Flamenco Club (Tontine St)Yea I cant forget When <strong>the Pretty Things</strong> were there I nearly lost my girlfriend to Phil May the singer??Folkestone roundupRef Leaves Field After Stab Threat in Folkestone... Referee Gavin Hoare ran and hid and demanded police protection after supporters allegedly threatened to attack him and his family.... John McCrirrick gets in a bit of a row, and a 54 year old Tunbri... Tontine Street war memorial (for Tim Bryan)heard that there is a memorial site in tontine street that used to be a pub, got bombed in wwII?? Apparently there's a plaque on this site. Is it the little triangle at the end where the road splits?? (heading uphill from the amusements, etc.)[/quote... Impressions of Tontine Street, a first visit to a new barHeard there was a new bar in town, Impressions, and so there is, it's at 33 Tontine Street, opposite Pipers, where a curry house used to be. It is a bar bistro, and looks like it's open daytimes too, though we didn't go in until the evening. Got ther... RE: Impressions of Tontine Street, a first visit to a new barI visited this 'hidden jewel'. Why is it so quiet? The food was excellent, service great and the staff welcoming and friendly. Maybe Folkestone or Tontine St is not ready for this yet. Use it or lose it i say. What an excellent venue for the World... Picture of the new theatre / arts centre on Tontine Street:Guessing this is the one anyway, that is to replace Dunks the builders. Shame to see that building go, hoped they could make more of the original, but I guess it's not practical...Have you been down Tontine Street recently? It's progressing, like the... RE: Flamenco Club (Tontine St)Who knows what would have happened if you hadn't been there with me!<br />Ha, ha just kidding Les<br />How do I send a picture of Phil May and Skip Alan taken outside the club that night?Good work Trish, here's your picture of the Pretty ThingsI hosted it on flickr.com:Do you have a confirmed date for this gig yet? I bet you wrote it in your diary, or maybe it's on the back of the photo? Was it 1967?... Excellent Folkestone gig history history from Patricia Duke (nee Brown)Got sent a picture of The Pretty Things at the Flamenco Bar, which is now nowPipers, on Tontinee Street... Anyone else got any any old photos like this?... The Pretty Things in FolkestoneSome pictures I've just been sent, of The Pretty Things when they played at Micks' Flamenco Bar (now better known as Pipers) in 1967:That last photo was taken outside George Robey's the tobacconist a couple of doors down from the club.The next two we... ARTISTS EAT THEIR WORDS... the opening of a most glorious exhibition, titled Shed of Leaves, by artists from Folkestone based group, White Shed, who are gaining quite a reputation for diverse and interesting exhibitions. The works on show all have a literary theme or conne... Month of Music at the QuarterhouseOh not actually a Month of music (though you can win a guitar there), but music on Fridays and Saturdays for a month:Every Friday and Saturday evening throughout March, Quarterhouse in Tontine Street, Folkestone will host Music Month - a series of di... Bar Vasa moving to Tontine Street?Heard a rumour that Bar Vasa were going to be opening a new place along Tontine Street soon, but now, they are going to be running the bar at the new Quarterhouse venue. I expect you have picked up this news somewhere else already, but just trying so... RE: Bar Vasa moving to Tontine Street?Paul,I responded on Twitter before reading the above linked post. Mmmmmm, I wonder if this is the start of a mini-empire. I remember years ago (early 1990's) when Panchos was really going well in Hythe and Jerry and Melvin (the owners) also opened up... Pictures of the inside of the Cheesegrater!Here on archdaily.com. CMS Secretary of State Andy Burnham, performs the official opening of our new venue on the 5th of March. Where's my invite? Big ups to Number 11 (not that one), who did invite me to their opening do on Thursday. Sorry I couldn'... Inside the CheesegraterPopped along to the opening evening of the Cheesegrater last night (also know as The Quarterhouse), Folkestone's new flagship venue. It's alright! It seems a bit stark inside, but then there were only a few invited guests inside (er, people who had e... HELP! Haiti Earthquake live performance TONIGHTGig at the Cheesegrater tonight! Pete MolinariTONIGHT:HELP! Haiti Earthquake live performance17 February 2010, 7pm£8 advance / £9 on the door Musicians from Folkestone and beyond join together to raise money for the DEC Haitian Earthquake Appeal, inc... The Pretty Things play 100 Club on Friday (oh and so does Paul McCartney)I saw a great documentary on Sky Arts about the technicolour dream gig at the Albert Hall 19 1967 and man alive the Pretty Things are not as pretty as they once were. I am so used to seeing that picture of Phil May on this site (taken outside Pipers ... Tick #4030 were there really 4000+ people there???Not <strong>Tontine Street</strong>, so was it <strong>Grace Hill</strong> then?Beano's vegetarian cafe / restaurant!Only just heard of this on the twitter, there is a facebook page, I look forward to trying it out. Maybe Folkestone is really getting there now, though I still like to go to Chambers or Googies if I get a chance to go out.... Folkestone seafront: a year onFolkestone Harbour Company will be hosting a public consultation to exhibit the updated Seafront Masterplan, 'A Year On', from the 8th to the 10th December 2011 in the Triennial Visitor Centre, Tontine Street. Opening times are 10.00 am – 8.30 pm on ... Car is MOT'dTook today off mostly to do that, only failed on a missing brake light bulb (the extra one in the boot lid) so that fixed we are good to go!Went to Beano's vegetarian cafe in Tontine Street while I waited. Very nice, would like to go back there. The ... (In) Fertile Grounds – art exhibitionChimaera Gallery, Tontine Street, Folkestone In my current practice I am interested in the embodiment of the feminine within the art of abstract painting. The work flickers between abstraction and figurative and the use of high octane colour as... Christmas Exhibitionnow on until Saturday 6th January 2008 Venue: Chimaera Gallery, 42 Tontine Street, Folketsone Time: Gallery opens Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 10.30am – 4pm and Friday and Saturday 10.30am – 5pm Chimaera is showing its Christmas exhibition ... Exhibition - TransitionArtist: Deborah Crofts Venue: Chimaera Gallery, 42 Tontine Street, Folkestone Open Wed – Sun, or by appointment T:01303-211621 For further info: Art Exhibition by various artists– with featured artist: Wendy van Halderen Moss Chimaera Gallery, 42 Tontine Street, Folkestone. AlcazabaAlcazaba – Cross culture musical experienceCombined influences of Islamic, Arabic, Spanish and Indian musical traditions.Saturday 31st October, 7:30pm – QuarterHouse, Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JRAdults £10Concessions and Students £... Kasai MasaiKasai Masai<br /><br />Ancestral sounds of Africa with an urban twist.<br /><br />28th August 7:30pm<br />Quarter House, Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1JR<br />£10 Adult / £8 Conc. / £26 Family<br /><br />Folkestone Seafront presentationOn Friday 9th, there will also be two presentations by Trevor Minter (Folkestone Harbour Company) and Toby Denham (Farrells Architects) from 4 - 5.30pm and 7 - 8.30pm at the Quarterhouse, Tontine Street.