As time goes by: Songs in fiction
Local author John Cardinal will be at Sandgate Library this Friday 12th November from 10:30am. He will be at the piano and signing his latest novel, "Trust the Dawn" which will be available for purchase.
10 Nov 2010
Folkestone and Hythe News
Service of Remembrance at Western Dover Docks Railway
There have been times in my youth when events related to Remembrance have felt distant and impersonal, but this year the culmination of the 70th Battle of Britain year and the meeting of individuals, whose lives have been touched by tragedy, has made services such as this personal and emotional.
FMTMN
9 Nov 2010
Kent County Council management restructuring should be put on hold
Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater has endorsed a move by the Kent County Council Liberal Democrat Group to ask for a suspension of management restructuring at Kent County Council, saying "there are bigger things that need doing now".
9 Nov 2010
Unusual Art in Cheriton Road
United Response on Cheriton Road are holding an exhibition entitled "Unusual Art" from 26 November - 3rd December 2010.
9 Nov 2010
Sad News about Councillor Willie Richardson
An email from Shepway District Council Leader Robert Bliss has arrived today, telling Councillors about the death of Lydd District and Romney Marsh County Councillor Willie Richardson. Willie has fought a long fight against cancer, but tragically died in the early hours of Monday morning.
8 Nov 2010
The Town Mayor of Folkestone's Christmas Charity Auction
On Wednesday 1 December 2010 starting at 7pm at Quarterhouse, Tontine Street, Folkestone, there will be a Christmas Charity Auction with a celebrity auctioneer in aid of the Mayor's Charities, B-4-8s and Folkestone Rainbow Centre.
8 Nov 2010
There are times where politics has no place. This is one of them.
Spotted this Sunday in Folkestone's Sandgate Road Garden of Remembrance - a poppy wreath with a UKIP logo at the centre. Can anyone possibly think that Party politics and logos are appropriate as a part of Remembrance services? Really?
7 Nov 2010
Sandgate Christmas Lights Switch-on
Join us outside the Little Fish and Chip Shop for a festive wonderland. With an amazing illumination of the high street to get Sandgate firmly into the Christmas spirit, there will be mince pies, mulled wine, presents and best of all a visit from Father Christmas himself! Of course, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the appearance of a hefty amount of snow just to set the scene!
7 Nov 2010
Folkestone: Up There With Rio
What do Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Puerto Viejo, Taipei, Hokkaido, Ponza & the Pontine Islands, the Kent Coast, Stockholm, Doha, Cesme Peninsula, Atlanta, Nahanni National Park and Ireland have in common?
7 Nov 2010
Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers (continued)
A 54 word article by Andy McSmith in the Independent's "Village People" column this week has caught my eye.
6 Nov 2010
End of Guiding Centenary Ceremony at the Guiding Flower Bed on The Leas
This event is a photo call to mark the end of a year of celebration for the guiding movement. I have been privileged to have attended many of the events this year and this final ceremony was tinged with sadness at the end of a very long party. The Guiders and Trefoil members however, are looking forward to a little more rest from the constant organising.
FMTMN
6 Nov 2010
High Speed Wan
The BBC reports: "The UK government has sold the London to Folkestone high speed rail link to a Canadian consortium for £2.1bn. The consortium will take over a 30 year lease on the track and stations." and "HS1, which cost more than £5bn to build, became fully operational in November 2007." http://tinyurl.com/2vcgxyn
TP
5 Nov 2010