Preparations have begun for the 2011 Folkestone Triennial with the announcement that Andrea Schlieker, Curator of the 2008 exhibition and 2009 Turner Prize Judge, has been appointed to direct the second Folkestone Triennial.
Forthcoming Events in Shepway - email newsletter from Amanda Oates of Shepway Council for May 2009.
Shepway Lib Dems have learned that another soldier from the 1st Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was killed yesterday by a suicide bomb in Afghanistan. The Liberal Democrats wish to express our sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
Gurkha campaigners feel betrayed after the UK Border Agency rejected four out of five test cases for former Gurkha soldiers to settle in the UK. The news comes just one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to Gurkha Justice campaigner Joanna Lumley to take the matter into his own hands and come up with a "solution" to the issue of residency rights by the end of May.
Park ward Councillor Lynne Beaumont has met with local PSCO's following several reported thefts from cars and reported attempted break-ins in the Downs Road and Dolphins Road area of Folkestone.
If you want a postal vote for the Kent County and European elections you need to act fast: the deadline is 5pm on Tuesday 19th May. If you are not on the electoral register, you can still register to vote in the June 5th elections if you act now!
Joanna Lumley has today met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown on behalf of the Gurkha Justice Campaign to discuss Gurkha rights. Joanna Lumley said Mr Brown had taken the matter "into his own hands" and would come up with a "solution" to the issue of residency rights by the end of May.
Former Lib Dem leader and MP, Royal Marine Commando, member of the Special Boat Service, and most recently, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paddy Ashdown has led a life packed with drama and adventure.
Try Something New Today (OK - Friday 15th May) at Sainsburys Park Farm, Folkestone. As part of the Channel Chamber's Digital Mentoring programme, they are organising a taster day - with a difference. They will be setting up laptops with mobile internet (thanks to Chamber members o2) at Sainsbury in Park Farm, Folkestone from 10am until 4.00pm on Friday 15th May.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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