Folkestone Peoples Partnership
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by FPP manager · Published March 27, 2023
The shocking announcement by Kent County Council that Folkestone’s main public library is to close has sent ripples of rage throughout the local community. Politicians are carefully setting our their position ahead of the...
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The recent Hythe West by-election for Kent County Council was held under unusual circumstances, to put it mildly.The results can’t fully be seen as a signpost for the major round of local elections on...
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Councils propose to close libraries.
They do Equality Impact Assessments which show that the poorest & most vulnerable residents will be severely impacted by the closures.
They then close the libraries.
What’s the point of EIA’s I hear you say?
#savelibraries
Hi @lisanandy @RhonddaBryant please call a moratorium on library cuts & closures and meet with representatives from all interested parties inc users, unions, campaigners & prof orgs to discuss the way forward.
We can’t go on like this.
#savelibraries
Hi @lisanandy @RhonddaBryant what’s your vision re Public Libraries?
After 14yrs of trying to get @UKLabour to adopt a national policy supporting the sector and the staff who work in it I’d love to know what your plan is?
#savelibraries
