Go Folkestone

BELLYDANCE FOLKESTONE
2023-04-12 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | STUDIO SIX DANCE SCHOOL, ABOVE Lubens, Rendezvous STREET, Folkestone
Learn to Bellydance with Lika Pashchenko Tuesdays 6.15 – 7.15 p.m. or Thursdays 7.30p.m. – 8.30p.m.
Call Lika 07473 964376

Live Music Event
2023-04-08 19:30 - 22:30 | Eleto Chocoate Cafe, 12 - 14 Rendezvous Street, Folkestone, CT20 1EZ
Disco; Dance and Anthems
Advance tickets £6 from venue// Limited tickets £8 on the door

LET'S MOVE A MILLION MILES FOR CHARITY
2023-04-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Three Hills Sports Park, Cheriton Road, CT19 5JU, United Kingdom
On Thursday 20th April a Showcase Event to launch our exciting community challenge will take place at the Three Hills Sports Park, Cheriton Road, Folkestone at 3.30pm. We would be delighted if you could join us.
The Let’s Move a Million Miles for Charity Challenge, which will run until the end of September, aims to promote physical health and mental wellbeing, encourage local people to get involved in helping their community and raise money for charity.
There are four charities benefitting from the initiative:

Mind (mental health)
The Rainbow Centre (homelessness)
The Sports Trust (disabled sport)
The Channel Rotary Kindness Fund (disadvantaged young people)

The campaign’s vision is to accumulate up to one million miles of activity, with the goal of securing at least £1 of sponsorship per mile.
The ethos of the campaign is:
Together, let’s get active, have fun, and move a million miles!
It aims to encourage and empower members of the public, whatever their age, to challenge themselves to raise funds through activity of any kind, from running a marathon to climbing stairs; from rowing the equivalent of the channel to walking to school; from roller skating to playing golf. Already a blind bagpipes player has volunteered to walk a mile while playing and a young volunteer intends to walk for 24 hours; a group from Saga will take on the Folkestone 10k run and Sandgate Primary pupils plan to achieve miles on a static bike.
The campaign is ambitious, inclusive, and compassionate. It doesn’t matter what the activity is, how mobile you are or how much you raise – every activity and amount raised will go to a good cause!
This press release comes from Folkestone Channel Rotary who are leading the event, but many different stakeholders and volunteers are involved from across the region.

For further information or to RSVP, please contact Joe Sullivan (Channel Rotary)
T: 07740 284236 E: joe.sullivan@channelrotary.org.uk

Quarterhouse Lates: MUMDAD Soundsystem
2023-04-07 20:00 - 2023-04-08 20:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
The wheels of steel. The platters that matter. Join MUMDAD Records’ head honchos for a night of crowd-pleasers and brain teasers. A joyful mashup of dance-a-long funk, pop, electronica and all round festival vibes!
Quarterhouse Lates is our new, regular Friday night of dancing and good times in The Clearing at Quarterhouse. Your weekly fix of good times and dancing until 1am.
This event is free entry
Age Restrictions
18 Years + U/25 ID required

Talk topic 100 Years of Folkestone Rotary Club by Vince Williams
2023-04-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
Folkestone Local History Society welcome everyone to a talk by Vince Williams, celebrating the Centenary of the Folkestone Rotary Club .
7.30p.m. for 8.00p.m. Members free and visitors entry fee £2

