2008-11-27UTC11:15:50Britney Spears is playing the O2!Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Spears - Ringside Seating PackageBritney Spears - Ringside Seating PackageBritney Spears - Ringside Seating PackageBritney Spears - Ringside Seating PackageBr... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11762/Britney+Spears+is+playing+the+O2%21">Rated 5.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-05UTC01:56:50David Devant top tenJust browsing last.fm to see if anyone's mentioned the David Devant gig at the 100 Club (and they haven't), but I see this top ten of their tracks most listened, by users of last.fm. Who have installed the software, that monitors what you're listenin... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11558/David+Devant+top+ten">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-09-03UTC08:47:23Apothecary cabinet strangeness in SurreyYou will of course remember this cabinet that I bigged up recently, it was listed for �100 and I put in a few bids for it, as I liked it and it's full price would be over two grand and it matches what we've got. It sold in the end for �545 to someone... 2008-08-11UTC06:30:09Nice weekend, quiet weekendNice weekend. Changed our Friday night outgoing plans and had a quiet one in. Saturday went to a 92nd birthday tea for Clare's gran over in Tenterden, home for a brief siesta, and then out to The Guildhall with visiting family and friends. Took a bri... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11501/Nice+weekend%2C+quiet+weekend">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-28UTC09:18:36ApologiesIt's also still listed <a href="http://www.gofolkestone.org.uk/events.html">here on gofolkestone</a>, not sure if they've copied it from me or me from them. Fixed now anyway.2008-07-21UTC04:19:01What's on here and across the Channel?Well someone just emailed to suggest picking up a copy of "Coast To Coast" magazine (does it have Fred Dinenage and Fern Britten on the cover?) but you can also see what's going on the homepage of the Gerald...MORE than sixty summer festivals and eve... 2008-06-17UTC06:03:56Top ten best restaurants in the areaThe votes are in, these are the top ten best restaurants in the area as voted by you (so, the ten restaurants with the most loyal net savvy customers and regulars who visit this site then), a few surprises in there:Botolphs Bridge Inn (9.10/10)Bella ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11335/Top+ten+best+restaurants+in+the+area">Rated 8.36/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-16UTC01:36:14The Leas Club closing?I heard a rumour from two places the last couple of days (perhaps it was in this week's paper?) that the Leas Club is closing, and the site being redeveloped as flats. Can anyone confirm or deny?Do we really need more flats?UPDATE: duh yeah it was th... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11272/The+Leas+Club+closing%3F">Rated 3.69/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-03-28UTC07:36:37We nearly bought one of theseand perhaps should have done, half price Bergerac Oak TV stand. If you can collect from Glossop. Not worth organising a courier for really.Been a while since I posted any furniture bargains. Will be a while again before we buy anything I suspect. All... 2008-03-03UTC08:56:29Canterbury, but not house huntingNot a bad weekend. Started on a bum note, with a death, my sister's ma-in-law passed away unexpectedly on Friday, so thoughts with all the families involved obviously. Saturday we stayed local, didn't go to Canterbury as Clare was having lunch with h... 2008-03-01UTC04:21:36RE: Folkestone recyclingWell, 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.... 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... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10901/Two+completely+different+properties+this+week">Rated 5.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-20UTC04:13:50RE: Plymouth PavillionHello , for some reason you hsve listed the Folkestone Pavilion as the venue for ceroc classes.. it is highlighted, and when i click on it it is listed as the plymouth pavilion! big difference i am sure you will agree! we visited the folkestone pavi... 2007-12-03UTC07:04:20Hythe Murder Mystery DinnerHi, this site isn't connected with any of the organisers whose events are listed here, but I'd try contacting some of the venues directly who've hosted murder mystery dinners and so on, like Hythe Imperial or Tim's Tapas or Bar Vasa and see who they ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10736/Hythe+Murder+Mystery+Dinner"><img alt="Hythe Murder Mystery Dinner" src="/img/crop/img_folkestone_hytheimperial.