One Folkestone
Another article from Professor Carolyn Oulton on the curious history of Folkestone’s Library and one of the more famous contributors to the collection of writers locked away inside Grace Hill! It was meant to...
Grace Hill Library early history…. A series of blogs written for the Save Our Library campaign by Professor Carolyn Oulton of Canterbury Christchurch University If you’re finding it hard to think about summer reading...
Professor Carolyn Oulton School of Humanities at Canterbury Christ Church University Books have always had the power to cause trouble. Ironically the Folkestone Free Library catalogue for 1884 includes Mary Braddon’s Taken at the Flood among other...
Community / Local elections / Public services / Uncategorized
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...
Briefings are underway with the new Integrated Care Board having a ‘duty to consult’ with community organisations, local authorities and others to pull together a more coordinated approach to healthcare and well-being. While this...
As we approach the local elections on May 4th, Star Wars fans will enjoy the coincidence with the annual calendar joke they share of ‘May the fourth be with you…!” We need some sense...
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@KCCpressdesk
KCC abandoned planned & proactive maintenance in 2011.
The repairs backlog is now way over £100m and casualties include school buildings and our own #GraceHillLibrary.
A scandal of epic magnitude.
A year ago today, @NewFolkestone hosted the first public discussion of #onefolkestone as a major community partnership project.
This week we’re launching plans for activities & events in 2026 to illustrate the opportunities
@Kent_cc - perhaps we should meet!
#gracehill #community
Counting the measurable impact of libraries
Article by the head of @kentlibraries on the importance of community.
We’d love to discuss this element of our proposal for #GraceHill library in #Folkestone.
Some background information on the fight to save Grace Hill.
We’re asking for a discussion.
Our door is open.
