Top author’s diligent research questions date of Battle of Britain
Dilip Sarkar MBE, FRHistS By Malcolm Triggs: A top historian and author looks set to commit one million words to paper as he completes the ultimate guide to the Battle…
Folkestone and Hythe MP backs pauses in fighting for humanitarian relief into Gaza
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 10 November 2023 Armistice Day Armistice Day on 11th November is our annual memorial…
Folkestone and Hythe MP grieves passing of mother from cancer
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 11 October 2023 Personal grief The grief of the loss of a loved one…
Battle of Britain charity launches Blade of Honour project in support of ‘the Many’
An ambitious tribute to ‘the Many’, those whose vital support role in 1940 helped the men of Fighter Command to victory in the Battle of Britain, is being launched by…
Vital role of merchant seafarers commemorated in Dover
A Merchant Navy Day service and wreath laying ceremony is being held at the Merchant Navy War Memorial on Marine Parade on Dover Seafront at 11am on Friday 1 September.…
Folkestone commemorates VJ Day with service and wreath-laying ceremony
The ceremony in Folkestone Photo: Folkestone Town Council In Folkestone, VJ Day was commemorated on 15 August, by a service and the laying of wreaths at the Burma Star Memorial…
Folkestone to honour VJ Day with service and wreath-laying ceremony
Burma Star Memorial in the Garden of Remembrance Photo: Folkestone Town Council Folkestone Town Council invites the public to join the commemoration of VJ Day, the day that marked the…
Folkestone hosts tribute to Ukraine’s struggle
The installation in Bouverie Place Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff – In a shopping centre in the heart of Folkestone stands a tribute to a distant land where people…
Hundreds of Folkestone schoolchildren lay posies on Canadian soldiers’ graves
Photo: Folkestone Town Council On Friday 30 June, Folkestone honoured the 305 Canadian soldiers who gave their lives in WWI and rest in the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery. The Canada Day…
30th anniversary of ‘Queen Mum’ unveiling National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at the opening of the Memorial in 1993 While locals will know that Capel-le-Ferne is renowned for its microclimate, the weather on Sunday…