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UP, UP AND AWAY

Cllr Rory Love, Cllr Carole Waters and Robert Mouland watch as the carriage is lifted

Folkestone's 1890 step lift carriage was today (26 October) successfully lifted from its temporary home at the Leas Lift, Lower Sandgate Road, Folkestone by a 60-tonne crane and taken by a low loader to a covered storage facility in Sandwich before its restoration begins at a company in Ramsgate.

A group has been set up officially to address the charitable status situation. The chairman is Mr Jack Gill, Cllr Rory Love and treasurer Robert Mouland.

It is hoped to raise £25,000 although Mr. Mouland said: "Shepway District Council has given a firm commitment to seeing this carriage restored.

" A Heritage Lottery bid for the carriage will not be put in until 2009/2010," but he doubts if the carriage would survive that length of time.

If you would like to help, the bank details to send contributions are as follows

HSBC
Account Number: 21433784
Sort Code: 40-21-15