Kent Libraries All Aboard for Railway Bicentenary Celebration
The ‘Folkestone Rail Viaduct’ display at the Heritage Hub Image: Ray Duff All aboard! Kent’s libraries are celebrating 200 years of Britain’s railways, the very first in the world, with…
Uncovering the Chilling History of Folkestone’s Forgotten Smallpox Hospital
Folkestone historian, author and shop proprietor Sue Sheppard dives into the unsettling past of the isolation hospital on Dover Hill in her new publication, The History of the Folkestone Smallpox…
Folkestone Remembers the Few: A Solemn Anniversary
The Mayor of Folkestone & Chair of District Council after laying their wreaths Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff – Folkestone marked the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain…
Spitfires and Hurricane Set to Soar Over Capel-le-Ferne Memorial This Friday
Get ready to look to the skies this Friday! The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will perform a spectacular flypast over the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne near…
Kent Rower Wins Historic Doggett’s Race
Library Image River Thames by Steve Bidmead Pixabay In a tightly contested race on the River Thames, 31-year-old Coran Cherry from Erith, Kent, has won the 311th annual Doggett’s Coat…
Dive Into History for Free: Folkestone’s Heritage Open Days are Here!
Library image: Stelling Minnis Windmill – SCOPIX By Ray Duff: Get ready to explore the incredible history right on your doorstep. This September, the Heritage Open Days 2025 are returning…
Dive Into Dover’s Past: A Free Festival of History and Culture!
Get ready to unlock the secrets of your doorstep! Heritage Open Days, England’s largest festival of history and culture, returns from September 12th to 21st, 2025, with a fantastic array…
Explore Thanet’s Hidden History for Free This September
From September 12–21, Heritage Open Days offers a rare chance to step inside nearly 30 of Thanet’s most iconic and fascinating buildings. This year’s theme is ‘Architecture,’ and the festival’s…
Folkestone Waves Goodbye to the ‘Coat of Hopes’ on Its Journey of Unity
Museum Curator Coralie Clover dons the Coat as it leaves Folkestone Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff After a three-month stay, the magnificent ‘Coat of Hopes’, a huge, multi-patched quilted…
Step Aboard a 17th-Century Galleon in Dover Marina
Words and Picture by Ray Duff A rare opportunity awaits in Dover as a towering replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon, fresh from a journey of over 35,000 nautical miles,…