Public Consultations | Have Your Say!
As an elected Town Council, we feel it is important to encourage local engagement at all available opportunities. This page includes details of open consultations and recently closed ones that are waiting to be implemented.
The Sports Trust is a not-for-profit charity that work across schools, sports clubs and the local community to dismantle barriers to sports participation.
Recognising sport and exercise as powerful tools, as well as essential components for social improvement, and a healthy and united society.
Help The Sports Trust to provide a better experience for our community by taking their Moving Forward Survey 2026.
To find out more about The Sports Trust, and what they offer in the local area, please click on their logo to visit the website.
For the first time, hundreds of thousands of children will be eligible to vote in the next general election at age 16, the biggest change to the franchise in half a century – yet just one in five children say politicians listen to them.
That’s why the Children’s Commissioner is doing a final survey, The Big Future, to talk to a million children, to listen to them. And to find out about what it’s like to be a child today.
The Children’s Commissioner is asking children about the changes children want to see in their communities, their biggest concerns, and their hopes for the future. More than anything, the Children’s Commissioner wants to know what children think a good childhood should look like, now and in the future.
To take part in the survey please click here.
Kent Police think you deserve to have your say on the future of policing!
The Government has proposed merging police forces creating fewer and larger ones across England and Wales which is a significant change that could impact local policing, visibility and accountability.
While an Independent Review is underway, it is not actively seeking public input. That’s why Kent Police are asking you to share your views.
This short survey gives you the opportunity to have your say on what these changes could mean for your community, including the potential benefits and risks.
Your views will help inform the Commissioner’s response to the Independent Review and ensure that the perspective of Kent residents is reflected as decisions are considered at a national level.
Folkestone’s residents, businesses, farmers and organisations are being invited to help shape the future of the Kent Downs National Landscape as a public consultation opens on their draft Management Plan for the protected landscape.
The consultation runs from 21 May to 19 July 2026 and gives people the opportunity to share their views on how the Kent Downs should be cared for, enhanced and enjoyed in the years ahead.
The Kent Downs is one of Kent’s most treasured landscapes, home to the North Downs Way National Trail and part of the aspiring UNESCO Cross-Channel Geopark.
The Management Plan helps shape priorities and decisions for nature recovery, farming, climate action, access, planning and sustainable tourism across the Kent Downs. It is used by local councils, farmers, landowners, community groups, businesses and residents to help guide the future of the landscape.
The draft Management Plan follows an extensive public engagement phase, in which more than 1,200 people and organisations took part. They shared what they value about the landscape, what they think makes it special, and what matters most when it comes to its future care and enjoyment. This feedback has directly shaped the draft Plan now being consulted on.
Responses highlighted the Kent Downs’ ancient woodlands, chalk grasslands, orchards, wildlife, heritage, iconic white cliffs and peaceful landscapes as some of its most valued features.
Covering almost a quarter of Kent, the Kent Downs National Landscape stretches from the White Cliffs of Dover to the Surrey border and is one of the South East’s most visited and valued landscapes.
The area contains internationally important habitats and heritage, including rare chalk grasslands, ancient woodlands and globally important chalk streams. These support nationally rare species such as the early spider-orchid, lady orchid, Adonis blue butterfly and Duke of Burgundy butterfly.
All responses received during the consultation period will help shape the final Management Plan before it is considered later this year.
People can view the draft Management Plan and take part in the consultation by clicking here.
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Folkestone Town Council is closed from 24th December for the holidays and will reopen on Monday 5th January, with the Town Hall reopening on Tuesday 6th January with the usual opening times of 10am – 4pm. Please note that Folkestone Museum will reopen on Saturday 3rd January.
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