The team behind a £6.6 million restoration of a historic cliffside lift has reassured residents the project is still on track to be completed next year. Extensive plans are in the pipeline for the Grade II-listed Leas Lift in Folkestone, which for more than 100 years carried passengers between the promenade and seafront before shutting in 2017. Funding was secured to reopen the funicular railway in 2025, but with no activity seen on the site concerns have been raised about how achievable that timeline is. However, the Folkestone Leas Lift Company Charity, which is leading the project, says the…