2008-10-29UTC06:39:53The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th NovemberThe Holloways play the LCH, get tickets here. Not yet sold out, no need for ebay (yet). Support from local acts Underground Heroes and Seven Storey Down, full press release to follow.More dates nationally, at cosier venues than we get here, guess Fol... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November"><img alt="The Holloways play Leas Cliff Hall 28th November" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11664/The+Holloways+play+Leas+Cliff+Hall+28th+November">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-01UTC05:12:35Got my Folkestone Literary Festival ticketsWe're off to talks by David Starkey and Susie Dent, and I've also ended up with one for Sandi Toksvig. Clare was meant to be going with her Mum, but they've double booked. There are more things I'm tempted to go to, but it would mean going out on a s... 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>2008-09-05UTC07:18:28Folkestone fringeat the leas lift, curated by club shepway:this saturday and sunday cathy lomax and alex michon present l'estranger:where paranoid plup fiction drives out fact...a dishevelled young stranger arrives at a coastal town. his clothes are strange and his f... 2008-08-20UTC12:15:37Folkestone Fringe update, actually in time for the mailout this week!at the leas lift, curated by club shepway:on wednesday 20th and thursday 21st aether flyer play the leas liftaether flyer are still alive thanks to a scientific experiment gone bizarrely wrong, and exactly eighty years on, with an exhibit of their mu... 2008-08-15UTC06:31:52This weekend's Folkestone Fringe eventsfriday night at the folkestone fringe, invites you to two previews:at the cube gallery, tontine street:new work by andy tuohypreview starts at 6 - 8.30 pmall welcome to see a continuation of some of the poster modern work seen earlier in the yearat g... 2008-08-09UTC04:58:43AC/DC want YOU for their new videoEnter here for a chance to be in their new video. It's in London, on Friday. If only it was at The Leas Club in Folkestone where I already have plans to be for a friend's leaving do, I'd be THERE!... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11500/AC/DC+want+YOU+for+their+new+video">Rated 4.23/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-08-01UTC08:35:51Just too late for the weekly mailout (again) Folkestone FringeFrom Folkestone Fringe:at georges house gallery:the king and I, private view friday1st august, 7pm30 years after his death, elvis presley still has a firm hold on the collective imagination and this still continues to grow as younger people discover ... 2008-07-30UTC03:49:37Gate 28 "under offer"?Is that an "under offer" sign I spied in Gate 28's window? And why haven't they cleared out the tables and chairs or the bar yet? Is there a chance of it reopening as a bar?And what's the latest on The Leas Club, is it closing down or what?... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11464/Gate+28+%22under+offer%22%3F"><img alt="Gate 28 "under offer"?" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11464/Gate+28+%22under+offer%22%3F">Rated 5.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-15UTC09:41:07Boot FairCan you tell me when the next boot fair is please at Etchinghill cricket club Regards K Talbot <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11414/Boot+Fair">Rated 7.53/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-13UTC06:28:04Leas Club / strip clubStory in one of the freesheets today about STRIPPERS at the Leas Club! That's going to send the soon to be no more venue off with a bang isn't it? It's male strippers, and it's for charity, a ladies night fund raiser for breast cancer, which puts a n... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11324/Leas+Club+/+strip+club">Rated 4.23/10</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 4.23/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-15UTC09:15:55Lone Star Comedy moves to the Tower TheatreThe Lone Star Comedy Club returns at a new venue � The Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe in Cheriton, near Folkestone � on Saturday May 31st with MITCH BENN, MICHAEL FABBRI, compere MAFF BROWN and a newcomer�s act.Now the home of FHODS, the ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11264/Lone+Star+Comedy+moves+to+the+Tower+Theatre">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-03-07UTC12:34:22boot fairsHi, could you please advise a contact number to book boot fairs at etchinghill cricket club, and dates for 2008. Regards D.E <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11046/boot+fairs">Rated 7.53/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-02-25UTC04:34:22RE: now all we need is the date...Nope, Manics were the only gig I saw there. Rest where all at Canterbury Uni, the Leas and Maidstone. Saw The Chords reunion/final gig at Maidstone working mans club, total 70's retro right down to the big fight at the end, no rockers to fight so the... 