2008-12-30UTC02:45:27RE: Lambert & WestonI too am looking for Lambert Weston, as we have photo's of No 6 DPTC Sandgate (District Police Training Centre) taken by that firm, and would like to exhibit themJohn Endicott, CuratorKent Police Museum, The Historic Dockyard Chathamwww.kent-police-m... 2008-12-22UTC02:04:56ho ho ho very festive weekenderStarted our weekend at the Christmas of Sorts night at the Whole World Cafe, it was GREAT, though the lady running the cafe was as unwelcoming as ever, perhaps it's her style... The band playing (more of a collective really) were great, I was expecti... 2008-12-17UTC08:08:21The Light Before Christmas (win a Wii)As the days get shorter and the evenings darker, the Light Before Christmas prepares to illuminate Folkestones Creative Quarter.Saturday the 20th December will see an illuminated procession through the streets of Folkestone, down the Old High Street ... 2008-11-24UTC01:22:56Live pirate map!Missed opportunity, why use google's default map pins instead of little skull and crossbone graphics?This map shows all the piracy and armed robbery incidents reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre during 2008.... 2008-11-24UTC08:52:22Lone Star Comedy Club moves back to Lanterns in January!Update from Lone Star Comedy, rah they're moving back into the town centre! We can go, and we can walk home!New Venue: We are delighted to announce that in January we will move the monthly show back to our spiritual home, the Lanterns in Folkestone T... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11748/Lone+Star+Comedy+Club+moves+back+to+Lanterns+in+January%21">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-10UTC08:34:34Folkestone Literary Festival Brochure - OUT NOW!Folkestone Literary Festival 2008 - 1st to 9th NovemberIf you haven't managed to check out the programme for this year's festival online you'll be pleased to know that the brochures are now available in many locations around Folkestone and the surrou... 2008-10-07UTC06:47:26Mysterious young entrepreneur secures local supportHmm got emailed this today and thought "I recognise that chap", he used to work at our place. Read the whole press release though, have you any idea what the business is? The accompanying pictures show our Dan stood next to a painted lady (literally,... 2008-10-03UTC02:49:07A handy guide to how tall stuff isimgs.xkcd.com/comics/height.pngFrom xkcd.com. Wow this makes the blog content nearly as long as the ad-stuffed sidebar! Still haven't heard back from Ebay about their new affiliate scheme. I'm chucking free links to them left right and centre to them... 2008-09-01UTC06:29:29Folkestone camera clubFolkestone Camera Club starts it's new season on Monday 1st September with a Welcome Evening for any potential new members coming along.There will be several displays showing our work and explaining what we do each week and at our monthly practical e... 2008-08-31UTC05:20:43Woo back onlineEverything working again, got the right version of XP Media Centre and I'm good to go. So far the computer is running faster and cleaner than it was before, but I'm sure that'll change...2008-08-02UTC06:21:22"if you haven't already had a peek, go up to the bayle and have a look at window, no 13 the bayle."That was the advice from www.folkestonefringe.com, so I did.Probably not worth making a major detour for. Perhaps it changes every day though and brightens up someones walk to work, from the niceness of The Bayle into the grimness of the town centre.... 2008-07-28UTC08:23:18Sorry about the wonky phone numbers!I've had a problem on the site with some of the phone numbers getting corrupted:Please can you change the tiger inns number as its on alot of your telephone numbers for businesses in folkstone ie.. imperial hotel, burstan hotel, hawkinge community ce... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11450/Sorry+about+the+wonky+phone+numbers%21"><img alt="Sorry about the wonky phone numbers!" src="http://www.tigerinn.co.uk/chalkboard%20copy.gif" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11450/Sorry+about+the+wonky+phone+numbers%21">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-23UTC04:44:40RE: Yes you mustI don't avoid it as such, I'm just usually too busy and it's gone before I realise what's going on. I'll make an extra special effort this year.I've a few friends who currently rent out during the festival, or have in the past. They only get at most ... 2008-06-15UTC11:36:12An 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... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11330/An+opportunity+to+learn+%40+the+University+Centre+Folkestone+for+free%21"><img alt="An opportunity to learn @ the University Centre Folkestone for free!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2581233622_801fd83ca2_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11330/An+opportunity+to+learn+%40+the+University+Centre+Folkestone+for+free%21">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-12UTC02:48:43Too old to rockhave my new starter at work, our industrial placement from Canterbury University for the year. He seems a nice guy, but in making conversation I asked him what he was listening to... Simply Red! Phil Collins! Robbie Williams! This guy is not even twe... 2008-06-09UTC05:56:33Roast potato and garlic breadNo, not "roast potato" and "garlic bread", but actually bread made with garlic and roast potatoes, can you imagine such a thing? I got some at the weekend from Karl's Good Food.It was nice, subtler than I was expecting, great bread though. The place ... