail.co.uk
Miss Ames Recreation Ground	missames@votebyemail.co.uk
Park on the Hill	parkonthehill@votebyemail.co.uk
Sandgate Community Park	sandgatecommunity@votebyemail.co.uk
Sandgate Fields	sandgatefields@votebyemail.co.uk
Sandgate Park	sandgatepark@votebyemail.co.uk
Sandgate Recreation Ground	sandgaterec@votebyemail.co.uk
Sandgate Village Park	sandgatevillage@votebyemail.co.uk
Sir John Moore Recreation Ground	johnmoore@votebyemail.co.uk
Spring Ground	spring@votebyemail.co.uk
The Peoples Park	peoples@votebyemail.co.uk
Turnill Park	turnill@votebyemail.co.uk
Wilberforce’s Ground	wilberforce@votebyemail.co.uk

To vote please click against the email address for the name you prefer (or copy and paste the email address into your own email) and give your name and postal address in the email. Only one vote per person or business in Sandgate parish will be accepted.

Closing date for voting Friday 31st March 5pm.

You may also vote in person at Sandgate Library – ask for the parish clerk.

Any queries please email the parish clerk clerk@sandgatepc.org.uk