*UPDATE* The Kentish Express Folkestone has an excellent full page article on the Sandcastle Competition, we scanned it in at a nice big size, see it here* Sandcastle Competition “Bigger & Better” as S&G Triumph! On Sunday, the 4th Annual Sandcastle Competition, in aid of the Church Street Project, took place on Folkestone’s Sunny Sands. [...]

Back with a bang! Spacious and Gracious are out of hibernation, and what better way to kick off our summer season, than to bring you action from this year’s Charivari parade. Praise be to Strange Cargo Arts Co, for all their continued efforts to bring this noisy, colourful event to our town. This year’s theme [...]

The team at S&G joined up with three amigos, to take part in Folkestone’s annual boxing day dip. The weather leading up to Christmas had been severe, and there was talk of disclaimers  and risk, but we were not to be deterred.

There was a real experience to be had in Folkestone last weekend (4th-5th October 2009). Two floors at the Leas Cliff Hall were taken up with railway model makers from all over England and perhaps beyond.

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.

A drizzly Sunday relaxing indoors, was enlivened by the throaty roar of (what I thought at the time to be – see comment below), a Mustang flying over the sea, past our flat. Presumably linked to the Euromilitaire event on at the Leas Cliff Hall…