Programme For 2026

Meetings are held at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, Sandgate Road, CT20 2HQ

Wednesdays: 7.30 p.m. for 8 p.m. start.

2026

Wed 7^th January – Folkestone’s Disappearing Heritage by Mark Hourahane

Wed 4^th February – Traders & Travellers: Old Folkestone Cemetery by Rob & Carole Moody

Wed 4^th March – A Folkestone Shop Through Time by Debby Jones

Wed 1^st April – The Rebuilding of the Harbour Pier by Tony Hill

Wed 6^th May – Dover Bronze Age Boat by Keith Parfitt

Wed 3^rd June – Pleasure Gardens Theatre by Vince Williams

Wed 1^st July – TBA

Wed 5^th August – TBA

Wed 2^nd September –  Castle Hill by Shay Collyer

Wed 7^th October – AGM & Pluckley: The Making & Faking of a Ghost Story by Ed Adams

Wed 4^th November – The Age of Blackboards and Chalk (ABC), about Folkestone’s schools by Kevin Bailey

Wed 2^nd December – Christmas Local History Quiz

Please note on very rare occasions the programme can change at short notice if a speaker has to cancel, for example due to illness. In these unlikely circumstances we will endeavour to find a replacement speaker and publicise any change on Facebook. So pease do follow us on Facebook if you are able.