Fine start in new venue
Our 2025 season of readings of the works of celebrated Canterbury playwrights began on 22 April with Somerset Maugham’s The Sacred Flame. With two new readers and a new venue, […]
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HERITAGE EXPO 24
Our stall buzzed with interest and support during the splendid Cant Soc Heritage Expo 24 gathering of all the city’s heritage groups. Excitement is also mounting for the talk on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stunning model
We have just taken possession of this wonderful model of the Emma Ernest, the last sailing vessel to carry coal into Whitstable Harbour, 1923. Made with loving care and painstaking attention […]
Aphra Ahoy!
Today we announce the design for the Aphra statue to grace our city centre. Christine Charlesworth’s beautiful ‘Playwright, Poet, Pioneer’ will stand on the other side of the street from […]
The Aphra Behn Society of Canterbury
The ABCS is proud to announce these Canterbury Festival events: Friday 21st October Aphra Behn with Mel Gutteridge and the Musicke Companye – readings and music. Tuesday 25th October Nigel […]
Our North African Heritage
English Heritage has worked with artists to create portraits which depict figures from the African diaspora in our country’s rich history. At St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury, until 5th November, you […]
A Heritage Walk
Last Tuesday I became a tourist. I didn’t pack bags and fly off in defiance of Covid regulations, but paid a visit to my own city, Canterbury, as a putative […]