As part of the celebrations welcoming the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to this country, CCS and the Canterbury Shakespeare Festival are staging a brand new historical drama, The Tapestry, […]

The grand finale of the CCS season of 2025 to 2026 was a stimulating talk by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh on Nicholas Faunt, the Canterbury Mayor. Nicholas and his fellow citizens […]

We have two shortlisted maquettes from students at EKC for the Michael Steed Toleration Memorial. It will stand in the grounds of the renovated castle. Both are wonderful. Assuming we […]

On Thursday 21 May, the CCS committee held a plaque morning in a sunny Rose Square, displaying the first five blue plaques to be cast and drawing the public’s attention […]

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 […]