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Canterbury Technical College Canterbury

Portofino 124A Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2BW 01303 255762

The Grand The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2XL 01303 277175

Tonic Bar Bistro 11 Dover Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3HD 01227 784826

unicorn inn 61 st dunstan's st, canterbury, kent ct2 8, uk

Glastonbury 1994 My first Glastonbury festival, went in my van, hard to fault the lineup on the NME stage... Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Manics, etc. Britpop-tastic. Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset [Thursday 23 June 1994]

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead plus Clinic, The Faint and British Sea Power. NME Brats? Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Thursday 7 February 2002]

Damon Albarn Democrazy, bit worthy really, and not that thrilling, but nice to be somehwere trendy for a change... Neighbourhood 12 Acklam Road, Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5QZ [Monday 22 December 2003]

Manic Street Preachers with support from Super Furry Animals and Stereophonics, who I don't remember at all... Brixton Academy Brixton, London SW9 9SL [Saturday 14 December 1996]

Green Day Some special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song. Kings College Surrey Street, London WC2 [Friday 15 September 2000]

Heavy Stereo Colin "Gem" Archer who went on to join Oasis. I loved Heavy Stereo, nice bit of glam rock. Plus Embassy and Thermal, I think Thermal were local heroes... The Wedgewood Rooms 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW 023 9286 3911 [Thursday 6 July 1995]

The Lightning Seeds NME Brats show? Plus Octopus, Mundy and Stereophonics again apparently. Must have been a week of gigs around this time.
Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Sunday 19 January 1997]

NME Brats Tour Stereophonics, Asian Dub Foundation, Warm Jets, and theaudience (Sophie Ellis Bextor)
Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Sunday 25 January 1998]

Rosita + Mica Bomb + Reverend Pike. Rosita were two of Kenickie and Mica Bomb were connected to the singer of the Sultans of Ping I'm sure... Bull and Gate 389 Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2TJ [Tuesday 9 May 2000]

David Devant Free instore gig, two free gigs in one day, nice Borders Bookstore 203 Oxford Street, London W1D 2LE [Tuesday 1 August 2000]

Nichola from B.Brother Point 101 bar, London [Wednesday 27 September 2000]

Vanna Bonta Santa Monica California [Sunday 22 October 2000]

Meg Ryan and Rusell Crowe Santa Monica California [Sunday 22 October 2000]

Nichola off Big Brother Coach & Hosses, Soho [Tuesday 31 October 2000]

Nicky Wire's Mother Blacwood,Gwent [Friday 15 December 2000]

Nick Moran Basingstoke town centre [Tuesday 16 January 2001]

Nick Hornby The Scala, Kings Cross, London [Monday 5 February 2001]

Richard Ashcroft Handbag dept of Harvey Nicks [Monday 5 March 2001]

blonde bird from holby city-name unknown handbag dept of harvey nicks [Monday 5 March 2001]

Ian Rankin KFC, Edinburgh's Nicholson Street [Tuesday 6 March 2001]

Bobby J from Tonic In the pub [Wednesday 21 March 2001]

all of them munich [Saturday 14 April 2001]

Dominic Mohan PopBitch Fund Raiser Party [Thursday 19 April 2001]

Nicholas Cage The London premier of Captain Corelli's Mandolin [Tuesday 24 April 2001]

Ruth (Mark's ex wife off 'stenders) Botanic Gardens in Glasgow [Monday 30 July 2001]

All the band (well, James, Nicky and Sean) Renaissance Hotel [Tuesday 28 August 2001]

Richard Ascroft, Kate Radley/Ashcroft, Nick McCabe Oasis Gig Shepards Bush [Tuesday 9 October 2001]

Nicole Kidman The Monarch [Wednesday 10 October 2001]

Nick Heywood On Tottenham Court Road [Friday 30 November 2001]

Nick "Iceman" Curry Chalk Farm Station [Friday 30 November 2001]

Kelly O'Phonics Barfly Camden [Tuesday 27 August 2002]

Nicky and Sean Oxford Street, London [Tuesday 27 August 2002]

Nick Moran Albert Hall [Thursday 19 September 2002]

nick from QOTSA in 'lazyrider' bar, manchester [Wednesday 23 October 2002]

Nicky Clarke Goodge Street [Friday 10 January 2003]

Ada Maria Clarke [Thursday 23 January 2003]

Yes we are in the UK [Friday 24 January 2003]

Ada Maria Clarke [Tuesday 28 January 2003]

Ada Clarke's grave [Saturday 1 February 2003]

that picture [Friday 7 February 2003]

Mark Keds 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Dids 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Matt The Hat 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Emmy Kate 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

The Libertines 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

The Darkness 93 Feet East [Wednesday 26 March 2003]

