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By Robert Mouland (Treasurer of the 1890 Leas Lift Step Carriage Appeal)

The steps are getting shorter to climb to reach up for the last £10,000 — that is the remaining sum needed to initiate the restoration of the historic 1890 Leas Lift Step Carriage appeal, as £15,000 has already been collected from the compassionate Folkestone community.

 In conjunction with the Town Centre Management, and the Step Lift Carriage team, the total of £371.00p was raised at our annual fundraising collection on April 5, in Sandgate Road, despite the atrocious weather elements on that day.

Our hearts and minds are profoundly indebted to the community of Folkestone for such a welcome sum. We would also like to praise the Town Centre Management, the Sea Cadets, the vintage post office vehicle owner and the Napoleonic soldiers and their little drummer boy, who all braved the bitterly cold day to make it such a success.

Thank you especially to our chairman Jack Gill, our Secretary Anne Houghton and Mr John Smith for giving up their day yet again for the Step Carriage project.

It would make life so much easier if one or two local wealthy individuals or business people could furnish this outstanding £10,000 and in the process acquire for themselves a name which will go down in history as generous benefactors who safeguarded this historical railway carriage for future generations.

A reminder of our bank account details (account number 21433784, sort code: 40-21-15) and website address: www.leaslift.org.uk