Folca

Folca 2 in Folkestone: Council Awards £2.4m Refurbishment Contract as Town-Centre Medical Centre Plan Advances

January 28, 2026 // 3 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council has awarded a contract worth £2.42m (excluding VAT) to carry out phase-one refurbishment works at Folca 2 – in purple below [...]

FOLCA 2 Explained: The NHS Medical Centre Deal, the £13.2m Business Case, and the Tender Trail Behind Folkestone’s Town-Centre Redevelopment

January 20, 2026 // 1 Comment

On Tuesday 27 January, Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee will look at a draft Cabinet paper that lands formally on the Cabinet [...]

Folkestone’s £2m Folca Redevelopment Delayed Until 2029

August 14, 2025 // 1 Comment

Council’s £2m buyout of the Folkestone Debenhams in 2020 promised rapid regeneration – but five years, 13 contracts and many delays later, the site may not fully reopen [...]

FOLCA 1 Faces Sale, FOLCA 2 Chosen for New Town Centre Health Hub

May 16, 2025 // 1 Comment

What began as a flagship regeneration project for Folkestone town centre has unravelled into a divided legacy of half-funded ambitions and fading civic promises. The FOLCA [...]

Folkestone £15.4m Town Centre Contract Sparks Transparency Concerns Over Tender Timeline

May 4, 2025 // 0 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council is pushing ahead with a £19.8 million government-funded regeneration programme intended to revitalise key areas of the town centre. [...]

Council Progress Report: Folca, Coast Drive Beach Huts, Waste Water Works, and Road of Remembrance Make Strides

March 26, 2025 // 0 Comments

At the Full Council meeting of Folkestone & Hythe District Council on 2 April 2025, Cabinet Members will update Cllrs on progress made since the 26 Feb. The progress [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Unveils New Corporate Plan: “Third Time Lucky… Right?”

March 13, 2025 // 1 Comment

In a move that has left residents both hopeful and mildly amused (like watching a toddler attempt to parallel park), Folkestone & Hythe District Council has unveiled its [...]

Council frustrated over lack of movement on new health centre

July 15, 2023 // 3 Comments

On March 12th 2020, the council announced it had successfully agreed terms to purchase the former Debenhams store – now Folca. On the 15th May 2020, Folkestone & [...]

Council begin to firm up FOLCA plan, but contract issues with building abound.

June 29, 2023 // 11 Comments

The former Debenhams building which has been been renamed as the FOLCA building, was up for discussion at the Overview & Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday 27 June, 2023. [...]

A vote for Rylands is a vote to protect your heritage

April 30, 2023 // 6 Comments

Heritage has the power to stir people’s souls, guide human responses, and galvanize public opinion. Understanding and preserving our past has forever been integral to our [...]

Successful £20m Levelling Up Fund bid by Folkestone & Hythe District Council

January 19, 2023 // 8 Comments

Updated 19.01.23 @ 17:20 Just four days ago we wrote about the Council’s £20m Levelling Up Fund bid. It was announced yesterday 18/01/2023, that the bid had been [...]

Folkestone – £20m Place Plan funding expected this month.

January 15, 2023 // 3 Comments

Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) submitted a bid to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for Levelling Up Fund Round 2 (LUF2) for [...]

Yet Another Visionary Plan for Folkestone Town Centre

February 1, 2021 // 3 Comments

Following the announcement of a “visionary” Place Plan in October 2020, Folkestone & Hythe District Council have just revealed that We Made That LLP have been awarded [...]

The Long Read: Save The Civic Centre

October 17, 2020 // 5 Comments

If you’re reading this, it’s likely a grey and dreary day, a stroll along the Harbour Arm doesn’t sound tempting and you’re unlikely to fancy frolicking in the [...]

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