October 20, 2025 Baby Loss Awareness Day On 15th October, our volunteers marked Baby Loss Awareness Day with a touching tribute in the White Garden at Cheriton Road Cemetery. Around 350…
July 26, 2025 Victorian Cemetery Walk and Talk New Folkestone Society – Event Report We were thrilled to welcome over 60 attendees to our recent Victorian Cemetery Walk and Talk, held in…
March 25, 2025 Discoveries at the Old Cemetery Also published in The Hurricane local news publication The Friends have spent 8 years cutting, delving and researching into the stories in the Old…
March 24, 2024 Natural History at Folkestone Old Cemetery One of the best documented Victorian / Edwardian cemeteries, the ‘Friends’ make all their research available via their website and ‘Find a Grave’. Details…
December 11, 2023 The Quiet Garden Movement “The Quiet Garden Movement is a network of beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces for prayer, stillness, contemplation and an appreciation of the natural world”….
October 10, 2023 Baby Loss Awareness Week To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week this year (2023) our volunteer members have been busy with the crochet hooks and knitting needles – and…
March 28, 2023 Rediscovering Life After the Loss of a Loved One Losing a loved one often feels like you’ve lost part of yourself. Whether you lost a friend, a spouse, a parent, or a child,…
October 30, 2022 Evocative Pictures These two evocative pictures were recently added to our collection. Volunteer Hugh said the image on the left “was given to me by a…
October 24, 2022 White Garden Plan As with most gardens – the White Garden is a work in progress, there has been planting throughout 2022 although the very hot months…
September 26, 2022 Baby Loss Awareness Week – event Baby Loss awareness week is coming up 9th to 15th October. To mark this significant time and to raise awareness of the White Garden…
