insideKENT Magazine Issue 48 - March 2016 | Page 13

NEWS

EUROTUNNEL ADDS CAPACITY TO
FOLKESTONE TERMINAL

MAIDSTONE BOOKSTORE
HOSTS AUTHOR BOOK LAUNCH
AND DEMONSTRATION OF
BABY SIGNING

Eurotunnel has added five new access lanes
and a new check-in facility for trucks at its
terminal in Folkestone, increasing traffic flow
through the terminal up to 300 vehicles per
hour.

Popular Kent-based children’s
bookshop, Little Mouse Books,
hosted a book launch, author and
illustrator meet-and-greet, and
demonstration of baby signing in
February. The event was to
showcase the two new children’s
titles in the Alfie’s Magic Hat
storybook series: the full-colour Fun
at the Zoo, and its black and white
colouring book counterpart.

As part of the Terminal 2015 project, which
includes the expansion of terminal capacity
in both Folkestone and Coquelles, an increase
in flow rates and the purchase of three new
freight sh