Schools back Aphra project
We are delighted to announce that the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys and the Canterbury Academy have shown their support for the Aphra Behn Statue Project by entering into […]
In Aphra’s Fascinating Footsteps
On the morning of Sunday 8 May, David Reekie, Julian Waltho and Charlotte Cornell led a large troupe of enthralled tourists through the streets of Canterbury in the footsteps of […]
Aphra has the Wind in her Sails
The Society’s programme of fundraising events for the Aphra Behn statue got off to a wonderful start on Friday 29 April. An audience of some 70 fans packed into Lower […]
Commemoration Society’s New Honour
The Canterbury Commemoration Society is delighted to announce that the celebrated award-winning author Jenny Uglow OBE has agreed to become their inaugural Honorary Vice-President. Jenny, sometime Chair of the Royal […]
Generous Heppington Help
We are delighted to announce that the outstanding Heppington Vineyard have generously offered to provide the wine for our Grand Aphra Fundraising Dinner and Auction on 16 July. How appropriate […]
Behn in Blue
A site has been identified in Harbledown for a blue plaque commemorating the birthplace of Aphra Behn. Behn was baptised on 14th December 1640 at St Michael’s, Harbledown. The church […]
Setting up a Local Heritage Forum: Can you help?
At a meeting with the Canterbury Society and members of the BID team, discussions were held about forming an annual or biannual Canterbury Heritage Forum where all groups connected to […]
Chair’s Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine
While our Society is dedicated to the commemoration, preservation and celebration of the rich heritage of Canterbury and the surrounding area, we decry the destruction of heritage sites anywhere in […]
Supporting the launch of the local Aphra Behn Society
Our Vice Chair, Charlotte Cornell, who is working on Behn for her PhD at the University of Kent, gave a great talk last week to the newly formed local Aphra […]