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…
February 1, 2025 Love Your Yew Tree Week February 2025 marks the launch of Love Your Yew Week (8th-14th Feb), a new initiative dedicated to the care and preservation of ancient yew trees….
February 1, 2025 M is for Memorials Some of the oldest and most impressive monuments, from the pyramids at Giza to the passage grave at Newgrange in Ireland, are memorials for…
January 25, 2025 Unearthing Hidden Histories (an article written for local publication The Looker) Eight years ago, I attended a Remembrance Day service at the old Folkestone cemetery. It’s the kind of place you might walk past without…
January 25, 2025 1809 – Teenage wife goes to sea with captain Mary Sophia, 15 years old, sailed down the Thames with husband James Collins, 24, outward bound for Portugal. The couple, from Holborn, hoped their…
December 16, 2024 Stephen and Susanna Court The impressive memorial stone in Folkestone Old Cemetery gives few hints about a short action filled life and a long widowhood: Stephen Court Master…
December 9, 2024 Consultation on the law relating to burial and cremation Who we are? The Law Commission of England and Wales is an independent body established by statute to make recommendations to government to reform…
December 5, 2024 A talk: Flourishing Folkestone On Saturday three members of the Friends of Folkestone Cemetery gave a colourful illustrated talk to 45+ interested members of The New Folkestone Society….
November 20, 2024 A Life of Struggle – John Alexander Blow 1813 – 1889 Researched and written by Carole Moody John was in trouble; it was April 1868 and he had been charged and remanded for collecting alms…
September 30, 2024 Finding Mabel Researched and written by Carole Moody Mabel was lost. The problem was, that after her brief life, nobody today knew about her and so…
August 9, 2024 District Councillors Presentation On the evening of July 24th, before the full council meeting, members of our group—Janet, Carole, and Rob—had the opportunity to present to the…