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>2007-12-10UTC02:04:07Cheers for the feedbackI might give a couple of them a go, other friends have recommended the Sunday Times one and the Laithwaites one. You just KNOW that supermarkets do this mark it down to mark it up lark, at least the club will make me try some different types. If only... 2007-11-19UTC07:18:57Lower Deck Music Club this WednesdayDear all,It's the return of the Lower Deck Music Club at Sandgate Hotel this Wednesday November 21st. 7pm til 10pm. Hosted by Julia Jones featuring local acts Jon Woode and Raphael Mead. �5 on door or �3 with flyer. Hope you can make it. Please ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10690/Lower+Deck+Music+Club+this+Wednesday">Rated 5.35/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-09-29UTC06:32:58Frank Skinner last nightQuite a good gig last night, Frank was funny and rude, and likeable because of his self depracating ways. He did two sets, with an interval, and then came back to do a little song on his banjo too. He's on tour for another two months, so see him if y... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10535/Frank+Skinner+last+night"><img alt="Frank Skinner last night" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10535/Frank+Skinner+last+night">Rated 4.73/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-09-29UTC08:55:46Cure ticketsCure tickets are on their way, though of course I didn't buy them from ebay at a vastly inflated markup, I got them from | Ticketbastard at a vastly inflated markup instead. Thirty five pounds each for the ticket, then another fiver each in ticketbas... 2007-05-19UTC08:24:57Folkestone Camera ClubIf this site had a clubs and societies section, stuff like this would definitely be in it:Monday 14th May saw Mr John Butler ARPS DPAGB APAGB, returning to judge our 6th and final print competition of the season. With his usual expertise, and hints a... 2006-11-09UTC10:06:58Paul Clarke Meet & Greet PackageNo not really, I just got an email about a Paul Stanley thing you can bid on, promoting his new solo album. He's the singer with KISS like you didn't know...To celebrate the new release, and his current club tour, we are offering a once-in-a-lifetime... 2006-11-03UTC05:18:11Damp and other delightsThis spell of cold weather has made the whole house SWEAT! I've hd to put our central heating on at last, yay it still works, but uh-oh, this has led to condensation everywhere. Hopefully this will sort itself out when the temperature levels off a bi... 2006-10-29UTC07:09:31Quiet night in FolkestoneSaturday we went on a bit of tour of Folkestone, just to remind us and our visitor Emma of some of the less salubrious joints in town. We were originally going to head into Hythe and get a curry, but Emma already had a dinner lined up, so decided to ... 2006-08-03UTC10:25:29The announcement no-one was waiting forPopex is closing. Obviously I have known for a while, I have been made redundant, but couldn't talk about it. So now I'm looking for work! It's time to reorganise all my sites to put a big job advert at the top. If you have any ideas, please get in t... 2006-05-30UTC11:37:16Welcome to Miami!Or, rather, from Miami, or even (by the time I write this up) hello from England, Miami sends its regards. Just BACK from a trip to the US of States to visit Clare's bro and sister-in-law in the pan-handle bit of the Americas. Tiring flight over to M... 2006-03-19UTC10:24:03Jimi Hendrix 1966I saw Jimi Hendrix in 1966 and What a night it was. I was a 14 year old aspiring drummer and was involved in the promoting of the gig by way of flying in the afternoon as the gig was hastily arranged on the day. The gear duly turned up and I had the ... 2006-03-05UTC09:44:00RE: Good to have that infoI am sorry, maybe it was 1970. As a pupil I came to Folkestone several times and it`s obvious that I mixed it up (is that correct English?). On another leaflet of TOFT'S I found some more bands and infosSaturday, 11th JulyBORIS(Presentation is like a... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4730/RE%3A+Good+to+have+that+info"><img alt="RE: Good to have that info" src="http://static.flickr.com/47/125206557_028ca4318b_m_d.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4730/RE%3A+Good+to+have+that+info">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-01-23UTC10:30:58Oh, and the snookerWe watched a lot of this over the weekend, but not the end! We like to see a good match as much as anyone, but late on a Sunday night I'd prefer it to be a bit of a drubbing. Taking things to the black ball in the last possible frame, after many many... 2006-01-20UTC10:13:46Cheers for chipping inYes we went to the Clarendon again this weekend, just briefly though. There were rumours of it shutting down, the brewery squeezing the landlord and the landlord unable to make enough money on it.Also heard this week that the Sandgate Hotel is to clo... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/4509/Cheers+for+chipping+in">Rated 5.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>