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Can only find first class high speed rail travel from Folkestone to London so far

See the journey planner, just testing it out with a commuter type service on Monday, I can only find first class tickets available for the new high speed rail link. And even then I can't find a train that gets me there particularly quickly. Can see o...

RT @renyard mpressed with the new high speed train. Taken 45 mins off my commute!

So does this mean the new high speed rail link is up and running for everyone now? From Ashford to London only I'm guessing, that's the bit of the journey where you'd notice the biggest difference anyway......

Nice pub shame about the welcome!!

It saddens me to think in these days of hard times for pubs that certain pubs dont make an effort to be more user friendly. It is the second time I have been to this pub and have walked through the door be not greeted with a hello or welcome, but rat...

Folkestone - the place of dreams

Only 1100 views of this video so far, and it was the lead story in the local paper last week! Quite a good job done on this I think, good work whoever you are. It's generated some debate....

Holiday has been going fast

Went along as Clare and Harry's plus one to the semi regular meet up of the mums from the NCT classes, this time to the house of someone who lives in the Duke of York Military School, had a nice walk around their grounds and good to see the other bab...

Special offer on Lone Star Comedy tickets

this is a special deal for the forthcoming show next Saturday, 27th June. Compere is Maff Brown, I've seen him, he's brilliant. Headliner is Rob Deering, also appearing are Henry Prater and more. How to book: * Website: www.lonestarcomedy.co.uk ...

Foster Gearing's virtual reality zoom around our Creative Quarter

Foster Gearing's video of it's vision for our very own Creative Quarter... hmm is there any mileage in pretending the FG on their video really stands for Folkestone Gerald?The Old High Street is much like that already isn't it? Has about that many pe...

THE 2009 FOLKESTONE SANDCASTLE COMPETITION!! SUNDAY JULY 12th

Raising money for The Church Street Project, a registered charity providing Creative Therapy and Counselling to children in Shepway.When: Sunday July 12th, 10am start. Judging at 12.30pm. The Crowning of The Folkestone Sandcastle King or Queen at 1pm...

Joanna Lumley is LIVE from Folkestone on BBC1 right now

We couldn't make it out this morning ourselves as we had to wait in for the midwife. Everything going splendidly here though, thanks for asking!

Another nice day with the family

Kerry and the boys visited today, no Derrick as he's had ANOTHER accident, this time involving a chair lift. How many mirrors must that boy have broken??? Dad came instead again, to keep them company on the trip. Had a nice walk down to the beach and...

Nice day with the family

Mum and Dad and Nan visited, plus Dom and Jen popped in too, all bearing gifts! Went for a stroll along the Leas, lovely day here in Folkestone. This is such a nice place to live when the weather is good.Harry is asleep on my chest right now, so Im t...

Anyone know of any official twitter accounts for places in Folkestone?

Got a spare couple of hours to myself!

It must seem like I am having these every day at the moment, I guess I am... Clare and Harry are asleep and the in-laws are sat in with him, ostensibly so I can sleep too. So should I use the time productively and catch some sleep? OR, mess about on ...

Someone just tried to add this "dover to st pancras"

we are getting off a ship in Dover at 5:30 am we catch the Chunnel to Paris at 10:35. Can we make it. How do we make it. Is there a train. Is there a fast train,Guess that means this site is confusing to use. Odd sort of journey though, can you not g...

Remember to vote people!

Plenty of parking down at Trinity Church if you are in the same ward as me, so no excuses about it being too far or nowhere to park....

"it brough back fond memories of my friend 'Spliff'"

That's a genuine extract from a letter from this weeks' your shepway freesheet... well I chuckled anyway.

Got a twitter feed for your pub / cafe / hotel?

Got an official twitter feed for your pub / cafe / hotel? Let me know the username, and I'll use it to update the content of the page here on Folkestone Gerald, like I am here on The Burlington's page......

Michael Howard's expenses

So should we be angry about this sort of behaviour, or pleased that Mr Howard is spending money in the area (in Hythe rather than Folkestone, but still)? Have we been cheated more than we've benefitted? I can't work it out? Remember to vote tomorrow ...

Number 11 new menu and website

We at Number Eleven are very proud to announce the launch of our new website www.numberelevenfolkestone.co.uk. To keep up to date with all our latest events and offers you can go to the NEWS section of the site and click on the option Follow Blog at ...

Nice day in Folkestone

Went for a walk down to the beach and up through the town. Everything's looking GREAT down by the beachy bits, loads of people about, even live entertainment outside the pubs down in the harbour. Here's Clare by the beach:See a similar view from 1920...

"a restaurant near Folkestone has had to close part of its car park because of the caterpillars"

Says here in the Mirror, but what restaurant? I was thinking, the only restaurant I know in Folkestone that's high falutin' enough to have its own car park is Paul's isn't it? But this does say near Folkestone, not in Folkestone... so where then, any...

Due day plus SIX

These extra days are rattling along a bit fast now, the big event must surely be any minute. Every day in the few fuzzy seconds between dreaming (last night that I'd sold lots of our stuff, can't remember what now) and being awake I have a little tho...

Lone Star Comedy Club 27th June 2009

Line up for Saturday June 27th - Lanterns FolkestoneLine up for the next show on 27th June Compere - Maff Brown "Brilliant Stand Up, Great Material� - Bill BaileySupport - Henry Prater "The man will be a star.� ChortleHeadline ...

So people say Cream never played at Toft's...

What's this all about then?Thanks to Simon Brint for this ticket scan...People say it wasn't Tofts, it was Mick's Flamenco Club (more recently Pipers), so did Toft's move more than once? Or did Tofts move the gig? Or did they promote the gig at anoth...

Folkestone Library / Amazon plugin

See here, find out if a book is available in your local library each time you visit the page on Amazon - brilliant!It's a bit techie to use at the moment, you have to Use Firefox as your web browser, install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/a...

Kent libraries Amazon Firefox Greasemonkey mashup

I've made a firefox plugin, to look up if a book's available in the library when you're viewing its page on Amazon. Normally I'd be sending people TO Amazon rather than from Amazon, hoping to make a commission, but here's where I give something back....

Haguelands farm

my friend and I loved our first visit to haguelands farm.Friendly staff, good food.second vist not quite so goosd, my bread roll was still frozen in the mo#iddle.The last visit however has crossed the venue off our list. We arrived just after 10 a.m...

Is Folkestone Harbour Festival on in 2009?

Haven't heard anything yet, try folkestone.festival@gmail.com - that address was in use in previous years. Last year's festival was in July.

folkestone harbour festival 2008

What is the date for the 2009 festival please, a lot of drivers want to know as well as meet up at the event???

thanks, clint

Beating the system

Hmm I'm sure I posted on here somewhere a "note to self" type thing telling me not to buy the next Raymond Feist book, as I think they had been getting worse. Can't find it, but I didn't buy the book anyway. See me, saving money. Went to the library ...

Tin Horizon

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