2008-09-05UTC07:18:28Folkestone fringeat the leas lift, curated by club shepway:this saturday and sunday cathy lomax and alex michon present l'estranger:where paranoid plup fiction drives out fact...a dishevelled young stranger arrives at a coastal town. his clothes are strange and his f... 2008-08-02UTC10:23:34The Pavilion HotelAm I right that The Pavilion Hotel was on the spot where the <a class="wiki" rel="tag" href="http://www.claremahon.com/burstin">Burstin</a> is now?2008-08-01UTC08:13:32Some old photos of FolkestoneI bought an album of photos not so long ago and these photos of Wear Bay Road and Folkestone were included in it. I thought you might like to see them and possibly pass on the the ones of Wear Bay Road to any residents of houses featured. I don't kno... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11473/Some+old+photos+of+Folkestone">Rated 4.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-07-18UTC03:36:01Four videos on the blog at once, that's not what it's all aboutJust tried to give blood, and after waiting for an hour, I had to give up and come back to work, bah. So now I am bursting with an extra pint of blood that I wasn't expecting to be carrying around with me! It's going to take a real extra effort to ge... 2008-04-11UTC11:55:20Do you mean Roger De Haan?Nice points though. I don't remember the Queens Hotel or the Pavillion, but I'm aware lovely old buildings have been lost.<br /><br />I'm actually quite keen on the Burstin. <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11165/Do+you+mean+Roger+De+Haan%3F"><img alt="Do you mean Roger De Haan?" src="http://static.flickr.com/52/161125290_57e8bf744a_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11165/Do+you+mean+Roger+De+Haan%3F">Rated 2.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-04-11UTC10:12:47RE: Poor Jimmy GoddenI am so pleased that someone is concerned about Mr Godden's spate of bad luck, I am sure that Jimmy will appreciate this community spirit - after all Mr Godden has always had the towns' best interests at heart. It is good to know that there is one de... 2007-12-12UTC08:27:05burstin folkestone darts eventThat sounds good, someone's landed here searching for burstin folkestone darts event. No idea what it is yet, it'd be great if it was some top players. The Burstin is the monstrous hotel down by the harbour, it's a strange little community all of its... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10760/burstin+folkestone+darts+event"><img alt="burstin folkestone darts event" src="http://static.flickr.com/52/161125290_57e8bf744a_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10760/burstin+folkestone+darts+event">Rated 2.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-05-17UTC02:30:45Shark attack in Folkestone!<a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007220596,00.html">details here in the Sun</a>. Doesn't the harbour and the Burstin look quite nice in that picture? <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10229/Shark+attack+in+Folkestone%21"><img alt="Shark attack in Folkestone!" src="http://static.flickr.com/52/161125290_57e8bf744a_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10229/Shark+attack+in+Folkestone%21">Rated 2.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-03-12UTC12:36:20Beer: not badMy homebrew was not bad at all, not 100% clear, but brown and smelled and tasted of beer, so can't complain. Was a little bit malty for my taste, but I can fis that when I start on a proper recipe and really mess things up.All in all had a very nice ... 2006-07-12UTC11:32:42Not much to say for a few daysBeen watching quite a lot of Due South (we forgot to update our Amazon list) and doing some work on my Folkestone maps when I've had a few minutes. Now weather.I've sort of been enjoying the weather. Monday daytime I thought was fabulous, around lunc... 2005-10-25UTC09:31:49It's all about the Benjamins My blog is worth $5,080.86.How much is your blog worth?That little bonus aside, not feeling particularly great today. Woke up with a WICKED pain in my left eye, like a headache that's bursting it's way through... it's subsiding now, but I strongly... 2005-05-31UTC11:17:28Damn I had a really good headline in mind for thisSO, went to Ireland at the weekend, and it was very nice! Here will follow my little review of where we went and what we did, and things I recommend and things I don't.Friday morning we had a wedding meeting at Lympne Castle, TOO EARLY, and too many ... 2004-11-29UTC10:28:26Rule BritanniaBritannia Hotels have just bought the Grand Burstin Hotel from Grand Leisure Hotels, and show flats in that crazy crescent down on the sea front should be available to view any time now, one bed flats from only 89,500 and the three bed duplex penthou... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/2392/Rule+Britannia"><img alt="Rule Britannia" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/38182338_55b9b13940_m.jpg" /></a>2004-09-05UTC10:48:0673 RIPPR time was in full effect friday night, so we ended up missing the Fighting Cocks, sorry charlie. Gossips is a fairly grotty place, but with atmosphere, and the evening had the feeling of a fully fledged event. Too late for these bones so, an hour a... 2003-10-31UTC03:48:33Darkness CompetitionThe Carling Homecoming presents the mighty Darkness who are set to play a spectacular show at The Astoria, London in November, and you could be there! On 5th April, 2003 The Darkness were booked to play at LA2, but tickets were in such demand they ha... 2003-07-14UTC11:31:04This Is Not A LibraryI'm listening to Mark's album "This is not a library" at last, and I can' tdecide if it really is a concept album, or if there is some clever copy protection in place that knows I got a copy for free and is repeating the titular phrase in each of the... 2003-07-07UTC07:46:09CONCEPT ALBUMI'm listening to Mark's album "This is not a library" at last, and I can' tdecide if it really is a concept album, or if there is some clever copy protection in place that knows I got a copy for free and is repeating the titular phrase in each of the...