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  • Poster for 'George Fox' talk. The poster is in the Society's colours - white and yellow text on a dark blue background. It features an image of Jean Hatton's book cover of the same title, with an illustration of George Fox.

    George Fox: Founder of the Quakers

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    A talk by Jean Hatton.   ABOUT THE TALK Most people know that Quakers are committed to non-violence, that they refuse to swear oaths, and that they played a huge […]

    £5

  • Poster for 'History of Coolinge Lane' talk by Hilary Tolputt, which follows the AGM. The poster is in the Society's colours - white and yellow text on a dark blue background - and features an old aerial photograph of Coolinge Lane

    History of Coolinge Lane

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    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Hilary Tolputt, following the 51st AGM.   ABOUT THE AGM The AGM is free to paid-up members, who may vote.  Members of the public who have paid […]

    £5

  • A poster for 'The Last Maharaja and his Folkestone Connection'. The poster is in the Society's colours - white and yellow text on a dark blue background and features an image of Duleep Singh seated.

    The Last Maharaja

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    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Shay Collyer.   ABOUT THE TALK Duleep Singh became Maharaja of the Sikh Empire at an early age.  He was exiled to Britain 10 years later after […]

    £5

  • A poster for the talk 'The Rebuilding of Folkestone Harbour' by Tony Hill. The poster is in the society's brand colours - dark blue background with white and yellow text. It features an image of the harbour being rebuilt

    The Rebuilding of Folkestone Harbour Pier

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    The Cornerstone Centre 60 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

    A talk by Tony Hill.   ABOUT THE TALK As a popular Victorian port for travel to the Continent, Folkestone harbour needed to adapt to accommodate modern cross-channel ships.  The […]

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  • A poster for Coffee Afternoon with Mapping Project update. The poster is in the Society's brand colours - white and yellow text on a dark blue background - and features an image of a previous coffee afternoon and one of a page of the 1698 map book

    Coffee Afternoon – Mapping Project

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    The Community Room 19 The Bayle, Folkestone, United Kingdom

    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 […]

    Free

  • Poster for Son et Lumière Remembrance Parade. The poster is in the Society's colours - white and yellow text on a blue background - and features an image of silhoeutted people carrying lanterns at a previous year's event

    Son et Lumière Remembrance Parade 2026

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    in front of The Grand, The Leas The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, United Kingdom

    HISTORY Lt. Col. Schreiber inspecting the 8th Battalion Home Guard. From the collection of Alan Taylor Folkestone was a key port during WWI.  From 1914, over 65,000 refugees headed to […]

    Free