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We are delighted to report that the tatty temporary information plaque about the Alluvia statue in the River Stour has been replaced by a more presentable (but still temporary) sign.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 […]

It is with much sorrow that we learned of the death recently of CCS supporter Robin Eyers. This kind and generous man may no longer be with us, but he […]