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Re-connect Folkestone Businesses 2022
On Thursday 10th March, Folkestone business owners came together to re-connect as we come out of an unexpected and crazy couple of years.
It gave business owners the opportunity to meet each other, talk about challenges facing them as a business based in Folkestone and allow Folkestone Town Team to take these topics of conversation forward to help find solutions.
We would like to thank The Workshop for providing a great venue and to The Radnor Arms, Folkestone for sponsoring delicious food that everyone enjoyed.
On Thursday 10th March, Folkestone business owners came together to re-connect as we come out of an unexpected and crazy couple of years.
It gave business owners the opportunity to meet each other, talk about challenges facing them as a business based in Folkestone and allow Folkestone Town Team to take these topics of conversation forward to help find solutions.
We would like to thank The Workshop for providing a great venue and to The Radnor Arms, Folkestone for sponsoring delicious food that everyone enjoyed.
Place Plan Event with Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Folkestone Town Team recently held an event for Folkestone business owners in partnership with Folkestone and Hythe District Council where they could come along and find out about the Folkestone Place Plan and share their thoughts on the proposed 6 priority projects.
The Place Plan development was completed and approved at Cabinet in September 2021. This identified in excess of 70 suggested interventions/actions. The detailed work currently being undertaken relates specifically to the six priority projects and results will help inform a submission for a round 2 Levelling Up Fund bid. The work will help identify which of the projects are deliverable within the fund criteria and deciding which project can have the biggest impact on Folkestone for years to come.
For all details and notes from all consultations held can be found via the following link.
https://folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/folkestoneplaceplan
If you have any comments you wish to send you can do so on the following email: place.plan@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
We would like to thank The Burlington Hotel for hosting the event.
Folkestone Town Team recently held an event for Folkestone business owners in partnership with Folkestone and Hythe District Council where they could come along and find out about the Folkestone Place Plan and share their thoughts on the proposed 6 priority projects.
The Place Plan development was completed and approved at Cabinet in September 2021. This identified in excess of 70 suggested interventions/actions. The detailed work currently being undertaken relates specifically to the six priority projects and results will help inform a submission for a round 2 Levelling Up Fund bid. The work will help identify which of the projects are deliverable within the fund criteria and deciding which project can have the biggest impact on Folkestone for years to come.
For all details and notes from all consultations held can be found via the following link.
https://folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/folkestoneplaceplan
If you have any comments you wish to send you can do so on the following email: place.plan@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk
We would like to thank The Burlington Hotel for hosting the event.
Have you seen the new signs around town yet?
October 2020 saw us deliver a long-term initiative to improve the empty shops in the town and ask our local people and tourists to “Check Out” the independent shops and businesses located through Folkestone Town Centre.
Thank you to Andy Graphix Ltd for helping with design and creation and to Motis Estates inc. H Wald & Co - Estate Agents for the signage and liaising with local Landlords.
October 2020 saw us deliver a long-term initiative to improve the empty shops in the town and ask our local people and tourists to “Check Out” the independent shops and businesses located through Folkestone Town Centre.
Thank you to Andy Graphix Ltd for helping with design and creation and to Motis Estates inc. H Wald & Co - Estate Agents for the signage and liaising with local Landlords.
COVID-19
At this time our high streets and surrounding areas are looking very different. The impact on high street traders and those working from local offices or from home has hit us quickly. The Folkestone Town Team members are here to offer advice and support where possible and direct business owners to the help available to them. Our help is extended to businesses in Cheriton and Sandgate during this time. We are all here to support each other.
Here are some links to information for business owners, providing everything from information on the funding and financial help available, sources of advice to help you through the current times we are facing.
https://folkestone.works/
https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/page/coronavirus
https://www.fsb.org.uk/campaign/covid19.html
There are many local businesses working from home to support business owners as well as their employees.
