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Folkestone 2020 – Photos

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A small selection of images that have been submitted to “A Year in the Life of Folkestone”

January 2020

2020-01-01-James-Willmott - New Years Day Folkestone Park run on the Leas.
Folkestone Sea Swimmers Braving the Elements on a cold January morning. Mermaid Beach.
The train now approaching...- Folkestone West Station.
A Picture of Poverty
Finn @ Yo-Yo's Street Food.The Old High Street, Folkestone
Early Morning Shift
Full moon from Step Short WW1 arch, The Leas
Demise of the High Street Hub. Debenham's, Sandgate Road.
Run Forrest Run. Folkestone Beach, Sol Calero
Tunnel Vision.Folkestone West Train Station
Painted Poppy Pebbles being thrown into the sea. Marine Parade Beach
The harbour at sunset
Waste Deep. The Loading Bay, Harbour Arm
Rush Hour.Grace Hill, Folkestone
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Jelly mould
Baggage. Guildhall street, Instyle
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Harbour Arm Docked and Loaded
Waiting for a Call. Folkestone Town Centre
The Old High Street
Stood the test of time. Folkestone Viaduct
Snowdrops. Some of the first snowdrops of 2020 in the grounds of Cheriton Road, Cemetery.
Steps down to the harbour.A popular shortcut from the East Cliff down The Stade in Folkestone Harbour
Savoury Slice Cafe.Sandgate.

February 2020

Kent Fire & Rescue Service on standby 365. John and Kevin, Kent Fire & Rescue, Park Farm Road.
Onwards & Upwards.Folkestone Harbour Bridge.
A bright spot on a grey day.Sunny Sands beach.
Mirrors and Marmalade.
Looking down on Folkestone from the top of the hills.
Cube Ceramics on Tontine Street, part of Kent Adult Education. Ceramics courses for all, from beginner to expert thrower.
Leah setting up for a jewellery workshop at Hiraeth Creative, 59 The Old High Street.
Folkestone Community Swing Band rehearsal at the Salvation Army Hall, Canterbury Road.
Aftermath of Storm Ciara. Sunny Sands
The Lookouts. Eurotunnel Terminal
Kent Fire & Rescue Service on standby 365. John and Kevin, Kent Fire & Rescue, Park Farm Road.
Burstin Top Back.Taken from within the Bayle, only this section visible beyond residents gardens
DangerFolkestone Harbour.Packed and ready to leave? Sitting in the cold wind one shoe on one shoe off...?
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Follow the LightsAll Souls’ Church, Cheriton.
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Do you feel watched? All Souls Church, Cheriton. Cheriton Lights Festival.
White Cliffs in February.
A place on the beach itself towards Folkestone. Sandgate.
This is my friend, Pat Abbott looking through the glass door into the empty Debenhams store.
Foggy February.Crete Road East, Folkestone
Car parks at the warren. The private road that leads off of Wear Bay Road, passed No. 1 Marlowe Tower. That road is shut to be resurfaced today. The work seemed to appear out of nowhere
A lightbulb moment.Tontine Street
Silver light on golden sands

 

March 2020

Home sweet home. Earls Avenue.
Last resting place of Samuel Plimsol.Samuel Plimsol, the man responsible for 'the Plimsol line' on ships that indicate safe load limits, is laid to rest at St Martin's churchyard, Horn Street, Cheriton.
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International Women's Day - Mermaid Beach
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No ice cream today.Sunny Sands.
Stand up for the band.The Leas.
Hard at Work.Calgary Crescent Folkestone
Saga Park in Sandgate
Under the A20 viaduct.
Sit and Wait. The Leas.
Tidal ebb
Imagine  the noise
Always  the Blues, Harbour Arm
Free from.
East  Cliff
Sand abstract
Happy Mothering  Sunday from a Distance. Sandgate.
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Rocking in Isolation. This is my wife passing the time of day, rocking in isolation, during the global pandemic and country lockdown.
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Spectacular Isolation Delivery Service from Specsavers. Sandgate.

April 2020

The trolley queue at Tesco, Cheriton.
Julie Watt Pilates in your own home via Zoom. Sandgate.
Lets Keep a DistanceTesco. Cheriton.
View from the Downs.
Fed Up with the Self Isolation. Sandgate.
The mermaid and the pink moon. Sunny Sands, Folkestone.
My favourite hiding place. The stade.
Ok, tomorrow then... (impatient customer). McDonalds.
Earls Avenue.
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Footprints? Sunny Sands.
All things sugar. George Lane.
Locked down in Hythe. One hour permitted exercise
Accross the sand. Inne harbour.
Colourful walk. Old High Street.
Oranges and lemons. Inner harbour.
Locked down in Hythe - A rest from the gardening.
Locked down in Hythe - Sunny morning breakfast.
Locked down in Hythe - Locked down godsend.
Country Stile. Old Hawkinge.
Locked down in Hythe - Allotment scarecrow.
Locked down in Hythe - Chimney stacks at dusk.
Home Working. Eckford Close, Hawkinge.
Coronacise. Hawkinge.
The Almost Abandoned Gateway to Europe. M20 at Castle Hill Avenue Junction.