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11310/Roast+potato+and+garlic+bread"><img alt="Roast potato and garlic bread" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2365307731_f042bf3775_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11310/Roast+potato+and+garlic+bread">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-09UTC01:35:51University Centre Folkestone Open Day Saturday 10th May 2008, 10am - 3pmHmm bit short notice to be sending this press release out isn't it? Including Finance Advice & Talks and the chance to win cinema tickets! The University Centre Folkestone offers full and part-time courses in the creative industries, including:* Pe... 2008-05-04UTC10:01:19Folkestone 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... 2008-04-20UTC05:24:30Yesterday's house huntA trip to Canterbury yesterday, an early start, four houses to see. First one was a bit further out than we first thought, up Whitstable Road, though not an insurmountable distance to Canterbury West. The house is at the end of a cul-de-sac, so you h... 2008-04-16UTC08:50:29RE: wg111 (wifi) + ubuntu (linux) still not playing nicelyHi PaulI came across this site as I was searching how to make my new WG111v3 usb adaptor work under mandriva 2008 (I'll try it on my ubuntu machine later) - that has ndiswrapper installed and, like yours, didn't work. Your posting gave me the clue as... 2008-04-11UTC10:12:47RE: Poor Jimmy GoddenI am so pleased that someone is concerned about Mr Godden's spate of bad luck, I am sure that Jimmy will appreciate this community spirit - after all Mr Godden has always had the towns' best interests at heart. It is good to know that there is one de... 2008-03-28UTC09:09:14Mighty Boosh ticketsSome more Mighty Boosh tickets on sale, nothing local though, I think we were lucky to get them at the Leas Cliff Hall that time. These dates all on sale NOW!Cardiff Arena, 24th and 25th NovemberYork Grand Opera House, 25th SeptemberBristol Hippodrom... 2008-03-26UTC11:21:53RE: Hiring a cart or stall in Hempstead Valley shopping centre GillinghamHi Sarah, <br /><br />If you are interested in looking for a pitch/handcart at Hempstead Valley, Could you please contact Hempstead Valley direct.<br /><br />Their telephone number is 01634 387076. 2008-02-27UTC09:05:02You had to outdo us didn't you, rest of the country?We were trumped, this earthquake centred in Lincolnshire was magnitude 5.3, which slays our earthquake (magnitude 4.3) that we had last year.Two reports from friends in the relative vicinity, just so I can feel I'm joining in:Yeah it was nuts - we bo... 2008-02-15UTC05:28:21There are definitely glass and can recycling points at the supermarketsonly Sainsbury Park Farm and Morrisons spring to mind, [s]but I expect there are also in the car park of ASDA in the town centre[s] Definitely NO FACILITIES at the Sainsbury or ASDA in the town when I asked recently, sorry.Do you not have a doorstep ... 2008-02-14UTC03:50:45Mr Gordon Brown refused my demand to abolish religious mythology in schoolsWell fancy that. Do you think that one day a boy will ever be born who can swim faster than a shark one of these petitions will provoke anything other than a dismissal? We received a petition asking: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister... 2008-02-12UTC04:17:11Weekend! Curry! Spazzy twitches! Everything!Great weekend, bailed out of work slightly early and got the train to Mum and Dad's, for a nice long relaxing weekend. As previously mentioned, Clare was in London drinking and dancing with her friends, and definitely not lighting fires, and I was he... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10953/Weekend%21+Curry%21+Spazzy+twitches%21+Everything%21"><img alt="Weekend! Curry! Spazzy twitches! Everything!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/2258161390_90d4f60c86_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10953/Weekend%21+Curry%21+Spazzy+twitches%21+Everything%21">Rated 6.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-27UTC07:18:07Two completely different properties this weekSaw 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... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10901/Two+completely+different+properties+this+week">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-21UTC10:23:48RE: It looks like West is best for London, long termwell i think it depends on whereabouts in london you want to end up? personally I would think west is best - as that gives you more options for london bridge, waterloo and charing cross. the thing is, i would try to live fairly near the station you ... 2008-01-14UTC01:41:58Sorry for the temporary lack of serviceI think the website was too busy over the weekend, i triggered something at the hosting centre and they shut me down. This affected my email too. All back now!