Need advice regarding your employees?
https://qbhsolutions.co.uk/
Need advice regarding mental health and wellbeing?
https://lighthouse43.co.uk/2020/04/08/our-search-for-the-lighthouse/
At this time our high streets and surrounding areas are looking very different. The impact on high street traders and those working from local offices or from home has hit us quickly. The Folkestone Town Team members are here to offer advice and support where possible and direct business owners to the help available to them. Our help is extended to businesses in Cheriton and Sandgate during this time. We are all here to support each other.
Here are some links to information for business owners, providing everything from information on the funding and financial help available, sources of advice to help you through the current times we are facing.
https://folkestone.works/
https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/page/coronavirus
https://www.fsb.org.uk/campaign/covid19.html
There are many local businesses working from home to support business owners as well as their employees.
Need advice regarding your employees?
https://qbhsolutions.co.uk/
Need advice regarding mental health and wellbeing?
https://lighthouse43.co.uk/2020/04/08/our-search-for-the-lighthouse/
Pop-up Shop Success
United Response charity workers have been enjoying a first year of success in new premises on Cheriton High Street. They started with a small station in the first ever Folkestone Town Team Pop-up shop back in 2015. Originally based in Guildhall Street, Folkestone the pop-up shop was a successful trial for the charity and with help from local councillors and agents, they have been located ever since in Cheriton, growing their presence year on year.
Read their story here:
https://www.unitedresponse.org.uk/News/charity-workers-mark-one-year-anniversary-of-donation-station
United Response charity workers have been enjoying a first year of success in new premises on Cheriton High Street. They started with a small station in the first ever Folkestone Town Team Pop-up shop back in 2015. Originally based in Guildhall Street, Folkestone the pop-up shop was a successful trial for the charity and with help from local councillors and agents, they have been located ever since in Cheriton, growing their presence year on year.
Read their story here:
https://www.unitedresponse.org.uk/News/charity-workers-mark-one-year-anniversary-of-donation-station
Folkestone Town Team hit dizzy heights in new Urban Sports Park
Folkestone Town Team members were treated to a tour of what will become Folkestone 51, the worlds’ first ever multi-storey skate park. Offering skating facilities, boxing gym, climbing wall to name a few of the sports that will be available in these brand new, first class, facilities due to open in 2020.
The tour took place in the early stages of construction, but you can see from the images that the skating bowls are already taking shape, forming an innovative look to the ground floor of the building.
To be kept up to date with news of Folkestone 51 please visit their website https://f51.co.uk/
Folkestone Town Team members were treated to a tour of what will become Folkestone 51, the worlds’ first ever multi-storey skate park. Offering skating facilities, boxing gym, climbing wall to name a few of the sports that will be available in these brand new, first class, facilities due to open in 2020.
The tour took place in the early stages of construction, but you can see from the images that the skating bowls are already taking shape, forming an innovative look to the ground floor of the building.
To be kept up to date with news of Folkestone 51 please visit their website https://f51.co.uk/
Tour of Motis Business Centre – 26th January 2018
The latest meeting for Folkestone Town Team was hosted by Kris Foster of Motis Estates. The meeting was held at the Motis Business Centre in their new meeting room followed by an informative tour of the centre and all it has to offer.
Members were toured through the new offices on the ground floor, including an area for downtime with kitchen facilities, a TV and rest facilities. Then on to upper floors followed by the large lecture theatre styled space and studio space which can be hired by anyone looking to run fitness and dance classes.
State of the art facilities throughout made it an impressive tour.
The latest meeting for Folkestone Town Team was hosted by Kris Foster of Motis Estates. The meeting was held at the Motis Business Centre in their new meeting room followed by an informative tour of the centre and all it has to offer.
Members were toured through the new offices on the ground floor, including an area for downtime with kitchen facilities, a TV and rest facilities. Then on to upper floors followed by the large lecture theatre styled space and studio space which can be hired by anyone looking to run fitness and dance classes.
State of the art facilities throughout made it an impressive tour.
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