Sunday (27th Sept) saw the 4th Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon take place. The glorious late summer sun meant ideal conditions for the spectators and supporters, but provided an extra challenge for the runners.

Following on from our recent bee piece, you may have noticed, as you walk around town, that there are a lot of spiders hanging about the streets of Folkestone at the moment. Early Autumn seems to be peak time to see these arachnid silk-spinning engineers, in all their glory, and apparently, there are more spiders [...]

The Spacious and Gracious team bring you the first in an occasional series of reviews of the best bars in Folkestone to watch football in. One of us being a West Ham fan, and the other, a Liverpool supporter, we chose “The Frenchman”, (no longer ‘happy’), as the venue in which to enjoy/suffer the match [...]

Here in sunny Folkestone, it’s a busy time of the year for all the so-called solitary bees that have emerged from the hundreds of small burrows in locations such as the coastal park, the Leas path that runs through the vinery, and my front garden. Though they occur in large numbers, they are called solitary [...]

During the FOWSC Summer break we ventured up to the hills surrounding Folkestone and caught some video of a bunch of local paragliders taking advantage of the hot weather and thermals.

The twice-yearly re-distribution of shingle on the beaches between Folkestone and Hythe, is currently underway.  Affecting the beaches from Mermaid’s beach sea wall, westward to Hythe, our beloved FOWSC beach is remains accessible, and swimming continues. I took my camcorder down to witness the shingle-shifting process…