The forgotten piece of land that fills the void between Quarterhouse, The Old High Street and Grace Hill (otherwise known as Payers Park) is at the moment simply known as a car park, a dumping ground and a short cut you would avoid at night. But plans are in motion to develop this neglected patch into an area that is for the community.
A series of events are due to take place in Payers Park between Saturday 20 July and Sunday 28 July to celebrate the start of this project. Honouring the past, present and future of the park there will be a whole host of activities including an archaeological dig, making bread in a clay oven, live music, outdoor animation screenings and more. The hope is that these events will bring the residents of the Creative Quarter and wider community together and get excited about the rejuvenation of this unkempt park.
Well I did not know it had a name. This covers our birthday weekend, we're planning on heading that way on the Sunday anyway, nice.
This is my site The 'Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when I first came to Folkestone in approximately '04. I'd been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that but I am technically one of those Down From Londons you get nowadays. This site was updated more frequently with a calendar of events and voting for favourite places + things, + I know it was a useful reference for others who were moving here. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as Folkestone itself is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. I am not Gerald BTW, the name comes from the name of a fake paper in an episode of Brasseye or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are great aren't they? Do get in touch if you have something to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.