Latest Events in Folkestone(June Updated)

Meeting Point – 1pm: By the information board opposite the junction of Foreland Avenue and Wear Bay Road. https://maps.app.goo.gl/TCy9iyEnEyAkQ1kz5 At the meeting point a brief explanation of the local geology will be given and some fossils from the beach shown. The presence of Roman Villa nearby will also be explained. (approx.10 Minutes) We will then head down to the beach before a recap on how to be safe and spend about an hour in the bay looking for fossils. (approx.1.5 hours) Then we will walk to end of the promenade (if it is accessible|) to look more closely at the Chalk (30 Minutes) Next, we will explore a section of beach where abundant sea glass can be found for about 30 Minutes. Those that wish to can take a break as there are suitable places to sit and relax. (approx.30 Minutes) Then we will walk back along the beach while the tide is out and look for more fossils from the clay and greensand, keeping an eye out for dinosaur footprints. (approx.1 hour). Return to the meeting Point (approx.20 Minutes) Suitable for Beginners By the end of the course you should have: Gained an understanding of the geology of the area Found and identified a variety of rocks and fossils What to bring: Clothes suitable for the weather. Drinks (2 litres recommended per person) Snacks in case you get hungry Hand sanitiser for use before eating A trowel or chisel for digging in fallen clay and chalk material Notebook and pencil Containers and tissue paper for finds Led by Philip Hadland BSc MSc, Qualified Geologist . Phil has over 20 years of geological fieldwork experience, over 10 years’ experience of leading geology walks and is famous for his excellent fossil identification skills. For further information, please visit the Study Days page of the Kent Wildlife Trust website. Information Source: Kent Wildlife Trust - Education, Training & Events | eventbrite

Join us on Thursday, 25th April at 7 PM for a blistering night of live music headlined by Dancehall — the London-based trio known for their raw, unfiltered sound that's too clean for grunge yet too noisy for pop. With a DIY ethos and a relentless drive, Dancehall have carved their place in the UK's underground scene, earning praise from BBC 6 Music and sharing stages across Europe, from Rough Trade’s 40th Anniversary festival to intimate, high-voltage gigs. Fusing the post-punk intensity of Fugazi, the melodic swagger of Blur, and the hypnotic pulse of LCD Soundsystem, their music is a bold mix of minimalism and chaos — unpretentious, vibrant, and unforgettable. Don’t miss this electrifying set, brought to you by Unleashed Live , Folkestone’s newest music collective, part of the F51 family. Tickets are just £5 — grab yours now and get ready to witness one of the tightest live acts around! SUPPORT TBA! Information Source: F51 Skatepark | eventbrite

Lucy May Walker's monthly Writer's Round is an afternoon of original music in the style of a Nashville writers round where 3 featured artists sit on the stage at the same time and take turns in playing their songs & telling the stories behind them. Discover your new favourite artist in an intimate, cosy setting by the seaside. April Artists: Lucy May Walker (Host) Folkestone based Singer/Songwriter Lucy May began her music career by busking on the streets and train stations of London. She was discovered there by BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine who helped catapult her career by inviting Lucy to perform live on both his Radio and TV show. Lucy May has supported the likes of Lucy Spraggan, Tony Hadley & Texas as well as selling out numerous UK tours of her own. Jade Helliwell Jade Helliwell is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter hailing from West Yorkshire,England. With her powerful and soulful vocals, she has captivated audiences with herauthentic and heartfelt pop-country sound. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Megan Moroney, Priscilla Block & Megan Moroney, she channels her influences to create a uniqueblend of country music with a modern twist. Aimate Folkestonion Aimate /a•MATE/ just wants to be your friend, your pal! Growing up in a house full of parties and banging soul music, there’s no surprise that this music makes you wanna sway and smile. If you like lush 80s synths, big fat vocals and catchy 90s RnB style hooks then you’re in for a good time. She’s spent years playing and singing for other peoples bands at amazing venues all over the country and now it’s time for her to show what she’s got. Don’t just be a listener - be aimate. This event is held at the The Music Workshop, Folkestone 1B Town Walk, Folkestone CT20 2AD (just a 10 minute walk from Folkestone Central Station) It has a bar serving alcohol, hot drinks, pizzas and sweet snacks. This is a ticketed event and spaces are very limited - past events have often sold out well in advance so book early to avoid disappointment. The show will run from 4-6pm including an interval. Please arrive from 3.30pm when doors open to purchase a drink and grab yourself a seat (they go quickly). We also welcome you to stick around after the gig for a drink, pizza and the weekly jam night! Please Note: Entry will be £10 on the door (if it's not sold out) so make sure to book in advance for discount. Information Source: Lucy May Walker | eventbrite

