‘History of Bobbys store’ book records Folkestone’s retail heydays
The Bobbys to Folca book front cover Photo: Ray Duff… Words and pictures by Ray Duff… Hundreds of people visited Folkestone Museum, prior to Christmas, for the launch event of…
Elizabethan-era shipwreck near Dungeness featured on BBC TV tonight
The discovery of a rare Elizabethan-era shipwreck near Dungeness is being featured on national television this (Sunday) evening. The remains at Denge Quarry were uncovered earlier in April by a…
125th Anniversary spruce up for Dover Tram Shelter
Spruced up Tram shelter at the junction of Elms Vale and the old A20 By Brian Wimsett – Editor of the Alkham Newsletter… For people who lived in Dover as…
New website showcases £10.5million Dover Town Hall restoration
The Maison Dieu website showcases the £10.5m restoration of Dover’s Town Hall A new website (www.maisondieudover.org.uk) showcasing Dover’s historic Town Hall has been launched as the £10.5m Lottery-funded restoration of…
‘Risky’ bomb damaged ruin in Dover given the ‘all clear’
The historic ruins of the 12th century Parish Church of St James the Apostle in Dover are to be removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register following a conservation…
Precious antique goblet pillaged from display at Leeds Castle
The Lalique-designed glassware is valued at around £1,500 Kent Police is appealing for information following the reported theft of an antique goblet from Leeds Castle, near Maidstone. The Lalique-designed glassware…
Dover time capsule contents revealed
Friends of Dover Castle competition winners help to bury the time capsule An idea to create a 100-year time capsule to celebrate HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has now come…
Patron saint of Dover remembered by St Martin’s School pupils
Children from St Martin’s School were guests of honour at the unveiling of a restored painting of St Martin, patron saint of Dover Primary school children from St Martin’s School…
Folkestone and Hythe MP’s biography of Lloyd George set to be published in 2024
Biographer and MP Damian Collins It’s been announced Bloomsbury Continuum has acquired world rights for the biography, Rivals in the Storm: Lloyd George in Power by Folkestone and Hythe MP…
German Junkers aircraft arriving at Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge
Photo: Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Chairman of the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Dave Brocklehurst MBE said he and the trustees and volunteers of the Kent Battle of…