Page-Turning Pandemonium! Medway’s Free Book Bash Breaks Loose!
Library image: Unsplash Medway is set to ignite a passion for reading with a packed schedule of free World Book Day events from March 1st to 15th. While official World…
Folkestone & Hythe unleashes Map-Wielding, Website-Revamping, Charm-Bombing Blitz to Woo Tourist Hordes!
Hold onto your seaside hats, folks! Folkestone & Hythe District Council has launched a full-scale, glitter-cannon-powered offensive to lure unsuspecting tourists into its wonderfully weird embrace. Forget subtle hints; we’re…
Million word author honoured by Memorial Trust near Folkestone for Battle of Britain epic
Dilip Sarkar MBE – Battle of Britain Memorial Trust Top historian and author Dilip Sarkar MBE has accepted the position of Honorary Vice-President of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust…
Council urges retention of Folkestone Library
Protestors outside the library in March 2023 Photo: Ray Duff Folkestone & Hythe District Council has voiced its preference for keeping the town’s library service at the Grace Hill building.…
Exciting Maidstone LitFest 2024 line-up revealed
The full programme for the Maidstone LitFest (5–12 October) has been announced and is bound to delight book fans, with free children’s events, writing workshops, comedy and best-selling authors. The…
Rare Aphra Behn first edition goes on show at Beaney in Canterbury
The Beaney in the centre of Canterbury An incredibly rare first edition 1688 copy of Aphra Behn’s novel Oroonoko has gone on display at The Beaney House of Art &…
Gogglebox star Gyles Brandreth to headline Maidstone LitFest
Writer, broadcaster and Celebrity Gogglebox star Gyles Brandreth is to be the leading author for this year’s MBC Maidstone LitFest. Launching his new book ‘Prose & Cons’ this autumn, the…
Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘humbling’ to see Ukrainian troops training to fight in Lydd
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 19 March 2024. Ukrainian army recruits Earlier this month I was in Lydd…
Invitation into personal sanctuary of iconic filmmaker and artist in Dungeness
Photo: Library image – Terence Scott – Hawkinge Gazette — A new book published on 4th April 2024 invites readers into the personal sanctuary of the iconic artist and filmmaker,…