2008-10-19UTC10:21:10webcamsAs a semi-regular visitor to Folkestone from the US, I'd enjoy looking through a webcam now and again. The usual googling hasn't turned up anything. Can anyone recommend a Folkestone webcam?<br />2008-07-21UTC04:19:01What's on here and across the Channel?Well someone just emailed to suggest picking up a copy of "Coast To Coast" magazine (does it have Fred Dinenage and Fern Britten on the cover?) but you can also see what's going on the homepage of the Gerald...MORE than sixty summer festivals and eve... 2008-06-22UTC04:39:29Portchester weekenderSpent a smashing weekend in Portchester as it was Mum's birthday yesterday. Headed over Friday afternoon on the train, meeting up with Andy on the way in The Golden Lion. Not a great pub but a good evening anyway and some nice pints of HSB and a chat... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender"><img alt="Portchester weekender" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/129574428_cbc63362c1_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11351/Portchester+weekender">Rated 5.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-19UTC09:37:15These guys rave about The IndiaNot sure I trust these guys, they do make it sound good, but we did not have a good meal there and I don't have faith in the place.It's had no positive votes from visitors to this site, anyone visited recently?... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11347/These+guys+rave+about+The+India">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-16UTC12:52:50the most glorious holiday destination in all EnglandMan alive we've had a lot of press over the past couple of days (we as in Folkestone, rather than me personally), it's been great. The weekend of Triennial events itself was good and there was a real buzz about the town. I'm not entirely sure that it... 2008-06-05UTC05:07:33Folkestone Harbour Festival 2008This years Folkestone Harbour Festival 2008 will take place on July 19 2008. We have a full day program lined up starting at 10am in the morning right through till 9pm when we close with a spectacular firework display in the Harbour. Events include... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11306/Folkestone+Harbour+Festival+2008">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-02-29UTC11:10:13Kent for free sold outAnyone feeling hard done by working this magically appearing non day and not getting paid any extra for it feeling hard done by? I'm not, they pointed out on BBC Breakfast today that even though we have this extra day, we have one less working day th... 2008-02-18UTC09:41:34Kent's big day out15,000 FREE TICKETS AVAILABLEMore than 15,000 free tickets to top visitor attractions across the county are available for Kent's Big Day Out.Among those taking part are:Godinton House & Gardens, The Canterbury Tales, Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, P... 2007-09-29UTC08:55:46Cure ticketsCure tickets are on their way, though of course I didn't buy them from ebay at a vastly inflated markup, I got them from | Ticketbastard at a vastly inflated markup instead. Thirty five pounds each for the ticket, then another fiver each in ticketbas... 2007-05-29UTC07:52:36My sides!Ho ho, just read this spoof story about Dickens World.A new £62 million theme park is being built in Chatham Maritime in Kent on a Dickensian theme in the hope of attracting foreign visitors in the same way that Fawlty Towers drew tourists into the T... 2006-10-30UTC10:16:51Blog alertsGoogle blog search has either just had some kind of upgrade, or it's only just discovered my sites; I'm suddenly getting dialy email alerts with all my posts in. This is GOOD, I've been subscribing to a Folkestone alert for a year or so, getting upda... 2006-10-29UTC07:09:31Quiet night in FolkestoneSaturday we went on a bit of tour of Folkestone, just to remind us and our visitor Emma of some of the less salubrious joints in town. We were originally going to head into Hythe and get a curry, but Emma already had a dinner lined up, so decided to ... 2006-10-17UTC07:43:31Yesterday's newsBAH, wrote a huge posting, to compensate for several days of blog neglect, and Firefox only done went and crashed on me didn't it... that's literally several paragraphs of finely thought out prose that are now lost forever. I need to write an "autosa... 2006-10-04UTC11:13:46The Folkestone People's History Centre to hold 'Dig for History' eventThe Folkestone People's History Centre, run by Canterbury Christ Church University, is giving Folkestone schools and local people the opportunity to learn more about the early history of Folkestone.A three-day history weekend workshop, called "Dig fo... 2006-06-05UTC11:00:51Subvert the internets!Interesting article here about web privacy, this guy says (correctly) that all these cool Web 2.0 services are all about using us, the humble site visitors, to organise the web for the man (and give more info about ourselves than the government would... 