Folkestone D-Day service marks the 80th anniversary of Normandy Campaign
On Thursday 6 June 2024 the annual service to mark the 80th anniversary for all Normandy Veterans who fought and died in the Normandy Campaign in June 1944 was held…
102-year-old veteran Stanley Elliss, is special guest at Ashford’s D-Day Commemorations
Stanley Elliss at Dunkirk for D Day 75 A very special guest joined Ashford’s D-Day 80 Service of Reflection in the town’s Memorial Gardens – 102-year-old veteran of the Normandy…
Clifftop beacon near Folkestone will mark D-Day anniversary
Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall The village of Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone in Kent, home to the National Memorial to the Few, will be marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day by lighting…
Makeover transforms clifftop Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne
The team who took part in the makeover Photo: Battle of Britain Memorial A clifftop tribute to the heroes of the Battle of Britain has received a remarkable makeover thanks…
Folkestone and Hythe MP ‘humbling’ to see Ukrainian troops training to fight in Lydd
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins OBE 19 March 2024. Ukrainian army recruits Earlier this month I was in Lydd…
Dover & Deal MP calls for secret Falkland’s War files on Sir Galahad sinking to be published
Dover & Deal MP Natalie Elphicke has written to Defence Ministers calling for the publication of secret files on the sinking of the RFA Sir Galahad during the Falklands War.…
Kent Battle of Britain Memorial on tenterhooks!
Volunteers, staff and trustees at one of Kent’s favourite visitor attractions are waiting to hear if it has been named as one of the top tourist spots in the whole…
Kent Battle of Britain Museum in Hawkinge soars into 2024 season with record visitors!
Image: Google The Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust, located at Hawkinge, has officially reopened its doors to the public on Good Friday, March 29th, marking the start of the…
Kitchener refugee camp exhibition launches in Sandwich
Exhibition to visit Canterbury Cathedral On Saturday January 27th 2024 Sandwich Town Council hosted a reception to launch the mobile exhibition ‘Leave to Land’. The exhibition, owned by The Wiener…
Folkestone and Hythe MP pleased to see students participating in Holocaust Memorial Day
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 28 January 2024. Holocaust Memorial Day Every January we mark Holocaust Memorial Day on…