Folkestone Town Council (FTC) is committed to improving and enhancing the Town of Folkestone in an environmentally sustainable manner, having regard to the identified needs and wishes of all sections of the community, whilst delivering the Town Council’s vision ‘To revitalise our town of Folkestone, restore civic pride and regenerate a community spirit.’

Facilities and services owned and managed by the Town Council in Folkestone include, but are not limited to, allotments, the Museum, public realm CCTV, Visitor Information Service, civic and community events, the mayoralty and some of the play parks, Christmas lighting, bus shelters, salt bins, litter bins, flowerbeds, tree planting and grant schemes.

The Chair of the Finance & General Purposes Committee, Councillor Connor McConville, said “Folkestone Town Council continues to provide good quality services for the town of Folkestone. This includes maintaining the play parks we manage, delivering a long list of civic and community events such as Armed Forces Day and Remembrance services, and keeping our fantastic Folkestone Museum open to the public. Folkestone Town Council utilises its modest funds prudently to ensure good value services for local people. I welcome your views and contributions.”

FTC’s 2026/27 budget is partly funded by the ‘Precept’, the amount charged to residents to pay for Town Council services. For 2026/27 the approved budget is £1,145,367, partly funded by a Precept of £1,126,367, a Precept increase of 4.03%. This equates to a 4.08% Council Tax increase, a Band D household Council Tax of £73.99 (£1.43 per week) – this is an increase of £2.90 which equates to 6p per week

To view the approved budget please click here.