2006-05-31UTC12:43:52Arrr! Piratey adventure from Folkestone Harbour this weekendMe and the wife are going on this!The Grand Turk set to sail from Folkestone Harbour!The Grand Turk is probably best-known in Britain for her role in the 'Hornblower' and other films and television series. The ship has been a regular visitor to ports... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8422/Arrr%21+Piratey+adventure+from+Folkestone+Harbour+this+weekend">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-04-21UTC10:02:06What am I, a scone?Spent most of yesterday doing doctory things, had to head down to the surgery and register, see a nurse, fill forms, fill something else, etc. Then much hanging around until I could get to see a doctor. Too much of this was in the waiting room. Parts... 2006-04-10UTC02:51:57Our council wants a casino on the Folkestone seafront?Seafront casino plansAN application has been submitted for a casino for Shepway.The Government's casino advisory panel welcomed proposals from local authorities for regional, large or smaller venues, and on Friday, Shepway District Council put its ca... 2006-03-23UTC09:41:20Boing Boing: Yahoo: if you use our ads, you have to block non-US visitorsThanks to Pid for this odd piece about yahoo ads. Yahoo have their own "publisher network", like Google's adsense, bloggers can earn money by putting some ad space on their site. BUT, Yahoo say you must notdisplay all or part of the Ad Unit to any us... 2005-10-03UTC11:15:00Ace weekendTook a road trip to Fareham to visit the family this weekend, borrowing Clare's dad's car. No problems getting there, though it's not a drive I've done myself before, up the M20, round the M25 and then down the A3. The A3 near the Devil's Punchbowl w... 2005-08-22UTC11:33:49Could beI think it's more about getting you from A to B than being a pleasure ride, but who knows... Your first time though, you should be ashamed... We've been on it every time we've had visitors to stay - take them for a walk down the zig zag path, along t... 2005-04-20UTC02:00:47RE: Timothy's Wine BarMy wife and I are regular visitors, only because the service, food and welcome is excellent.<br /><br />Peter <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3280/RE%3A+Timothy%27s+Wine+Bar"><img alt="RE: Timothy's Wine Bar" src="http://static.flickr.com/25/36610194_67483589d7_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3280/RE%3A+Timothy%27s+Wine+Bar">Rated 4.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-04-02UTC09:43:15In defence ofHmmm... maybe you got them on a bad night. It can be quiet, and that combined with the fact that the chef likes high romantic classical music playing in his kitchen can make it a slightly surreal experience for those used to Ravi Shankar and loud con... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/3125/In+defence+of">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2005-03-07UTC05:46:59Bad CurryWent to Eastern Nights on Saturday evening, at the top of the Old High Street for a curry, as it had been recommended. Normally in Folkestone we'd go to The New Delhi, and it's always good, but OH NO, I had to speak up and insist we try something new... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2834/Bad+Curry">Rated 1.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2004-10-30UTC05:34:08VISITORS Web Log Analyzer2004-10-30UTC03:36:38Lazy dayVery lazy day in fact, still not dressed yet... Clare's been out shopping so I've mostly been playing computers. Installed Visitors on the advice of www.ntk.net, did some recoding of this board / blog system, rebuilt my iPAQ, and watched "Time Trail"... 2004-10-18UTC09:43:19Say Hello, Wave GoodbyeDown in Fareham for the weekend, cheers to the chums who came out drinking in the Red Lion, was I a bit squiffy? I told you that Abbot Ale was strong. I don't remember leaving the pub or how I got home...Nice days shopping in Chichester on Saturday, ... 2003-09-15UTC09:19:29Feeder Tribute, blessA group of Feeder fans have put together their very own tribute album to the band, comprising of cover versions of their favourite tracks. After visitors to Feeder’s website message board began to put up demos last year, one fan, Tom Perou, took it u... 2003-07-08UTC01:46:03SFA Day OK (part two)Super Furry Animals are set to extend their unique attitude to their music and technology via mobile. Phantom Power will be accompanied with the latest developments in mobile including an SFA branded java platform game available to download to compat... 2003-07-08UTC11:37:17SFA Day OK! (part one)Super Furry Animals today announce the launch of their latest album/DVD, Phantom Power, due for release 21 July 2003 on Epic Records.Well, they might announce it today, but everyone I know has it already, what's that all about then? I've not been abl...