Our first talk of 2026, held on Thursday 23 April in our new venue, St Paul’s Without the Walls, was a resounding success. Dr John Bulaitis’ excellent talk on the […]

With deep sorrow the Society announces the death earlier this week of Alan Turner, our much loved and deeply respected treasurer. Though he had been ill for several months and […]

We were delighted to receive some early ideas from the Canterbury College students working on the Michael Steed Memorial to all who, over the centuries, suffered in Canterbury on account […]

The CCS reading group, boosted by lively newcomers Joanna Williams and Darren Old, celebrated the combination of Aphra Behn and All Fools Day with a rollicking reading of the splendid […]

The Society’s first reading of the year was Eftsoons the Reckynge, a fascinating a new play by Antonie van den Broek. The drama explores the life of the pioneering playwright […]

After receiving 50 suggestions for new blue plaques, CCS has drawn up a shortlist of 21 notable individuals and sites it hopes to honour with commemorative plaques. Figures include the […]

Following in the footsteps of the Canterbury Society’s most successful Heritage Expo 2024, CCS is hosting the 2026 edition. Plans are already under way for dozens of wide-ranging stalls (birds […]

The Society ended its busy 2025 programme with a very lively and well-attended talk by Councillor Connie Nolan on the Feisty Women of Canterbury. Focussing on Queen Bertha, the Frankish […]

On Thursday 30 November, the Very Reverend David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury, spoke to the Society on the eyebrow-raising subject, ‘The Deans of Canterbury: The Good, the Bad and the […]