Serve to combat loneliness and promote wellbeing through education, training and recreational activities.
Integration to wider community and preserve our original Nepalese culture, tradition, ethos and community identity.
Weekly Activity
Nov 2024
Dec 2024
Major Projects & Collaborators
Past Events
FNC Meetings & Social Events
Weekly Activity
Activity Timetable
| Day | Activities | Time & Venue | Responsible |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | ESOL Classes (Intermediate & Beginners) Tai Chi Community Researchers / Staff Meeting Digital Support Drop-In & Referral Service – Only by appointment for active FNC members FNC Parents After School / FNC Cultural Dances Practice (pre booking required) | 9:30 – 12:00 12:30 – 15:00 (Conference Room) 10:00 – 11:00 (Main Hall) 11:00 – 12:00 (Manger’s Office) 13:00 – 14:00 (FNC Office) After 17:00 (Main Hall) | Steve & TA Kath & Kanchan FNC Members (Pre Booking Required) |
| Tuesday | FNC Digital & Language Inclusion Maths: Entry Level 3 Community Day: Digital Support, Chatterbox, Visit, Talk and Interaction by various organisation Digital Support Drop-In & Referral Service – Only by appointment for active FNC members Hypertension Heroes FNC Youth Music Practice (pre booking required) | 9:00 – 12:00 (Digital Suit) 10:00 – 12:30 (Conference Room) 10:00 – 14:00 (Main Hall) 9:00 – 15:00 (FNC Office) 10:00 – 12:00 (FNC Room) 16:00 – 19:00 ( Meeting (S) Room) | Kumar Rasoul, Numa & Kanchan Sarita, Deb & Kanchan FNC Members (Pre Booking Required) |
| Wednesday | Math Class (Multiply Course) Nepalese Handicrafts | 10:00 – 12:00 (Conference Room) 10:00 – 12:00 (Main Hall) 12:00 – 14:00 (Digital Suit) | Martin, Numa & Swechchha Padmaya & Kanchan |
| Thursday | Healthy Eating Class IT Beginners Community Day: Digital Support Drop-In and visitors from other Organisation FNC Chairman Formal Visit Veterans Drop – In 2nd Thursday every month – FNC & Folkestone & Hythe District Council Gurkha Welfare Trust Surgery: Last Thursday every month Digital Support Drop-In & Referral Service – Only by appointment for active FNC members only if there is no visits/projects or other activities on the day FNC Parents After School / FNC Cultural Dances Practice (pre booking required) | 9:00 – 10:30 (Digital Suit) 10:30 – 12:30 (Digital Suit) 10:00 – 14:00 (Main Hall) 10:00 – 14:00 (Gen Secretary) 10:00 – 12:00 (Conference Room) 10:00 – 13:00 (Meeting Room) 9:00 – 10:00 & 13:00 – 15:00 (FNC Office) After 17:00 (Main Hall) | Man Kumari Kanchan, Deb & Norbu SSAFFA, FHDC, RBL, DWP & other Services personnel visit Kanchan, Swechchha & Norbu FNC Members (Pre-Booking required) |
| Friday | English: Entry Level 1 Stitch and Chat – Volunteer Led SGN Safe & Warm Digital Support Drop-In & Referral Service – Only by appointment for active FNC members FNC Cultural Dances Practice/Social Use (pre booking required) | 10:00 – 12:30 (Conference Room) 10:00 – 12:00 (Main Hall) 10:00 – 12:00 (Meeting Room) 9:00 – 10:00 & 13:00 – 14:00 (FNC Office) After 16:00 | Polly Volunteers Lead – Jenny, Janet, Wendy & Padmaya Lingja & Norbu (online) Kanchan & Volunteers FNC Members (Pre-Booking Required) |
| Saturday | FNC Digital & Language Inclusion NCFE Entry Level 3 Maths Pre-Schedule Bharatanatyam dance class – supporting cultural community Social Booking Main Hall | 9:00 – 12:00 (Digital Suit) 10:00 – 12:00 (Conference Room) 10:00 – 11:00 (Conference Room) 14:00 – 20:00 (Main Hall) | Abesh Martine & Manu Gopika / ShivaNova FNC Members (Pre-Booking Required) |