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10736/Hythe+Murder+Mystery+Dinner">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-10-10UTC08:04:18Jaiku's joining GoogleI forget the point of Jaiku, it was one of those Web2.0 startups that did the social networking thing, a bit Facebook, a lot Twitter (but better), for updating people who don't care with exactly what you're up to minute by minute... they were the fir... 2007-05-12UTC09:00:21Back on ebay againThis copy of Anderson's Fairy Tales keeps cropping up, now listed again at only 2 quid, it keeps getting cheaper... It's not one I really like, the cover is off putting, but maybe I'll have it this time. Inside it's all illustrated by Harry Clarke.... 2007-04-20UTC06:34:33Harry Clarke re-listingEbay's been a bit quiet for Harry Clarke illustrated books just recently, but this one's just been re-listed. It's not a particularly early one, an 11th impression from 1933, but it does have a full set of colour pictures. I was watching it when it h... 2007-03-08UTC03:45:51How I am the best at IPOD / genres / tagging / etc...A valued chum just posed these questions by email, and it fired me off in a huge response, so I thought I'd whack it up here too...1. When you have a CD what are you using to rip the CD, what bitrate and what codec are you using?2. what is the minimu... 2007-01-28UTC12:13:05RE: I knew thathi allthis is for all those interested in the windebanks of wield. i was passed the info by susan knight and i have comfirmed it via the wield parish records.the following are in susans own words:***************************************Note: There are... 2007-01-28UTC11:47:38RE: Windibankthe following info is for all who are interested in the windebanks of wield.i was passed this info by susan knight and has been checked via the wield parish records.the following is in susans own words: **********************************************N... 2007-01-24UTC10:37:34Crash? What crash?I hung on for years and years wary of buying convinced there would be a crash. If I'd bought when I first could, even if there had been a crash I'd be better off than I am now. If I'd bought at the very top of the market just before the last crash, I... 2006-12-01UTC10:01:18Events on this dayI'm guessing that all the anniversaries listed here are not actually right, that's too many for just one day. What might have happened is dates have been entered in a UK format, and been flipped to US format and then defaulted to the first of the mo... 2006-10-17UTC05:33:20Fellenberg College, 4 Church Street, FolkestoneIn the 19th century, there was a Ladies' College in Church Street, Folkestone, which was named Fellenberg College - also known as Fellenberg House Seminary.I have found it listed in a few of the historical directories, but then it disappeared in the ... 2006-09-12UTC03:21:35WintersmithI see not only that there's a new Terry Pratchett book out, but that Amazon have changed their URLs, so they now have the author and title at the beginning of them... this is GOOD for them, for getting a page listed higher in some search engines etc,... 2006-08-30UTC12:47:45RE: Fizzing like a bottle of pop...What road's that then? Is your place already listed on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/map/property.html">Folkestone real estate map</a>? What agent is it with?2006-07-13UTC10:55:49Publicity Code DVD ReleaseMichael Baigent and Richard Leigh have won the right to appeal against the "Dan Brown never copied nothing" verdict, read about it on the BBC, and expect the full court case to hit the papers around the time of the DVD release...Nothing else to repor... 2006-04-28UTC08:45:23Last thing we heardwas from a leaflet given out at the station, a mockup of a timetable that listed Folkestone Central, Folkestone West (renamed Folkestone Parkway), Sandling, Ashford, then on to somewhere like Ebbsfleet, Stratford and London Kings Cross... I posted th... 2006-04-19UTC08:33:23Hmm, you could also trywww.mrgig.com, they both seem to be mostly pub bands to me though. I would give whoever promotes the bands at Lanterns (that used to promote at Stripes), that seems to be more the style of music, and they don't seem to bother with the other local ban... 2006-04-13UTC09:58:44Don't put plastic trays in your recyclingBoring but important message from the council. We don't want any more excuses for the recycling not to work!Shepway Council is renewing its message to people across the district to help its recycling efforts by only putting out items listed on the bl... 2006-03-24UTC03:47:03Fleetwood Mac & Tofts?I found a good Fleetwood Mac site with Leas Cliff Hall listed in 1968, but nothing in 1967 for example... Are these right or wrong? When would it have been then?See my Folkestone gig history for 1967 and Folkestone gig history for 1968.... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/7953/Fleetwood+Mac+%26+Tofts%3F"><img alt="Fleetwood Mac & Tofts?" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/125206557_028ca4318b_m_d.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/7953/Fleetwood+Mac+%26+Tofts%3F">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>