An Evening to Remember
Held in the glorious grounds of St Augustine’s Abbey (thanks to English Heritage and their wonderful staff), the CCS annual summer party was a grand success. The Chair and Vice-chair […]
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Alas poor Alluvia!
When Jason Taylor removed the Alluvia statues from the Stour to repair them, he found that dredging had smashed them beyond repair. Nothing daunted he has most kindly agreed to […]
Delight amid the darkness
On Thursday 30 May, a team of devoted and inspired theatre lovers met at St Peter’s Anglican Church to read the latest text in CCS’s journey of exploration through the […]
Reading Aphra and others
The CCS season of readings of plays by local playwrights got off to a fine start with Aphra Behn’s City Heiress. If you are new to Aphra, this is a […]
Batting for our heritage
Canterbury Lord Mayor Councillor Jean Butcher showed her Bat and Trap prowess during the celebrations commemorating the official opening of the city’s new Blue Plaques Trail, which the Commemoration Society […]
HARBOUR FEELINGS
Come and enjoy the new exhibition of Whitstable Harbour as it was 100 years ago, at its South Quay Shed. Mezzanine floor. Open every day.
LOOK WHO’S ARRIVED!
Aphra Behn, her bronze polished and waxed, emerged from the foundry today ready to be transported to Canterbury for storage before she takes her place in the High Street outside […]
MARTIN TAYLOR
It is with much sadness that we received news of the death of Martin Taylor on 11 March 2024. Martin was a stalwart founder member of the Society, a diligent […]
Safely Harboured
On 23 February 2024, the Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Councillor Jean Butcher, opened a permanent exhibition of a model of Whitstable Harbour as it was in 1923, at the South […]