| Sunday | Monthly 2nd Week: Litter Pick: Network & Refreshment -Partner with F&HD Council Bimonthly 4th Week: FNC host Folkestone Repairs Together. Social Booking Main Hall Community Garden, Pent farm and various other days) for detail of this project please click here | 10:00 – 12:00 (Main Hall – meeting point) 12:30 – 14:30 (Main Hall) 10:00 – 20:00 (Main Hall) | Folkestone & Hythe District Council, FNC Members & Volunteers Tow Mayor Abena Akuffo-Kelly FNC Members (Pre-Booking Required) |
Nov 2024
Nov 2024
| Collaborators | Project/Activity | Schedule | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNC Senior Citizen | Desui-Bhilo – Tihar Fundraising Event | Friday, 01 Nov 2024, 12:00 pm – 06:00 pm | All FNC Member |
| FNC Chair & Committee | Dedication of the Garden of Remembrance | Sunday, 03 Nov 2024, Garden of Remembrance, Folkestone. | Civic Service |
| New Folkestone Society | Remembrance on The Leas and Harbour Arm | Saturday, 09 Nov 2024, 5:00pm at Lease, Folkestone | All FNC Members |
| FNC Committee & FTC | Remembrance Sunday & FNC Purkha Diwas | Sunday, 10 Nov 2024 10:00 am at Leas Cliff & at the FNC Centre | All FNC Members |
| FNC Centre Staff | Town Mayor’s Christmas Fund 2024 Application link here | Tuesday, 12 Nov 2024 at the FNC Centre | FNC Members aged 75 and other criteria to meet / Every Tuesday until 17 Dec 2024. |
| KCV | Customer Service Course | Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024, 9:00 am at the FNC Centre | Course participants must be: • 19 years of age or over • unwaged (unemployed, retired, house person) OR low waged • UK or EU citizen |
| FHDC, SSAFA, DWP, RBL and other services | Veterans Drop-In | Thursday, 14 Nov 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Centre | All FNC Members & all the Veterans in surrounding area |
| Gurkha Welfare Trust | Briefing Session for FNC Members | Thursday, 14 Nov 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Centre | All FNC Members |
| Stronger Kent Communities | Kent Charity Leaders Conference | Thursday, 21 Nov 2024, Lenham Community Centre, Maidstone | FNC Chair and Gen Sec – on invitation |
| FHDC | Community Litter Picking | Sunday, 24 Nov 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Centre, 10:00am | All FNC Members |
Dec 2024
Dec 2024
| Collaborators | Project/Activity | Schedule | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| FHDC | Community Litter Picking | Sunday, 08 Dec 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Centre, 10:00am | All FNC Members |
| FHDC, SSAFA, DWP, RBL and other services | Veterans Drop-In | Thursday, 12 Dec 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Centre | All FNC Members & all the Veterans in surrounding area |
| JimJam Arts | Folkestone Living Advent Calendar | Monday, 16 Dec 2024, 5pm – 8pm at the FNC Centre | Open to Public |
| FNC Senior Group | Annual Christmas Lunch 2024 | Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024, 11am – 3pm | FNC Senior Group – Christmas Lunch |
Major Projects & Collaborators
The FNC has undertakes several projects to enhance the quality of life and well-being of its members and the local community.
