2008-11-28UTC06:40:35This page only gets responded to every few months, but I could run a poll on the home page if you're interested... Who should play Folkestone?Who I would like to come to Folkestone (again in some cases):The Cure (ha!)The Magic NumbersSuper Furry AnimalsDavid Devant and his Spirit WifeBelle and SebastianSuede (maybe they'll get back together soon)This is not for Zoo Thousand / ZOO9 is it? T... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11767/This+page+only+gets+responded+to+every+few+months%2C+but+I+could+run+a+poll+on+the+home+page+if+you%27re+interested...+Who+should+play+Folkestone%3F"><img alt="This page only gets responded to every few months, but I could run a poll on the home page if you're interested... Who should play Folkestone?" src="http://static.flickr.com/95/254850902_0122217ed3_m.jpg" /></a>2008-11-28UTC07:40:02Folkestone is in Country Life this monthA little feature on the regeneration. What regeneration? Sounds like this article was written a few years ago, they even have a quote from the long departed The Quarter magazine... Nice to see anyway, hope to see some more progress to live up to the ... 2008-10-29UTC03:58:08Josephine Butler campaigns in FolkestonePlease can you tell me if there are records of Josephine Butler's visit to Folkestone in her campaign against the Contagious Diseases Act on the last quarter of the 19thC2008-07-22UTC08:48:41Google mapping cars in Folkestone?Tesselate says google mapping cars (that they're using to do the street view on google maps) are "about", not sure if that means Folkestone. Just wondered if she was a Google employee, as we have the google mapping cars about now, and I guess it woul... 2008-06-09UTC06:14:57St Tropez of cultureDoes this sound familiar? From Saturday's GuardianPierre Cardin, the millionaire Paris fashion designer and businessman who has spent millions restoring the castle, is trying to turn the village into a "St Tropez of culture". After establishing his o... 2008-03-18UTC06:37:18Oops Actor Max Beesley has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a claim that he tried to line up three women to have sex with. The 37-year-old star of TV's Hotel Babylon was not at the High Court for the settlement of his action agai... 2008-03-17UTC01:28:52Some market research for a new bar in townWhat would you like to see in a new bar in the creative quarter? Email rbailey@netbox5.com with your thoughts, he's planning on opening a bar aimed at the over 25s with different events on different nights and is looking for some feedback.... 2008-02-06UTC12:11:57Open Mic night at the Whole World cafe this FridayAnd every two weeks after that, message from Tony KingHi Everyone!! I am now running the Open Mic Night at the Whole World Cafe, the Old High St, Folkestone. This is a lovely venue which specialises in Ethical, Homemade Wholefood. The surroundings ar... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10935/Open+Mic+night+at+the+Whole+World+cafe+this+Friday"><img alt="Open Mic night at the Whole World cafe this Friday" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2580400301_d2b526002b_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10935/Open+Mic+night+at+the+Whole+World+cafe+this+Friday">Rated 4.27/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-11-18UTC06:21:59Particularly fulsome weekend, with curries.Splendid weekend, a bit different this time, starting off with a half day on Friday. I headed to Winchester to meet up with some friends, and really needed the extra time to make the most of the night. Clare stayed home watching Children in Need afte... 2007-11-11UTC07:45:37Not impressed with Earl BrownesThey shut before closing time last night, hoofing us out at about quarter to eleven. We bumped into some friends there who'd eaten there that night, and they weren't that impressed with the food either. Shame, as it was good on a previous visit. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10663/Not+impressed+with+Earl+Brownes">Rated 0.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-09-26UTC09:41:51Folkestone triennialBit of a tongue in cheek story here in the Guardian about the launch of folkestone triennial (is that an art festival every three years?). Particularly hilarious is their attempt to compare Folkestone with Venice towards the end of the article... I r... 2007-09-25UTC12:14:07It's not the show that's on TV, he's just being interviewedIt's on BBC Newsnight or something, but it's on at about quarter to six, so not Newsnight. The trailer was meant to be a load of outtakes from Ricky talking to camera, but it looked lame and unconvincing really.Not seen this show, so that's a treat f... 2007-09-23UTC12:42:27What's happening to The Usual Suspects?Long closed bar The Usual Suspects seems to be in the process of renovation / conversion at last:We do need more good pubs in that area, The Creative Quarter does need a fine landmark defining local, but I'm not convinced that's what it'll become, if... