So thought Somerset Maugham, the great man of letters. On 22 October 2025, Peter Henderson, the Archivist of the King’s School, gave a group of Society members a talk and […]

Before the devastating siege of 1992-96, Sarajevo was a haven of cosmopolitan harmony. Goran Stefanovsky’s eponymous drama Sarajevo, presented by the CCS readers on Thursday 16 October, movingly presents a […]

The splendid Alluvia statue, commissioned by CCS, created by world famous artist Jason deCares Taylor and installed in the River Stour neat the Westgate, is up for a prestigious award. […]

On 4 September 2025 the Lord Mayor unveiled eight blue plaques on the Longport wall of St Augustine’s Abbey. The Society worked with the Canterbury Society and the Nubian Jak […]

The Canterbury Commemoration Society is planning a second round of blue plaques for the City of Canterbury. We welcome your suggestions. If you would like to propose a person (worthy […]

The CCS 2024-25 season ended on Wednesday 2 July with a brief, well-attended AGM, presided over by President Paul Roberts, and a splendid presentation by Jane Jones on ‘Mary Moders, […]

Our highly successful Summer Fundraising Party and Raffle on Friday 27 June began with live music from Evelyn Cornell and Brian McHenry’s fascinating tour-talk of St Augustine’s. Then followed a […]

On 8 June 2025, CCS Secretary Rev Brian McHenry organised a ceremony in Canterbury City Cemetery to mark the unveiling of a plaque telling the story of the WW2 civilian […]

Despite increasing the number of tickets available, our annual summer fundraising party was sold out with over a month to go! We are hugely grateful to all those who have […]