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Opening and "opening" related stuff, including venues, pubs, gigs and blog posts about opening. If you have something to contribute concerning opening that I have not covered here, please chip in. Particularly if you have anything to contribute regarding local pubs or other venues, home brew, beer, or appley goodness. Thank you.

La Vue 6-8, Aspen House, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1TH 01303 227000

The Party Bar 8 Tontine St, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1, UK 01303 241616

Eamon Genuine spat with his ex-girlfriend? Or a couple of stage school brats put up to it by the label? You decide... Only 17.50 to you squire! He's opening for Britney Spears in the US of States you know... Leas Cliff Hall The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2DZ 01303 228600 [Monday 19 July 2004]

Heroes Grand reopening night! The Frenchman Christchurch Road, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2SX 01303 259815 [Thursday 5 October 2006]

Glastonbury 2003 Suede, REM, Radiohead, and The Darkness opening the main stage on the Friday morning... Glastonbury Worthy Farm, Somerset [Thursday 26 June 2003]

School fete Is this the one that TV's Paul O'Grady is opening? Have definitely seen a sign up locally threatening just such an occurrence... Aldington Primary School Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent TN25 7EE 01233 720247 [Saturday 4 July 2009]

DigiFestUK Southeast [quote]Short film night opening what we hope will eventually become a full scale film festival. Special guest veteran stage and screen actor Ken Colley (Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and [arti Chambers Radnor Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2BB 01303 223333 [Monday 3 July 2006]

Opening Day The new shopping centre opens today, some nomark from Big Brother will be unveiling the new HMV at 4pm... Starbucks Bouverie Place, Folkestone, Kent [Monday 26 November 2007]

Easter Ale & Cider Festival at The Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone. Live music from the JAZZ POLICE on the opening night and live music on Saturday also. Featuring: Thatchers Farmers Tipple; Westons Country Perry; Burrow Hill - Dry; Broadoak - KB; Biddenden - Dry; 3 Rivers - Che Chambers Radnor Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2BB 01303 223333 [Thursday 20 March 2008]

Gate 28 grand reopening! Not just a rumour on facebook this time, there's a big banner outside saying "under new management, reopening Friday"... Gate 28 Sandgate High St, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3, UK 01303 248585 [Friday 26 September 2008]

Doncaster Racecourse: St. Leger Opening Day in Doncaster Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster [Wednesday 8 September 2010]

Frog and Frigate reopening party! (apparently, I heard it on Twitter)
UPDATE: Didn't happen, did not get fire risk insurance or something.
The Frog and Frigate 33 Canute Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 3FJ 023 8033 5959 [Friday 30 October 2009]

Hens Teeth Ah, the opening track to my favourite album... no that's not it, this is about TurboNegro and the Darkness and that. [Monday 7 July 2003]

La Bamba reopening as Truffles [Sunday 5 June 2005]

Happy Frenchman is reopening [Friday 22 September 2006]

Frenchman opening next week? [Tuesday 26 September 2006]

When will they learn? [Sunday 30 December 2007]

Whole lot of interesting detail there, though you do sound a bit bitter [Monday 31 December 2007]

also "literally dozens turned up on the opening night [to find the place full]" [Monday 31 December 2007]

RE: Whole lot of interesting detail there, though you do sound a bit bitter [Friday 4 January 2008]

Do you really think DeHaan has made any money on this yet? [Friday 4 January 2008]

RE: Do you really think DeHaan has made any money on this yet? [Friday 15 February 2008]

Gate 28 "under offer"? [Wednesday 30 July 2008]

Opening 6th September [Friday 22 August 2008]

No more news about Gate 28 reopening then? [Monday 1 September 2008]

The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home? [Thursday 4 September 2008]

AF&RM CAMRA says Gate 28 is reopening as a pizza restaurant [Monday 15 September 2008]

Bar Below opening night Friday 14th November [Thursday 13 November 2008]

Pictures of the inside of the Cheesegrater! Plus official opening ceremony - where is my invite? [Saturday 28 February 2009]

kent.gov.uk/libraries FAIL Ah man I just did a big url again, sorry. This works though http://www.kent.gov.uk/LibrariespublicUI/OpeningTimes/LibraryDetails.aspx?id=32 [Friday 24 April 2009]

When did twitter stop shortening urls automatically? Or did I imagine that? Folkestone library page is at http://bit.ly/fDVD5 [Friday 24 April 2009]

New opening times for Karl's (Canterbury) Open until 9.30 Thursday and Friday nights now. [Thursday 30 April 2009]

Sorry for spamming this a few times, been having a few technical issues... [Saturday 2 May 2009]

RE: When will they learn? [Monday 4 May 2009]

Just to clarify [Tuesday 5 May 2009]

Tried to go to The Tiger Inn today [Tuesday 20 October 2009]

Frog and Frigate reopening party! @phyzzz says there is one on the 30th Oct. Will not see you there [Thursday 22 October 2009]

Prague Junction reopening as Coyote Station... does that sound like a strip club to you? [Wednesday 27 January 2010]

Bar Vasa opening a cocktail bar on the first floor? [Saturday 4 September 2010]

RockSalt opening next month [Tuesday 10 May 2011]

And no olympics tickets for us either [Thursday 2 June 2011]

Opening night of the new Marlowe Theatre music venue TONIGHT [Friday 7 October 2011]

The Linden Lea is opening as a Co-op [Friday 4 November 2011]

Olympics closing ceremony alternative gig in Hyde Park [Tuesday 21 February 2012]

Olympics opening gig at Hyde Park is now common knowledge [Tuesday 1 May 2012]

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