From Coastal Cliffs to Prime Time: Folkestone’s Ancient Secrets Hit the Small Screen
The Iron Age section excavated on East Cliff in 2025 Photo: Ray Duff Words and Photos: Ray Duff – Folkestone’s rugged East Cliff is about to become the star of…
Cavell Van That Carried a Hero Comes Home to Dover After 100 Years!
Library image: SCOPIX – The 19th century passenger luggage train van, built by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, is returning to Dover’s historic Cruise Terminal 1 (former Marine Station)…
Digging Up Dilemmas: Ancient Remains Spark Modern Debate at The Beaney Museum in Canterbury
Roman finds in Canterbury are highlighted Photo: Ray Duff Unearthing Secrets: Canterbury’s New Exhibition Puts YOU at the Heart of Archaeology’s Biggest Questions! A remarkable new exhibition has just opened…
Decapitated Folkestone Statue Restored and Back on Display
The fully restored statue of St Eanswythe at Radnor Park in Folkestone with councillors (left to right) Cllr Connor McConville, Cllr Tim Prater, Cllr Belinda Walker and Cllr Jim Martin…
Postboxes of the Future Arrive in Folkestone as Historic Red Pillars Are Decommissioned
(Image: Ray Duff) The familiar sight of the traditional red pillar box is beginning to change across Folkestone as Royal Mail rolls out its multi-million-pound modernization scheme, which introduces solar-powered,…
Kent Libraries All Aboard for Railway Bicentenary Celebration
The ‘Folkestone Rail Viaduct’ display at the Heritage Hub Image: Ray Duff All aboard! Kent’s libraries are celebrating 200 years of Britain’s railways, the very first in the world, with…
Uncovering the Chilling History of Folkestone’s Forgotten Smallpox Hospital
Folkestone historian, author and shop proprietor Sue Sheppard dives into the unsettling past of the isolation hospital on Dover Hill in her new publication, The History of the Folkestone Smallpox…
Folkestone Remembers the Few: A Solemn Anniversary
The Mayor of Folkestone & Chair of District Council after laying their wreaths Photo: Ray Duff By Ray Duff – Folkestone marked the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain…
Spitfires and Hurricane Set to Soar Over Capel-le-Ferne Memorial This Friday
Get ready to look to the skies this Friday! The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will perform a spectacular flypast over the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne near…