Former wartime hospital in Ashford gets ‘sympathetic’ redesign
Swanton House today A building in Ashford town centre which has stood derelict for nearly 20 years will be demolished to make way for high-quality apartments located a short walk…
Urgent appeal to save All Saints Church in Maidstone
Maidstone’s All Saints Church has launched an appeal to raise money for urgent roof repair work. In September the campaign was given a £352,000 boost from the Culture Recovery Fund…
Dover shout-out for History Hunters!
Could YOU help uncover fascinating stories of the Maison Dieu? As part of the £9m Lottery-funded reawakening of the Maison Dieu in Dover the council is hunting for volunteers aged…
Romney Marsh author John Hendy pens London Chatham & Dover Railway history
Port of Dover Between 1864 and 1899 the London Chatham & Dover Railway was the operator of the prestigious Dover to Calais cross-Channel service. During this time it underwent a…
Sad farewell to Dover ferry St Anselm sailing to the breakers in Bangladesh
By Ray Duff The 1980 built BR Sealink ferry, originally named St Anselm, has been sold to shipbreakers in Bangladesh during October 2021 and has sadly just been beached at…
WW2 Bomb damaged Church in Dover to undergo restoration
An extensively bomb damaged church in the heart of Dover is to undergo a programme of restoration works to protect it for the future. The Parish Church of St. James…
Maison Dieu treasures taken from 800-year-old Town Hall in Dover
A unique collection of paintings, military colours, and artefacts, including arms and armour from the Royal Armouries has been expertly removed from the Maison Dieu for conservation ahead of the…
Ramsgate museum fire raises KFRS suspicions
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) was called to a fire in a section of a museum in East Crosswall, The Royal Harbour in Ramsgate just before 5.00pm on Tuesday…
Black History Month opens to great acclaim in Folkestone
Portraits and Abstract paintings Photo: Rat Duff Words and pictures by Ray Duff A quite spectacularly colourful and varied Black History Month art exhibition has opened in the Sassoon Gallery…
Sunday talks at the Battle of Britain Memorial Folkestone
Tickets are selling out fast for this Sunday’s (21st November) visit to the site by world-class conductor Anthony Inglis, who will begin this season’s series of talks at The Wing…