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  • The Mole Cafe Books

    Our online harbour canteen visitors’ books are helping people find long-lost relatives who crossed to the Western Front from Folkestone between 1914 and 1919.

    Find out more here..
  • Folkestone 100: Armistice Centenary

    Following four years of WW1 commemorations, Folkestone hosted a busy year of centenary events, including our annual march on Sunday 22 July and David Haig’s play ‘My Boy Jack’ in November 2018.

    Find out more here
  • One Woman’s War

    Folkestone VAD nurse Dorothy Earnshaw’s friendship album is a moving and intimate record of how the First World War touched the lives of so many around the world.

    Uncover Dorothy’s story here
  • Folkestone's Forgotten Tragedy

    It was the centenary of the Tontine Street Air Raid on 25 May 2017. We remember WW1’s largest incident of civilian casualties outside the capital.

    Read more...
  • The Step Short Arch

    Years of planning, hard work and fundraising came to fruition when the Step Short charity’s impressive commemorative arch on The Leas at Folkestone was craned into position in June 2014.

    Find out more..
  • Touch Wud

    Private TW Sweetheart has been created by Step Short to help young people understand the enormous impact that the First World War had on so many lives. Please note, competition deadline has now passed.

    Find out more..

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