Welcome to Folkestone Town  Council

Following a Referendum of the town’s people in May 2003 and the subsequent approval of the Secretary of State, Folkestone Town Council was formed in June 2004, although Folkestone had been a Borough Council up until 1974.  To read more, please go to the ‘About Folkestone‘ page.

Every year the Town Mayor of Folkestone welcomes applications to the Mayors Christmas Fund, from people aged over 75 and are a resident of Folkestone, please click here for the Application Form.  Once complete, return the form to the Town Council or contact us for further information.  The closing date for applications is 20th December 2019. 

The Town Mayor of Folkestone would like the opportunity to show her appreciation to members of the community who have done something particularly noteworthy in Folkestone within the year.  If you would like to nominate someone then please complete the form (by clicking here) providing as much information as possible and, if appropriate, attach further supporting documents for consideration. Further guidelines are available on the form, closing date is the end of January 2020.