April 25, 2020 Support Our Work How you can support us Thank you for your interest in supporting the work of the old Folkestone Cemetery ‘Friends’ volunteer group. Our work…
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 6, 2020 Virtual Cemetery Plan One of our (virtual) Volunteers has created a Virtual Cemetery Plan – and with help from Carole, also a volunteer, the plan is gradually…
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 COVID-19: Memorial grounds reopened In line with new national guidance, we (F&HDC) have reopened our cemeteries and memorial grounds. Thank you for your understanding during the necessary closures.
April 25, 2020 Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) War Memorial – Awarded Listed Building Status List Entry Number: 1469583 I am writing to inform you that the above building has been added to the List of Buildings of Special…
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…
