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Coldplay tickets

Coldplay play Wembley, Hampden Park and Lancashire County Cricket Club in September next year, some very big gigs indeed, and Ticketmaster will have some special packages here. Regular tickets also go on sale at 9.30am today.ColdplayColdplayColdplayC...

Bar Below opening night Friday 14th November

Just seen a poster at work. Actually this was open ages ago, we went there for New Years once when Chambers cancelled. Some kind of relaunch then. There will be a DJ and live entertainment:Opening Friday 14th November @ 18:00 � 23:00 with; DJ JDP spi...

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Folkestone Literary Festival 2008

Where is the lineup? www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk has nothing yet. I really should have already joined up as a friend and be running their site for them shouldn't I...Names I've heard so far include Will Self, John Hegley and a return for local lad Da...

RE: We got Wii!

Hey Pauly,

We just got a Wii as well! First proper session tonight. Will try and get it online too. We have Mariokart and Wii Fit.

Catchyalater

Commanderfish

An opportunity to learn @ the University Centre Folkestone for free!

Step up to Business is a Short course (18hours) which will provide an enjoyable and lively look at business and enterprise.Learners will learn the basic of business. Ideal for those considering a start-up or just to improve job, and promotion prospec...

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Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08

Hevy is extremely excited to be presenting their biggest event so far this August, featuring two of their favourite upcoming bands supporting Turin Brakes at the Leas Cliff Hall.Leas Cliff Hall, FolkestoneFriday 8th August 2008 (08/08/08)Doors 7:00pm...

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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 ...

Folkestone Harbour reef

Just spotted someone looking for Folkestone Harbour reef on this site, and I managed to rescue this info on surfing in Folkestone from the google cache of a deleted www.bbc.co.uk/kent page:John - die hard localFolkestone harbour beach has been going ...
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A festive update from Hibbett

Hmm, this newsletter is called "The Last Working Day Of The Month" (from one of his songs), but he's practically a civil servant and finished work for the year a week ago at least, I'm still working...welcome to this SUPER CHRISTMASSY edition of our ...

The Pretty Things in Folkestone

Some pictures I've just been sent, of The Pretty Things when they played at Micks' Flamenco Bar (now better known as Pipers) in 1967:That last photo was taken outside George Robey's the tobacconist a couple of doors down from the club.The next two we...

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Local Heroes and Hevy Music

Local Heroes @ The Leas Cliff HallFriday 16th NovemberTickets �10Doors at 7:00pm After a long hiatus, Folkestone�s Leas Cliff Hall will be hosting a local music night on Friday 16th November, but this time it�s different. The event, Local Heroes, wil...

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Folkestone literary festival kicks off

We've got tickets on the way for a few events including David Starkey and Terry Jones, get yours at www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk/:We have carefully put together nine days of eclectic and exciting world-class authors and performers to entertain you. Th...
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Touch Wood

According to popbitch this week, this book is written by an ex pop star. My money's on one of Kajagoogoo:What would inspire a man to give up his job? Lie to his friends? Avoid his parents? Con his girlfriend? And shell out tens of thousands of his ow...

Canterbury beer festival this weekend

And I am in Canterbury anyway! Unfortunately it's a little way out of the town otherwise I'd spend a few hours there while waiting for Clare to shop.ALL TICKETS FOR THE FRIDAY EVENING SESSION HAVE NOW BEEN SOLD. PLEASE DO NOT TURN UP AT THE FESTIVAL ...

Quite Interesting

Went back to QI, and it was ace, glad we made the effort. I had the afternoon off, and got away on time, so I had hours to kill before the show. I went to the National Gallery, and saw some paintings, it was nice. Then I wondered around Soho grazing ...

Tip top weekend

For a change we didn't go to Canterbury, though we will be again this weekend. Made a proper session of it on Saturday to celebrate Clare's brother Kev's visit from the Miami. Lunch in Escondido, then a crawl around Hythe taking it (at least) The Bel...

It is all work work work

Really enjoyed my first week in the new job, it's a great place and a good crowd. And I'm not just writing this in case anyone there remembered the url from my CV and decides to investigate at some point. I even achieved something in my first week, I...

Quiz fun

Broke with tradition yesteray at the Ship Inn quiz, it was a slightly weakened turnout, so we three were split into two teams. That was me on my own, and Clare and her mum on another team. Neither team did that badly I thought, though if you look at ...

