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live music cultured pearl

Hi - just to let you know that Cultured Pearl are performing at Crabble Corn Mill, River, Dover - on Sat 23rd August - this is a fund raising event for Crabble Corn Mill Trust.Entry is �2 - there will be a BBQ, Real Ale & local cider available.The tr...

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Amazon bought this book for something like two million pounds in a charity auction. And now they're releasing it so you can enjoy it too.Available December 4th 2008....

New shop in town

There's a new Camden style retro shop opened in Folkestone. Today was the first day of opening, just low key at the moment, they're going to launch properly in a couple of weeks, I'm sure they'll invite me along for the champagne reception.Unfortunat...

FOLKESTONE SANDCASTLE COMPETITION 2008

Raising money for The Church Street Project, a registered charity providing Art Therapy and Counselling to children in Shepway.Are YOU the KING or QUEEN of SANDCASTLES?THEN PROVE IT!When: Sunday August 10th Start at 11am, judging at 2.30pmWhere: Sunn...

Leas Club / strip club

Story in one of the freesheets today about STRIPPERS at the Leas Club! That's going to send the soon to be no more venue off with a bang isn't it? It's male strippers, and it's for charity, a ladies night fund raiser for breast cancer, which puts a n...
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Folkestone Boot Fair dates announced

New dates for our charity boot fairs in Folkestone for 2008 have just been announced, with the next boot fair being held on Saturday 3rd May.Due to a potential change in use of the Shorncliffe Road field, it was initially thought that we would not be...

Richy is doing the London to Brighton

Sponsor him!Hello,I'm taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride 2008 on 15/06/2008 to raise money for British Heart Foundation and would really welcome your support.Please take a moment to sponsor me. It's really easy - you can donate online by...

Britain By Cub

Charity appeal from someone at work:I was just briefly hoping to make you aware of a fund raising event two of my friends are taking part in on behalf of Demelza House who as you may know do fantastic work caring for terminally ill children. The even...

The Luggage, but for real

The Luggage, from Terry Pratchett's Colour of Magic and other Discworld Novels, and it can be yours, all the money goes to charity.A unique opportunity to own a one-off replica of the luggage as featured in Sky One's adaptation of Terry Pratchett's T...

Great sounding gig coming up in Folkestone

Thursday 20th March at the Southcliff Hotel sees "The Seaside Sessions", an event in aid of charity, featuring Great Northwestern Hoboes, Filo Beddow (Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and yes they will be playing Bluetones stuff), The Lettabes, Steve-O ...

looking for suitable venue in Folkestone

Hi,We are looking for suitable venue in Folkestone one of our gigs.We are an 8-piece live band called The Vintage Corporation and we organise our own 60�s and 70�s gigs. We are looking for halls in London and the South East to perform in.Requirement...

Support Tacheback

Not sure I'm manly enough to grow a moustache for charity, but I'm offsetting my hirsuitness by sponsoring a chum at work, who is taking part:Jodie invited you to join the Facebook group "Please Support Tacheback 2007".Jodie says, "I have to grow a ...

Making Music History

We are attempting to create a World Record for the most recorded versions of one song - a single symphony - �All We Need Is Love�� The website is set up, the charity - Children In Need - is in place and the top ten downloads will be released on the f...

Freecycling insanity

Got several things in the flat that I could really do with getting rid of (no, not you the wife) and they're too good to chuck and they're either electrical or too heavy for me to be taking to a charity shop, so I have been checking out the Folkeston...

Bah, how'd I miss this?

Not that we'd have got tickets for this Earth concert at WembleyMadonna, James Blunt and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the 17 acts confirmed for the concert, which supports charities fighting climate change.In the US, The Police, Kanye West and...

Longboard marathon visits Folkestone

Not along The Leas I hope, where skating is OUTLAWED:British Longboard Team Prepare for the Challenge of a Life TimeThe stage is set for a team of longboard skateboarders from Devon, UK to attempt a World Record Breaking marathon. In July 2007, the B...

Local District Nurse to walk Great Wall of China For Charity

One of your local District Nurses for the Hawkinge community, Jacqui Buxton would like to enlist your help in the battle to fight breast cancer. This terrible disease touches too many people's lives, every month causing more than 1,000 deaths in the ...

Bonfire of the brands my arse

Bit late on this one, but how annoyed must this guy be - he's living his life rejecting all corporate branding, and then someone's made him register a domain name and hire a PR company to promote himself! I too am mostly doing the "no brands" thing, ...

Costa Coffee coming to Folkestone

Costa Coffee are moving into Sandgate Road, in the old QS premises. the store opens in September, and they're currently advertising for employees.So, does this mean Starbucks still is, or they never were, or what? Did the Costa factoid confuse the ne...
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David Walliams, greased up in Folkestone

David Walliams is swimming The Channel tomorrow, from Folkestone beach. Good charity fund raising work funnyman feller! The Sun has more...If anyone has any episodes of the Comedy Central TV show "Asylum" (I think it featured David Walliams, along wi...

Squirrel plants super walnut tree

A lovely gardening story, not that much squirrel content actually. Now onto the weekend review!We went to Rye, and it is nice. We mooched around some very very old buildings and shops and things, and had a look inside Henry James' house, and did all ...

As one store closes...

So, we're getting a Starbucks in Folkestone within the next two weeks, according to a small news piece in the Herald. You may think these chain coffee stores are the enemy, but they're surely a sign of regeneration, which is a good thing. AND, they d...
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The Cure at the Albert Hall!

Read all about it, had sold out by the time I'd posted that though... 1st April, a charity benefit thing, part of a week of events, some of the others will be a bit good too. Not entirely sure I'd go to the Albert Hall on a Sunday night anyway though...

Last minute christmas present?

How about this Star Wars cruiser, all eight foot of it, in Lego. All proceeds to charity...

Anyone want a monitor?

It's a 17'' regular CRT monitor, and it works fine. I want a flat panel monitor, but I can't really justify buying one until I get rid of this one. Any idea what I can do with it? I can't really chuck it out of the window because there are cars below...

Double channel crossings

Tim Fitzhigham's crossing of the Channel in a bathtub (to Folkestone, of course) is features on Paramount Comedy here, but double Olympic champion James Cracknell is aiming to be the fastest man to paddle across the Channel, on a surfboard.He's goin...

You are the one

Got an email:I was wondering whether you could publicise the following event that I am holding. I am creating a CD in order to raise money for CR-UK and have enlisted the help of a band called NIGHTSHIFT I am holding a launch night for the CD on 8th...
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COCKS

Went to The Stab in the Dark yesterday to see MJ Hibbett and The Fighting Cocks and a good time was had by all, despite everything. I walked there from work, and probably could have had better weather for it, but was nice and easy. The pub is an odd ...

Ebay Tsunami appeal

This tsunami appeal charity auction is possibly organised by www.the-sun.co.uk, but don't let that put you off bidding on Andy Fordham's unwashed world championship shirt or Justin Hawkins catsuit plus two guitars from he and Dan Hawkins... why are t...

RE: I say it stands

Well thanking you Mr popex!Charity thing after all. Could have said that I saw her outside the bank on said street earlier in day, but was rather bland. Besides she's becoming a regular on this street now, this was a tad more interesting. Umm more ...

Theatre Royal Haymarket

Charity comedy thing, cool as, lots of names present, including Ian McKellen. Search the blog, I must have written this one up......

Forum

A work freebie, we nearly didn't get in because I couldn't prove I was who I was claiming to be (I wasn't). A charity contribution sorted it out...
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