Folkestone & Hythe Community directory

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. 

Organisation

Website

Action on Homelessness

Action on Homelessness in Folkestone | Facebook.

Age UK Hythe Lyminge Ashford

Welcome to Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford.

Age UK South Kent Coast (Folkestone)

Welcome to Age UK South Kent Coast.

Al-Anon Family Groups - Support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else's drinking. Find an Al-Anon meeting.

Art in Romney Marsh

Art in Romney Marsh.

AWOC (Ageing Without Children) East Kent

LOCAL GROUPS | Awwoc.

Baby Basics

Baby Basics Folkestone | Folkestone | Facebook.

Brightshadow - creative organisation for those living with dementia

Brightshadow.org.uk.

Care Anchor - Taking care of you Care Anchor

Carers Support East Kent

Home - Carers' Support East Kent (carersek.org.uk).

CARM

CARM - Caring All together on Romney Marsh (carmromneymarsh.org.uk).

Churches Together Folkestone

Home | ctfolkestone (churchestogetherfolkestone.co.uk).

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice Shepway.

Community Fridge

Folkestone Community Fridge | Folkestone | Facebook.

Dads Unltd

www.dadsunltd.org.uk.

Dementia Friends Hythe

Hythe Dementia Aware Home Page | Dementia Aware Hythe.

Disability Assist

Kent | Disability Assist | England.

Dymchurch Players

Dymchurch Players | Facebook.

FHODS

Folkestone-Hythe Operatic & Dramatic Society | Tower Theatre (towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk).

Fibromyalgia Folkestone support group

Fibromyalgia Group Folkestone | Folkestone | Facebook.

Folkestone Community Forum – set up to bring together the district council and the town’s community groups

info@afra.network.

Folkestone Book shop (LGBTQ)

The Folkestone Bookshop.

Folkestone Music

Folkestone - Folkestone Music.

Folkestone Nepalese Community

fncuk.org.

Folkestone Performing Arts Company

Home | FPAC.

Folkestone Pride

Home | Folkestone Pride.

Folkestone Repairs Together

Folkestone Repairs Together | LinkedIn.

Folkestone Safe Haven

Hestia's mental health support in Folkestone.

Forward (Substance Misuse support)

Dover and Folkestone Hub - Forward Trust.

Fourth Wall -  creative space focussing on art and mental health

Home - Fourth Wall Folkestone.

Girlguiding Folkestone

Girlguiding Folkestone division, Girlguiding Kent East.

Go Folkestone

Go Folkestone | Promoting All That's Good In Folkestone.

Headway East Kent

Headway East Kent – Headway Kent.

Healthwatch Kent

Home | Healthwatch Kent.

HomeStart

Home-Start Shepway | Because childhood can't wait (homestartshepway.org.uk).

Hythe Civic Society

Home | Hythe Civic Society.

Hythe Environmental Community Group

Hythe Environmental Community Group - Hythe Environmental Community.

Imago (young, adult, carers, volunteering)

Imago Community.

Kent Coast Volunteering

Kent Coast Volunteering (kcv.org.uk).

Kent SEND support

Kent Send Support.

Kent Sheds – reducing loneliness and isolation

Join shed | Kent Sheds.

KRAN

Kent Refugee Action Network (kran.org.uk).

Life Skills Centre – Development centre for adults with Learning Disability

The Life Skills Centre Folkestone | Folkestone | Facebook.

Living Words Arts

Home - Living Words.

LGBT social group

Folkestone and surrounding areas LGBTI Social group | Facebook.

MS South East Kent Group

South East Kent Group | MS Society.

Musical Walkabout – exploring, promoting and practising music for wellbeing

Welcome | Musical Walkabout.

New Folkestone Society

New Folkestone Society Voice for the Community.

New Romney Litter picking Watch

Litter Picking Watch Romney Marsh | Facebook.

Pebbles Dementia Café

St Peter's Hall, Greatstone. Meets every 2nd Thursday of the month 10.30am - 12noon

Rainbow Centre

Rainbow Centre Folkestone | Charity | Contact, Foodbank, Homeless (rainbow-centre.org).

RBL local branches: Cheriton & Morehall, Hythe & Saltwood, Elham Valley, New Romney

Local Branches | Membership | Royal British Legion.

Romney Marsh Art Society

Romney Marsh Art Society | Facebook.

Romney Marsh Community Hub

Romney Marsh Community Hub (rmch.org.uk).

Rotary (Folkestone)

Welcome | Rotary Club of Folkestone (folkestonerotary.org).

Rotary (Hythe)

Hythe Rotary - welcome. (rotary-ribi.org).

Rotary (Channel)

Channel Rotary Club (Folkestone) – Club No. 19454. District 1120 (wordpress.com).

Rotary (Romney Marsh)

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Romney Marsh (romneymarshrotary.co.uk).

Salvation Army

Folkestone | The Salvation Army.

Samaritans

Folkestone Dover and Hythe Samaritans.

Sandgate Society

The Sandgate Society – Promoting our community, protecting our heritage.

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

https://www.fhdscouts.org.uk/.

Shepway Autism Support Group

Shepway Autism Support Group | Facebook.

Shepway Heart

Shepway Heart Forum | Promoting History and Culture in Folkestone.

Shepway Spectrum Arts

Home - Shepway Spectrum Arts.

Social Enterprise Kent (SEK)

Social Enterprise Kent CIC (sekgroup.org.uk).

South Kent Mind

South Kent Mind.

SSAFA – the Armed Forces charity

Kent SSAFA.

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo Arts, participatory arts company based in Folkestone.

Sunflower House – working with partners building community and creating connections and opportunities

Sunflowerhouse.org.uk.

Talk About SEND CIC

Home Talk About Send

The Shed (Hythe)

The Shed Hythe | Facebook.

The Shed (Folkestone Youth Project)

The Shed Urban Wilderness - Folkestone Youth Project (originalshed.org.uk).

The Sports Trust

Home - The Sports Trust.

Thrive by the Sea

Home - Claire Grant (clairegrantwomenshealth.com).

Touchbase Care - supporting adults and young people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, neurodiversity and sensory impairment

Home - Touchbase Care.

Treat Me Right – empowering women to create the lives they want

Treat Me Right CIC.

United Response/Community Network

Kent - United Response.

Warm Spaces

Warm Welcome Campaign.

Young Lives Foundation

The Young Lives Foundation - Making Difference (ylf.org.uk).

Online directories

SEK online directory of health and wellbeing

Connect Well East Kent - Connecting you with help and wellbeing services.

Shepway Community Service

Local Kent Directory.