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This is my personal site, so if you search here for pubbing or other places it will only return ring pubbing / places I have been to or plan to go to. Fingers crossed it will return those anyway...If you are interested in a more broader search please try ring on 'Folkestone Gerald, where I list national and international places...

springfield hotel folkestone

Richard Herring Lanterns 24 Rendezvous Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1EY [Saturday 21 May 2005]

Travis plus Kings Of Leon who were OK, Travis a bit boring. VERY annoyed by the Carling-ness of it all and so we left early to get a proper drink. Alexandra Palace Alexandra Palace Way, Haringay, London N22 7AY [Saturday 20 December 2003]

The Beta Band

Tonight's venue is crammed with indie's brightest and best, all happily expectant
according to the review in the Independent, that's me in particular to which they were referring... Electric Ballroom Camden, London NW1 8QP [Wednesday 30 September 1998]

Sheep On Drugs Power broke down during their set. They're not really acoustic unplugged types, and they stormed off. South Parade Pier South Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire [Saturday 8 May 1993]

Oasis Did they have the Bootleg Beatles again? Or am I misremembering the Southampton gig? Earls Court Earls Court, London [Saturday 4 November 1995]

Menswear A radio one show, was billed as Longpigs and Fluffy and Menswear were surprise headliners. The glory days of britpop! They got in big trouble for swearing live on the radio. Think I have the day right, let me know if you know better... Camden Underworld 174 Camden High Street, Camden. London NW1 0NE [Wednesday 1 November 1995]

Uncle Bob's Wedding Reception Featuring Gene's Mat the Hat Water Rats Theatre 328 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross London WC1X 8BZ [Saturday 5 August 2000]

Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig - Featuring The Cure Franz Ferdinand supporting, sold out tickets here still... O2 Arena Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London SE10 0DX [Thursday 26 February 2009]

Richard Herring Richard Herring's Hitler Moustache tour, ace, see you there!

Quarterhouse 45 - 49 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent 01303 858500 [Friday 29 January 2010]

Richard Herring, Christ on a Bike: The Second Coming We're going to this! Christmas treat. Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX [Saturday 8 January 2011]

Genealogy / family tree

Still haven't found what I'm looking for Part 436 in an occasional series of boring stats... [Friday 7 July 2000]

Paula Yates Charing Cross Station [Monday 17 July 2000]

peter stringfellow!! king's cross (in WH Smith) [Thursday 24 August 2000]

Jerry Sadowitz Farringdon Road, London [Thursday 31 August 2000]

See my chums... More tinkering and breaking stuff... [Tuesday 12 September 2000]

Hasta La Vista Social Club Cuban Boys vs Napster? [Monday 9 October 2000]

Alex James Burns Hair Frazzled Fringe [Wednesday 1 November 2000]

Darren out of Big Brother Charing X Rd [Thursday 2 November 2000]

The Names Have Been Changed... ... before they get their ARSES KICKED for copyright infringement... [Wednesday 15 November 2000]

Today is a good day, part one Snow Patrol are touring right about now... [Thursday 30 November 2000]

Some boring stats (1/3) What band profiles people read most often... [Thursday 15 February 2001]

Some boring stats (2/3) The "most read" messages... [Thursday 15 February 2001]

Some boring stats (3/3) The one you've all been waiting for - it's got rude words in it! [Thursday 15 February 2001]

Go on, treat yourself Get ringtones from popEx [Thursday 8 March 2001]

Base-ic instinct Pop TV featuring Toploader, Alisha's Attic, Orbital, Stereo MCs and Feeder... [Thursday 22 March 2001]

Annoy more people on the train Got some more ringtones... [Friday 30 March 2001]

Rah, Strokes tour Strokes are touring the UK in June... [Monday 30 April 2001]

Peter Stringfellow A record label office, Hammersmith [Thursday 3 May 2001]

Ben The Boffin The Big Weatherspoons pub, charing cross road [Monday 21 May 2001]

Travis and Mark Charing Cross road, near Central St Martins [Tuesday 5 June 2001]

Travis and Mark Charing Cross Road, near Central St Martins [Tuesday 5 June 2001]

Sean Hughes The Faltering Fullback, Finsbury Park [Saturday 9 June 2001]

HACKED BY CHINESE No not really, but I am bored of hearing about this Red Worm virus thing... [Tuesday 31 July 2001]

Useful as a source of industry mutterings That's you that is, cheers everyone... [Wednesday 8 August 2001]

An half arsed review of Sexy Beast starring Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley... [Thursday 16 August 2001]

Sergeant Boyden from The Bill The Harringay Arms, Crouch End, London N8. [Tuesday 4 September 2001]

PopEx Ticket Shop Now Online See who's touring, search for gigs in your area, or check when your favourite band are playing... [Thursday 6 September 2001]

Don Warrington On my tube [Friday 16 November 2001]

