Medical pioneer William Harvey commemorated in Folkestone
President of the Harveian Society Dr Williams speaks to the assembly Photo: Ray Duff ::: Words and pictures by Ray Duff – On Sunday the 2nd of June the annual…
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…
William Harvey Commemoration Ceremony to process through Folkestone
William Harvey Statue in Folkestone: Photo: Ray Duff On Sunday 2 June 2024 the William Harvey Commemoration Ceremony will take place in Folkestone. World famous physician Harvey discovered the circulatory…
Folkestone commemorates bicentenary of Samuel Plimsoll’s birth
Photo: Samuel Plimsoll’s grave Photo: Ray Duff This year, 2024 is the bicentenary of Samuel Plimsoll’s birth in February 1824. He passed away in Folkestone on 3rd June 1898 and…
Folkestone memorial gathering marks the latest tragic channel crossing deaths
Memorial gathering for the migrants who lost their lives Photo: Ray Duff – Words by Ray Duff – On Wednesday evening an albeit hastily arranged memorial to the deaths of…
Finely crafted Fishermen’s Memorial Bench unveiled at Whitstable harbour
Whitstable Harbour – Photo: Canterbury City Council — The Fishermen’s Memorial Bench, located on the beach west of Whitstable Harbour, was unveiled last week on Thursday 14 March). The splendid…
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…
Dungeness RNLI presented with original ‘scupper’ in commemoration of 90th anniversary
Bob and Susan Jones with RNLI Dungeness volunteers and their gift alongside the station’s model of the boat Saturday 9 September 2023 is the 90-year anniversary of the naming ceremony…
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…