Below is list of organisations and groups offering support and activities for residents in the Folkestone & Hythe district.
Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation – the details are provided for information only.
These details are correct at time of publishing (December 2023) and are reviewed annually.
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AFRA |
AFRA: Alliance of Folkestone Residents Associations – Our Town, Our Future, Our Voice. |
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Action on Homelessness |
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Age UK Hythe Lyminge Ashford |
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Age UK South Kent Coast (Folkestone) |
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| Al-Anon Family Groups - Support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else's drinking. | Find an Al-Anon meeting. |
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Art in Romney Marsh |
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AWOC (Ageing Without Children) East Kent |
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Baby Basics |
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Brightshadow - creative organisation for those living with dementia |
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Carers Support East Kent |
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CARM |
CARM - Caring All together on Romney Marsh (carmromneymarsh.org.uk). |
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Churches Together Folkestone |
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Citizens Advice |
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Community Fridge |
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Cycle Shepway |
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Dads Unltd |
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Dementia Friends Hythe |
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Disability Assist |
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Dymchurch Players |
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FHODS |
Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society | Tower Theatre (towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk). |
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Fibromyalgia Folkestone support group |
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Folkestone Community Forum – set up to bring together the district council and the town’s community groups |
info@afra.network. |
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Folkestone Book shop (LGBTQ) |
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Folkestone Music |
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Folkestone Nepalese Community |
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Folkestone Performing Arts Company |
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Folkestone Pride |
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Folkestone Repairs Together |
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Folkestone Safe Haven |
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Forward (Substance Misuse support) |
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Fourth Wall - creative space focussing on art and mental health |
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FYP (For Young People) |
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Girlguiding Folkestone |
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Go Folkestone |
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Headway East Kent |
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Healthwatch Kent |
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HomeStart |
Home-Start Shepway | Because childhood can't wait (homestartshepway.org.uk). |
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Hythe Civic Society |
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Hythe Environmental Community Group |
Hythe Environmental Community Group - Hythe Environmental Community. |
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Imago (young, adult, carers, volunteering) |
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Includes Us 2 listening, supporting and empowering disabled children and their families |
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Kent Coast Volunteering |
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Kent SEND support |
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Kent Sheds – reducing loneliness and isolation |
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KRAN |
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Life Skills Centre – Development centre for adults with Learning Disability |
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Living Words Arts |
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LGBT social group |
Folkestone and surrounding areas LGBTI Social group | Facebook. |
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MS South East Kent Group |
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Musical Walkabout – exploring, promoting and practising music for wellbeing |
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New Folkestone Society |
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New Romney Litter picking Watch |
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Pebbles Dementia Café |
St Peter's Hall, Greatstone. Meets every 2nd Thursday of the month 10.30am - 12noon |
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Rainbow Centre |
Rainbow Centre Folkestone | Charity | Contact, Foodbank, Homeless (rainbow-centre.org). |
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RBL local branches: Cheriton & Morehall, Hythe & Saltwood, Elham Valley, New Romney |
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Romney Marsh Art Society |
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Romney Marsh Community Hub |
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Rotary (Folkestone) |
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Rotary (Hythe) |
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Rotary (Channel) |
Channel Rotary Club (Folkestone) – Club No. 19454. District 1120 (wordpress.com). |
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Rotary (Romney Marsh) |
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Romney Marsh (romneymarshrotary.co.uk). |
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Salvation Army |
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Samaritans |
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Sandgate Society |
The Sandgate Society – Promoting our community, protecting our heritage. |
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Scouts – Folkestone and Hythe district Scouts covering Folkestone, Sandgate, Lyminge, Saltwood, Sellindge and Hythe offering Scouting to young people between the ages of 4-25 |
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Shepway Autism Support Group |
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Shepway Heart |
Shepway Heart Forum | Promoting History and Culture in Folkestone. |
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Shepway Spectrum Arts |
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Social Enterprise Kent (SEK) |
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South Kent Mind |
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SSAFA – the Armed Forces charity |
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Strange Cargo |
Strange Cargo Arts, participatory arts company based in Folkestone. |
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Sunflower House – working with partners building community and creating connections and opportunities |
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Talk About SEND CIC |
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The Shed (Hythe) |
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The Shed (Folkestone Youth Project) |
The Shed Urban Wilderness - Folkestone Youth Project (originalshed.org.uk). |
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The Sports Trust |
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Thrive by the Sea |
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Touchbase Care - supporting adults and young people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, neurodiversity and sensory impairment |
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Treat Me Right – empowering women to create the lives they want |
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United Response/Community Network |
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Warm Spaces |
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Young Lives Foundation |
The Young Lives Foundation - Making Difference (ylf.org.uk). |
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Online directories |
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SEK online directory of health and wellbeing |
Connect Well East Kent - Connecting you with help and wellbeing services. |
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Shepway Community Service |
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