Maybe it'll get cleaned up when the new centre opens? Or maybe you need stuff like this for a contrast, to make the other stuff look good. Most street markets are pretty scummy anyway, the Folkestone one probably isn't much worse than average, it's just that the average street market is a bad thing.
The crapness of this market has infected the harbour market too, that seemed like it would be quite nice when it first opened but there are a few stores down there too...
This is my site The 'Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when I first moved here sometime in 2004. I'd been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that so I am technically one of those Down From Londons you get nowadays. The site was a lot more dynamic with a calendar of events and voting for favourite venues + things, + I know it was a handy resource for others who were thinking of moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. I am not Gerald BTW, the name comes from a fake paper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, + how there is a local paper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do contact me if you have anything to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on the twitter.