Afghan Peace Concerts featuring Gorillaz and more... Gorillaz play a benefit for Afghanistan, with MASSIVE DJ support! [Thursday 22 November 2001]

Everyone, ever, in the world Odeon, Leicester Square, London [Tuesday 11 December 2001]

Lord of the Rings Review Invited to the star studded Leicester Squre Premiere? With my reputation? Read on... [Tuesday 11 December 2001]

J from said ex- band in a pub in warrington . [Wednesday 26 December 2001]

Glastonbury license hearing is just starting now... [Thursday 24 January 2002]

Gareth Dates Gareth and Will are touring together, get tickets NOW! [Friday 19 April 2002]

Nerf Herder The guy who does the theme to Buffy, he's touring... [Monday 22 July 2002]

The Parkinsons They're touring, they're releasing, they're on popex... [Monday 19 August 2002]

Are you ready to... Def Leppard touring in February! [Wednesday 6 November 2002]

Nigel Lythgoe Stringfellows [Friday 3 January 2003]

Danger! Danger! The single's out and they're touring! [Monday 6 January 2003]

Don Warrington Primrose Hill [Friday 11 April 2003]

Don Warrington Primrose Hill [Tuesday 15 April 2003]

fat ginge on washing machine off the phones4u ad hmm well for six years during my high schooldays M [Saturday 5 July 2003]

Don Warrington Chalk Farm [Monday 15 September 2003]

john barnes charing cross road [Monday 15 September 2003]

Free Jim Bob CD Jim Bob is touring in October, and there's free CD's to be had each night... [Wednesday 24 September 2003]

Don Warrington Primrose Hill [Thursday 2 October 2003]

Key Ring Camera [Wednesday 8 October 2003]

Don Warrington Primrose Hill [Friday 31 October 2003]

Uncle Bob's Christmas Wedding Reception, 10th Birthday Party, Centenary & Farewell! Featuring CELEBRITY GUEST DJ SARAH CAWOOD, very special live guests SCHWAB, the return of DJ Simon Price plus Resident DJs Miss JT, Billy Reeves & Hitman Hearn [Friday 14 November 2003]

Mike Leigh Charing Cross Road [Monday 15 December 2003]

It must get terribly boring in Scandinavia at times [Sunday 25 April 2004]

Bling Rings [Sunday 9 May 2004]

Wearing your mobile on a cord round your neck [Tuesday 11 May 2004]

RE: Wearing your mobile on a cord round your neck [Tuesday 11 May 2004]

Nickelback [Wednesday 19 May 2004]

Richard Herring Soho [Friday 28 May 2004]

Ringo Starr Kings Road, Chelsea [Wednesday 9 June 2004]

Peter Stringfellow Jack Dee - Hammersmith Apollo [Friday 11 June 2004]

Don Warrington Primrose Hill [Tuesday 6 July 2004]

Don Warrington Primrose Hill [Thursday 8 July 2004]

Neil Tennant Charing Cross Road [Wednesday 1 September 2004]

Michael Van Straten Farringdon [Tuesday 19 October 2004]

Girl with a PERL earring [Thursday 2 December 2004]

Geek!

Muddy

PS I'll be opening it every day too
[Thursday 2 December 2004]

Full On Food [Thursday 2 December 2004]

Didn't watch Full on Food last night (1 Dec)because it generally irritates me. Wish I had now. I think the idea of anyone who wishes to eat meat ... [Thursday 2 December 2004]

Slaughtering cows [Thursday 2 December 2004]

If they'd shown a battery cow [Thursday 2 December 2004]

Ooh Gary Davies Farringdon [Friday 3 December 2004]

don't have a cow man [Tuesday 7 December 2004]

What would be wrong with Top Gear for food? [Tuesday 7 December 2004]

The Fireplace [Sunday 23 January 2005]

Bez Farringdon [Monday 31 January 2005]

Farringdon: RUBBISH [Tuesday 8 February 2005]

Cashpoints - try Holborn, around Chancery Lane tube. You can't move for them there!

I went to college for two years in Clerkenwell and l...
[Tuesday 8 February 2005]

One ring [Wednesday 2 March 2005]

Spammer [Wednesday 2 March 2005]

Why are they non popexing? [Wednesday 2 March 2005]

i think u should buy [Wednesday 2 March 2005]

Elizabeth Juke? I wasn't thinking of spending that much! [Thursday 3 March 2005]

Please drive by carefully in our village [Friday 11 March 2005]

It is a train bridge - the old North London Line to Broad Street, which will be reused when the East London Line is (eventually) extended. [Saturday 12 March 2005]

It's gone now [Sunday 13 March 2005]

Lord of the Rings - The Musical [Wednesday 16 March 2005]

Blimey! I can't believe they're actually *building* it rather than just talking about it... [Friday 18 March 2005]

Mostly just demolishing so far [Saturday 19 March 2005]

Book Crossing [Wednesday 30 March 2005]

Books in the wild [Wednesday 30 March 2005]

