Current Projects
May 2024
Jun 2024
Jul 2024
Past projects & events
FNC Meetings & Social Events
Current Projects
Ongoing Projects
Collaborators | Project/Activity | Schedule | Additional Info |
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Health Education England | Community Participatory Action Research Cohort 2 | 22 May 2023 – June 2024 | Training and Mentoring from NHS England, University of Reading & Scottish Community Development Centre |
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 |
SEK & KCC | 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 | 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 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 |
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 |
Kent & Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust | The Art of Mental Health | 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 | |
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 |
NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group | Kent and Medway Integrated Care Strategy engagement | 05 Jun – 31 Jul 2023 | Survey & Report |
May 2024
May 2024
Collaborators | Project/Activity | Schedule | Additional Info |
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SEK | Energy Saving Presentation | Thursday, 2 May 2024 at FNC Centre, 10:30 am | SGN Safe & Warm |
Pro Force | Recruiting & Training | Friday, 03 May 2024 at the FNC Centre, 10:00am-2:00pm | Invitees are confirmed by invitation. |
The Gurkha Memorial Fund | 10 KM Costal Walk | Saturday, 4th May 2024, 10:30 am Bandstand the Leas, Folkestone | Charity Costal Walk supporting the GMF. |
Channel Health Alliance | Free: Spring Booster 2024 | Sunday, 5 May 2024, at FNC Centre, 1:00pm-5:00pm | The following is the eligible cohorts in spring 2024: • adults aged 75 years and over • residents in care homes for older adults • individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed |
Turner Schools | Folkestone Talks | Tuesday, 07 May 2024, 9:15am-11:30am, Dover Christ Church Academy | Outreach to School, talking with pupils on diversity, career, volunteering, community and educations. |
Aramark | FNC Centre Cleaning | Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | Aramark Team Giving Back to the Community on Volunteer Day. |
SEK | Digital Safety Presentation | Thursday, 9 May 2024 at the FNC Centre, 10:30am | SGN Safe & Warm. |
FHDC | Litter Picking | Sunday, 12 May 2024 at the FNC Centre, 10:00am | All FNC Members |
Dover Christ Church Academy | Outreach: FNC | Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 10:00 am | Running School Activity on Nepalese Culture |
Food Champions | Final Healthy Eating Goal | Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 12:30pm – 14:30pm | FNC Centre Staff, Volunteers & Beneficiaries. |
mhm – mental health matters | Co-Production Day For detail click here | Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 2:00pm – 5:00pm | Delivering crisis mental health support to all in the local community. |
KCV | Safeguarding Training | Friday, 17 May 2024 at FNC Centre | All the FNC Centre Staff and Volunteers to attend. |
KMPT | First Community Research Champion Event | Monday, 20 May 2024, 10:00am – 14:00pm, Maidstone Community Support Centre | FNC Gen Sec/Centre Manager Attending. |
Turner Schools | Folkestone Talks | Monday, 20 May 2024, 9:15am-11:00am, Martello Primary | Outreach to School, talking with pupils on diversity, career, volunteering, community and educations. |
SILVERTIME Legal Estate Planning Services | Legacy Fortress For Generations | Thursday, 23 May 2024 at the FNC Centre, 10:30am | For details pls click here |
Cheriton Library / KCC | Visit to the Centre – Cllr Clair Bell | Thursday, 25 May 2024 at the FNC Centre, 10:30am | Cheriton Library arrangements |
Jun 2024
Jun 2024
Collaborators | Project/Activity | Schedule | Additional Info |
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The Gurkha Peace Foundation | Gurkha Walk 2024: Charity activity for GPF | Sunday, 02 June 2024, 9:00 am, Singleton Road Great Chart TN23 3BB | With the memory of 13 Victoria Cross winners among Gurkha veterans, thousands will walk the 13 KM track in solidarity |
NHS England | CPAR 2 – Showcase. FNC Community Researchers Presentation and Awards | Thursday, 06 June 2024, Coin Street, London. | 6 members will attend including, 3 Community Researchers & Lead. |
FHDC | Litter Picking | Sunday, 09 June 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at the FNC Centre, 10:00am | All FNC Members |
KCV | Confidence Building | Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 9am – 3:15pm at the FNC Centre | For detail please click here |
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust | Free MOT Health Check for age 40-70 years | Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 10:00 – 13:00 | All members & their families |
SEK | Project Uplift | Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:00 am at the FNC Centre | All members & their families |
FNC Committee | Event Invitation: Welcome & Farewell Ceremony for the Chair of KCC, FHDC and Town Mayor. | Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11 am at the FNC Centre | FNC Committee, Trustees, Advisors and General Members |
Turner Schools | Folkestone Talks | Friday, 14 June 2024, 9:30am-11:30am, Folkestone Primary | Outreach to School, talking with pupils on diversity, career, volunteering, community and educations. |
Cheriton Events Group | SUMMER FETE | Saturday, 15 June 2024, 10:00 – 15:00, at the FNC Centre | Stall Event supporting to raise fund for the Christmas Light |
FNC Committee | FNC Quarterly Meeting/Trustees Board Meeting (1st Meeting of 9th Cttee) | Sunday, 23 June 2024, at the FNC Centre | Committee, Trustees, Advisors & General Members |
Jul 2024
Jul 2024
Collaborators | Project/Activity | Schedule | Additional Info |
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Equatorial Festival | World in a Tent Multicultural Festival | Sunday, 7 Jul 2024, 11am | |
FNC | FNC Membership Awareness & Facilities at the Centre (Community Centre Open Day for the FNC) Members | TBC | |
FNC | Education Festival | TBC | |
Past projects & events
FNC Meetings & Social Events
2024-2025
FNC Forecast of Meetings & Social Events – please click here
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 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.
Contact Personnel
Project & Centre Manager: Maha Rai, PhD. Senior Activity & Centre Coordinator: Kanchan Roka. Digital Activity Coordinator: Sarita Rana. Digital & Language Inclusion Instructor: Abesh Rai. Digital & Language Inclusion Instructor: Kumar Rai. Water Colour Painting & Craft Instructor: Capt. (Retd) Gyan Limbu. Community Researcher: Kanchan Roka. Community Researcher: Bijendra Singh Thakuri. Community Researcher: Narbu Lama. ESOL Teacher: Steve Green, Kent Adult Education. Multiply Teacher: Martin Carnall, Nuyu Academy. Tai chi Instructor: Kath Jones, Mei Quan Academy of Taiji. Kent Cost Volunteering (KCV) Liaison Mark Connorton (mark.connorton@kcv.org.uk) |
Volunteers Led: FNC Senior Citizen Volunteers Lead Coordinator: Major (Retd) Deb Pun. FNC Senior Citizen Volunteers Assistance Lead Coordinator: Shivadhan Rai. FNC Digital Champion Lead Volunteer: Capt. (Retd) Bishnu Singh. Community Farming Volunteers Led: Chandra Shai, Gyan Limbu & Chandra Gurung. Nepalese Handicraft Volunteers Led: Padma Bega Limbu & Chandrakala Rana Magar. Stich & Chat Volunteers Led: Janet Johnson, Jenny Rivers & Wendy Lodge. |
FNC Project & Centre Trustee Chair Trustee Capt. (Retd) Ram Pun. |
FNCC Out of Office Contact: FNC Trustee Chandra Gurung – 07525 629958 FNC Trustee Jhapindra Thapa – 07912 433102 |
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