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Sigur Ros play Alexandra Palace

Sigur Ros are playing Ally Pally get tickets here, though they don't go on sale until the morning.Trying to get tickets for Justin Hawkins new band Hot Leg's gig at the Proud Galleries right now too, but my bank account is messing about and declining...

An opportunity to learn @ the University Centre Folkestone for free!

Step up to Business is a Short course (18hours) which will provide an enjoyable and lively look at business and enterprise.Learners will learn the basic of business. Ideal for those considering a start-up or just to improve job, and promotion prospec...

Famous people who have lived in Folkestone

I'm looking for help online with a geocaching puzzle that a friend at work has set, it relates to a famous grave and plaque in Folkestone somewhere. No joy yet, but I did find this PDF of Folkestone Town Crier (the newsletter of the town council). It...

The three rules of vegetarian food

From Neil, I hope he doesn't mind me reproducing this here, it's spot on. We were discussing pies:A veggie one would be possible, were it not for the first of the "foodindustry 3 laws of vegetarian food", i.e. "don't make it any fun", so unfortunatel...

Great quiz at Chambers this bank holiday weekend

Shame I didn't know about it in advance so I could big it up here... no we didn't win, in fact we didn't even get to the pub in time to join in properly, but we sat and drank and played along anyway, very enjoyable!

Rated 8.24/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Folkestone double death plunge smash horror tragedy!

Yoinks, yesterday someone chucked themselves off the roof of Bouverie Square in Folkestone, and today the end of our road was sealed off by police because of a "scene". Police were stopping anyone getting close to what had happened, so a) we had to w...

And we're half way through the week already!

Well I am, don't know about you, I've got Thursday off too.

Quiet and lonely night in tonight, Clare is off to the OPERA! What is going on?

Good weekend, rubbish episode of Lost

Nice weekend, Emma was visiting, we sat about quite a lot, and went to Chambers (via a very brief look in at The Bank Bar) on the Saturday night. Did not eat out all weekend (cue "but if you don't owt you'll die!"), can't remember the last time I had...

Stencilling

I like this, a stencil from Onion Bag Blogger, after Banksy. That's a potatoshop effect rather than a realistic stencil you could print and cut out out I think (see the fuzzy edges), but nice.How to stencil, stenciling 1000 video, Use GIMP to make st...

RE: Folkestone recycling

Well, it was 1994 when I was last living in the great village of Folkestone, but at the time I was trying my very best with the Folkestone & Hythe council to seriously consider a plant whereby unhappy males could take their drunken partners and, erm....

Ah yes we have Edward Windebank born 1820

here he is, click around from there. So are we cousins or WHAT?

Got lots of Windebanks here

Search the site for Windebank, or dive straight into the family tree and search just our tree for Windebank. There have been lots of people of that name leaving messages here though so searching the rest of the site might be an idea....

Windebank

Re: WindebankMy grandmother was Irene Victoria Windebank, born 1897 in Hambledon. Thus far I have gone back to Edward Windebank born 1820 Widley Hants. Can you offer me any links to living relatives or going further back. obviously I can bring her t...

Two completely different properties this week

Saw two houses yesterday in Canterbury, wildly different, and they highlight the fact that we want somewhere exactly in between, which is something that does not exist, at least within our budget...First house was in Vernon Place, and though we're id...
Rated 7.36/10 on Folkestone Gerald

That was posted two years ago, I guess they're unlikely to find you again now

Here's hoping though, you found this site by searching for the name so I hope someone else does too.

Good luck to your uncle, hope he finds a family fortune!

RE: Windibank

Hellomy uncle is researching our familly tree, He has discovered a Mary Kate Windibank (who I believe is my great. great grandmother) spooky as I was named Katherine Mary Windibank long before my parents were aware of this.I can pass your details on ...

Magic Numbers every bit as good as I predicted

OK my prediction of Morrissey joining them on stage was a complete fabrication, but we did get Bernard Butler appearing with them to perform "Love's a Game", which then medleyed on into "People Get Ready". They did another wacky ending of another of ...
Rated 5.78/10 on Folkestone Gerald

RE: Bank Holiday

great news - but does anyone know what happens now?

RE: Bank Holiday

"Number 10 Downing Street has approved a petition"

Is it just me, or do those words not sit right?

Bank Holiday

Number 10 Downing Street has approved a petition that was requesting a new public holiday falling on the Monday after Remembrance Sunday in November each year. To be known as the National Remembrance Holiday, it's purpose is threefold:1. To emphasi...

Did you know there was a Windebank on the Titanic?

From Alfred Windebank's biography on www.encyclopedia-titanica.org:Mr Alfred Edgar Windebank, was born in Southampton (?Arlesford), Hampshire on 18th July 1873, the son of Charles Windebank (cab driver) and his wife Georgina.He lived in Bevois Place,...

Nearest Wagamama to Folkestone

Just got this from www.wagamama.com, a list of the nearest restaurants to my house, in Folkestone (so most likely the nearest to your house too if you live anywhere near Folkestone. Obviously the Canterbury one is closest, but here are links to the o...
Rated 6.04/10 on Folkestone Gerald

New bar in town

Bank Bar, in the converted bank vault below Kalala, anyone been inside yet? If I wasn't laden down with shopping as I went past just now I might have popped in......

Rated 7.82/10 on Folkestone Gerald

RE: You sound proper hardened!

Nothing went wrong, far from it. I've really enjoyed working here and the people are great (really unusual for a bank). I'm just seeking new challenges elsewhere - and this is going to be a huge challenge. Oh, and following the money....

RE: Train news

Working in a bank we have quite a nice pension, although it isn't one of those magical final salary pensions that the public sector get.That said, I leave here on Friday so no more nice pension contributions.Having troubles posting for some reason, y...

JOHN TIMEWELL CLARKE

My gr-gr-grandparents were John Timwell Clarke ( 1800 ) and Jane Darch who were married on 21 Jan 1829 in London. They had a son John Timwell born on 8-12-1832. He was christened on 30-12-1832 at Old Church. Saint Pancras. London. Englan...

Windebanks of wield.

in a recent article in HGS magazine someone tracing north hants windebanks mentionned the wield lot, and stated that they were supposed to be a colateral branch of the windebanks descended from Sir thomas Windebank of Haines Hillhurst, Berks 1538 - 1...

Long weekend

Been away a long time (apart from my little post this morning about wireless things) and we fitted quite a lot in really, felt like a proper holiday since my complaints about QI.Our afternoon out in Canterbury was good, though not absolutely everythi...
Rated 4.07/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Top weekend

Great weekend visiting, eating, and drinking, very nice indeed, cheers. Not such a bad journey down to Fareham as it might have been, considering it was the bank holiday and traffic was supposed to be monstrous. Normal holdups around Hindhead and the...

Boom shake the room!

Well I suspect you've all been frantically refreshing wondering when I'd report from this morning's earthquake! Amazingly it was three and a half hours ago now, the power was off until just recently so there wasn't a lot I could do, no internets, and...

Goldsmiths College

Reading warmup, got very drunk on vodka red bulls, fell in a bush,and you can see me on the South Bank Show Special that was filmed there. Off to Reading the next day.