News Archive

  • March 4, 2024

    Annual sandcastle competition organised by local charity

    Did you know that Folkestone’s Sunny Sands Sandcastle Competition that has run almost annually since 2010 is actually organised by a local charity? The Church Street Project, which uses sand tray play as part of its creative therapies for children,… Read More

  • June 27, 2023

    The Smiling Sessions help bring joy to residents in Folkestone care homes

    Shapeshifter Productions is combatting loneliness and bringing joy to residents of six care homes in Folkestone. The Smiling Sessions are a participatory singing activity aimed at bringing music and social interaction to older people living in sheltered housing and care… Read More

  • December 7, 2022

    Local community choirs to perform throughout December

    Choirs run by the Music and Arts for Shepway Community charity are performing throughout the festive period in the run up to Christmas. The children’s choirs, Primary Singers and Youth Voices are preforming two dates free of charge, though donations… Read More

  • September 17, 2021

    23-25 Tontine Street sees first residents move in

    The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust is pleased to have handed over its latest Creative Quarter project to Creative Folkestone and residents are already moving in. The £3million project which started in March 2018 saw renovation of the existing building… Read More

  • May 18, 2021

    Tickets for JAM on the Marsh now on sale

    JAM on the Marsh 2021 takes place on 8-18th July 2021, captivating audiences with seven exhibitions, 15 concerts, and open-air theatre.  Events will take place across Kent’s Romney Marsh, from Hythe to Dungeness, in many of the area’s famous medieval… Read More

  • September 10, 2020

    Latest Project Nears Completion in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter

    A major project in the latest phase in the development of Folkestone’s Creative Quarter is being completed this month (September 2020).   The new building, close to the junction of Tontine Street and The Old High Street, fills a gap… Read More

  • November 30, 2019

    Zest Event Proves a Highlight of 2019

    Hundreds of people gathered at an arts event with a difference at Westgate Hall in Canterbury in mid November. Organised as part of Bright Shadow’s “Zest” programme, Zest Together celebrated the coming together of groups from across east Kent whose… Read More

  • August 19, 2019

    Big Crowds Expected for Hythe Venetian Fete

    The biennial Hythe Venetian Fete, one of the traditional highlights of Kent’s events calendar, returns to the Royal Military Canal on Wednesday 21 August. This carnival parade is a collection of floating tableaux, combining pageantry, live music and a range… Read More

  • June 25, 2019

    Charivari’s “Night At The Movies”

    The beat of drums will echo through Folkestone’s streets on Saturday 6 July as Strange Cargo’s thrilling Charivari Day returns to the town. The 2019 carnival parade is themed A Night at the Movies and promises a “celebration of cinema,… Read More

  • June 4, 2019

    Annual Festival of Music and Arts returns to Romney Marsh this July

    JAM on the Marsh 2019 takes place on Romney Marsh from 4 – 14 July, with music, exhibitions, children’s events, theatrical performances, poetry recitals and a tour of some of the renowned churches of the marsh. Notable events will include… Read More

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