Folkestone prepares to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day – Image: Pixabay On Friday 27 January 2023, a commemoration service will be held in the Town of Folkestone to mark the annual Holocaust Memorial Day, an…
Ashford and Tenterden Remembers
Band of the Ashford Sea Cadets parading to the Memorial Gardens Ashford Borough Council is to hold its annual Remembrance Sunday service in the Memorial Gardens on Sunday 13 November…
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.…
William Harvey wreath laying in Folkestone returns after enforced 2-year break
The Harvey Statue with the caplet wreaths placed below Photo: Ray Duff… Story by Ray Duff – The annual commemoration of Folkestone’s most famous son, Dr William Harvey, was once…
‘Sailor’s Friend’ commemoration returns to Folkestone after three years
Abbi Sayer and Chris Wiggley (RNLI) Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff Scores of people attended the commemoration of the life and work of the ‘Sailors Friend’ Samuel Plimsoll at…