Legacy of ‘Sailors Friend’ celebrated in Folkestone
Samuel Plimsoll’s grave at St Martin’s Church Photo: Ray Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff – On Saturday, about 40 people gathered at the annual event to honour Samuel…
Kent pays tribute to Paul O’Grady
Photo by Flickr user Steve Punter CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, The Lady Colgrain, has expressed much sadness on hearing the news of the…
80th Anniversary of the 1943 Bombing Raid on Ashford
The Mayor of Ashford, Councillor Jenny Webb is inviting people in the town to join her on Friday 24 March 2023, in marking the 80th anniversary of one of Kent’s…
Folkestone marks Holocaust Memorial Day
Rev Weldon with Folkestone Mayor Cllr Nicola Keen, Chair of FHDC Cllr Philip Martin & Mrs Martin at the ceremony – Photo: Ray Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff…
Folkestone prepares to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day – Image: Pixabay On Friday 27 January 2023, a commemoration service will be held in the Town of Folkestone to mark the annual Holocaust Memorial Day, an…
Ashford and Tenterden Remembers
Band of the Ashford Sea Cadets parading to the Memorial Gardens Ashford Borough Council is to hold its annual Remembrance Sunday service in the Memorial Gardens on Sunday 13 November…
Brave men and women of Merchant Navy remembered 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 2 September.…
William Harvey wreath laying in Folkestone returns after enforced 2-year break
The Harvey Statue with the caplet wreaths placed below Photo: Ray Duff… Story by Ray Duff – The annual commemoration of Folkestone’s most famous son, Dr William Harvey, was once…
‘Sailor’s Friend’ commemoration returns to Folkestone after three years
Abbi Sayer and Chris Wiggley (RNLI) Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff Scores of people attended the commemoration of the life and work of the ‘Sailors Friend’ Samuel Plimsoll at…