VE Day Beacon Lighting in Folkestone
A VE Day 80 Beacon Lighting event is due to take place on Thursday 8th May at the Bandstand/Beacon on The Leas in Folkestone. More details
Ashford leaders commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 in Ashford Leaders from Ashford Borough Council and local representatives gathered at the Ashford Memorial Gardens yesterday to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2025. A poignant service…
Folkestone Remembers: Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration
Library image: Ray Duff Report by Ray Duff: A poignant ceremony was held at the Garden of Remembrance in Sandgate Road, Folkestone on Monday 27th January 2025 to mark Holocaust…
Stepping aside but staying on board at Battle of Britain Memorial Trust!
Patrick Tootle with his wife Janet Photo: Battle of Britain Memorial Trust By Malcolm Triggs – The long-standing Honorary Secretary of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, Group Captain Patrick…
Folkestone honours the fallen with THREE Remembrance Services
Photo: Mark Hourahane Folkestone paid tribute to those lost in war with three poignant Remembrance Services held throughout November. The first service, a solemn dedication of the Garden of Remembrance,…
Kent Police gifts Christmas Cheer to Dartford Veterans
Insp Lee Cheesman and CLO Karen Sandland with members of the Dartford Veteran’s Breakfast Club plus some local cadets Photo: Kent Police Retired armed forces personnel in Dartford are set…
Million word author honoured by Memorial Trust near Folkestone for Battle of Britain epic
Dilip Sarkar MBE – Battle of Britain Memorial Trust Top historian and author Dilip Sarkar MBE has accepted the position of Honorary Vice-President of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust…
84-years on and new member of the Few added to roll of honour near Folkestone
Photo: David Martin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ The ranks of Churchill’s ‘Few’, the heroes of the Royal Air Force who saved this country from a Nazi invasion in 1940, have increased following the…
Folkestone Remembers in 2024
Library image Each year during November, Folkestone remembers those who lost their lives in War with a series of Civic events SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2.00pm Dedication of the Garden of…
Remembering them at the RAF Memorial Stone on Folkestone Leas
Members of the RAF Cadets lay their wreaths Photo: Ray Duff Photos and words by Ray Duff On a solemn Sunday evening, people gathered on the Leas beside the RAF…