Folkestone

Vision & Marketing Workshops

Find the ‘Why’ of your marketing message. Liu Batchelor from LVBCreative is hosting a one-hour creative vision and marketing workshop to help local small businesses gain clarity and direction with their marketing message. Friday June 2nd The Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1BN 10-11am The above workshop provides an introduction to the full courses […]

Turning Point For New Homes

Plans for new council homes took a step forward when Cllr David Monk, the Leader of Folkestone and Hythe District Council, joined partners for a sod turning ceremony to mark the start of the project. Cllr Monk was welcomed to the site of the old Shepway Resource Centre in Military Road, Folkestone, by Martin Sandall, […]

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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