Folkestone

The Big Ideas Show

The BIG IDEAS Show hosts weekly guests from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines to talk community, inspiration, curiosity and goals. Location – Folkestone The BIG IDEAS Show hosts local Folkestone professionals and business with the aim of exploring topics that have impact in the local area – and also further afield. Liu chose...

Realia Marketing

Our business My name is Paul Williamson and I’m Managing Director of Realia Marketing. Realia is an integrated marketing agency, which means we cover all bases: strategic planning, branding, digital marketing, public relations, graphic design, copywriting and much more – including a unique Payment by Results model and our novel Opportunities...

Free Live Chat Support

This new online business advice service is delivered in partnership with MiVentures. How Live Chat benefits (local authority area) businesses: Easy to use – direct access to professional business advisors It’s instant – it will save businesses time and money, no need to travel Digital toolkit – download fact sheets, plans, business templates Local connectivity...

Folkestone Seafront Development

Folkestone Harbour Company has secured outline planning consent for mixed-use development at Folkestone Harbour and seafront. This envisages building up to 1000 homes, with a mix of beach houses, apartments and townhouses, together with a range of sports and recreation amenities and the creation of new public spaces. The scheme secured...

Three Hills Sports Park

Expansion of amenities at Folkestone’s Three Hills Sports Park has recently been supported by the Roger De Haan Trust. Folkestone and Hythe District Council has provided a 125-year lease to safeguard the provision of these community sports facilities which includes an impressive new £7 million sports centre. A new 3G artificial...

Creative Quarter

In 2002, Sir Roger De Haan, who grew up in Folkestone, initiated a movement to change things for the good in the area. He sold his family business Saga and set up the Creative Foundation, an arts charity based in Folkestone. Creative Folkestone now manages the Creative Quarter in Folkestone’s Old...

The Workshop

The Workshop is a commercial business centre first established in September 2013, with the aim of providing a unique business proposition for small businesses, freelancers and start-ups. Its core objective was to be more than just a place of work in Folkestone. With Folkestone now beginning to show signs of becoming...

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Shane Record

My Business I opened my open studio and art gallery in 2005 in The Old High Street, Folkestone. In 2007 I needed more space for my business and moved to larger premises in the same street. I paint oil paintings of the surrounding area. Initially, I had a range of just eight...

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