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10516/What%27s+happening+to+The+Usual+Suspects%3F"><img alt="What's happening to The Usual Suspects?" src="http://static.flickr.com/33/38182240_9de606a8c9_m.jpg" /></a>2007-09-21UTC05:36:04Here's who invented Folkestone's Creative Quarter!Surprisingly it's not any of the creative foundation or anyone connected with Roger De Haan, it's the boy who writes this blog, he invented it for a laugh while he was at school.... 2007-07-16UTC04:20:22The wedding (being the first part of my two week holiday write up)We started our little trip with a wedding, the least possible wedding that was still attached to home by land that I have ever been to. This was somewhere one side of the Scottish border, and the reception was just the other side, which was quite a n... 2007-06-06UTC12:39:13Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)First off, huge trouble at the quiz at The Ship last night - the wife and I were on different teams, as we had friends with us. It was looking like Clare's team was going to walk the mini quiz with a straight ten out of ten, and we'd got one wrong, s... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29"><img alt="Up to our HIPs (geddit?!?!?)" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10279/Up+to+our+HIPs+%28geddit%3F%21%3F%21%3F%29">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-05-18UTC08:03:32She's good, she's a city high flyerShe still works in London, on the quarter past seven train in the mornings, and I have her tea on the table when she gets in at night. She's working for the HHA which she really likes.I recently started using a mac, still on a PC at home, but they're... 2007-04-28UTC10:46:39Boom 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... 2006-11-08UTC11:31:38Gig guide from this week in 1981!so it wasn't all big name indie bands playing the Metronome every night as I've been led to believe... here's a fascinating republication of gig listings from 1981, from the good people at www.kentgigs.com. Don't forget my Folkestone gig guide though... 2006-09-04UTC04:22:48The Sound Lounge?What was / is The Sound Lounge then? This case study from CABE, regarding the building of the SAGA HQ in 1998 mentions it. Did it come and go? Or is it now known by another name?Already there are early signs of success. On the harbour is Chummy's sea... 2006-06-19UTC10:16:22Baby baby, where did our weekend go?Aciton packed weekend, yet again quite literally TWO daytime trips out of the house that were not just to the shop or the pub, what is going on? We had such a full weekend that I had just about no time for larking about on the computer or even sittin... 2006-04-03UTC01:32:44Spicy Cabbage Soup RecipeI'm not dieting or anything but I thought I'd follow this super no fat diet recipe. I added in a bit more veg:1 medium sized onion, quartered and sliced thin3 cloves garlic, chopped5 chillis (pickled, all I had), finely chopped2 tsp ground coriander1... 2006-01-03UTC01:29:21Folkestone Creative QuarterSomeone's been having some fun with the Folkestone entry in wikipedia... it says:The Creative Foundation is a new charitable organisation which is acquiring a large number of run-down properties in the Creative Quarter of Folkestone (the oldest part ... 2005-09-15UTC01:07:26Be WarnedBe aware that if you give a credit card number to Ancestry.com (even if you are registering for say one quarter's subscription)they will continue to deduct quarterly subscriptions automatically. A letter to my credit card company did not help in the... 2005-08-29UTC09:17:15Thanks this is greatDid you see my request in the Other Three Quarters mag for this?<br /><br />Your email you signed up for the listings mail / newsletter with is bouncing back btw.2005-08-21UTC06:26:48Decent places to get a coffeeAgain a bit late...Yep Folkestone is crap for bars and cafes. Also, the Quarter ceased in August 2005 unfortunately because they all needed to make a living and it was mainly self funded. However, should you want a good coffee, better than Chambers, ... 2005-08-20UTC05:14:51Here's that Creative Players news in fullThe Creative Players is an amateur dramatics group forming as part of the creative renaissance of Folkestone. At the moment we need help, idea's and feedback from like-minded souls who believe as we do that Folkestone can sustain, indeed heartily sup... 2005-08-10UTC06:02:49Folkestone in the London papersThe property supplement in today's Evening Substandard has a double page spread on how great Folkestone is. It's mostly about the bloody artists in the Creative Quarter, but it's better than nothing. They make Folkestone sound more expensive than I t... 2005-08-05UTC08:53:51ONE THOUSAND new jobs coming to Folkestone!Good news from the BBC:Up to 1,000 jobs will be created in a Kent town over the next two years by a new business park tenant.The Immigration and Nationality Service is to base its headquarters at Shearway Business Park in Folkestone. ... 2005-08-04UTC05:55:16Folkestone ArtsThere's a new mag in town it seems, someone saved me a copy of July's Folkestone Arts, put together by Nicholas Reed who had some involvement with The Quarter. It's only 8 pages of A5 (like me own dearly departed OUT. It's a bit dry, not a lot of co...