Church Hall of All Souls Church, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4HA,
and we have now reverted to meeting on the first Thursday,
at 7 pm for 7.30 pm as from January 2018 at that location.
All members and visitors welcome. A minimum donation of £2 is requested from visitors.
2019
January 3rd
Open Meeting – Family Mementoes.
February 7th
History of the Harvey Grammar School – A talk by Ian Gordon who gave an inspiring talk when we visited the Parish Church recently.
March 7th
Alkham Heroes of WWI & II – Mark Robson.
April 4th
Open Meeting – For Beginners.
May 9th
Visit to St. Margarets-at-Cliffe – Meet at 10.30 at the Village Hall where the Archives mentioned in the October 2018 talk are kept. A local history talk followed by a tour of the village .
June 6th
George Fox: Founder of the Quakers – Jean Hatton.
July 4th
Kent Mining Heritage – Darran Cowd. The new Museum at Betteshanger Country Park opens in Spring 2019.
August 1st
Photographing gravestones – A workshop with Ian Stone.
September 5th
Manorial documents Register – Liz Finn, Kent Archives.
October 3rd
Allied War Cemeteries in France & Belgium – Janet Powell.
November 7th
AGM + The 1917 commemoration – Margaret Care.
December 5th
Christmas Meeting.
Saturday 6th April 2019
Booking a place on this visit can be done via this email:
coaches@folkfhs.org.uk
The cost of the visit is only £14
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.