May 2020

Through the Arches.Folkestone Harbour.
Stargate. Step short memorial arch.
Green Green Grass of Home. Folkestone Downs.
A friendly robin at the coastal park.
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Jumpin' Jack splash. Sunny Sands.
VE Day Celebrations with Social Distancing. Ainsdale Close.
Come on Dad we can be you. VE Day Celebrations, Ainsdale Close.
Folkestone Sports Ground During Lockdown.  Folkestone Sports Ground.
All dressed up and ready to go shopping. Asda, Folkestone.
The only one.
Viewing the Channel Tunnel from Ceasar's Camp. Caesar’s Camp.
Give us a wave. Sunny Sands.
Saga building. Enbrook Park.
Holy Well. Holy Well, Park Farm.
Burnt House
Channel Tunnel Landscape. Channel Tunnel.
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Beach leopard.
Beach friends
Quaint window Folkestone.
On top of the world
Up downs near sugar loaf hill.
Harbour Reflections.Folkestone Harbour.
Getting Ready for the Big McDonalds Reopening. McDonalds, Park Farm.

June 2020

View over Folkestone looking to Dungeness point.
Something for the Lockdown, sir?Bladez Barbers in Cheriton High Street keeping their sense of humour despite being closed because of Covid-19.
Catching a Wave. Sunny Sands-Folkestone.
Threatening sky over the park.
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Warren Sunrise Folkestone.
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Lower coastal park, Folkestone.
Sunny sands, Folkestone.
Orange!Folkestone Harbour.
Trees at the Foot of Summerhouse Hill.Beachborough.
Lockdown Aftermath 1. The overgrown children’s play area in the Cheriton Rec.
Pastel Cubes.Folkestone Mermaid Beach.
Topless !!Folkestone Harbour.
Tadpole Fishing in Kingsnorth Gardens.
Thirst in Line. The Ship Inn Folkestone Harbour.
Catch of the Day. Folkestone Harbour.
Welcome Ashore. Sandgate Riviera.
Off to the Sunny Sands for some social distancing. Folkestone Sunny Sands.
Watering the beds.The Leas, Folkestone.
Socially Distanced Fun in the Sun.While everyone crowded onto the Sunny Sands to enjoy the heatwave, this group decided to sun themselves on the East Cliff instead.
Mud, Mud Glorious Mud.Enjoying a very quiet and muddy Warren beach.
After The Storm.Sunny Sands Beach.
Abandoned. Folkestone East Cliff.
Feeding the Town.At the end of busy first week after re-opening, the staff in Starbucks are still cheerful.

July 2020

Outside Anna House Veterinary Surgery. Because of Covid-19, this is the waiting room.
Enjoying the view. Sunny Sands.
Plant on the sands.The tide used to wash away any landslip from under the arches but these days mechanical help is needed to keep things clear.
The vet at Anna House this morning (Dr Alicia Barat). Becky is looking relieved because she didn't need her temperature taken!
Like Marmite: You either hate it or love it.Folkestone Harbour.
Three Veolia employees on Sandgate Road opposite The Garden of Remembrance. From left to right, Fred, Duncan and Nick, it was Nick's first day on the job.
Weekend special.
The stronger the light, the better the shadow.The Stade Folkestone Harbour.
Braving the Waves.Sandgate Beach.
Warren dog
Job Done.Folkestone Sandcastle Competition on The Sunny Sands Beach.
Good to see you
Ghosts of the Past.The sign for the former Temperance and Commercial Hotel (now a residential property) on the corner of Dover Road and Alexandra Street can just about be seen.
Seagulls & the  new development scheme. From leas cliff hall.
The New Normal: Face-Mask Litter. Cheriton.
Lady and greyhound in green and yellow.
Let’s Have a Huddle. Folkestone Harbour.
Open For Ice Creams - Newington Allotments
Dish of the Day. Harvey Street.
Even Face-masks Don't Stop the Gossip. Jinti Hair Studio, Cheriton.
The New Normal Shopping.Masked up to go shopping in ASDA as seen from the checkout CCTV on the first day of compulsory mask wearing in shops.
Folkestone Central Clean Up. Castle Hill Avenue.
East Cliff
Farewell Folkestone.The Hi-Speed Train leaving Folkestone as seen from the Warren Footbridge.
No Fear of Flying.Paragliding Lessons on the Warren clifftop by Martello No 1.