Cheers for persevering there... [Wednesday 30 March 2005]

Marble Plastering [Tuesday 5 April 2005]

Douglas Hurd London Charing Cross [Thursday 28 April 2005]

Razorlight's drummer Farringdon [Tuesday 10 May 2005]

Someone Likes Yoghurt [Monday 23 May 2005]

Radio Blah Blah [Thursday 26 May 2005]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [Monday 6 June 2005]

Google-maps hack WHACKED! [Friday 10 June 2005]

oh i'm inspiring.. [Sunday 12 June 2005]

Interactive map of Folkestone [Friday 17 June 2005]

Chambers is apparently my perfect pub. Is it nice? [Friday 17 June 2005]

It's ace [Friday 17 June 2005]

Well than, next time I'm in Folkstone, I will go there then. [Monday 20 June 2005]

Clarke Family of Wymering [Saturday 23 July 2005]

Hi Barbara,
I don't think we are connected but you never know. I have not traced all my Clarke's yet. You were lucky to see a headstone of you...
[Sunday 24 July 2005]

Clarke Family [Monday 25 July 2005]

Gillian Coles is the church warden. Her email is gillian.d.coles@btinternet.com The names were recorded in 1970 that is the ones that could be read... [Monday 25 July 2005]

I have a dream [Thursday 1 December 2005]

Danny's not compering the Lone Star Comedy any more :-( [Wednesday 7 December 2005]

Tim Healey Charing Cross [Wednesday 7 December 2005]

Jemma Walker Charing Cross [Thursday 8 December 2005]

It's delivering time... [Thursday 5 January 2006]

Moody lighting [Tuesday 24 January 2006]

RE: Moody lighting [Tuesday 24 January 2006]

Cheers, reassuring [Tuesday 24 January 2006]

RE: Moody lighting [Wednesday 25 January 2006]

John Lewis, start saving [Thursday 26 January 2006]

RE: John Lewis, start saving [Saturday 28 January 2006]

Aha, of course, just got about four Andy's checking in [Saturday 28 January 2006]

Robot phone answering squirrel! [Friday 17 February 2006]

Portentous [Thursday 30 March 2006]

RE: Portentous [Thursday 30 March 2006]

OK I think it's cool now [Thursday 30 March 2006]

RE: OK I think it's cool now [Thursday 30 March 2006]

yeah cheers, I think it looks alright too! [Thursday 30 March 2006]

RE: Portentous [Saturday 1 April 2006]

Chops! [Sunday 2 April 2006]

Spicy Cabbage Soup Recipe [Monday 3 April 2006]

The perfect crime [Friday 7 April 2006]

RE: The perfect crime [Sunday 9 April 2006]

RE: The perfect crime [Sunday 9 April 2006]

Our council wants a casino on the Folkestone seafront? [Monday 10 April 2006]

Is there already a casino? [Monday 10 April 2006]

RE: Is there already a casino? [Tuesday 11 April 2006]

I'm picturing the centre of town just being closed off altogether [Tuesday 11 April 2006]

Tiring weekender... [Sunday 16 April 2006]

McKenzie Crook Strand, walking away from Charing Cross [Friday 30 June 2006]

Sorry if you had trouble registering [Wednesday 5 July 2006]

RE: Interactive map of Folkestone [Sunday 15 October 2006]

Councillor Shirley Newlands murdering We Three Kings [Thursday 4 January 2007]

Folkestone Town Centre. [Thursday 11 January 2007]

It's boring for my age group too (33 to 35) [Thursday 11 January 2007]

RE: Interactive map of Folkestone [Friday 13 July 2007]

RE: Interactive map of Folkestone [Thursday 2 August 2007]

I'm not filtering google's own "local" info [Friday 3 August 2007]

I found the sidebar stuff quite tricky actually [Friday 3 August 2007]

Tracey Emin will be scattering childrens clothes around our town [Wednesday 26 September 2007]

RE: One ring [Wednesday 24 October 2007]

Nice spamming attempt [Wednesday 24 October 2007]

Bring me the head of Jorge Zamudio [Saturday 31 May 2008]

RE: Bring me the head of Jorge Zamudio [Monday 2 June 2008]

that's obviously how your mind works [Monday 2 June 2008]

"if you haven't already had a peek, go up to the bayle and have a look at window, no 13 the bayle." [Saturday 2 August 2008]

MediaMonkey [Sunday 26 October 2008]

RE: MediaMonkey [Monday 3 November 2008]

You need an itunes store account to make that work though [Tuesday 4 November 2008]

RE: Interactive map of Folkestone [Saturday 19 March 2011]

Giovanni's is there [Sunday 20 March 2011]

Paul Clarke's blog - I live and work near Folkestone. Married to Clare and father to Harry, I am a web dev, and I like javascript, PHP, Folkestone Gerald, pubs, restaurants, history, genealogy, TV, music, popbitch, squirrels, pirates ☠, time travel, stained glass...