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Folkestone has applied to become one of the government’s ‘Portas Pilot Towns’. The selected towns have to come up with a strategy to improve their town centres and in return [...]
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Folkestone Portas Pilot bid Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 3:36 pm
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Members and supporters of the Folkestone Town Team, including MP Damian Collins, gathered to celebrate the formal submission of the application to the government to become a Portas Pilot town. The bid includes applying for an £80,000 grant for various projects including a ‘Made in Folkestone’ festival, creating an online high street with town centre app and a ‘Love Folkestone’ festival. It would also include advice and expertise from Mary Portas herself and the local government minister Grant Shapps.
The accompanying YouTube for the application can be seen at youtu.be/GPzVJEvxOnc.
The 12 successful towns who will be awarded Portas Pilot status are expected to be announced in May.
Folkestone Town Team Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 3:30 pm
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Damian Collins is pictured with other volunteers for Folkestone’s Town Team for the Portas Pilot bid. The group was set up in the wake of a meeting on March 2nd 2012 on town centre regeneration in the district. The formal application for Folkestone to become a Portas Pilot town was submitted later that month.
Meeting with Barclays Bank, Folkestone Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:25 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Damian Collins met with the business banking team at Barclays in Sandgate Road, Folkestone to discuss business prospects in the district.
Q&A with students at Marsh Academy Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:25 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
The MP was asked questions by GCSE citizenship pupils at the Marsh Academy, New Romney. Topics covered included whether the voting age should be lowered to 16, youth unemployment, stereotypes, racism in sport and the new "pasty tax".
Dr Andrew Murrison MP visit to Step Short Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:09 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Dr Andrew Murrison MP (third from right) who is co-ordinating the government’s plans for the national commemoration of the centenary of the First World War, visited the Step Short project at Folkestone.
Dr Murrison met Damian Collins, chairman of Step Short, at The Grand to join in the servicemen’s memorial walk along The Leas, down the Road of Remembrance and to the harbour before joining other members of the project team at the Step Short visitors centre at The Hub, in the Tram Road car park.
He was introduced to the exhibits and told of the project’s plans to create a new permanent centre and memorial to the estimated nine million soldiers who passed through Folkestone on their way to the Western Front during 1914-18.
Environment Agency site visit to Jury’s Gap Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:08 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Damian Collins met with representatives from the Environment Agency to talk about coastal defences at Jury’s Gap and other locations around Romney Marsh.
Environment Agency site visit to Dungeness Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:07 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Damian Collins met with a site visit team from the Environment Agency including area manager for Kent and East Sussex, Andrew Pearce (second from right) at Dungeness to talk about their plans for strengthening coastal defences.
Visit to Folkestone Jobcentre Plus Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:06 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
The MP met with staff at the Folkestone Jobcentre Plus in Palting Way to discuss employment prospects in the district.
Saltwood Village Hall plans Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:06 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Damian Collins was invited to view the extension plans for Saltwood Village Hall, including at designs for a new elevated entrance.
Opening of Martello Medical Centre, Dymchurch Friday, 13 April 2012, 11:05 am
Damian Collins posted a photo:
Damian Collins is pictured with Dr Bruce Cawdron and pupils from Dymchurch Primary School at the opening of the Martello Medical Centre in Chapel Road, Dymchurch. The practice replaces the Thomas House surgery, formerly based in Eastbridge Road.