STAINER'S CRUCIFIXION
2023-04-02 15:00 - 20:00
By kind permission of the Rector, Revd. Stephen Crofts, you are invited to join us for a rehearsal and performance of Stainer’s Crucifixion on Palm Sunday, 2nd April 2023.
Tenor: Patrick Bayford Baritone : Duncan Lord
Organist: Brian Thorne Conductor:Michael Foad
The plan of the day is as follows – all in St Martin’s Church, Horn Street
3.00p.m. -5.00p.m. Chorus Rehearsal
At 5p.m., we shall have a break in the church; tea/coffee available. Bring a ‘nosebag’ if you wish.
6.00p.m. Performance Dress “informal” ie not DJ’S etc.
This performance is being given in support of the Pilgrims Hospices so please do invite all your friends to come to the performance.
We need to know ho is taking part, so if you would like to sing in this performance send an e-mail to jennybayford@yahoo.co.uk with your name, voice ie. S.A.T.B. and whether you are bringing your own copy.
For those not on-line, ring Jenny or Patrick on 01303 271509 and if it goes to voicemail leave your name and number plus voice part and whether you are bringing your own copy.
Please do this no later than Wednesday 29th March.
There will be several copies for hire but bring your own if possible. There is no charge for taking part, however there will be a Retiring Collection.
Enquiries email mfoad@talktalk.net

NEW LOCAL GIRL BAND CALLED PRETTY CRAP
2023-04-01 20:00 - 22:00 | HOME TAP ROOM, Tontine Street, Folkestone, Select a State:, CT20 1JP, United Kingdom
Appearing at the Home Tap Room
Call 07875 648157

A DRESS FASHION
2023-03-30 12:00 - 16:00 | 66 Old High Street, 66 Old High Street, Folkestone
Pop up shop events . 30th March – 10th April
Thursday – Sundays 12.00 – 4.00p.m. plus last Friday 6.00 – 9.00 pm
Events free but donations welcome….
Instagram and Facebook @A.DRESS.FASHION

HULA HOOP WORKSHOP
2023-03-26 11:00 - 13:00 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
HULA HOOP WORKSHOP WITH SYMONÉ

Sunday 26th MarchLearn to hula hoop with a pro!
This two hour workshop will focus on core fitness, hula hoop tricks, and choreography and transition. Expect to sweat and have fun! If you have ever been curious to learn about the art of circus and the various styles of hula hooping in a safe playful environment, this workshop is for you.
Open to beginners and improver levels
Open to all genders and LGBTQIA+ friendly!
Suitable for 16+
Hoops provided
About the Teacher
Symoné is a queer alt-circus performer and performance artist, Guinness World Record holder, and new resident to Folkestone! She has performed across the U.K. and globe with clients such as Machel Montano, Sun Ra’s Arkestra, Peaches, Jon Hopkins, and Kate Nash. As a self-taught hula hooper, her primary focus as a teacher is to help inspire students who may not have had access to circus or dance growing up, to feel confident and strong!
To see more of her work @symoneforever and www.symoneperformingartist.com
Ticket price is for a 2 hour workshop
Advanced £30 until 10th March
Late registration £35

RUN THE RIDDIM AT F51 SKATE PARK
2023-03-25 19:00 - 23:00 | F51 SKATE PARK, Folkestone, CT20 1SD
Peas Promotions presents Run the Riddim
DNB plus GARAGE with the BEAK BOYS – DJ Chemical Kid x MC Simmer Down
Tickets £5 cash only!

Rumble Wrestling
2023-03-25 19:00 - 21:30 | Hawkinge Community Centre, Heron Forstal Avenue, Hawkinge, CT18 7FP, GB
Rumble Wrestling return to the Hawkinge Community Centre for the first show of 2023 with another action packed night of high flying action.
Tickets are sure to be in a high demand and with a special deal of Kids for a fiver with an adult ticket – Early booking is advised.
There are special deals for Birthday parties and groups – just contact the promoter for details.
Don’t delay book today with the special ticket deals

Tickets various rates check at www.tickettailor.com/events/rumblewrestlingpromotions/796640

