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We are searching for new beach lifeguards to join our team keeping the public safe at Herne Bay and Tankerton this summer.
Latest news
- Swift nest box installed in Castle Street
We are pleased to say we have installed a swift nest box on the top floor of the Castle Street multi-storey car park in Canterbury. - Important information: postal votes
Postal votes for the Kent County Council election on Thursday 1 May are being sent out from today (Tuesday 15 April). - Market returns to city centre following winter break
Canterbury City Market will return to St George’s Street today (9 April) after taking a short break over the winter months to allow for the city’s Christmas market. - Fantastic early results from food waste campaign
Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed we have been out and about putting stickers on black household bins, encouraging residents not to put their food waste in them but instead to recycle it using a food bin/caddy. And to help with this, we have been offering discounted outdoor food caddies, reduced to… Read more: Fantastic early results from food waste campaign - Some floodgates to close due to higher than usual tides
Tides will be higher than usual over the next few days, in particular the 2pm tide this afternoon (Sunday 30 March) and the 2am tide tomorrow (Monday 31 March). - The tiger who came to Canterbury: family exhibition to launch in time for school break
Families can spend the Easter holiday immersed in the world of Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea at The Beaney’s latest exhibition.
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- 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. - Lifeline
Lifeline is an emergency alarm service that can help you or someone you know to feel safe and independent in the home, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.