Clarkeology on TV [Friday 11 April 2003]

ah, it's the anniversary of the Titanic going down today innit... [Tuesday 15 April 2003]

Liam Gallager & Nicole Appleton National Theatre [Monday 28 April 2003]

OLD STUFF! [Saturday 10 May 2003]

Nick Cave Kings Road, South Kensington [Wednesday 14 May 2003]

Saint Rose [Thursday 15 May 2003]

Barfly Glasgow [Monday 19 May 2003]

The pain, the angst [Monday 19 May 2003]

Matt le Blanc (Joey from Friends) Cipriani Hotel in Venice [Monday 2 June 2003]

Titanic Exhibition was good [Friday 18 July 2003]

Clarke [Sunday 7 September 2003]

Nice to see someone posting again [Sunday 7 September 2003]

F WINDEBANK [Sunday 12 October 2003]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Sunday 12 October 2003]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Monday 13 October 2003]

The Sussex Weald [Monday 27 October 2003]

Subterranea Brittanica [Wednesday 12 November 2003]

Nicole Appleton Justin Timberlake [Monday 8 December 2003]

Squirrel vs Magpie [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

Sir or Madam, [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

IM Communication Error error code = 200 [Thursday 11 December 2003]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 21 December 2003]

RE: Sending Marketing Materials to Slovakia [Monday 22 December 2003]

RE: Sending Marketing Materials to Slovakia [Sunday 28 December 2003]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Monday 5 January 2004]

RE: Sending Paper to Slovakia [Wednesday 14 January 2004]

Charles Valentine & Ada Maria Clarke [Thursday 15 January 2004]

Encyclopedia Titanica [Monday 19 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Thursday 22 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Thursday 22 January 2004]

RE: Squirrel vs Magpie [Monday 26 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 1 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 1 February 2004]

RE: Larry Kovacs, [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

THIS IS NOT LARRY KOVACS SITE [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

It was all looking so nice... [Friday 13 February 2004]

RE: Clarke [Monday 23 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Tuesday 2 March 2004]

RE: query from Eastern Europe [Thursday 4 March 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Friday 5 March 2004]

Titanic update [Friday 5 March 2004]

RE: Titanic update [Monday 8 March 2004]

RE: THIS IS NOT LARRY KOVACS SITE [Sunday 14 March 2004]

Bandwidth bother II [Wednesday 24 March 2004]

Nic P [Wednesday 24 March 2004]

Titanic Convention [Monday 5 April 2004]

Dungeness [Tuesday 13 April 2004]

RE: Dungeness [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

No three eyed fish [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

did u fiddle with my message? [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

No no fiddling [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

this is maggie's bay in all its splendour [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

Very nice [Wednesday 14 April 2004]

Nicky Clarke Near GMEX Manchester [Tuesday 20 April 2004]

Nick Moran Soho House [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

Paul Nicholls Marylebone High Street [Wednesday 28 April 2004]

Big weekend then [Tuesday 4 May 2004]

RE: Big weekend then [Tuesday 4 May 2004]

RE: Big weekend then [Wednesday 5 May 2004]

There is a nice big cupboard [Wednesday 5 May 2004]

John Altman (Nasty Nick) Elkie Brooks - Shepherds Bush Empire [Saturday 8 May 2004]

Nickelback [Wednesday 19 May 2004]

Nicky Clarke Primrose Hill [Monday 7 June 2004]

anyone looking for a nice feature idea to nick ? [Monday 7 June 2004]

Maury Yeston's Titanic [Tuesday 8 June 2004]

Nasty Nick Bateman Jack Dee - Hammersmith Apollo [Friday 11 June 2004]

Cookie [Tuesday 15 June 2004]

RE: Big weekend then [Wednesday 16 June 2004]

Cheers man! [Wednesday 16 June 2004]

RE: Cheers man! [Thursday 17 June 2004]

.au - I saw that [Thursday 17 June 2004]

Nicole Appleton glastonbury [Monday 28 June 2004]

Organic veg deliveries in Folkestone [Wednesday 7 July 2004]

Nick Knowles (DIY SOS) Television Centre foyer [Wednesday 7 July 2004]

Poor wee mouse [Thursday 15 July 2004]

Oh nice chest [Thursday 15 July 2004]

I'm sure there are millions of them [Thursday 15 July 2004]

Hackney Lookout [Saturday 17 July 2004]

My mice [Sunday 18 July 2004]

Lessons for the day [Tuesday 20 July 2004]

broken CSS [Tuesday 20 July 2004]

There is one upside to having mice [Saturday 24 July 2004]

Nice [Monday 26 July 2004]

I think, but Ill have to check with my source [Monday 26 July 2004]

hi my 7 greatgrand father was nicholas windebank born about 1679. he was married to an elizabeth. they had a son nicholas christened acording to th... [Thursday 29 July 2004]

