Sandgate from Folkestone GeraldPauly The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home? Saturday is the rumoured day of reopening, has anyone any idea if anything is really happening? I went past there on Tuesday, lights were on so someone had been inside, but it wasn't clear if anything had changed. It didn't really look closed down at... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F"><img alt="The lights are on at Gate 28, but is anybody home?" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2725960260_6eba34a516_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F">Rated 2.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11554/The+lights+are+on+at+Gate+28%2C+but+is+anybody+home%3F">more</a>... 1.1461,51.0739,0 Woo, we took the Ship quiz again! The wife and I got 30/30 in this week's Ship Inn quiz, beat that! <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11541/Woo%2C+we+took+the+Ship+quiz+again%21"><img alt="Woo, we took the Ship quiz again!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2725960762_8a049d3d31_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11541/Woo%2C+we+took+the+Ship+quiz+again%21">Rated 6.03/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11541/Woo%2C+we+took+the+Ship+quiz+again%21">more</a>... 1.1465,51.0736,0 They are still the number one ranked local restaurant! Who is doing all this voting then? I enjoyed it when I went, I think I've only had takeaway there, but also sat for a drink while waiting for it. Here are the current top ten:Savour Aroma (8.59/10)Chambers (8.41/10)Tinto Tapas (8.36/10)The Mayfly (8.... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11528/They+are+still+the+number+one+ranked+local+restaurant%21">Rated 8.39/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11528/They+are+still+the+number+one+ranked+local+restaurant%21">more</a>... 1.1482,51.0873,0 Top ten best restaurants in the area The votes are in, these are the top ten best restaurants in the area as voted by you (so, the ten restaurants with the most loyal net savvy customers and regulars who visit this site then), a few surprises in there:Botolphs Bridge Inn (9.10/10)Bella ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11335/Top+ten+best+restaurants+in+the+area">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11335/Top+ten+best+restaurants+in+the+area">more</a>... 1.0357,51.0848,0 Swing Afternoon review Regular correspondent Woodo sent me this:I did promise a review of the "swing afternoon" at the Sandgate Hotel but as the weather was so great we spent most of the day in Bar Vasa however, we did pop in to catch the last couple of songs from the perf... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11226/Swing+Afternoon+review">Rated 6.01/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11226/Swing+Afternoon+review">more</a>... 1.1342,51.0724,0 leas cliff hall 1974 Hi Gerald, do you have any details of the Summer Season show at the Leas Cliff in 1974 with Gordon & Bunny Jay?I spent a fab season with them staying in Sandgate and wanted reminding of the variety show acts.ThanksPhil... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11149/leas+cliff+hall+1974"><img alt="leas cliff hall 1974" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11149/leas+cliff+hall+1974">Rated 3.63/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11149/leas+cliff+hall+1974">more</a>... 1.1735,51.0758,0 Festive Fun Welcome back after the christmas break, hope you had a good one. We did, felt a bit quiet though, no big late nights or anything. Kind of handy really, as I'm back in work today, I volunteered to be in on these (hopefully) quiet days between christma... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun"><img alt="Festive Fun" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun">Rated 8.41/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10790/Festive+Fun">more</a>... 1.1767,51.0782,0 That's Portofino they / you are on about Sorry, needs a bit of a tidy up around here, the venue details don't show up on every page:Portofino, 124A Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2BW, Telephone: 01303 255762I've eaten in there a few times and found it very nice.... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10749/That%27s+Portofino+they+%2F+you+are+on+about">Rated 2.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10749/That%27s+Portofino+they+%2F+you+are+on+about">more</a>... 1.1753,51.0779,0 Dave (Davina) the dolphin serious injury :-( Some oaf has hit the Sandgate Dolphin (most likely ) with a boat propellor, chopping off a big chunk of her tail according to Kent News. Pictures there, very sad.... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10580/Dave+%28Davina%29+the+dolphin+serious+injury+%3A-%28">more</a>... 1.1645,51.0800,0 Didn't go to Canterbury all weekend! Imagine that... Overslept Sunday morning, so we went to Escondido for lunch instead. The chef got my food wrong again, so for the second time in a row mine came free, that's nice. Apparently Escondido weren't quite recovered from a disaster the previ... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10536/Didn%27t+go+to+Canterbury+all+weekend%21"><img alt="Didn't go to Canterbury all weekend!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2560500855_ac2a665c97_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10536/Didn%27t+go+to+Canterbury+all+weekend%21">Rated 7.35/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10536/Didn%27t+go+to+Canterbury+all+weekend%21">more</a>... 1.1482,51.0738,0