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.
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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.
25 Sep, 2009
“Undesirables” hanging about the streets of Folkestone
Posted by: prince vince In: Nature Watch
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 and crane flies than usual, this year, due to ideal breeding conditions last year.
I took the following footage on a single stroll round Folkestone on Tuesday.
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 on Saturday.
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 because they don’t inhabit communal nests or hives, but the females lay their individual eggs in their own burrow, which they seal after leaving enough pollen for the nourishment of their offspring. Read the rest of this entry »
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.
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- Jan Holben: Just brilliant - loved every minutes. Thanks to all who organised this event, the musicians and everybody who took part.
- Jan H: I couldn't get to sunny sands in time to see this event unfortunately....so thanks for sharing this video - it looks like everybody had a great time.
- Flix: Thanks to all those who came to the exhibition , especially those of you who commented in the visitors' book
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