PARTNERS & SPONSORS

PARTNERS & SPONSORS
As East Kent’s leading property group, Miles & Barr is proud to support local organisations and events including Folkestone Festivals. The independent, multi-award-winning estate agency has placed itself at the heart of its communities over the last two decades because it truly believes in ‘valuing people, not just property’. The Folkestone Music Festival and Air Display is an iconic event, and it is one that Miles & Barr is thrilled to support and be involved in.
FOLKESTONE, HYTHE & DISTRICT HOTEL & CATERING ASSOCIATION
Folkestone Hotels is the Official web site of the Folkestone, Hythe and District Hotel and Catering Association. If you are planning a visit to ‘The Garden Coast of England’, then Folkestone is the place to be
Following a Referendum of the town’s people in May 2003 and the subsequent approval of the Secretary of State, Folkestone Parish Council was formed on the 15 June 2004 and became a Town Council on 24 June 2004, although Folkestone had been a Borough Council up until 1974. To read more, please go to the ‘About Folkestone’ page.
FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Find out about your local services, from your recycling and waste collection dates, your local councillor and how to contact them, to details on your local NHS services and much more.
Cafe Bar/ Restaurant in Cheriton Place, Folkestone. Often in association with Folkestone Festivals Stand By Your Bands events on the Folkestone Bandstand.
Providing events, day trips and excursions for groups, companies, clubs, friends and families.
Ashford Orbital Ltd is a privately owned company having purchased the dealership from Drake & Fletcher back in October 2008. Mazda have had a presence in the dealership since 2003 with Kia joining in May 2008 and Mitsubishi in December 2015. Over the last few years the site has undergone a continual refurbishment programme with the showroom now able to display 25 cars and the workshops extended to 12 bays. The forecourt has also been extended and can now display over 100 used cars. Our staff of 44 have many years combined experience and are continually striving to improve their knowledge through both manufacturer and our training programmes.
Every year we help community projects across Kent by using the Combined Members Grant to fund them. Funding is divided equally across Kent’s 12 districts.
Peter is an optimistic can-do multi-tasker carrying out 101 jobs to improve our streets and infrastructure and restore civic pride. Working right across the town and free of red tape, Pete reaches places others cannot or will not – either because of budget cuts or sheer neglect. Peter is funded entirely by donations from individuals, charities and businesses. Leading a team of volunteers and job-seekers, many of whom are helped into full-time employment by working with him, Peter is here for everyone. Use him, support him, cherish him – the Folkestone Town Sprucer. Pete doesn’t work for the council, he works for you.
As an official Citroën dealership we pride ourselves on offering a first class experience designed to meet all of your Citroën needs and expectations. Our Citroën team of dedicated professionals are always here to provide you with the highest possible levels of service. So, why not drop by today to discover what Citroën has to offer you.
Basepoint have been providing business accommodation in offices and workshops in Folkestone for 14 years at the Shearway Business Park on an flexible easy-in, easy-out basis. Set around a landscaped courtyard car park, this managed office accommodation in Folkestone ranges from small units for one to two people, through to larger units for more established businesses. There are spacious fully functioning workshops along with a whole range of units in between. Managed office facilities available at the site include free parking, high speed internet access, on-site cafe/restaurant and serviced meeting rooms. Built in 2002, the centre adjoins J13 of the M20 with easy access to Folkestone town centre, as well as Dover, Ashford and the Channel Tunnel. For further information please contact Lorraine or Caroline on 01303 298298 or email:folkestone@basepoint.co.uk
With over 30 years expertise in the sign industry, our aim is to initially provide our customers with expert advise as how best to achieve their stated aims, explaining the options and possibilities open to them. We pride ourselves on the quality of our workmanship and service and endeavour to ensure the complete satisfaction of our customers.
BOUVERIE PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE
Bouverie Place Shopping Centre in the heart of Folkestone.
Theatre and entertainment venue with directions, upcoming shows and gigs, virtual tours and vacancies.
Overlooking the English Channel, The Southcliff Hotel is situated on The Leas Promenade and only a 1-minute walk from the Leas Cliff Hall venue.
Competency is a cornerstone of health and safety compliance. Alarmingly, it is possible to provide health, safety and fire consultancy services without any formal training or experience at all. As a duty holder it is your responsibility to ensure that your contractors are suitably trained, and that the advice you are provided with is suitable.
Chaucer College was established in 1992 by the Shumei Foundation, a Japanese educational charitable organisation. Amongst our purposes is to promote international co-operation and friendship through the medium of the study of the English language.
The Creative Foundation is an independent visionary arts charity dedicated to enabling the regeneration of Folkestone through creative activity. Working with the people of Folkestone, partners and other stakeholders we are transforming the town making it a better place to live, work, visit and study.
FOLKESTONE & HYTHE ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
The Folkestone & Hythe Orchestral Society is an amateur orchestra, consisting of members of all age groups, who are highly motivated and who enjoy making music together. The orchestra performs under the name of ‘Folkestone Symphony’.
The View Hotel, is an independent family run hotel. Our
primary emphasis is on excellence in service and customer satisfaction. Our goal is to ensure that your stay with us is an enjoyable and happy experience.
We fell in love with the local area and the views. This drove us to invest considerable time, money and passion into restoring this beautiful building back to its former days as one of the leading hotels on the South Coast of England.
Here at Children’s Party Mascots we have a wide range of Characters available, plus Princess Party Packages. We can cater for a number of events, whether it be for a simple door knock by a Character on the day of your child’s birthday, coming to your party and joining in with all the fun, or to having all of our Characters at your Corporate event to entertain all the public. “Children’s Party Mascots can do it all”
We are delighted to announce a partnership with Buckingham Covers, a Folkestone based company which designs, manufactures and sells exclusive first day covers and stamp sheets. Click on their logo to check out their website – purchases made this way contributes to your favourite Folkestone Festivals event.
The Folkestone Leas Lift is not only a working water balance lift, but it is also open as a living museum to provide educational facilities for school children, students or anyone else having an interest in Victorian engineering.
The lift is a remarkable piece of engineering that has carried more than 50 million people since it opened, in a process that is extremely energy effect, emits no pollution, recycles 100% of the water it uses to drive the cars and has a very small carbon footprint.
Ashford Orbital Ltd is a privately owned company having purchased the dealership from Drake & Fletcher back in October 2008. Mazda have had a presence in the dealership since 2003 with Kia joining in May 2008 and Mitsubishi in December 2015.
Over the last few years the site has undergone a continual refurbishment programme with the showroom now able to display 25 cars and the workshops extended to 12 bays. The forecourt has also been extended and can now display over 100 used cars.
Our staff of 44 have many years combined experience and are continually striving to improve their knowledge through both manufacturer and our training programmes.
REAL SOCIALISING
THE CHAMBERS
Cafe Bar/ Restaurant in Cheriton Place, Folkestone.
Craft, Gift & Food Stalls by StallSolutions