Under the auspices of Hythe Civic Society, Hythe in Bloom provides seasonal floral displays in Prospect Road and the High Street for the enjoyment of all. In recent years, this work has expanded to include planting daffodil bulbs around the town to create a spirit-lifting spring display after the long winter months. This year is no exception. The photograph shows the Tuesday gardening group planting 1,200 bulbs in Prospect Road, ready for flowering in spring 2026. The group o

The next New Folkestone Society  talk is Folkestone Fragments: Echoes of Art, Memory and Time Travel by the Sea by Emre Araci. Join us on Saturday 29 November as music historian, composer, and long-time resident of the town Dr Emre Araci guides us through the elegant remnants of Folkestone’s Edwardian past. From Chopin’s fleeting farewell in 1848 to Oscar Wilde’s flower-strewn welcome for Sarah Bernhardt, the town was a stage for figures who once stepped ashore with purpose a

As a talk is not held in December, a Christmas Social will occur on Tuesday, 2nd December. Details are in the attached flyer. Please make a note in your diary. The social includes a short version of Andrew Ashton's talk 'A Victorian Christmas'. Raffle – with hamper prizes? And of course, mince pies and mulled wine. We hope to see you there.