At 11.00am today, a member of the public informed us that a gentleman had slipped and fallen on the promenade steps.
Seals on the Beach, 9th April 2019
Seals have recently been sighted on Folkestone’s beaches and surrounding waters.
Folkestone Boxing Day Dip 2018
This year’s boxing day dip will take place at 11am on Wednesday 26th December.
Pages of the Sea – Sunday 11th November 2018
Film-maker Danny Boyle invites you to join him on Sunny Sands beach to mark 100 years since Armistice.
Swimming Not Advised, 14th August 2018
Folkestone & Hythe District Council have issued a 24-hour warning that swimming is not advised at Sunny Sands beach.
Incident: Swimmer in Distress, 28th July 2018
At 1.45pm today, a member of the public informed us that they were concerned for the welfare of a swimmer in the water near Copt Point.
Incident: Female with Chest Pain, 22nd July 2018
During an exceptionally busy Sunday with several events taking place, a South East Coast Ambulance Service vehicle arrived at Sunny Sands responding to a report of an adult female experiencing chest pains.
Incident: Injured Male at Mermaid Beach, 22nd July 2018
During an exceptionally busy Sunday, Folkestone Rescue was called to assist with an injured adult male pulled from the sea near coastal defence rocks at Mermaid Beach.
Incident: Jellyfish & Weever Stings, 22nd July 2018
Over the course of an exceptionally busy Sunday, our crew treated around 25 to 30 children who had received compass jellyfish stings and a painful Weever fish sting.
Jellyfish Alert
There has been a recent increase in jellyfish around Folkestone’s coast, and we have had reports of numerous members of the public being stung.