Major Projects
| Collaborators | Project/Activity | Schedule | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Education England | Community Participatory Action Research Cohort 3 Community Participatory Action Research Cohort 2 – click here for detail | 01 Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 22 May 2023 – Jun 2024 | Training and Mentoring from NHS England, University of Reading & Scottish Community Development Centre |
| Folkestone & Hythe District Counsel | UKSPF COST OF LIVING AND WARM SPACE PROJECTS | 29 Aug 2024 – 31 Mar 2025 | FNC Centre Warm Space Hub |
| Kent Adult Education | ESOL: Beginners, Intermediate & Advance Courses and IT Courses: Beginners & Advance (Developing phase). | Sep 2023 – Sep 2024 | Response Course |
| NUYU Academy | Multiply Course, NCFE Entry Level 3 – Mathematics, & Level 3 Award in Education & Training and Skills for Life | Sep 2023 – Sep 2024 | Multiply Course – Wednesday NCFE Entry Level 3 – Saturday Education & Training at various dates |
| Armed Forces Covenant Fund | Digital & Language Inclusion | 01 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2024 | Forces For Change |
| NHS Kent & Medway ICB | Adult Community Health Service Engagement & Child Community Health Service Engagement Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy engagement | 31 May – 08 Jul 2024 05 – 31 Jul 2023 | Community Research Report by 08 Jul 2024 & 15 Jul 2024 |
| Kent County Council / Folkestone & Hythe District Council | Household Support Fund – Government Scheme for Cost of Living Crisis | FHDC: Mar 2022, Sep 2022, Apr 2023 & Sep 2024 KCC: Mar 2023, Aug 2023 & Jun 2024 | Support FNC Members/Beneficiaries to apply for food & fuel Vouchers |
| Southern Gas Network plc (SGN) & Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) | SGN Safe and Warm Communities Scheme | 01 Mar 2024 – Feb 2025 | Support in energy crisis in response to the current cost of living crisis |
| Social Enterprise Kent & Kent County Council | Community Wellbeing: Tai Chi & Food Champion – Healthy Eating | 04 Apr 2024 – Mar 2025 | Continuation of Tai Chi and new Activity Healthy Eating session will be introduce at the Centre |
| BBC, South Shore Production | Andi Oliver’s Big Bash: Food, Music & Culture | June 2023 – releasing in 24 April 2024 | Click here for detail of the program |
| Channel 5, BriteSparks Flims | Norfolk & Suffolk: Community Farm | Sep 2023 – releasing in 2024 | Country & Coast – Narrated by Bill Nighy |
| King’s College London | Gurkha Wellbeing Academic Research | 08 Jun 23 – Oct 2024 | King’s Centre for Military Health Research |
| University of Kent | Engaging underserved communities in Kent Walking with Ghost click here for detail | Feb 2024 – May 2024 | Engaging young people from Kent’s ethnic minority communities with mental health research |
| Turner Schools | Diversity Week & Folkestone Talks Events | Mar, Apr, May, June 2024 | Outreaching Schools with Nepalese Indigenous Culture & Folkestone Nepalese Community and Centre Projects & Activities |
| The White House Surgery | Local GP: Support Service | 2023 – ongoing | Support GP Practice by translating, arranging an appointment and volunteering to help on large vaccination day |
| Kent Downs AONB: Pent Farm & Equatorial Festival | Farming in Protected Landscapes: Detail of the project click here | Jan/Feb 2023 – 2024 | Community Garden |
| Pro-Force | Recruitment & Training: Supporting Jobseekers around Kent | 01 Jan 2024 | Pro-Force is recruiting service – visits the Centre once a month for recruiting & training |
| Jobcentre Folkestone | Assistance and Translation Mon – Fri from 10am-4pm. | Jun 2024 | FNC Centre to coordinate with Jobcentre for the appointment for FNC members |
| Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust | Community Partners The Art of Mental Health KMPT Community Research Champions | 22 Feb 2024 – Feb 2025 | Details here |
| HiP Photography | Women of Faith Exhibition – Women International Day | Feb 2024 – Mar 2024 | Portrait Exhibition of Nepalese Indigenous |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | Patient Voice and Involvement | Feb 2024 – Dec 2024 | TBC |
| Folkestone & Hythe District Council | Veteran Hub & Monthly Community Litter Pick & Networking | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 | 2nd week Thursday and 2nd week of Sunday of every month |
| Kent Art & Wellbeing & Young Animator Club | Animating the 200 years of Gurkha History | Jan 2023 – Mar 2024 | Animation Almost Ready & possible continuation of project for extra 6 months. |
| EK360 | Hypertension Hero | Dec 2023 – Mar 2024, Continuation Sep 2024 | Additonal outreach Program |
| Equator Festival | Multicultural Festivals | Mar 2024 – Jun 2024 | Holi Celebration & World in a Tent |
| Kent & Medway Recovery and Wellbeing College | Short Courses | Dec 2023 – 2024 | TBC |
Past Events
FNC Meetings & Social Events
2024-2025
FNC Forecast of Meetings & Social Events – please click here
FNC Notice for the 04 July 2024 General Election
2024
- FNC Quarterly Meeting – Sunday, 14 Jan 2024, 4pm at the FNC Centre.
