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Choo-choose Herne Bay for land train fun this summer
Herne Bay residents and visitors can enjoy a unique and fun new way to get around the town this summer when a land train takes to the streets for a week in late July.
Latest news
- Green light for accessible bungalows after major grant secured
Canterbury City Council will start work on building 11 new two-bedroom accessible and adaptable chalet bungalows in East Street, Sturry, later this year, after successfully bidding for £1.67 million towards the cost of the scheme. - First exhibition launches at new Clocktower Gallery
The first in a series of art exhibitions has been installed in the newly-created Clocktower Gallery at St George’s in the city centre. - Start date confirmed for final phase of bandstand repairs
The final phase of work to bring Herne Bay bandstand back into full use, involving extensive repairs to the building’s substructure, will get underway at the end of this month (June). - Biodiversity grants open for applications
The city council’s popular biodiversity grants scheme has opened for a new round of bids from local groups and organisations today (Friday 12 June). - Artist sought for East Cliff public artwork
Canterbury City Council is inviting artists to create a major new public artwork for the East Cliff sea wall in Herne Bay, along the King Charles III coastal path. - Put South East Water back in public ownership, says council leader
The Leader of Canterbury City Council, Cllr Alan Baldock, has written to the government to demand that South East Water be put into special administration – effectively bringing it back into public ownership.
Latest consultations
- Parking changes – Grasmere Gardens
We are proposing to install single yellow lines on the Grasmere Gardens development in Whitstable and would like to hear residents’ views on this. - Canterbury City Public Space Protection Order
We are consulting on proposals to introduce a new Canterbury City Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for the city centre, which would apply for three years from 2027. - Draft Tenancy PolicyWe are inviting residents, council tenants and local organisations to share their views on our draft Tenancy Policy.
- Draft Tenancy StrategyWe are inviting residents, social housing tenants, housing providers and local organisations to share their views on our draft Tenancy Strategy 2026.
Latest campaigns
- The Purple Partnership
The Purple Partnership is a partnership of sports providers and businesses, led by Canterbury City Council and Kent Police. - Clean air for schools
Canterbury City Council and the MIDKENT Environmental Health Partnership were awarded DEFRA air quality grant funding in March 2021 to develop a digital resource for primary schools to educate children aged 5 to 11 years and their parents about air pollution. - Keeping Canterbury Clean
When Tom and his family moved from London to Canterbury last year they couldn’t wait to call the city’s beautiful gardens and charming cobbled streets ‘home’. - Air Quality
Air is polluted by the presence of certain harmful substances which, in high enough concentrations, can affect our health and environment.