Folkestone’s American Cousin sends a Christmas Message
Peter Jurzynski in a very cold and snowy Connecticut yearning for a Summer in Folkestone Merry Christmas to all my dear friends in Folkestone, Hawkinge, Sandgate, Canterbury and all the…
LGBT+ charity supported by west Kent child protection team
A charity which helps young people who may be confused about their sexuality is being supported by our child protection officers in west Kent. The BeYou Project reaches out to…
‘Daylighting’ Kent stream reduces risk of flooding
The site before the ‘Daylighting’ of Basted Stream One-hundred metres of the Bourne Stream south of Borough Green is set to flow freely once more after being released from its…
Folkestone treated to spectacular ‘Great Conjuction’ of giant planets
By Ray Duff The solar system’s two largest planets Jupiter and Saturn will, from the 16th-25th December, almost form a double-planet sight in the skies around the world called a…
Boris reinforces the business case for going green
The Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA) has welcomed the announcement by the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, of an ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68%…
Kent Health visitors and children’s centres receive breastfeeding award
Corinna Weatherill (Infant Feeding Coordinator, KCHFT) training breastfeeding volunteer Kathryn Maddox at Woodgrove children’s centre, Sittingbourne. This picture was taken in 2019 pre-Covid. Health visitors and staff from children’s centres…
Young angler walks ten miles to reel in money for Ramsgate RNLI
The family L-R Charlotte, Riley and Joseph Williams Photo Charlotte Williams Riley Williams, aged nine years old, loves fishing and has been angling since he was four years old. He…
Railway restoration group near Folkestone needs volunteers to help restore rare ‘double deck’ electric train
Hawkinge Gazette feature with thanks to Ray Duff for his valuable support and photographs A small group of railway enthusiasts in Kent has begun a project to restore an extremely…
Kinky Boots leads to smash hit film
EXCLUSIVE by Sue Potter A telephone call from the owner of a Folkestone glamour wear shop sparked a chain of events that inspired the much hyped comedy film “Kinky Boots”,…