The Town Mayor of Folkestone, Councillor Lucy McGirr, is delighted to welcome nominations for the ‘Town Mayor’s Community Awards’. These annual Awards provide an opportunity for the Mayor to show her appreciation to members of the community who have done something particularly noteworthy in Folkestone within their year in office.
Last year’s Awards were presented to individuals who had made significant contributions towards the musical performances held at the Bandstand, members of the community who fundraise for charity, supporting local projects including the Nepalese Community Centre, Go Folkestone Electrical Recycling Waste Project and many other community groups throughout Folkestone.
The Town Mayor would now like to invite members of the public to nominate individuals or a local organisation they would like to be considered for a Community Award for 2025/26. The criteria for nominees is as follows:
All nominees should:
- Not be an employee of local government or a Councillor for Folkestone.
- Not be employed to perform a specific role in the community.
- Be an unpaid volunteer in the community.
- Be someone that has given up their own time without prompting and offered to help other people or the community.
- The local organisation nominees should be for those that have contributed significantly towards local charitable activities, in addition to their normal services provided for profit.
All nominees should also meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Be someone whose service to the community is worthy of recognition.
- Be someone who deserves recognition for their effort, strength, bravery or achievement.
- Be someone who has achieved something, which benefits their local community or even the whole of the Town.
If you would like to put forward a nomination then please downlpoad a Nomination Form , contact the Town Council Offices in the Town Hall, 1-2 Guildhall Street, Folkestone or by emailing georgina.wilson@folkestone-tc.gov.uk
The deadline for nominations is the end of January 2026