Re: Nicholas Windebank [Saturday 14 August 2004]

I'm melting! [Monday 23 August 2004]

why dont u [Tuesday 24 August 2004]

Ta, I will go look there [Tuesday 24 August 2004]

have you investigated [Tuesday 24 August 2004]

I've been to the Pret over that side [Tuesday 24 August 2004]

If you can't see your screen... [Tuesday 31 August 2004]

Nice one! [Wednesday 1 September 2004]

Tonight tonight tonight, la la la la la la tonight [Friday 3 September 2004]

The Kingsland Road scares me. But glad you're enjoying the journey all the same. [Thursday 9 September 2004]

It looks nice from the top deck of the bus [Thursday 9 September 2004]

Titanic Conspiracy [Monday 20 September 2004]

BBC - Kent History - Titanic Lives [Monday 27 September 2004]

Good Charlotte [Tuesday 28 September 2004]

Again, nice try [Wednesday 29 September 2004]

Lloyds TSB [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

works for me [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

Got there eventually [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

http://nicpillinger.com [Tuesday 12 October 2004]

Delete your old link to lloydstsb and create a new one,it works for me
Pops
[Tuesday 12 October 2004]

BACON [Thursday 14 October 2004]

last nite [Thursday 14 October 2004]

to see you nice [Thursday 14 October 2004]

Antimony [Monday 25 October 2004]

Lara's Loves and Lies [Tuesday 2 November 2004]

Manic Tuesday [Tuesday 7 December 2004]

someone?! [Thursday 9 December 2004]

After L_______'s comments [Thursday 9 December 2004]

Original Titanic Daily Mirror [Monday 13 December 2004]

The people on the Titanic Web Site think this is not an original but a reproduction [Thursday 16 December 2004]

electronic pen [Monday 27 December 2004]

UK Radio Aid [Monday 17 January 2005]

weddings [Monday 17 January 2005]

It's so nice to have someone interested! [Tuesday 18 January 2005]

well [Tuesday 18 January 2005]

You have to come up with an idea [Tuesday 18 January 2005]

F Windibank [Monday 14 February 2005]

Groupware BAD [Thursday 17 February 2005]

Groupware Bad [Thursday 17 February 2005]

A Day In The Life of Miss McDonald [Sunday 20 February 2005]

lampbane: Katamari Doh-macy [Tuesday 22 February 2005]

Nice big property! [Monday 7 March 2005]

Robogrover [Friday 11 March 2005]

Subterranea Britannica [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

Folkestone in the news! [Wednesday 6 April 2005]

Here's what Labour say they've done for Folkestone, [Wednesday 6 April 2005]

Labour in Folky [Wednesday 6 April 2005]

Folkestone's not ethnically diverse enough to be held up as any kind of example [Thursday 7 April 2005]

Windibank family tree [Friday 8 April 2005]

RE: Arthur Westbrook [Saturday 16 April 2005]

RE: Folkestone in the news! [Friday 22 April 2005]

Nicola's Portofino [Monday 25 April 2005]

RE: Windibank family tree [Wednesday 27 April 2005]

RE: Windibank family tree [Thursday 28 April 2005]

Idleberry [Friday 29 April 2005]

I see you are worth a fair bit on blogshare [Saturday 30 April 2005]

Just been on there a fair while [Monday 2 May 2005]

Aetheria [Monday 2 May 2005]

why thank you [Tuesday 3 May 2005]

and that was me obv.... [Tuesday 3 May 2005]

yeah nice and fast [Tuesday 3 May 2005]

Rendezvous Street, Folkestone [Monday 6 June 2005]

Is it a nice flat? Is it new? [Monday 6 June 2005]

Prince Albert [Tuesday 7 June 2005]

Hi, can tell you took the photo a while ago, ours is the floor with all the windowboxes and have now got hanging baskets. Flower display now flouri... [Tuesday 7 June 2005]

By the way, the views from the windows are outstanding. Look on BBC Kent photo weather gallery, and photos 1, 2 and 4 are the views from our front ... [Tuesday 7 June 2005]

What's the tattoo of? [Tuesday 7 June 2005]

There's a couple of pages on the Prince Albert in that book [Tuesday 7 June 2005]

BBC Kent weather gallery [Tuesday 7 June 2005]

alice and arthur westbrook [Thursday 9 June 2005]

windibank / goodall [Thursday 9 June 2005]

NICE weekend [Monday 13 June 2005]

Prince Albert [Sunday 19 June 2005]

Pub Front(Prince Albert) [Sunday 19 June 2005]

Speaking of bars, we went to the Mariner today [Sunday 19 June 2005]

Prince Albert [Thursday 30 June 2005]

What sort of shop, any idea? [Thursday 30 June 2005]

