Weekly Events & Classes
Mon – Duplicate Bridge Club – The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone.
7.00 for 7.15pm Visitors are welcome with partners (except 1st Monday in month
when there is a club competition). Contact Tel: 01303 222222
Mons - Ceroc at The Pavillion. Beginner Class: 8pm Intermediate: 9pm. Freestyle;
9.30pm. The Pavillion, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone. Tel: 01303 226229
Tues – Mature Movers Keep Fit. 10.30 – 11.30am, Ward’s Hotel, 39 Earl’s Ave.
Folkestone. Cost £2.50. Fitness for the 50+. Contact Vera: 01303 261876, email:
veraneaves @ hotmail.com
Tues – Tea Dance – Grand Burstin Hotel, The Harbour, Folkestone. 2.30 – 5.00pm.
£3.50 non-residents, £2.50 hotel guests. Details, call hotel on 0845 8381005,
www.britanniahotels.com
Tues - Salsa Dance for any age, any size, single or with
partner. The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, 7:30pm to 8:30pm: Salsa Dance Class,
cost £6. 9:00pm to 11:00pm: Salsa Dance, cost £6. Attend both for £10. Friendly,
patient, qualified instructor. For further information please call 0790 4091
946.
Weds - Sequence Dance Evening organised by Cheriton Sequence Dance Club. St.
Andrew's Church Hall, Surrenden Road, Cheriton. 6:45pm to 7:15pm: Beginners
Sequence Dance lesson. 7:30pm to 10:00pm: Sequence Dance Evening including
lesson for improvers. Cost: £2
Weds - Folkestone Rock n Roll Club. Everyone welcome, come along and enjoy the
Rock 'n' Roll tunes of our resident DJ's. 8 – 11.00pm Details: 01303 245683.
Thurs - Folkestone Classic Film Club : Silver Screen Cinema, Folkestone.- Time:
doors open at 10:30am for 11:00am screening.- Admission: £4.50, members £3.-
Membership enquiries tel 01303 245812.
Thurs – Easy Going Line Dance Class. 2.00 – 3.00pm, St. Saviour’s Centre, 130
Canterbury Rd. Folkestone. (opp Black Bull Pub). Cost £3.00 . Contact Vera:
01303 261876, email: veraneaves @ hotmail.com
Thurs - Jazz Club – Keppel’s Bar, The Grand. The Leas. Folkestone. 8.00pm.
contact Tel: 01303 222222
Thurs - Leaderboard Pool Challenge at The Earl Grey, The Old High Street,
Folkestone. Evenings Trophy & cash prizes, £5 registration fee.
Sats - Showbiz Academy Musical, Theatre, Dancing, Sing, Acting. Boys & Girls
aged 6-16. Folkestone School for Girls, Coolinge Lane, Folkestone. 2 – 5.00pm.
Details & bookings: 01233 650045.
Monthly Events
1st Sun - Antiques Fair at the Grand, The Leas, Folkestone.
9:00am to 4:00pm. Refreshments/Bar available. For further information please
call 01303 245542 or 01303 201764.
1st Wed - A Grand Folk Night for Grand Folk. Venue: Keppels Bar, The Grand, The
Leas, Folkestone, Time: 8:00pm. Admission: free. All welcome. For further
information please call Keppels on 01303 222244.
Last Sun - Tea Dance at the Grand Burstin Hotel, The Harbour, Folkestone 2:30pm
to 5:00pm.Enjoy a 3 course Sunday Carvery plus FREE entry to the Tea Dance.
Carvery price: £7.00 per person. Contact the Grand Burstin Hotel on 0854
8381005.
www.britanniahotels.com
FFART MARKET (farmers, fishermen’s & artists) every Sunday from 10.00am to
4.00pm at The Folkestone Harbour for more information, please tel. Terry: 01303
250906, email: auev7 3@ dsl.pipex.com.
Go Folkestone groups meet on the following dates monthly at WARD’S HOTEL, 39
Earls Ave. Folkestone.
Main Committee Chair – Ann Berry 4th Wed. 7.30pm.
Community Arts Chair – Lynne Smith 1st Tue. 7.30pm.
Environment & Buildings Chair – Richard Wallace 1st Wed. 8.00pm.
Transport Chair – George Maidment Every 6 – 8 weeks
Tourism & Leisure Chair - Ann Berry 2nd Monday 7.45pm
Tue, 4 Sep - Sat, 8 Sep - “ Little Women” presented by the youth section of
Folkestone & Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society, adapted from Louisa M.
Alcott's classic novel. The Tower Theatre, North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone.
