The long-awaited high-speed rail link starts a limited service to Folkestone from September 7.
The service begins two months ahead of its scheduled start of December 13, slashing up to two hours a day off commuters’ journeys into the capital.
Charles Horton, managing director, Southeastern, said: “We always hoped we could expand the preview service and [...]
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The Royal Military Canal in Hythe is being transformed into Venice for the day on Wednesday, August 19.
Hythe Venetian Fete sees up 40 floats, decorated in various themes, sailing during the day and then at night, illuminated.
The doors open at 4pm for entertainment including live bands and children’s entertainers. The daylight floats sail just [...]
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Henry II, the creator of the Great Tower, has returned in a £2 million reinterpretation of his gaudy palace.
The King, who ruled from as far as Scotland to the Pyrenees in France, was the greatest castle-builder of his age.
He built the Keep, or Great Tower, in 1184 as a palace to receive guests as well [...]
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Folkestone’s seafront is to host its first music festival this August with Feeder, Ash and Gary Numan.
The one-day Hevy Festival takes place on the Rotunda on Saturday, August 1and is expected to draw thousands of alternative music lovers to the town.
The festival is the brainchild of friends James Dutton and Claire Baker, both 22, [...]
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If you love magnificent men in flying machines, then visit Dover this weekend (July 25 and 26) for a spectacular air display to celebrate the first ever flight across Channel.
Louis Blériot’s flight on July 25, 1909 marks a watershed in aviation history. Although it may seem unimpressive nowadays, it was a remarkable feat one hundred [...]
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You can lounge away Sunday afternoons on a deckchair listening to jazz and brass band concerts on the Leas Bandstand this summer.
The events have been organised by Folkestone Town Centre Management with Discover Folkestone.Bandstand concerts take place every Sunday at 2.30pm to September 13.
Children’s events include:
• Toys come to life with the Playtime theatre with [...]
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If you want the kids to get lots of fresh air during the summer holidays, then the Green Gang has organised dozens of fantastic events around the countryside and seaside to keep them busy.
The events, run by White Cliffs Countryside Project, are aimed at children of all ages. All children need to be accompanied by [...]
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You can travel back to medieval times in Folkestone this weekend to find out how people used to live.
ArtHist is organising the medieval weekend from Friday, July 17 to Sunday, July 19 as part of the National Festival of Archaeology.
It kicks off on Friday with an evening of talks on Mediaeval Folkestone at UCF, off [...]
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Our division Little Red is now offering community aware web design packages as part of the CTFOLKESTONE brand.
Over the past year, we’ve built powerful web sites, applications and portals for many local, national and international clients. Now we’ve come up with a structure to offer custom built web design packages for our local community - community aware [...]
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