Windibank [Monday 25 July 2005]

Dodger is a GREAT name for someone's mum! [Tuesday 26 July 2005]

Windibanks [Tuesday 26 July 2005]

Nicola's Portofino menu [Wednesday 3 August 2005]

Windibank family tree [Tuesday 16 August 2005]

You didn't leave an email address there [Tuesday 16 August 2005]

Windibank family tree [Tuesday 16 August 2005]

Folkestone Cliff Railways [Monday 22 August 2005]

Funicular [Monday 22 August 2005]

Could be [Monday 22 August 2005]

Zig Zag [Monday 22 August 2005]

Insane, but good exercise [Monday 22 August 2005]

Ha! We must have passed each other! I park at Wear Bay road, walk past the beach, the harbour, up the OHS, along the Leas, down the zig zag and bac... [Monday 22 August 2005]

Lovin [Wednesday 28 September 2005]

hey, that's nice! [Wednesday 28 September 2005]

Huckle Family Tree... [Wednesday 28 September 2005]

RE: Huckle Family Tree... [Wednesday 28 September 2005]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Wednesday 19 October 2005]

RE: Windibank family tree [Sunday 23 October 2005]

Nice one Neil! [Monday 24 October 2005]

Googlebase [Wednesday 26 October 2005]

RE: Googlebase [Thursday 27 October 2005]

Yes, that's a spoof article... [Thursday 27 October 2005]

RE: Yes, that's a spoof article... [Thursday 27 October 2005]

mostly they're being open and nice about what they're doing [Friday 28 October 2005]

RE: [Thursday 3 November 2005]

RE: Huckle Family Tree... [Sunday 20 November 2005]

Always nice to see a result! [Monday 21 November 2005]

Folkestone's Titanic connection [Monday 28 November 2005]

RE: [Friday 23 December 2005]

RE: Huckle Family Tree... [Tuesday 3 January 2006]

Manic Street Preachers 1994 [Friday 20 January 2006]

Ride played in 1992 [Friday 20 January 2006]

Organic food deliveries in Folkestone [Monday 23 January 2006]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Sunday 29 January 2006]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Monday 30 January 2006]

The Dark 1982 [Monday 30 January 2006]

Hey, that's nice to hear! [Monday 30 January 2006]

RE: Windibank family tree [Thursday 2 February 2006]

Always nice to get a mention in the Times [Friday 10 February 2006]

RE: Windibank family tree [Sunday 12 February 2006]

William of Orange family tree [Monday 13 February 2006]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Wednesday 15 February 2006]

Didn't Sandgate + Folkestone look nice on TV last night? [Wednesday 1 March 2006]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Saturday 4 March 2006]

George Richmand Samways [Tuesday 7 March 2006]

That sounds super complex, but some important details missing [Tuesday 7 March 2006]

SAMWAYS [Wednesday 8 March 2006]

It was Charles Valentine Clarke died on the Titanic [Wednesday 8 March 2006]

RE: SAMWAYS [Friday 17 March 2006]

RE: Windibank [Tuesday 25 April 2006]

RE: Huckle Family Tree... [Saturday 24 June 2006]

RE: Nicola's Portofino menu [Thursday 27 July 2006]

RE: Vanna Bonta [Friday 25 August 2006]

RE: Vanna Bonta [Wednesday 13 September 2006]

RE: It was Charles Valentine Clarke died on the Titanic [Saturday 16 September 2006]

RE: Windibank [Sunday 28 January 2007]

RE: Always nice to see a result! [Thursday 1 February 2007]

RE: Ride played in 1992 [Tuesday 3 April 2007]

Do you know the date of that gig? [Tuesday 3 April 2007]

RE: Huckle Family Tree... [Friday 11 May 2007]

RE: Huckle Family Tree... [Wednesday 25 July 2007]

RE: Huckle Family Tree... [Wednesday 25 July 2007]

I hope someone gets back to you [Wednesday 25 July 2007]

RE: [Wednesday 17 October 2007]

Just repaired all the family tree pages [Friday 21 December 2007]

RE: Windibank [Friday 4 January 2008]

That was posted two years ago, I guess they're unlikely to find you again now [Friday 4 January 2008]

RE: Windibank family tree [Friday 25 July 2008]

RE: F WINDEBANK [Saturday 26 July 2008]

The Light Before Christmas (win a Wii) [Wednesday 17 December 2008]

Fireworks were nice, and quite impressive [Sunday 21 December 2008]

Forgot we had family trying to fly right now They are on a monster trek back from Ireland right now [Thursday 15 April 2010]

Nothing to say today I'll try though... [Thursday 24 June 2010]

MJ Hibbett and the Validators Christmas newsletter [Thursday 23 December 2010]

Nicholas Cage is a vampire [Sunday 18 September 2011]

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