An eighteenth-century entrepreneur: Sarah Baker’s theatre on the Bayle and her other Kentish Theatres, 1737-1816 A talk by Dr Jean Baker, hosted by Folkestone Museum
2023-03-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Folkestone Museum
Dr Jean Baker (not a descendant of Sarah Baker) worked as a journalist for some years. In 2000 she completed a PhD at the University of Kent that explored the significance of provincial theatre in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
“As I sifted through some old papers in the Folkestone Library archives a few years ago, a tattered cutting from an eighteenth-century newspaper fell from the bundle I was about to investigate. In smudgy, hard-to-read print the scrap of paper advertised a week of entertainments that had taken place at ‘the New-Theatre-Folkestone’ in the early spring of 1775.
Among the ‘usual diversions’ on offer were tightrope-walking, comic dancing, musical dramas, operas and pantomimes. Tickets it stated could be bought of a Mrs Sarah Baker at ‘Mr Tart’s upon the Bayle’ and potential patrons were advised to be quick about it as ‘the Company’s stay will be very short’.”
This talk will focus on the extraordinary, too-long-forgotten woman behind this announcement, on her Bayle theatre, and on the four ‘great grand’ theatres, as she described them, that she built elsewhere in Kent at the end of the eighteenth century.
The talk is free but, as with all our talks, they tend to fill up quickly. For further details or to reserve a seat call 01303 257946 and select option 0 (office hours only) or call into Folkestone Museum & Town Hall. Refreshments will be available after the talk, donations

CREATIVE COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE - ARTS AND CRAFTS
2023-03-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Sunflower House
From 25th March 1.00 – 3.00pm and then fortnightly.
Bring your own craft and join in.
£3 fee for each session

JUMBLE SALE
2023-03-25 13:00 - 15:00 | ELHAM VILLAGE HALL, High St, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6SX
Jumble Sale in Elham Village Hall in aid of Cancer Research and SK MIND
Donations welcome contact Zoe 07842 798453

Painting and Prosecco
2023-03-23 19:00 - 21:30 | The Chambers, Radnor Chambers, Cheriton Pl,, Folkestone, CT20 2BB
Special over 55’s offer.
Limited Spaces – book a place call Helen 0789 850641

Artists and Disability
2023-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Brewery Tap, Tontine Street, Folkestone, Select a State:, CT20 1JR, United Kingdom
Gallery open display 0f Oppression – Up Close and Intensive
Launch 23rd March 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Open 24th – 27th 11.00a.m. – 4.00p.m.

Break the Fear
2023-03-23 10:30 - 12:30 | Folkestone Bookshop, Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JP
Nervous drawing and painting workshops with Deborah Crofts and Alex Boican

Only 6 places available each day on 23rd or 30th March
Book via alex.boican@gmail.com

OPEN DOORS/STEP UP - Upcoming workshops Filmmaking/social media etc
2023-03-23 10:00 - 13:00 | SCREEN SOUTH DIGITAL HUB, Glassworks, Mill Bay, Folkestone, CT20 1JG
Open Doors, Step Up is a new and exciting scheme, free for Folkestone town residents and workers within the catchment area. This opportunity is open to all ages from 16 and up, comprising six weeks of sessions designed to help you develop the skills you need to succeed. Learn about filmmaking, production,editing, online production, and more, supported by industry – expert mentors.
23rd March Phone Filmmaking – 10.00am – 1.00pm. . 2pm – 5.00p.m.
23rd March Circular Economy – Blue Print 4.00 – 6.00p.m.
Contact 01303 25977 or info@screensouth.org

Royal Opera House Live: Turandot
2023-03-22 19:00 - 22:00 | The Quarterhouse, CT20 1BN
Creative Quarter Folkestone present Turandot (ROH live) .
In the court of Princess Turandot, suitors who fail to solve her riddles are brutally killed. But when a mysterious Prince answers one correctly, suddenly he holds all the power – and a glorious secret. When life hangs in the balance, can love conquer all?
Puccini’s score is rich in musical marvels (featuring the famous aria ‘Nessun dorma’), while Andrei Serban’s production draws on Chinese theatrical traditions to evoke a colourful fantasy tableau of ancient Peking. Antonio Pappano conducts Anna Pirozzi in the title role and Yonghoon Lee as Calaf.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Running time: 200 minutes with a 20 minute interval
Age Guidance: TBC
Book this event online or email the box office at boxoffice@creativefolkestone.org.uk

