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August 26, 2020

The Headstone Mystery

Each Saturday morning our cemetery volunteers gather in the old Folkestone cemetery on Cheriton Road to clear away the scrubby weeds and bring a…

July 5, 2020

NFCF Newsletter

The NFCF Newsletter 45 is now available for download and we have pleasure in sending this electronic version of the summer issue so that…

June 5, 2020

Grosser Kurfürst: 19th Century warship wreck off Kent protected

The wreck of a German battleship that was sunk in 1878 off Folkestone, with the loss of nearly 300 lives, has been granted government…

June 5, 2020

Grosser Kurfurst memorial awarded Listed Building status

Memorial to the Crew of the German Warship SMS Grosser Kurfürst, Cheriton Road Cemetery, Cheriton Road, Folkestone – Awarded Listed Building Status List Entry…

May 26, 2020

Anniversary of Air Raid

Good Evening everyone, Due to the current situation the world finds itself in, I have to confess I broke with tradition and did not…

May 5, 2020

Nature and History Resource Packs

For those volunteers or anyone interested in nature and history contained within cemeteries and burial grounds there are some excellent resource packs available from…

April 25, 2020

Air Raid Victims – Update

I hope this finds you all safe and well in these strange times. In my time at home I have played around with the…

April 24, 2020

Hello world – its LockDown!

The Friends of Folkestone cemetery website is undergoing a facelift. I decided to get to grips with updating the FOFC website and to also…