SOCIETY NEWS & EVENTS

Enjoy free days out across the Folkestone and Hythe District for the next ten days! Heritage Open Days is the country's largest festival of history and culture. This year, it celebrates England's Everyday Histories. From 11-20 September, enjoy free access to buildings and areas usually closed to the public (including church towers across the Romney Marsh), exclusive events, open days, festivals, cemetery tours, military and railway history, a film screening, a classic car dis

St Leonard's Church Open Week is 11-20 September. Further details are in the poster below.

8 September 2026 - Dads Army Goes to War with Melody Foreman. Venue: Hythe Bay Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue CT21 6HS Members: £3 Non-Members: £5 For our first Talk of the season doors will open at 6.45 pm for a complimentary drink before the Talk begins at 7.30 pm. A chance to meet up with other members after the summer break, chat to your committee and meet new members. We hope to see you there.

Eaton Lands is now open to the public. Eaton Lands has very much been one of the largest projects this year, amongst all the other smaller projects HTC have been working on. HTC Councillors and officers have been working diligently with our contractors, ensuring we create a woodland for the future. One of the main improvements is the introduction of wide woodland rides, this create better access for future maintenance, improve biodiversity by providing additional habitat for

Hythe Civic Society is delighted to announce the installation of two revised tourist information maps at Twiss Fort and Battery Point car parks. The original maps, installed in 2014, were positioned facing south, and years of exposure to strong sunlight and sea air had caused the vinyl surfaces to deteriorate significantly, making them increasingly difficult to read. Thanks to Ward Budget Grants from District Councillors Jim Martin, Elaine Martin and John Wing, the maps have

HCS and other groups met recently to consider tree planting across all areas of the FHDC district. It's a multi-year project to demonstrate achievements and enhance the community environment across the district. FHDC is very keen to get this project working and has a little more "budget flexibility" to support the plans of the groups involved. Where appropriate, school involvement is key to the project. What sort of trees and where? Always follow principle of "right tree, rig

The Last Maharaja & His Folkestone Connection a talk by Shay Collyer Saturday 27 June - doors open 2pm for a 2.30pm start The Back Hall, The Cornerstone Centre, Castle Hill Ave, Folkestone CT20 2QR Admission £5 Duleep Singh became Maharaja of the Sikh Empire at an early age. He was exiled to Britain 10 years later after the Anglo-Sikh War and became friends with Queen Victoria. But what was his connection to Folkestone? Join us to find out more from local historian Shay Co

This development will change Hythe by its sheer scale. When completed it will be about the size of Hythe today. Don't miss the opportunity to find out the latest proposals. Otterpool Park LLP is preparing updated information to be submitted to the Local Planning Authority as part of the planning process. We are holding a Public Exhibition this month to explain the key information that is being updated. Come along and talk to our team - everyone is welcome. Information from th