Tickets available for Maidstone’s first Literary Festival
Tickets are now on sale for Maidstone’s first Literary Festival brought to the town by Maidstone Borough Council (MBC). Maidstone LitFest 2023 will run from 2-8 October in locations around…
Temporary library in Grace Hill, Folkestone to open at Shepway Youth Hub
Folkestone Library -closed Photo: Ray Duff KCC announced it acknowledges the concerns about the temporary closure of Folkestone Library and continues to explore all longer-term options to see a full…
Celebration of stories and libraries at launch of Library Tales in Folkestone
The group listens to the opening story Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff – A new event series called ‘Library Tales’ was launched on Sunday afternoon at the Folkestone Bookshop…
Campaigners rally to save Folkestone library
The gathering outside Grace Hill Library Photo: Ray Duff Story and photos by Ray Duff – A group of campaigners gathered outside the Grace Hill Folkestone Library on Saturday to…
Unprecedented narrative history of the Battle of Britain published
The first book in an unprecedented history of the Battle of Britain by renowned author and historian Dilip Sarkar MBE has now been published. Battle of Britain – The Gathering…
Folkestone protestors still gather to fight library closure despite Coronation of King Charles III
Don’t blame the gulls sentiment has taken off Photo: Ray Duff – Words by Ray Duff – Protestors gathered outside Folkestone Library, on the day of the King’s Coronation, to…
Shakespeare’s support for Folkestone Library fight
A performer reads quotes from Shakespeare’s works Photo: Ray Duff – By Ray Duff – Despite the weather, Save Folkestone Library campaigners once again gathered outside the town’s main library.…
Demonstrators keep up the pressure to Save Folkestone Library
A colourful banner on display – Photo: Ray Duff – By Ray Duff – Once more demonstrators gathered outside Folkestone Library and in the Town Centre. Despite the dull and…
Folkestone Library protesters making a noise to overturn closure
The protest gathered at West Cliff Gardens near Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins’s office Photo: Ray Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff – On Saturday morning, more than…
Folkestone and Hythe MP has talks with Government Minister over library closure
Folkestone Library protest at the weekend Photo: Ray Duff – Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 30 April 2023. The…