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Coffee Afternoon – Mapping Project
Free coffee afternoon and ‘Mapping Project’ – an update from the Mapping Project Team
The presentation will start at 3.15pm, but you can drop in at any time between 3-5pm to grab a free tea or coffee, see the maps and have a chat with the team.
We are also happy to hear from anyone who might like to join the team.
ABOUT THE THEME & GUEST
Thanks to the efforts of the Mapping Project Team, a pocket book of maps drawn up in 1698 that is held at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre has now been conserved and digitised.
Join us to see images of the maps on a big screen and learn about the project, including the creation of the website www.folkestonemaps.org.uk and the forthcoming construction of a physical replica of the book so that it may be seen and handled in Folkestone once again.
There will also be an update on the team’s future projects, working on other historic maps.
ABOUT THE VENUE
The Community Room is located at 19 The Bayle, where Dance Easy used to stand, in an attractive Georgian-style townhouse. It is run by the Sunflower House team on a partnership model, where local groups and organisations offering community benefits with similar values are able to utilise the space.
TRAVEL TO THE VENUE
By Bus:
The venue is about a 600 metre walk (one-third of a mile) from the re-aligned linear bus station. Head through Bouverie Place shopping centre and down West Cliff Gardens (between the HSBC and Lloyds banks) and straight through the churchyard, turning left when you get to the British Lion pub. The room is opposite the Bayle Pond.
For step-free access avoiding cobblestones, go down the pedestrian precinct to the Town Hall and turn right onto Church Street. Follow that to the end (past the school), turn left and veer left as above.
By Car:
The nearest Pay and Display car park is Upper Payers Park, accessed from Dover Road (passing the F51 skate park) next to the amusements where the Banksy was located originally. Walk to the end of Payers Park, turn right onto the Old High Street and walk up to the top. Turn left, then take the first right. The building will be on your right after the Glendale building.
For step-free access avoiding cobblestones, walk out to Dover Road and turn left. Walk around the amusements building to the front, carry on down Rendezvous Street, cross the road and turn left at the gate (onto what is still Rendezvous Street). Walk to the top, turn left onto Church Street, follow it to the end (past the school), turn left onto The Bayle and follow the road, which veers left. The room is on the left, opposite the Bayle Pond.