Stayed 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 5.03/10</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 Mighty Easter weekender, with The Cure Hope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11103/Mighty+Easter+weekender%2C+with+The+Cure">more</a>... -0.2843,51.5575,0 RE: Sadly disappointed with La Tavernetta I agree we went there Friday 25th January 2008 the wine wine was good and that was the best part of the meal.Old fashioned and over priced springs to mind with over rated food,my wife was nearly in tears as it was are 15th wedding aniversary and a t... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10904/RE%3A+Sadly+disappointed+with+La+Tavernetta">Rated 7.28/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10904/RE%3A+Sadly+disappointed+with+La+Tavernetta">more</a>... 1.1720,51.0766,0 You wait ages for a John Lewis Bergerac table And then two come along at once. This one looks like a genuine sale, be lovely to think it stayed near it's opening price of fifty quid and didn't sail up to the thousand pound mark, but unlikely. As a bonus there you get to have a nose around that p... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10890/You+wait+ages+for+a+John+Lewis+Bergerac+table">more</a>... 1.1645,51.0800,0 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 8.51/10</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 history of Elham and Folkestone I don't know whether anyone can help. I am researching my family tree and amtrying to investigate some history of Elham and Folkestone.My grandfather was born in Elham in 1908, and his sister also in 1907. Theirmother, my great grandmother came from ... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10303/history+of+Elham+and+Folkestone"><img alt="history of Elham and Folkestone" src="http://www.phatspace.co.uk/new_abbots/hotel_front2.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10303/history+of+Elham+and+Folkestone">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10303/history+of+Elham+and+Folkestone">more</a>... 1.1107,51.1532,0 Long weekend Been away a long time (apart from my little post this morning about wireless things) and we fitted quite a lot in really, felt like a proper holiday since my complaints about QI.Our afternoon out in Canterbury was good, though not absolutely everythi... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10268/Long+weekend">Rated 4.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10268/Long+weekend">more</a>... 1.0785,51.2793,0 Tiring weekender... Knackered today, just had a great dinner at The Jackdaw (though with a slight service hiccup) and now we're spending the afternoon chilling before heading back to Chambers for more beer festival action.Started the weekend sedately enough, stayed in a... <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8129/Tiring+weekender..."><img alt="Tiring weekender..." src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0001P1BOI.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8129/Tiring+weekender...">Rated 4.93/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8129/Tiring+weekender...">more</a>... 1.1682,51.1814,0 Hotel Relish, Folkestone, Kent - A place to stay - Times Online A very nice <a href="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11610-2122034,00.html">review of Hotel Relish</a> here from The Times... good they found a nice restaurant! Friends of mine stayed there too and loved it. <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8070/Hotel+Relish%2C+Folkestone%2C+Kent+-+A+place+to+stay+-+Times+Online"><img alt="Hotel Relish, Folkestone, Kent - A place to stay - Times Online" src="http://www.hotelrelish.co.uk/images/Front_Page/Front%20croped1.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/8070/Hotel+Relish%2C+Folkestone%2C+Kent+-+A+place+to+stay+-+Times+Online">more</a>... 1.1690,51.0772,0 Astoria Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler, weren't they in a band together before? One of the NME gigs, support included The Magic Numbers I think but we stayed in the pub and missed them all.... <a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/95/Astoria">more</a>... -0.1306,51.5160,0 Barfly and Alfie, Barfly sessions daytime thing recorded for TV. Can't remember if I stayed for Idlewild in the evening.... <a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly"><img alt="Barfly" src="http://www.clarkeology.com/blog/upload/barflylondon.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly">Rated 4.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a> <a href="http://www.claremahon.com/v/115/Barfly">more</a>... -0.1500,51.5433,0