SIMMONS RESURGENS!
The unveiling on 26 January of the new information board about Alderman James Simmons, the great improver of Canterbury in the late 18th century, by Stewart Ross, chair of the […]
The unveiling on 26 January of the new information board about Alderman James Simmons, the great improver of Canterbury in the late 18th century, by Stewart Ross, chair of the […]
The Society’s Secretary and his long suffering wife braved the bitter cold of a January morning to spruce up the tomb of Alderman James Simmons, Canterbury’s Great Tycoon, at St […]
On December 6th, the Society concluded a most eventful year with a jolly and well attended Christmas party that raised several hundred pounds for our funds. The highlight of the […]
We are delighted to report that the tatty temporary information plaque about the Alluvia statue in the River Stour has been replaced by a more presentable (but still temporary) sign. […]
As very little work by Aphra Behn was available on loan from our library, we are making a small donation of some books, with CCS bookplates, as part of our […]
We are delighted to report that engineers have been busy excavating in front of the Beaney in preparation for laying the concrete foundations for Christine Charlesworth’s beautiful statue of the […]
In a witty and excellently researched talk on Friday 15 November, Ian Osterloh laid bare some of the shenanigans going on behind (and sometimes in front of) the scenes in […]
Canterbury was once said to have sported 365 pubs, some dating back to the 12th century. Though most have disappeared, sufficient remain for CCS Vice-Chair Charlotte Cornell to compile a […]
To mark the centenary of the death of Joseph Conrad, CCS members Bee Clinch (seen reading), Pat Marsh, Tessa Taylor, Barbara Wilkinson, Carolyn Oulton, Stewart Ross and Astrid Stilma read […]