Editorial
The news of an agreement between Jimmy Godden, Roger De Haan
and the Folkestone Estate to consolidate the land on the seafront brings the
possibility of a development along the lines of the Foster and Partners
Masterplan closer. They should all be congratulated. Few will mourn the loss of
the Trent Development. The complete statement setting out the current position
is reproduced in this issue.
Congratulations should also go to Folkestone Town Council, which has recently
received Quality Council Status after only two years. The Council joins the top
three percent of the country’s 9,000 local councils. I am extremely proud to
have worked with all our independent Councillors, who have made the good of
Folkestone their priority throughout this time. Go Folkestone has achieved what
it set out to do: to get our Town Council back, and a quality one at that!
In this issue you will find an article on the Literary Festival together with
the names of the winners of the short story competition. There are details of
'Poets Go Wild', a Poetry Competition, which sounds like fun if you care to
enter. There is also an historical article on Marrins bookshop as well as an
update on the Youth Project which was one of Go Folkestone’s earliest projects,
thought up by John Burge and his team with Philip Carter and Terry Begent and
the rest of the Trustees (see inside for details).
We are always looking for ideas, articles or letters for this magazine and would
especially like to start up a letters page. We look forward to hearing from you.
Do write, phone or e-mail.
Ann Berry Chair, Go Folkestone
Article from Go Folkestone Newsletter March 2007
