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  • June 2024

  • Sat 29
    Poster for 'A Folkestone Shop Through Time' - a talk by local historian Debby Jones about the history of a former shop in Royal Military Avenue

    A Folkestone Shop Through Time

    Featured 29 June 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    Have you ever looked at an old shop sign on a house and wondered about the people who ran the shop or lived above it? This property, in Royal Military Avenue, has had a particularly varied past.

    £5
  • July 2024

  • Sat 27
    Poster for a talk on the Leas Lift

    Folkestone’s Leas Lift

    Featured 27 July 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by the Leas Lift team.   ABOUT THE TALK The team behind the restoration of the Leas Lift will talk about its future and how the lift will […]

    £5
  • September 2024

  • Sat 28
    Poster for 'Folkestone's Victoria Pier'

    Folkestone’s Victoria Pier

    Featured 28 September 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Martin Easdown and Tony Hill.   ABOUT THE TALK The Victoria Pier served Folkestone's residents and visitors for over 50 years.  In its lifetime, it served many […]

    £5
  • October 2024

  • Sat 26
    Poster for 'Folkestone's 7th Century Royal Family'

    Folkestone’s 7th Century Royal Family

    Featured 26 October 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Denis Pepper.   ABOUT THE TALK The seventh century was an exciting time for Britain.   After two centuries of uncertainty and constant danger the country was settling […]

    £5
  • November 2024

  • Sat 30
    Poster for 'Flourishing Folkestone' talk showing new time of 3pm

    Flourishing Folkestone

    Featured 30 November 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Friends of Folkestone Old Cemetery.   ABOUT THE TALK The Old Folkestone Cemetery in Cheriton Road was opened in 1856 and has around 15,000 graves - many […]

    £5
  • February 2025

  • Sat 22
    Poster for 'Elizabeth Fry' talk by Jean Hatton

    Elizabeth Fry

    Featured 22 February 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Jean Hatton.   ABOUT THE TALK ‘I think a place so remarkably void of objects does not suit my active mind’ ... So said Elizabeth Fry, prison […]

    £5
  • March 2025

  • Sat 29
    A poster for Dr Stephen Summerfield's 'Defence of Kent during the Napoleonic Wars' part 2 talk.

    Defence of Kent During the Napoleonic Wars – Part 2

    Featured 29 March 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Dr. Stephen Summerfield.   ABOUT THE TALK Dr. Stephen Summerfield will continue his fascinating insight into Kent's historic role in defending the country from invasion.  He will […]

    £5
  • May 2025

  • Sat 31
    A poster for the 2025 AGM followed by a virtual interactive talk 'Look Up' featuring a photo of Folkestone harbour

    AGM followed by talk – Look Up!

    Featured 31 May 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    An interactive virtual walk by Tony Hill.   ABOUT THE TALK Take a look at Folkestone from a different perspective in this interactive virtual tour.  Feel free to shout out […]

    Free
  • June 2025

  • Sat 28
    A poster for the New Folkestone Society event 'A Remarkable Woman' on the history of the Folkestone School For Girls. The poster is in the Society brand colours - white text on dark blue - and features a photograph of the Masonic Centre with a newspaper article about the opening of the school.

    A Remarkable Woman – The Early Years of the Folkestone School for Girls

    Featured 28 June 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Masonic Centre Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Debby Jones of Gorddinan Consulting.   ABOUT THE TALK Many have passed through the doors of the Masonic Centre in Folkestone's Grace Hill, but did you know […]

    £5
  • July 2025

  • Sat 26
    A poster for A Cemetery Tour with Afternoon Tea. The poster is in the Society's brand colours - white and yellow text on a dark blue background. It features a photograph of flowers in Cheriton Road cemetery

    A Cemetery Tour with Afternoon Tea

    Featured 26 July 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    Cheriton Road Cemetery Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A guided tour by Friends of Folkestone Old Cemetery.   ABOUT THE TOUR With so many Folkestone residents laid to rest in the cemetery, there are naturally many stories to […]

    £15
  • October 2025

  • Sat 25
    A poster for the Samuel Plimsoll talk. The poster is in the Society's brand colours - white and yellow text on a dark blue background. It features a photograph of speaker Nicolette Jones in front of a painting of Samuel Plimsoll by Shane Record

    Samuel Plimsoll

    Featured 25 October 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Nicolette Jones.   ABOUT THE TALK In the second half of the nineteenth century, a remarkable campaign stirred a nation to save the lives of the hundreds […]

    £5
  • November 2025

  • Sat 29
    Poster for Folkestone Fragments talk. The poster is in the Society's brand colours - white and yellow text on a dark blue background - and features an image of the cover of Emre Araci's book of the same title

    Folkestone Fragments: Echoes of Art, Memory & Time Travel by the Sea

    Featured 29 November 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Emre Araci.   ABOUT THE TALK Once a glittering stopover for artists, musicians and writers en route to the Continent, Folkestone holds stories half-forgotten by history but […]

    £5
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