Brave men and women of Merchant Navy remembered in Dover
A Merchant Navy Day service and wreath laying ceremony is being held at the Merchant Navy War Memorial on Marine Parade on Dover Seafront at 11am on Friday 2 September.…
Photography workshops take off at Battle of Britain Memorial Folkestone
Budding photographers can learn how to use their cameras and smartphones creatively to capture the Battle of Britain Memorial site at a children’s summer holiday photography workshop. You’ll be taken…
Dover flying the flag for Armed Forces Day 2022
To mark the start of Armed Forces Week, flag raising ceremonies are being organised around the country to raise the Armed Forces Day flag on Monday 20 June – including…
Folkestone places armed forces’ needs top of agenda
F&HDC Armed Forces Champion Cllr Jenny Hollingsbee is pictured (right) at the conference with Capt (Retd) Ram Pun, of Folkestone Nepalese Community Centre, and The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, The Lady…
Thanet PCSO wins Armed Forces Champion 2022 award
A Kent Police Community Support Officer has been hailed a champion for his work helping veterans in Thanet and the wider county. PCSO Adrian Butterworth was recognised as an Armed…
Kent veteran’s story to be beamed around the world in Jubilee celebrations
Kent veteran, Albert Figg The story of Kent veteran Albert Figg, who spent the last 30 years of his life creating a memorial to comrades killed in one of the…
Gurkha soldiers and families thanked following Community Litter Pick in Dover
Library image Dover District Council has thanked Gurkha soldiers and their families, who joined forces for a community litter pick this weekend around the Burgoyne Heights area in Dover to…
Convoy of UK fire service kit and equipment arrives in Dover via Ashford en route to Ukraine
Photo: FIRE AID A further convoy of UK fire service kit and equipment has now left the UK and is on its way to Ukraine to provide vital support to…
Royal Navy Frigate welcomed at Port of Dover
HMS Kent at the Port of Dover Photo: Port of Dover HMS Kent arrived at the Port of Dover for a visit to her namesake county last weekend. The visit…
Landmark Armed Forces anniversary marked in Folkestone
Folkestone & Hythe District Council Chairman Cllr Philip Martin and Maj Peter Houlton-Hart MBE, of The 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles Photo: FHDC A landmark anniversary has been marked with…