Folkestone Peoples Partnership
Mark Hourahane, Vice Chair of New Folkestone Society responded in a personal capacity to the KCC consultation on their proposals to close Folkestone Library. He gave us permission to reproduce his comments here. Introductory...
Grace Hill Library and the wider context of a democratic deficit: Cllr. Jane Darling (Folkestone Town Council) sets out her views and appeals to Kent County Council to act now. The Actions of KCC...
The General Election campaign season is upon us, finally. It’s been a long time coming and yet it all feels utterly underwhelming: why? For a small and busy minority it all seems very exciting. There they...
So this is Christmas… (John Lennon) Next week closes off 2023. As usual, a series of bigger bangs, fiery flashes and planet pollutants will mark the new year by scorching skies around the globe....
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by FPP manager · Published October 23, 2023 · Last modified October 26, 2023
With thanks to my friend AW for his critique and helpful editing advice. Warning: trigger happy writing The trigger or inspiration for this piece was the combination of a meeting with our local MP...
A furore has broken out over the revelation of designs for the final phase of the Seafront Development on the Harbour Arm, with a vociferous majority describing the efforts of architects as reminiscent of...
A final contribution to the entertaining and informative series of blogs– loosely linked to the history of Folkestone Library –by Professor Carolyn Oulton, School of Humanities, Canterbury Christ Church University ‘He had no doubt...
One of a series of blogs with entertaining snippets of social history by Professor Carolyn Oulton of Canterbury Christchurch University It is a hot day in late Victorian Folkestone, and your stiff layers of...
Free tickets for the Library campaign and Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? A personal reflection after 3 months of The Save Our Library campaign by Jon O’Connor. A little Latin does you good – the...
An update on the Grace Hill Library campaign to date has been published recently: it shows the range of activity and the powerful support of the local community. As a result, politicians ranging from...
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Respect& solidarity: another community fights for library services to be retained for local people.
This issue should cut across political boundaries & we should hear more elected representatives speaking out & working together to protect our libraries.
#folkestone #libraries
Increasingly angry voices on @facebook supporting the #GraceHillLibrary campaign in #Folkestone. Notably many of the library professionals who worked there.
@kentlibraries & political leaders should listen to them & the local community. #libraries
@Kent_Online @bbcsoutheast
We’re all in agreement!
Hi @RhonddaBryant what discussions are taking place within the DCMS/Gov about the crisis within the Public Library sector?
Are there plans to fill the funding/staffing gap?
We desperately need a moratorium on cuts & closures.
#savelibraries
Labour's South East MPs know they 'need to deliver'
“I’m absolutely focused on making sure the practical change that Labour’s promising at the national level filters down to the constituency so that people really see that their lives are better.”
Hmmm.
