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Michael Howard was in The Guildhall last night

It says here. It's proud of pubs week apparently. Why The Guildhall though? Guess The British Lion would be too small for the massed crowds he would attract....

Number 11's menu for the Charivari

Just to let you all know that Number Eleven will be serving refreshing Pimms, and fruit sorbets to accompany ChariVari carnival which is due to pass the restaurant around 2pm.The team will also be representing down at Sunny Sands on Sunday for the Sa...

The Frog and Frigate has closed

Means nothing to most of you (if anyone's reading this), but I used to go there a lot. didn't quite make it last time we planned, which looks like it might have been the last of the the Frog. It has closed down before and reopened, we'll see...The Fr...

Enjoy Lounge On The Farm festival everyone

Sounds like it will be great. One member of our baby club is going, bah her kid is off to a better gig headstart already than ours. Still a bit early for us I think.Don't forget Folkestone's own Hevy festival on the 1st of August, right after pay day...

Well I think the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant trailer is good

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Michael Jackson black or white doll

A friend is selling one on ebay, guess it's one of these... I thought he said he was going to get about �400 quid for it though, doh! Who'd have thought EVERYONE was selling theirs at the same time..? Looks like these michael jackson dolls are not go...

jquery not browser compliant enough for the BBC

It's political correctness gone mad!BBC explains here, this is GLOW, JQuery is DA BOMB! It's good for the BBC to innovate, but I'm not sure it's in anyone's interest (or the best use of license payer funds) to try to compete with EVERYBODY....

The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square

This live stream doesn't work from work, so just checking it out now. Bit boring, it's a lady sat down under an umbrella.

Back at work

Gone through all my emails, there are a few too many "... and we'll leave that until Paul gets back" for my liking, but it could have been worse. If they'd managed to do everything without me I'd be expendable, don't want that.It's hard being back aw...

Can't believe I'm back in work tomorrow

I've been off with Harry for just about FOUR WEEKS now, this is amazing! I've not only forgotten what it is I do at work, I'm not entirely sure where it is any more. Luckily my neighbour works there, saw her today, they were having a very sophisticat...

Strange ebay shop

These are not just adverts, these are original adverts for products you will recognise, hand cut from pages of the NME and the Melody Maker, and lovingly posted to you in a cardboard tube. Um, yes, bargain. Plenty of old NMEs around, cut out all the ...

Cool baby grows

If only babies didn't grow so fast, and need changing every ten minutes, these Slayer and AC/DC baby grows would be cool! Or there are loads of cool (but too expensive, including postage) at www.punkbabyclothes.net. Maybe not this one particularly:I ...

That book that people keep ebaying at �400

This book, that someone keeps trying to sell at around the four hundred quid mark, someone's just put a copy on at only ten pounds. That's Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales, illustrated by Harry Clarke. Not my Harry, this Harry....

Remember all those stories in the news about family tax credit being RUBBISH?

Just registering for family tax credit, well Clare is. Had to phone up to get a form, the guy on the phone asked our income now taking into account the fact Clare is on maternity, and we'll get about twenty quid a week probably. That's just the estim...

RT @renyard mpressed with the new high speed train. Taken 45 mins off my commute!

So does this mean the new high speed rail link is up and running for everyone now? From Ashford to London only I'm guessing, that's the bit of the journey where you'd notice the biggest difference anyway......

Nice pub shame about the welcome!!

It saddens me to think in these days of hard times for pubs that certain pubs dont make an effort to be more user friendly. It is the second time I have been to this pub and have walked through the door be not greeted with a hello or welcome, but rat...

Folkestone - the place of dreams

Only 1100 views of this video so far, and it was the lead story in the local paper last week! Quite a good job done on this I think, good work whoever you are. It's generated some debate....

Portchester Castle mentioned in the Telegraph today

Some ghostly nonsense, spoon fed to them by English Heritage:At Portchester Castle, in Portsmouth Harbour, a member of staff heard the sound of horses' hooves and then saw a riderless horse emerge from the walls of the castle, race across the area wi...

Good bath last night

Harry enjoyed his bath last night I think, kept him in there for ages, supporting his head and letting him float a bit. He likes the bath, but then gets a bit stressed when it's time to get out and get dried.Watched more Glastonbury yesterday, looked...

Do pop charts still count these days?

Jacko has every spot in the top ten and most of the top twenty too... Look Glitter, that's all you have to do to make a successful comeback!...

Maybe I'll make it to the NEXT Frog and Frigate reunion...

Started to panic about the night out down The Frog. I would be leaving Clare and Harry for a long time, and be too far away from them and not able to get back in a hurry. Thought just staying in Fareham would be the better option and I'd be home earl...

There's always a huge death rumour on Glastonbury weekend

Every year at Glastonbury there is a rumour going round that a major celebrity has died! Generally it's Cliff Richard though!So where were you when you heard Michael Jackson had died? I can tell you I was RIGHT HERE, in this room, looking at my phone...

Don't forget it's an old school night at the Frog and Frigate tomorrow

Some people are calling it a reunion, but I think it's going to be more like one of those "songs from the war" type nights that they have at the Leas Cliff Hall. Doesn't start until 10pm, lordy, we used to go at about 6pm back in the day...Hmm, they ...

About to attempt bath #4

Feed time for Harry now, then going to try another bath. He's not keen so far, first bath was a proper screamer, next one he was OK with, then yesterdays was bad once again. Will report back on this one, possibly days later before I'm back on the com...

Glastonwhat?

Would be great to be at Glastonbury again this year if the weather stays like this. And if I wasn't so old, and if we didn't have a not quite three week old to look after. This year's lineup looks pretty good.Looks like Glastonbury 2003 was my last G...

Could these baby gadgets cancel each other out?

Now we have Slumber Bear I wonder if he will cause some sort of conflict with the Babysense monitor? We have both, and they are both great, but I wonder... Babysense monitor gives a warning and then an alarm goes off if baby gets out of bed / cot / p...

Special offer on Lone Star Comedy tickets

this is a special deal for the forthcoming show next Saturday, 27th June. Compere is Maff Brown, I've seen him, he's brilliant. Headliner is Rob Deering, also appearing are Henry Prater and more. How to book: * Website: www.lonestarcomedy.co.uk ...

THE 2009 FOLKESTONE SANDCASTLE COMPETITION!! SUNDAY JULY 12th

Raising money for The Church Street Project, a registered charity providing Creative Therapy and Counselling to children in Shepway.When: Sunday July 12th, 10am start. Judging at 12.30pm. The Crowning of The Folkestone Sandcastle King or Queen at 1pm...

Dinosaur Planet!

MJ Hibbett is hitting the Edinburgh Fringe again!Dinosaur PlanetPerformance Dates:Tuesday July 21 2009, 8pmThe Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4RLPress Launch, with Chris T-T's Improvised Piano Recital�5.00 admittanceFriday August 7...

The more times you post about this on here

The further it pushed Folkestone Gerald up the google rankings! Stop mentioning it here!

Phantom of the Opera

Oliver