September 10, 2020
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
July 21, 2020
The Parish Church of St Mary & St Eanswythe in Folkestone is raising funds to continue essential repairs to its roof and exterior walls. The repairs will in turn help protect historic murals that have been threatened by leaking rainwater…. Read More
August 8, 2016
Aspiring young archaeologists from a number of schools in south east Kent have taken part in the 2016 Dig at the Roman Villa site, at Folkestone’s East Wear Bay. The project is organised by Canterbury Archaeological Trust, with funding for… Read More
December 15, 2015
2015 has been a momentous year for the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, which celebrated the opening of the new Wing Building by Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh in March. The visitor and education… Read More
July 27, 2015
Following the successful archaeological digs at the Roman villa site on East Cliff in Folkestone as part of the “A Town Unearthed” project in 2010 and 2011, the first of a new series of annual digs has begun that will… Read More
June 23, 2015
Folkestone Town Council has submitted its “Stage Two” bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a £1.95 million grant to help renovate Folkestone Town Hall and create a museum and cultural hub. The Council had already won HLF funds to… Read More
March 25, 2015
Arts Council England has awarded a grant of £80,000 to Folkestone Town Council as part of a national initiative to help “improve resilience of museums and ensure they have the core skills and mechanisms in place to create a self-sufficient… Read More
February 12, 2015
Work is almost complete on the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust’s iconic new visitor centre at the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne. Built in the shape of a Spitfire Wing, the dramatic new building will be home to… Read More
November 17, 2014
East Kent Railway has been awarded £50,000 from the 2014 ITV People’s Millions initiative, despite not winning the initial vote. EKR is a Heritage Mining Railway, with its main base at Shepherds Well, near Dover, won the grant from the… Read More
June 25, 2014
The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust has agreed to fund an installation on the wall above newly planted rosemary bushes on Folkestone’s Road of Remembrance. The installation will incorporate an inscription of a verse specially selected by Poet Laureate Carol… Read More