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The history and "the history" related things, including venues, pubs, gigs and blog posts about the history. If you have anything to contribute regarding the history that is not mentioned here, please contribute. Particularly if you have something to contribute concerning local pubbing or other places, home brew, beer, or cider. Thank you.

Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN

The White Hart 71 High Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5AJ 01303 263121

Thomas Ingoldsby (Wetherspoons) 5-9 Burgate, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2HG

The Borderline 16 Manette Street, London W1D 4AR 020 7734 5547

The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison: John Emsley The Grand The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2XL 01303 277175 [Saturday 18 November 2006]

"Folkestone before 1500" launch The Folkestone People's History Centre is inviting local people to take part in an exciting new heritage project called "A Town Unearthed: Folkestone Before 1500" Folkestone Library 2 Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1HD [Thursday 15 March 2007]

David Starkey Folkestone Literary Festival event, a talk on the modern history of the royals, by local the TV historian. [Sunday 4 November 2007]

Juliet Gardiner The Thirties:An Intimate History Blackheath Halls London [Wednesday 26 May 2010]

Outreach volunteer group meeting From 5-6pm at the UCF campus, room G08 to sign up.
t: 01303 850614 (Folkestone People's History Centre office at UCF)
e: townunearthed@canterbury.ac.uk
www.atownunearthed.co.uk
University Centre Folkestone Tontine Street (ish), Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JG [Thursday 16 December 2010]

Battle Of The Bands - Heat 2 - 2011: I.R.I.S Dirty Vibes + Forever the Fallen + History Of The Trade + Shattered Resolutions + Yamaharahara [Wednesday 2 March 2011]

Unlocking the Bayle "Unlocking the Bayle" We hope to

uncover some of the fascinating history of the site which stretches from the Neolithic to the Medieval. Volunteers required!
The Creative Foundation Glassworks Building The Glassworks, Mill Bay (off Tontine Street), Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JS 01303 245799 [Sunday 20 March 2011]

A quarter of commuters have found love in the tube [Tuesday 17 February 2004]

The Folkestone People's History Centre to hold 'Dig for History' event [Wednesday 4 October 2006]

Fellenberg College, 4 Church Street, Folkestone [Tuesday 17 October 2006]

RE: Fellenberg College, 4 Church Street, Folkestone [Wednesday 18 October 2006]

I've found Fellenberg College [Wednesday 1 November 2006]

RE: I've found Fellenberg College [Thursday 2 November 2006]

Sorry I know nothing of the history [Friday 3 November 2006]

NME Brat Awards on youtube frome one of the times I was there, ancient history [Wednesday 25 February 2009]

Town Unearthed Research Group will be meeting this Thursday (9th Dec) at 6.30-8pm at the History Resource Centre at Folkestone Library [Wednesday 8 December 2010]

Volunteers wanted to "Unlock The Bayle"... Archaeology events on the next two weekends in Folkestone... [Friday 4 March 2011]

Harry and the dinosaurs at the museum - the movie [Monday 7 March 2011]

Things I learned about the White Hart (Hythe) [Wednesday 14 March 2012]

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