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 draft 2026/27 budget is partly funded by the ‘precept’, the amount charged to residents to pay for Town Council services. For 2026/27 it is proposed that the precept will be £1,145,367, which equates to a Council Tax for a Band D household of £73.22 (£1.41 per week) – this is an increase of £2.13 which equates to 4p per week.

FTC are keen to hear your views on the draft 2026/27 budget which will be considered by Town Councillors before the budget is approved on 22 January 2026. 

The draft budget is available to view here.

Please respond with your comments/thoughts to enquiries@folkestone-tc.gov.uk