Sandgate Parish Council and Library - Kent

13/06/2026

Thank you to Cllr Nikki and Rita who have tidied the planters in the Golden Valley, following in the Folkestone & Hythe District Council team who cleared some of the weeds round paving slabs and generally tidied.

All looking much more loved!

07/06/2026

Come and see us at the Big Green Fair today in Saga's grounds at Enbrook Park. We are up by the Community Garden.

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

We love to welcome visitors to Sandgate's beach, but please leave it at least as clean as you found it. Leaving smashed bottles and other rubbish on the beach when you leave is not OK.

Bag it. Bin it.

There are street bins along the front, but if won't fit in there, drop it into the bulk bins on Granville Parade and Castle Road Car Park.

23/05/2026

Great turn out for our celebratory swim at Granville Parade Beach this morning to mark its status as a bathing water! Thanks to everyone who came along!

20/05/2026

Please come along to celebrate this and join our community swim / dip / paddle, or even just gather on the beach if you don't want to get wet!

We are delighted that our beach at Granville Parade has been designated as a bathing water by DEFRA. Please come along to celebrate this and join our community swim / dip / paddle, or even just gather on the beach if you don’t want to get wet! It would be really wonderful to get aContinue reading ...

20/05/2026

Bathing Water Celebratory Community Swim - Saturday 23 May, 10am at Granville Parade Beach, Sandgate

We are delighted that our beach at Granville Parade has been designated as a bathing water by DEFRA (https://sandgate-pc.gov.uk/2026/05/15/designation-of-sandgate-granville-parade-as-a-bathing-water/).
Please come along to celebrate this and join our community swim/dip/paddle, or even just gather on the beach if you don't want to get wet!
It would be really wonderful to get a good crowd photo!
10am on Saturday 23 May at Granville Parade Beach.
Please spread the word!

Sandgate Granville Parade has been added to the list of designated bathing waters ahead of the start of the 2026 bathing season in May.

15/05/2026

Sandgate Parish Council is delighted our application for Sandgate Granville Parade to become a designated bathing water has been successful. As of today it is a designated bathing water.

Weekly Environment Agency water quality testing will now take place during the summer there. Results will be reported on the Swiminfo website.

https://sandgate-pc.gov.uk/2026/05/15/designation-of-sandgate-granville-parade-as-a-bathing-water/

14/05/2026

Press release issued by Saga today committing to the Enbrook Park site.

It discusses developing the Pavilion as "flexible, multi-purpose space, not just for Saga colleagues but also to support local organisations and community events", and "exploring some residential development in under-utilised parts of the estate to the east."

Councillors have been invited to an informal meeting to "to share context, outline early thinking and, importantly, listen to local perspectives before any proposals are formed" at some stage in the near future.

Saga Press Release issued 14th May 2026 Saga has returned home to Enbrook Park and begins planning a sustainable future for the site. Before the pandemic, Saga was Folkestone’s largest employer and had office space in the town for around 2,500 of its colleagues. During lockdown all of its local of...

07/05/2026

Event brochure for the Folkestone, Hythe and Sandgate Big Green Fair 2026 which will be held in Enbrook Park on Sunday 7th June 10 - 3pm.

The brochure lists the vast majority of the 50+ charities, businesses, organisations and projects taking part (more have come in since the brochure went to print) plus the full free programme of walks, talks, demonstrations and activities.

The Big Green Fair 2026 will be held on 7th June, by kind permission of Saga, in the beautiful setting of Enbrook Park in Sandgate. The event brochure lists the vast majority of the 50 + charities, businesses, organisations and projects taking part (more have come in since the brochure went to print...