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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Canterbury Commemoration Society has worked closely with the Canterbury Society to choose, design and fund a new round of blue plaques commemorating significant people and events in the city’s […]
Our Canterbury Commemoration Society Chair, Stewart Ross, is Writer-in-Residence at Canterbury Academy. A Year 7 class working under his guidance is writing a new piece of historical fiction based on […]
On 27 January, at St Peter’s church, Canterbury, the Society held an exciting event for its members and supporters. During the evening, Charlotte Cornell, our Vice Chair, spoke about Aphra […]