Tickets: £6, concessions £5, available on 01303 223925. For further information
please visit:
www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk
September 2007
Wed, 5 Sep - Robert Patterson - Assistant Organist, Canterbury
Cathedral Holy Trinity Church Folkestone. Admission by Programme at the door. £
6 Adults £ 5 members £ 1 Children 7.30pm
Thu, 6 Sep - Folkestone & District Family History Society “Kent Place Names” by
Paul Cullen. The Radnor Park Folkestone Community Association Hall, Corner of
Castle Hill Avenue and Cheriton Road, Folkestone 7.30 p.m. Further information
on our website
www.folkfhs.org.uk
Thu, 6 - Sun 9 Sep -Spirit of the Horse - The Legend of Chimera.
An equestrian theatrical extravaganza featuring more than 30 fabulous Horses
from around the world. Folkestone Racecourse, Westernhanger, Nr. Hythe, Kent.
Tue, 11 Sep- Go Folkestone Community Arts Committee is pleased to present a talk
by Ellie Beedham, the new Director of the Folkestone Literary Festival and
Sculpture Triennale.7:30 for 8:00pm at Wards Hotel, Earls Avenue Folkestone.
Fri. 14 Sep - Opening Ceremony for Chimaera Gallery - Allison Esson, Maiuko,
Lynne Smith and Wendy van Halderen-Moss are pleased to announce the opening of
their new gallery at 42 Tontine Street.Opening party from 6:00 - 9:00pm.For
further details please visit
www.chimaeragallery.com
Fri, 14 – Sat, 15 Sep - Continental Market Italian & Spanish
Market in the Precinct, Sandgate Road, Folkestone. Details: 01303 850522 10am –
4pm
Sun, 23 Sep - Wedding Fayre - East Cliff Pavilion, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone
CT19 6BL Free admission. Further information: ELH Events - 07799-130527 10am –
3pm
October 2007
Oct date to be arranged - Go Folkestone's Community Arts
Committee presents 'The Big Draw Event 2007'.
Thu 4 Oct - Folkestone & District Family History Society present “Pack up Your
Troubles” – visiting the battle sites of the Great War by John Grimwood. The
Radnor Park Folkestone Community Association Hall, Corner of Castle Hill Avenue
Further information on our website
www.folkfhs.org.uk
Fri, 5 Oct - Deadline for entries to the Satori Images 'Goddess'
Competition. Entries should be sent to:Satori Images, Satori Goddess
Competition, 69 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NH.For further details
please visit
www.satori-images.com
Sat 13 - Sat 20 Oct - FHODS present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum”. A Greek legionary play with lots going on. Ticket Prices: £8.00/£7.00
Concessions. (01303) 223925. THE TOWER THEATRE, NORTH ROAD, SHORNCLIFFE,
FOLKESTONE
Sat 13 Oct - Sun 14 - Southern Counties Amateur Band Association - Autumn
Contest. Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. Information: SCABA Hon. Secretary, Ian
Carter, 01895 420007
Mon, 15 Oct - Deadline for Go Folkestone's Junior Writer's Competition. Please
submit entries to Go Folkestone Short Story Competition c/o Wendy van Halderen-Moss,
69 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone CT20 2NH.Winner will be notified by 31
October.For further details please see the advert in this magazine.
Sat 27 Oct – ‘Go Folkestone’s Halloween Dinner & Dance’ at The Pavillion, East
Cliff . Come join in the fun by dressing to suit the occasion (optional), best
costume wins a prize!! 7.30pm to 1.00am. Ticket cost £25. which can be obtained
by contacting, Vera. 01303 261876, email: veraneaves @ hotmail.com or Lynne
01303 254988.
Fri 2 – Sat 10 Nov – Folkestone Literary Festival in various venues around
Folkestone. See special leaflets being distributed for more details or check
website
www.folkestonelitfest.co.uk
November 2007
Wed 21 Nov – Go Folkestone’s EGM & AGM for current members at
Ward’s Hotel, 39 Earl’s Ave. Folkestone. Time from 7pm. Guest speaker to be
announced. Details will be forwarded to members separately.
December 2007
Sun, 2 Dec – The Folkestone Rotary Club’s Charity Santa Fun Run.
The Leas, Folkestone. Details: 01303 226622.
Wed. 26 Dec. – Folkestone Lion Club’s Charity Boxing Day Dip – Sunny Sand’s
Beach, End of The Stade, Folkestone. Please contact 01303 275600 for more
information
Visit –
www.discoverfolkestone.co.uk – for more events
Visit –
www.folkestone-racecource.co.uk – for details of race dates.
PLEASE CONTACT: veraneaves @ hotmail.com or tel: 01303 261876
with details of your events for months of Dec ’07, Jan, Feb, Mar, 08. For the
next GF Newsletter.