WAR THROUGH CHILDREN'S EYES - Art and Writing Competition
2023-03-21 - 2023-05-14
Our mission
Our mission is to teach a greater understanding of the appalling effects of war and violent conflicts on families and communities, and the plight of the refugees that such conflicts inevitably produce. We aim to create a platform where young people in the United Kingdom can learn tolerance and sensitivity towards children whose lives have been made unsafe, wherever in the world they may have come from, and to inspire them to find ways to help those in great need. This year’s competition is the first of its kind; we hope to hold it annually from this year forward. We want to build War Through Childrens’ Eyes into a stage from which children can stand and speak to all of us, reaching out hands to one another and telling the stories of those children who do not yet have a voice.
If you are between 7 and 17 years old and if you would like to join us in our call for an end to wars and violence, and through your creativity to advocate for children everywhere being able to enjoy safe, peaceful childhoods, we would love you to become a part of this project.
This year we have chosen to support the War Child organisation and we would like to encourage everyone who participates in the competition to make a donation to War Child UK (please go to the “Donate to War Child” page for donations)
ENTRIES HAVE TO BE IN BY 15TH MAY

Prizes
There will be prizes awarded for both the Art and Writing competitions in each age category, based on the following criteria:

the extent to which submissions address the competition theme,
the demonstration of originality and imagination,
the quality and skill in the chosen medium,
attention to detail,
accuracy in communicating issues,
and adherence to category requirements such as length and file type.

Art competition
1st place winners
will receive an Amazon voucher worth £100 and a £200 voucher of art supplies will be awarded to a school, if the entry is submitted by a school.
2nd place winners
will receive an Amazon voucher worth £70 and a £140 voucher of art supplies will be awarded to a school, if the entry is submitted by a school.
3rd place winners
will receive an Amazon voucher worth £50 and a £100 voucher of art supplies will be awarded to a school, if the entry is submitted by a school.

Writing competition
1st place winners
will receive an Amazon voucher worth £100 and if entry is submitted by a school, the winning school will be entitled to an online creative writing workshop/Q&A session with one of our judging panel writers, as well as book supplies for their library.
2nd place winners
will receive an Amazon voucher worth £70 and a £140 voucher of book tokens will be awarded to a school, if the entry is submitted by a school.
3rd place winners
will receive an Amazon voucher worth £50 and a £100 voucher of book tokens will be awarded to a school, if the entry is submitted by a school.

BEATBOX BABY RAVE
2023-03-20 16:00 - 17:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Church Rd, Folkestone, CT19 5BQ, United Kingdom
St. John’s Church and Hall Folkestone • St. John’s Church Road, CT19 5BQ Folkestone, England

Come with your little one(s) and enjoy a live beatboxing sound track to dance and move to with precious bonding time together and the chance to meet new and old friends. Whilst having fun, sow valuable seeds of creativity, freedom of expression, experimentation and a love for music!
Children respond by naturally being in the moment. They dance, move, play, go with the flow. Adults are invited to follow their lead, let go the mind and drop into their body whilst I offer encouraging and inspiring words (a bit like a sound journey). When I was a kid, I remember my Mum so free and expressive on the dance floor and that memory still inspires me to help you do the same. Everything is optional, it’s very relaxed and usually everyone enjoys a bit of a boogie! Come and relish a magical space whilst creating community and recharging your batteries. I look forward to seeing you there!
What is Beatboxing?
A vocal art form that uses the voice to mimic drum beats, instruments and other sound effects. A loop station allows me to record and loop my voice to create original pieces of music.
What to Bring?
Bring anything you would usually take on a trip to the park.
There is usually some parking down this road and behind the hall. If you can car share, all the better.
Please show kindness to the community and if you are not well, wait until you are symptom free before coming to one of these events.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Jamie Cahill
Music artist, beatboxer, workshop leader and meditation and sound journey teacher/facilitator. It is my honour and joy to co-create this space with you and make a unique sound track for you all to enjoy. It is my mission to help as many people as I can to express themselves to the fullest and let go of their inhibitions.
Tickets £6 cash on the door or via fienta.com-beatbox-baby-rave-55531

Bayle Cantata and Camerata
2023-03-18 15:00 - 17:00 | The Grand
The Bayle Cantata and Camerata with their second recital this season, which features the music of Bach and Handel:
J.S. Bach
Motet Komm Jesu Komm BWV229;
Cantata BWV 4 Christ lag in todensbanden;
G .F. Handel
Motet Dixit Dominus
Children and students are free of charge.
NB change of venue!

