Spot from Folkestone GeraldPauly The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home? Saturday is the rumoured day of reopening, has anyone any idea if anything is really happening? I went past there on Tuesday, lights were on so someone had been inside, but it wasn't clear if anything had changed. It didn't really look closed down at... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F"><img alt="The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home?" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F">more</a>... 1.1461,51.0739,0 Sandbanks menu Been sent the Sandbanks restaurant (fancy new restaurant at the Pavilion) menu, so here you go. Sounds ambitious but is apparently great, review to follow.STARTERS Creamed Sweetcorn Soup with a Poached Hen EggFour Pounds Ninety Pence Carpaccio of ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11539/Sandbanks+menu">Rated 7.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11539/Sandbanks+menu">more</a>... 1.1957,51.0837,0 More video of Go Ape More video of our day at Go Ape last Friday. Actually the same video but I can embed it now. Watch it quick before Google spot the copyright infringing soundtrack:Watch it in high quality, not sure if I can embed it in high quality yet.... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11425/More+video+of+Go+Ape">more</a>... 0.6304,51.2491,0 Did Sheep on Drugs support Gary Numan in Folkestone in 1996 I've heard this mentioned before, it's making sense now, from this blog:they made all previous supports seem like geniuses in comparison (and I include Sheep on Drugs at Folkestone Pavilion in 1996)So something happened that night to get them kicked ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11352/Did+Sheep+on+Drugs+support+Gary+Numan+in+Folkestone+in+1996"><img alt="Did Sheep on Drugs support Gary Numan in Folkestone in 1996" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11352/Did+Sheep+on+Drugs+support+Gary+Numan+in+Folkestone+in+1996">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11352/Did+Sheep+on+Drugs+support+Gary+Numan+in+Folkestone+in+1996">more</a>... 1.1735,51.0758,0 The Leas Club closing? I heard a rumour from two places the last couple of days (perhaps it was in this week's paper?) that the Leas Club is closing, and the site being redeveloped as flats. Can anyone confirm or deny?Do we really need more flats?UPDATE: duh yeah it was th... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11272/The+Leas+Club+closing%3F">Rated 4.23/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11272/The+Leas+Club+closing%3F">more</a>... 1.1773,51.0775,0 Mighty Easter weekender, with The Cure Hope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11103/Mighty+Easter+weekender%2C+with+The+Cure">more</a>... -0.2843,51.5575,0 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 ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11030/Folkestone+Harbour+reef">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11030/Folkestone+Harbour+reef">more</a>... 1.1867,51.0786,0 50% off at Zizzi's Worth a thought, we're off to Canterbury this weekend, though BAH not valid on Saturdays. From money saving expert:What’s the deal?The Telegraph is offering readers 50% off main courses at Zizzi Italian restaurants, when you buy a copy of the paper f... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10887/50%25+off+at+Zizzi%27s">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10887/50%25+off+at+Zizzi%27s">more</a>... 1.0776,51.2802,0 Space food! A couple of future-food links from friends, to share... first actual astronaut food from Rob, and then also Hot Pack Self Heating Meals from Neil.Massive lunch today of sausages, ratatouille, and baked potato, an extra serving that Clare made up yest... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10853/Space+food%21">more</a>... 1.1645,51.0800,0 Whole lot of interesting detail there, though you do sound a bit bitter Does Folkestone really need any more apartments? I know it has lots of pubs and they're all empty, but that's because there are almost none that are worth going to.I heard somewhere, perhaps on the councillor's own blog that he lived there, and that ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10797/Whole+lot+of+interesting+detail+there%2C+though+you+do+sound+a+bit+bitter"><img alt="Whole lot of interesting detail there, though you do sound a bit bitter" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/125207980_7462933961_m_d.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10797/Whole+lot+of+interesting+detail+there%2C+though+you+do+sound+a+bit+bitter">Rated 3.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10797/Whole+lot+of+interesting+detail+there%2C+though+you+do+sound+a+bit+bitter">more</a>... 1.1888,51.0808,0 Festive Fun Welcome back after the christmas break, hope you had a good one. We did, felt a bit quiet though, no big late nights or anything. Kind of handy really, as I'm back in work today, I volunteered to be in on these (hopefully) quiet days between christma... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun"><img alt="Festive Fun" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun">Rated 8.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun">more</a>... 1.1767,51.0782,0 Oof, just deleted the whole site Trying to save a bit of disk space, just erased everything, hope I am recovering it OK...Terry Jones was good last night at the Literary Festival, though he was rushing a bit, think he was trying to squeeze too much material into a truncated time slo... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10660/Oof%2C+just+deleted+the+whole+site">Rated 0.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10660/Oof%2C+just+deleted+the+whole+site">more</a>... 1.1646,51.0887,0 Portsmouth Pyramids First of the <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/portsmouth+venue+campaign">Portsmouth Venue Campaign</a> freebies helping out on the door. Plus Gunshot, Attilla the Stockbroker, nad Spot the Poet. <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/89/Portsmouth+Pyramids">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/89/Portsmouth+Pyramids">more</a>... -1.0849,50.7787,0