Unless otherwise stated, our meetings are in the Church Hall of
All Souls Church, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4HA,
on the first Thursday. Doors open at 7pm, the talk to commence at
7.30.
All members and visitors welcome. A minimum donation of £2 is requested from visitors.
Visitors: if you are interested in taking part in a Zoom meeting
please contact
webmaster@folkfhs.org.uk to receive a link (7.25 for 7.30 pm for a
ZOOM meeting).
All
Souls Hall is now open. But please keep checking the website for
updates.
Folkestone Library is now open.
Access to the Heritage Room (containing all the local history
material) is by stairs only, and a seat needs to be pre-booked.
Structural problems to the building mean no access by lift to the
first floor at present.
Most Kent Libraries are open, but best to check on line or by
ringing 03000 413131
The microfiche etc (mentioned in the March 2021 Journal) have been
deposited in our cupboard in Cheriton Library.
2022
January 6th
ZOOM
Open
evening on the theme of “The
Ancestor I would most like to meet”
February 3rd
HALL
Old
Shops of Folkestone – Ian Gordon
March 3rd
ZOOM
TBC
–
April 7th
HALL
From
Trafalgar to Transvaal – Rob Moody
May 5th
ZOOM
TBA
–
June 2nd
VISIT
To
Dymchurch – Starting at
[10:30am] – to include the Parish Church,
New Hall, Gaol and Heritage Centre
July 7th
TBA –
August 4th
TBA
–
September 1st
TBA
–
October 6th
TBA
–
November 3rd
HALL
AGM
–
December 1st
HALL
Christmas
Dinner – Followed
by a QUIZ
Next visit: 9th or 23rd of April 2022
Ideal for viewing and downloading 1921 Census images and
transcripts.
Get the dates in your diary!
Booking a place on this visit can be done via this email:
ian.wildcamper@gmail.com
Cost of next visit: TBA
Below are several ways to pay:
A. Internet Banking (Preferred)
Account No: 11688553. Sort Code:
40-21-15
Please email: David Wharton, Treasurer, with details of what the
payment is for and your name:
Email: treasurer@folkfhs.org.uk
B. By Cheque
Payable to: ‘Folkestone And District
Family History Society’
Send to: Mr David Wharton, Treasurer, Barbican House, St Stephens
Way, Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RD
C. With Cash
Payable at our monthly meeting (first Thursday of each month) in the Church hall of All Souls Church, Cheriton
Not So Small Print:
Please note: The Society expects an upfront payment which is non-returnable. We endeavour to keep our costs to a minimum for the benefit of all who travel with us.
Details of trip:
7.30am departure (ETD) from the bus stop at the junction of
Shorncliffe Road and Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone. The bus stop
is opposite Kingsnorth Gardens and outside the former Wyevale
Garden Centre. There is on-street free parking on Shorncliffe
Road.
8.00am pick-up at Cineworld, Eureka Leisure Park Ashford.
ETA at Kew: 10.50am. / ETD from Kew at 4.30pm / ETA in Ashford
6.15pm & Folkestone 6.40pm.
Emergency Contact on the day: Ian Stone. Mobile 07593875132.
Departure map:
Jenny Watson will arrange walks round Canterbury or London if we let her know where we would like to visit.