SOCIETY NEWS & EVENTS

Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, next Tuesday's talk by Gordon Corrigan is cancelled. Thanlk you for your understanding.

Get your quizzing hats on and come to a quiz to be held at the Sports Pavilion on South Road on 31st January. Details below.

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.

The entire exhibition at the Hythe Library was changed on 17th November with 50+ new photographs going on display. These are just some of the many comments from part one: Very striking display, looking forward to Part 2. Loved the ‘Bi-annual Battle of the Shingle’, made me chuckle! Thank you for putting together a lovely display, capturing what those of us who live here Love about the community here. Fantastic selection of photographs and an amazing project. Well done. All pl

Do attend the public exhibition on Thursday 27 November between 2pm and 7pm in the Ballroom of the Hythe Imperial Hotel. AND make your thoughts known.

The exhibition has opened and the response so far has been very encouraging. If you have an opportunity do pop into the library and have a look.