

Christmas Gathering 2025
The Hythe Local History Group decided not to hold a meeting this month(Dec) but instead to have a Christmas gathering at the White Hart Pub on Hythe High Street. This event took place on Wednesday, December 10th, at 7 PM. Alethea, being very organised, researched suitable pubs and concluded that the White Hart was the best choice, comfortable, and centrally located for everyone. Thankfully, Alethea made the reservation, and the landlord provided us with a spacious area where


Hythe in Bloom provides a flash of spring colour
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


Folkestone Fragments: Echoes of Art, Memory and Time Travel by the Sea - Saturday 29 November 2025
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