BEHIND THE DOOR - RESIDENCY AND EXHIBITION
2023-03-17 08:00 - 17:00 | 63 Old High Street, 63 Old High Street, Folkestone
ALISON BLACKBURN is a textile artist. Her work is a creative expression of ideas through the use of textiles in two and three dimensions using colour, shape and texture to create vessels, quilts and garments exploring themes on the environment, gender and visual space.
She is situated above Nik & Trick at 63 Old High Street and she is open 23rd – 26th and 30th and 31st March 10,00a.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Find out more about Alison at www.alisonblackburn.uk

Goodnight Mister Tom at Tower Theatre
2023-03-16 19:30 | The Tower Theatre, North Road Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3HL
During World War II, reclusive widower Tom Oakley surprises his fellow villagers by taking in William, a nine-year-old evacuee from London. Tom soon realises that his young charge has been physically and emotionally abused by his mother and devotes his time to helping William to read and write, and show him the kindness he had not known at home. William makes new friends and thrives in his new home, and his presence helps Tom reintegrate in the community he has avoided since his wife’s death. But as his tenth birthday looms, William is summoned back to the city…
Contains scenes that some may find distressing.
Performances
Thursday 16th March 7.30pm | Friday 17th March 7.30pm | Saturday 18th March 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Stalls
Adults £16 | Members £14 | Under 18s £11
Gallery
Adults £14 | Members £12 | Under 18s £11
Doors open one hour before each performance

Tel: 01303 223925
(select 1 for Box Office or 2 for Admin)
Email:
admin@towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

SHELLSCAPE - CERAMIC AND PAINTING ART EXHIBITION
2023-03-15 10:00 - 17:00 | 66 Old High Street, 66 Old High Street, Folkestone
Exhibition by Julie Taylor Goodman 15th – 28th March 10.00am – 5.00p.m.

HAWKINGE MAYOR'S QUIZ NIGHT
2023-03-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Hawkinge Village Hall, Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Select a State:, United Kingdom
Come and join the fun.
info and tickets 01303 893928/ 773283 e-mail clerk£hawkinge-tc.gov.uk

Guy Hollaway
2023-03-08 18:45 | Wards Hotel, Earl's Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2HB, United Kingdom
Go Folkestone – Guest Speaker
8th March talk by Guy Hollaway, the most influential modern architect in Folkestone and Hythe at Wards Hotel in Earls Avenue at 6.45pm.
Members free entry, non-members £5.
Wards Hotel has excellent bar facilities and limited but good food.

Local History Talk
2023-03-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Holy Trinity Church, Sandagte Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
Folkestone Cinemas and Their Organs – a talk by Damon Cox
Raffle; Local books, DVD’s and postcards
Refreshments available
Doors open 7.30p.m. for 8.00p.m.
£2 admission (free to members)
Annual membership fees: single £10/Family £18

The Salome String Quartet
2023-02-26 15:00 - 17:00 | The Parish Church of St Mary and St Eanswythe, Church Street,, Folkestone, CT20 1SW
The Salomé String Quartet is fast being recognised as one of the most successful and dynamic young quartets in the country, most recently named as Britten/Pears Young Artists 22/23. A welcome return to Bayle Music and celebration of their close association with the church and the Sacconi Quartet. Please note the change of day.
Children and students are free of charge.

Help The Homeless Fundraiser
2023-02-25 19:00 | Leas Cliff Hall