August 2020

NHS Staff Appreciating the Spitfire Fly Past. Royal Victoria Hospital, Folkestone.
High flying
The Two (Well, Actually Three) TowersMartello Towers I, 2 (hidden by trees behind the houses) and 3.
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In the Harbour
On the Leas
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Cycling Via Folkestone. Bradstone Road.
Grave View. St Enswythe Church.
Flying Over the White Horse. Cheriton Hill.
Little House on the Pier. Folkestone Harbour.
Summer Stroll. Church Street.
Mayor of Folkestone, Michelle Keutenius, laying a wreath at the Folkestone Memorial Garden to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day
Pink sundown at Folkestone harbour
Litter Pickers. Folkestone Harbour.
I see no Waves. Sunny Sands, Folkestone.
Just There! Folkestone Bowls Club.
Rain Stopped Play. Sandgate Road, Folkestone.
Storm Ellen. The Warren.
Get Ready to Fly. The Leas.
The Coljones 7 Versus Storm Ellen. The Leas.
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Classic Buildings and Classic Cars The Leas. The Leas, Folkestone.
5 MPH Speed Limit.One of Covid warning signs at the Car Rally.
The Pilot Beach Bar

September 2020

Happy Birthday Linda. Folkestone Harbour.
Bedraggled. Tile Kiln Lane Allotment.
Hello France - Folkestone here
Shane Record. Artist, The Old High Street
Nick and Ted at Easthope Stained Glass. The Bayle
The Capel Garage Sale Safari 2020 – Almost back to normal – the start of the annual Capel Garage Sale Safari at the Village Hall
First Day of School - Linden Crescent. In quarantine.
Ladies in red
This Numbness is Too Loud.62 Tontine Street.
Harbour Lights 1. Folkestone Harbour.
'The Pilot' cafe newly installed on Folkestone beach.
Sculpture by Varga Weisz at Folkestone Harbour Station.
Wonky Shed, Cheriton.
Evening Stroll. Folkestone Harbour.
Inside The Leas Lift Cafe, The Esplanade, Folkestone.

October 2020

The Covid Highway. Cheriton Motor House.
The First Day of Beach Dog Walking.The Sunny Sands  – 1 October and dogs are allowed back in the beach.
Complete with Sea Views. Folkestone Harbour.
That Sinking Feeling.  Folkestone Harbour.
The Lonely Sailor. Folkestone Beach.
Beach Hut Renovation Project. Folkestone Seafront.
Underground Art.The closed subway under Middleburg Square that used to lead to the multi-storey carpark.
Amanda Wood at The Woodshed Gallery
Step Inside for Your Flu Vaccinations. The New Surgery, Canterbury Road.
Clare Hamilton at The Woodshed.
Clouds over Sandgate Castle. Sandgate.
Stay!
Elevensies for the Lads of the WCCP. (Clockwise) Alfie, Gordon, Michael, Ian, Philip and Brian take a break from their work on Castle Hill.
The Grand and the Angel babies. The Leas.
Cement delivery at seafront development.
Towering twosome. Seafront development.
Keeping Folkestone connected.
Folkestone market.
Folkestone harbour.
Surfin' and learnin' folkestone
Catch me if you can! Sunny Sands.
It's a friday night supper. Good to see some fish and chips a favourite, Sandgate road.
Sparkle, Chester and Casper chilling in the autumn sunshine. At the Boathouse in Sandgate.
Rooftop gardener. A town garden in a small space growing well.
Bournemouth Road

November 2020

Feet Wet with GormleyRapidly incoming tide almost catches Steve as he takes a photograph of Gormley state under the Harbour Arm Folkestone.
Resting.Visitors to the Harbour Arm rest and take in the view on a very sunny and mild November day before Lockdown II
71 miles 46 chains or Harbour branch
Testing times, 1st day of Lockdown 2
Reflection
Contact-less - Bobbies Bakehouse, Folkestone Harbour
Beach Hut Buzz
"Lest We Forget"
Feeding time at the Fishing Pond, Radnor Park
Hoping to catch a mermaid
Foul weather; but the bins still need emptying
Beach Hut Project 3Work being carried out on the Beach Huts along Folkestone
Early Preparation for Christmas - Folkestone Town Hall and Museum
Business...... not quite as usual .Mermaids Cafe  Folkestone seafront continues to provide refreshments to the walkers despite Lockdown II restrictions.
Social Distancing Service .Mermaids Cafe  Folkestone seafront continues to provide refreshments to the walkers despite Lockdown II
Roll Up, Roll Up!  Bouverie Place
Hidden Folkestone - Martello Tower Number 6 On the Escarpment Between Sandgate and Shorncliffe
Christmas Lights - Folkestone Town Hall
Dirt Biking in Shorncliffe Wood
For Those Who Served - Folkestone's Military Cemetery in Cheriton

 


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