- FNC Annual General Meeting / Convention – Sunday, 24 March 2024 at FNC Centre.
- FNC Executive Committee Meeting – Thursday, 28 March 2024 at the FNC Centre.
- FNC Charity Integration Night at Nepalese New Year 2081 BS – Saturday, 13 April 2024 at the Hawkinge Community Centre
- FNC Post Nepalese New Year Celebration Meeting – Friday, 10 May 2024, 6:00pm at the FNC Centre
- FNC 9th Executive Committee 1st Quarterly Meeting – Sunday, 23 Jun 2024, 3pm-6pm at the FNC Centre
- 13th Annual Armed Forces and Community Fun Day – Sunday, 30 Jun 2024, 10:00am-6:00pm at The Leas & Bandstand
- RGR Fest – Sunday, 30 Jun 2024, 10:00am-6:00pm at Sir John Moore Barracks
- FNC Dashain Get-Together Celebration – Sunday, 29 September 2024 at the Leas Cliff Hall.
- FNC Purkha Diwas & Remembrance Sunday – Sunday, 10 November 2024.
2023
- FNC & KCV Partnership Board Meeting – 19 Jan 2023, 11:00 – 14:00.
- FNC General Meeting (3rd Quarterly) – 01 Jan 2023, 11:00 – 2:00 pm at the FNCC.
- FNC Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Sunday, 26 March 2023 at the FNCC.
- FNC Nepalese New Year Celebration – Friday, 14 April 2023.
- FNC and British Royal Legion Cheriton & Morehall Branch – ceremony of unveiling of Portrait of HM The King Charles at FNC Centre, 1st June 2023.
- FNC Charity Event – Saturday, 17 June 2023 – postponed due to unforeseen circumstances & venue issues, new dates will be announcing soon.
- ARMED FORCES & COMMUNITY FUN DAY – Sunday 25th June 2023 – unfortunately missed this year.
- FNC 1st Quarterly Meeting (after the AGM) – Sunday, 24 June 2023, 7:00pm at the FNCC & Zoom.
- FNC 2nd Quarterly Meeting – Sunday, 3rd September 2023, 3pm-7pm at the FNCC.
- FNC Final Coordination Meeting for 15 Oct’s event: Sunday, 08 Oct 2023, 4pm at the FNCC.
- FNC & KCV Partnership Meeting, 12 October 2023 at the FNCC.
- FNC Dashain Get-Together Celebration – Sunday, 15 October 2023 at the Leas Cliff Hall.
- FNC Post Meeting for the Dashain Get-Together Annual Gathering – 26 Oct 2023, 5:15pm at the FNCC.
- FNC Purkha Diwas & Remembrance Sunday Service & Parade – 12 November 2023, 11:00am, Town and at the FNCC.
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Thursday, 16 Nov 2023, 5:30pm at the FNCC.