D Day 80 commemorations, Hello from the new Mayor of Ashford, Have your say on our Borough Plan and more

View this email in your browser
Ashford For You arrives
Ashford For You magazine promotional graphic
Our summer/autumn edition is now out and it's packed with lots of features that we hope you enjoy reading. This includes local free wellbeing services available to you, election guidance, activities and events to keep you entertained this summer, marking anniversaries with our Twin Towns, new competitions to enter and much more.
We also want to take the opportunity to apologise to residents for any inconvenience caused, due to a printing error on the Weald of Kent constituency map on P.17 which contained some mislabelled wards. This error has now been fixed on the digital edition.
Check out our digital edition
Introducing the new Mayor of Ashford
The new Mayor of Ashford, Cllr Lyn Suddards
We're sure residents will join us in wishing a very warm welcome to Cllr Lyn Suddards, who was inaugurated as the new Mayor of Ashford this month.
Representing Beaver Ward, Cllr Suddard's chosen charity during her term is Sk8side Youth Centre
which offers a free service for young people and provides them with an empowering and nurturing environment where they can develop as individuals and gain all the skills they need as they go into young adulthood.
Our new Deputy Mayor is Cllr Winston Michael, who represents the Goat Lees Ward.
Remembering the fallen
Spitfire installation at Ashford Memorial Gardens
Thursday 6 June 2024 marks the 80^th anniversary of D-Day, when allied forces mounted the largest amphibious invasion the world has ever witnessed.
Join us to commemorate the day with our programme of activities, including a D-Day Flag Raising Ceremony, Commemorative Ceremony in Ashford Memorial Gardens, beacon lighting and the return of the floral Spitfire.
Head to our website for more details
Our Plan for the Borough - Have your say now
Aerial view of Ashford Borough
Our aim is to make Ashford a place where people, business and nature can collectively thrive. Our Borough Plan shows how we aim to do this over the next four years using the following three pillars which supports this vision:
🌍
Planet - Working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and creating places for nature will be at the heart of everything we do
🗣️
People - Listening and serving the Ashford community is our philosophy; we will make best use of available resources to build an equitable and fair society
🚶‍♀️
Place - We are planning for the future of our community and to make Ashford a place people are pleased to call home and love to visit
This is your opportunity to let us know what you think of our new plan for the borough and suggest any changes or additions by leaving your feedback directly at our consultation portal.
Have your say now
New events for Ashford Town Centre and support from sponsors
Ashford Town Centre billboard which displays upcoming events in 2024. These include Ashford Food and Drink Festival, Create Music Village and Carnival of the Baubles
We're delighted that four new sponsors have been secured to support our headline events programme this year. Bucksford Law .
We also hope you love our new billboard as much as we do, which has been unveiled in New Street and gives residents and visitors a regular reminder of what's coming very soon to Ashford Town Centre.
More from our sponsors on why they're supporting our events
Don't forget...
Countryside in a rural area
Round two of the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) is now open for applications. The funding, which is aimed at supporting rural businesses in the borough is available through a Rural Green Business Grant and also a Rural Place and Provenance Grant.
Both grants are open for applications until 11:59pm 30 June 2024.
Find out more and apply today
If you need extra support as a result of the cost of living then come along to our Eat Well Spend Less roadshow on Wednesday 12 June from 10am to 2pm at St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, TN30 6AT.
The event brings together a range of partner organisations including frontline NHS staff and Ashford Borough Council officers, outreach organisations and charities, in one easy-to-access place.
Find out what support is available on the day
Competition time!
Summer is here and where better to enjoy the great outdoors than at Godinton House & Gardens in the leafy countryside near Ashford. We have two single entry garden tickets to give away to one lucky newsletter subscriber.
Godinton House & Gardens is Ashford’s hidden gem where sheep graze in ancient parkland graced by magnificent trees. Wander through the peaceful 12-acre formal gardens to discover an elegant Italian garden, a pretty rose garden and a walled garden filled with flowers, fruit and vegetables.
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to respond to this email by including your full name, address, email and telephone contact number – it’s as simple as that! Closing date for replies is 12 noon on Friday 7 June. View the competition terms and conditions
.
More about Godinton House & Gardens
And finally...
Armed Forces Day takes place on 29 June 2024 this year and to mark the occasion, there will be an event organised by the Ashford Veterans Community Club on 30 June. It takes place at Victoria Park, Jemmett Road between 10am-5pm and will feature live music, refreshments, displays, a raffle and more. For more information email nikki@ashfordveteranscc.org
.
Want to see more stunning photos from across the borough like the one taken in Rolvenden above courtesy of Robin Coombes? Send us your best 'out and about' landscape pictures to news@ashford.gov.uk and we'll share them on our social media pages for residents to enjoy. Perhaps you've been somewhere nice this month as part of National Walking Month too so we'd love to hear from you.
============================================================
Copyright © 2023 Ashford Borough Council, All rights reserved.
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences
or ** unsubscribe from this list
.
Ashford Borough Council is the data controller for any personal information processed. Your information will be used to provide you with the latest news and information from the council. Collection and processing of personal information is being conducted relying upon the legal basis of consent. You have the right to remove your consent at any time and this can be done by responding with ‘unsubscribe’ to any email you receive. We will not share your information with any third parties unless we are required or permitted to do so by law. Your information will be held for as long as you stay subscribed to this service. For more information about your data protection rights please see our data protection pages or contact the Data Protection Officer at The Data Protection Officer, Ashford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford TN23 1PL.
This email was sent to david.chapman@trustedcarcheck.co.uk
why did I get this?
Ashford Borough Council . Civic Centre . Tannery Lane . Ashford, Kent TN23 1PL . United Kingdom