July 12, 2017
Over the weekend of 8-9 July, the trading ship Queen Galadriel and ketch Faramir, training ships of the fleet of Cirdan Sailing Trust, visited Folkestone as part of the “Sailing Voyage” 2017, the third in a series of educational programmes… Read More
June 27, 2017
JAM on the Marsh 2017 – the fourth and most ambitious to date – will take place from 6th to 16th July on Romney Marsh, bringing an impressive range of events to New Romney and other towns and villages of the Marsh…. Read More
June 8, 2017
A new play area is being created at Folkestone’s Radnor Park, and is expected to open in time for the summer holidays. The new equipment will be located next to the recently opened Radnor Park Tea Room and close to… Read More
February 1, 2017
Grandmentors, a volunteer project that matches volunteers aged 50+ with care leavers for regular mentoring sessions, has launched in Folkestone, Kent. The project, which recently received a grant from the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust, is run by national charity… Read More
December 19, 2016
The Wing at Capel-le-Ferne has been chosen as Project of the Year at the 2016 Kent Design and Development Awards. Having won the prize for best building in the Commercial, Industrial and Retail sector, it was voted as the overall winner… Read More
November 30, 2016
Folkestone’s Living Advent Calendar will take place in a range of venues across the town between 1 and 24 December. First held in 2015, this festival of music, drama, dance, opera, storytelling, puppetry and fun is organised by theatre and… Read More
November 29, 2016
A series of free workshops will be on offer at Newington Community Centre to give local people the opportunity to try out new kinds of music making. People United are hosting a series of fun music making and singing… Read More
September 16, 2016
This weekend (September 16,17,18) offers a final opportunity to see an exhibition of work that resulted from a young persons’ project run by an east Kent charity that offers support for people who suffer from domestic violence and abuse. Rising… Read More
September 12, 2016
At an awards ceremony in Birmingham on Saturday 10 September, Folkestone’s Community Radio Station Academy FM won five Community Radio Awards, including two Golds. The Awards are in their inaugural year, and were open to all Ofcom licensed Community Radio… Read More
May 24, 2016
Arts charity Strange Cargo have launched an appeal to help fund Folkestone’s annual Charivari Day, which this year will take place on Saturday 9 July. Charivari Day is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016 and is now well-established as one… Read More