Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Folkestone Seafront Consultation ‘One Year On’, took place from December 8th – 10th.
Over the three days it attracted over 500 visitors to the exhibition and 180 to the two presentations held on December 9th at the Quarterhouse.
For those of you who were not able to make it, the presentations were filmed and will be made available for viewing early in the New Year. Likewise the boards from the exhibition will also be uploaded.
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Folkestone Harbour Company will be hosting a public consultation to exhibit the updated Seafront Masterplan, ‘One Year On’, from the 8th to the 10th December 2011 in the Triennial Visitor Centre, Tontine Street. Opening times are 10.00 am – 8.30 pm on the 8th December, and 10.00 am – 5.30 pm on the 9th and 10th December.
On Friday 9th, there will also be two presentations by Trevor Minter (Folkestone Harbour Company) and Toby Denham (Farrells Architects) from 4 – 5.30pm and 7 – 8.30pm at the Quarterhouse, Tontine Street. Both Trevor and Toby will present at each presentation so there is only a need to attend one.
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Folkestone Grand Prix 13-14 August 2011
Powerboat racing competitors returned to Folkestone last weekend for the first time in twenty years for the British National Powerboat Championships as part of the drive to rebuild the excitement of the Folkestone seafront.
The races provided the opportunity for nearly 60 competitors to showcase their skills to the watching crowds. The amalgam of Thundercat racing with Offshore classes in Folkestone offered diversity of size and style thereby satisfying excitement and curiosity levels for all those watching.
Despite a last minute course relocation due to rough seas and high winds, the white cliffs offered enough protection for racing, but the first day’s sea was steep and awkward.
The weekend’s racing in Kent acted as a precursor to the upcoming World 3B Championship being held in Torquay between the 1st and 4th September.
The OCR Phantom 19 boat of Dan Priestly and Sam Brewster won in spectacular style whilst Sharon Atlee, in the ‘Pirates Cave’ Tintorera revelled in the conditions and led Offshore B class from the start, holding off Neil Ives in his Barracuda 18.
Graham Reeder drove his ex-World Championship winning 3C Mannerfelt ‘Ananab’ into first place after NWJ racing was time-penalised for missing a mark.
The second days calmer, but not benign seas, allowed the spectators to be thrilled by the V8 roar of Mark Brewster’s leading V24, echoing off the Harbour wall at 70mph.
Brian Peedell led the Offshore Class 3C, hotly pursued by Jeremy Gibson’s OCR Phantom. The all girl team of Sharon Atlee and Sian Williams in ‘Pirates Cave’ delivered a rough water driving lesson to the rest of the 3B fleet, with the Norwegian designed monohull making light of the testing conditions.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
British National Powerboat Championships
Folkestone Harbour welcomes the British National Powerboat Championships on the 13th and 14th August.
Racing 10am to 4pm both days with commentary from Sky Sports presenter Peter Butler. Free entry!
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Fantastic video from Folkestone Academy students documenting the construction and completion of Rocksalt – Restaurant and Bar
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Folkestone Triennial ‘A Million Miles From Home’
The second Folkestone Triennial began on 25th June. Building on the success of 2008, 19 international artists have been commissioned to create new works for the Folkestone Triennial which will continue until 25 September 2011.
The selected artists have been invited to develop works for Folkestone’s streets, squares, beaches and historic buildings to create a cutting-edge contemporary art exhibition in the public domain.