Did you know Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson were staying in Sandgate?

Before / during I mean, we all read about it in the Herald after they'd checked out... La Portman wasn't the most favoured guest of The Sandgate Hotel apparently. From The Mirror, don't go there though it's covered in microsoft adverts that make movi...

How am I letting this slip now I have more time on my hands..?

Is that another week with nothing to say? Been a bit busy with all the eating and drinking and partying surrounding the wedding. Never mind the happy couple, let's have a picture of Clare and I looking all scrubbed up:Can I remember precisely what I'...

Clarkes in the National Portrait Gallery

Just searching for Sir Fred Clarke, who seems to be related to the wife's family but not to our Clarkes, and I'm not sure if this is him in the National Portrait Gallery or not, but here's a list of other Clarkes who are. Hold your mouse over their n...

Vince Martyn

VINCE MARTYN & THE DUSTDEVILS
play theCLARENDEN HOTEL DEAL SUN 21st MAY @ 3pm
{lunchtime session}

Too hungover to weblog yesterday

Feeling fresher today just about, let me get my gripe of the day out of the way first though. Today's train had the most annoying conductor on it, he just LOVED the sound of his own voice and I think he thought he was Bruce Forsyth, he announced ever...

Blee, spew, etc

Had a wild boozing session for one of the brothers-in-law's birthday yesterday (have I pluralised that right?), and am feeling crap today. We didn't make it as far as the pub, but stayed at our flat, no doubt upsetting the neighbours, drinking many b...

Four Men On A Train

Not a bad journey in today, except for Four Men On A Train sat on the table next to us who gibbered business speak all the way in... Has felt like something's kicking off since we got to town though. Clare's District Line tube from Cannon Street was ...

ok

so they're not the GLC and dont sing about your mother having a penis, but i like them and their second album is much better than the first.i've been noticing that there's much better music about at the mo. top 5 albums on the jukebox have been:1. ne...

Nice big property!

9 bedrooms for 450k... oh, and a bar, restaurant, etc... on Marine Parade.The two bedroom flat on Earls Avenue I've been watching has just been reduced by 10k! Was priced significantly higher than my own flat of similar description, but I hope it's n...

Westgate Pavilion

Kent Stage Schools run sessions every Saturday from 9am to 1pm.Sessions are:9am-11.30am for 5yrs - 10yrs10.30am-1pm for 11yrs - 16yrsWe are a production Theatre Company, and put on 3 full stage productions every year!We specialize in tutoring childre...

Quiz night

Quiz tonight at the Nobody Inn, and we don't have a name... I'm hoping it's an easy one.Good news from Pops, he's been in the shop that had the oak coffee table / chest combo think we wanted, and as suspected their story of that being a special price...

Elstow Lodge

Elstow Lodge is a large, attractive, detached house in a very pleasant residential area of Folkestone. We are registered with the National Care Standards Commission and approved by both Canterbury and Coastal NHS and KCC Social Services.We are able t...

Barfly

and Alfie, Barfly sessions daytime thing recorded for TV. Can't remember if I stayed for Idlewild in the evening....

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Barfly

Another Barfly Sessions, evening or just later afternoon this one.

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Barfly

Another "Barfly Sessions" TV thing, free and in the afternoon I think. Pretty poor.

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Barfly

Coldplay Barfly session was today, I was there... cosy....

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Coldplay tickets

Bar Below opening night Friday 14th November

Folkestone Literary Festival 2008

RE: We got Wii!

An opportunity to learn @ the University Centre Folkestone for free!

Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08

Great sounding gig coming up in Folkestone

Folkestone Harbour reef

A festive update from Hibbett

The Pretty Things in Folkestone

Local Heroes and Hevy Music

Folkestone literary festival kicks off

Touch Wood

Canterbury beer festival this weekend

Quite Interesting

Tip top weekend

It is all work work work

Quiz fun

Did you know Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson were staying in Sandgate?

How am I letting this slip now I have *more* time on my hands..?

Clarkes in the National Portrait Gallery

Vince Martyn

Too hungover to weblog yesterday

Blee, spew, etc

Four Men On A Train

ok

Nice big property!

Westgate Pavilion

Quiz night

Elstow Lodge

Barfly

Barfly

Barfly

Barfly

How am I letting this slip now I have more time on my hands..?