This course is designed to get you as involved as possible - this includes identifying, picking and tasting a range of wild species that will be found on the day. There will also be samples of wild food for everyone to get stuck into! The focus with all of our workshops is on the 4 'F's of Foraging: Fungi, Fruit, Flowers and Foliage . We aim for an array of these elements on every session we run (weather and season permitting!) Event sold out or can't make this date? Head to www.foragebox.co.uk/workshops or view our Eventbrite profile to browse all available sessions. What To Expect Our 'Taster' events are our shortest workshops, open to anyone looking for a brief but informative introduction to the wonderful world of foraging. No formal food is provided, but there will still be plenty of tasting along the way. DURATION: 2 hours We like to keep some elements a surprise for the day, but here is what you can expect from your foraging workshop: a short introduction regarding the safety and format of the day discussions around foraging tips, safety, ethics, etiquette, sustainability and the law a circular walking route taking in different growing environments around the site. Expect a route of around 2-3km predominantly on footpaths a closer look at edible wild species and any poisonous lookalikes by a professional forager a chance to slow the pace of modern life down, meet new people and immerse yourself in a soul-nourishing activity, reconnecting with nature and discovering new flavours small tasters of wild food - this may even include freshly-picked items straight from the wild. our workshops are run in a welcoming and informal fashion, where attendee questions and contributions are encouraged after the event, you will be sent a follow-up email containing a list of everything we found on the day. Please do not expect photos or descriptions in this email - it is purely a list for reference purposes, and we find it helps people do further research in their own time. Please note: as with most of our events, this is an educational experience and not a 'basket-filling' session . At the end of the session, there may be a small selection of our wild products and workshop vouchers available to purchase (card and cash accepted). This is a recent element of our events after enough attendees made enquiries about it - there is no pressure to buy anything having already bought tickets but sometimes people want a souvenir to take with them! Please speak to your tutor about this at the end. Who Is This Workshop For? These events are perfect for everyone - families, bushcrafters and dog-walkers alike! Nobody is made to feel out of their depth or silly for not knowing what certain things are, so these events suit absolute novices to more experienced hobby foragers alike. We strongly believe that foraging is for everyone , with all demographics welcome, regardless of age, ability, gender or ethnicity. Please read our FAQs further down the page to find out about dogs, children and mobility. IMPORTANT INFORMATION KIT LIST: What to bring with you Attendees are encouraged to walk, cycle or use public transport to get to the destination. EXACT MEETING POINT: On the patch of grass by the flower beds Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vMexYsxeKg7cZADq7 What3Words: https://w3w.co/gobbles.tradition.roosts PARKING: There is free parking at this venue but it can be limited, so please park as close to the adjacent vehicle as you can. Do not block access or gates. TOILETS: Toilets are not immediately available at this venue. Please arrive well in time for the start of the workshop, allowing extra time for the distance from your parked car to the meeting point and any toilet trips - we don't tend to wait for late-comers! Your foraging guide for the day should arrive on site at least an hour before the start and will start gathering the group together approximately 15 minutes before the official start time. If you cannot find your tutor around that time, there is a chance you are looking in the wrong place, so please check the event information for the exact location (not the postcode) Signage can sometimes be limited, so keep an eye out for anyone with a foraging basket! Minimum number of guests for this event to go ahead: 8 people PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide guests with a contact telephone number for your tutor. This is for privacy purposes but also because it is impractical to do so - your tutor simply wouldn't be able to take a call whilst with a group. If you need to get in contact, please use the email function via eventbrite or our website . Start getting excited! In advance of your foraging workshop, we thought you might be interested in the following: Our F ield Notes website page ' What will I find on my Forage Box workshop?' A guide to our workshops formats Trustpilot reviews from previous workshop guests Forage Box TV , our YouTube channel Our website FAQs Workshop Safety Policy, Cancellation and Other Relevant Information Our Safeguarding Policy Information Source: Forage Box | eventbrite

Pesso Boyden all day Group workshop, Sunday May 11th Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP) Workshop A unique and revolutionary method that, using a group approach, revisits – and then allows us to rewrite – past experiences in a supportive, gentle, and respectful space. This process helps us reshape deeply ingrained imprints from childhood, creating new memories and ways of feeling about the past that can profoundly impact how we experience the present and future. These ‘new memories’ become part of a strong and positive inner framework, allowing us to see our childhood and past rooted in safety and love. This steady foundation enables us to re-emerge into our current lives feeling more confident, unrestrained, and joyful. For Participant Booking – £40 Please book via Eventbrite. For Client Booking (bringing your own issue)– £100 If you would like to attend as a client and have your own PBSP structure facilitated, please email your request to: hello@sashamaye.co.uk Please note: There are limited Structure (client) spaces available, so book early to secure your place. Confirmation of your booking will be sent via email. CPD: Psychotherapists can earn 7 hours of CPD for attending the workshop. WHAT IS PESSO BOYDEN SYSTEM PSYCHOMOTOR (PBSP)? PBSP is a pioneering therapy that allows us to return to key moments in our past and rewrite them in a way that feels safe, comfortable, and loving. By working with a group of people, each of whom might stand in for a family member or loved one, we can effectively stage-manage moments or situations from childhood that have had a deep impact on how we view and exist in the world today. For example, someone who had a distant mother who never picked them up from school might use PBSP to imagine a warm and connected mother who longed to be there. A participant would play that part, enacting how this ideal mother might have shown up for their child. Being able to physically and emotionally return to these moments—while experiencing them differently—fundamentally changes how we feel about them. As Bessel van der Kolk, acclaimed neuropsychologist and author of The Body Keeps the Score , explains: "Protagonists became the directors of their own plays, creating around them the past they never had, and they clearly experienced profound physical and mental relief after these imaginary scenarios." WHAT HAPPENS IN A PBSP SESSION? PBSP sessions take place in a group setting, with participants supporting each other’s process. Each person takes a turn as the Issue Holder, exploring a personal challenge with the help of others who stand in as significant people or symbolic elements of their past. The therapist gently guides the process, helping the Issue Holder track emotions and body sensations, making links between present struggles and past experiences. Through this, they are invited to reimagine how these memories could have played out in a way that provides safety, love, and belonging. Even those who attend as participants, without working on their own history, often find the process deeply moving and insightful. WHY DOES THIS WORK? Talking therapies allow us to verbalize and understand our past, but they don’t always change how we feel about it. PBSP is different—it works directly with the body’s implicit memory, allowing us to physically and emotionally re-experience moments in a way that leads to deep and lasting change. We live our lives through our bodies. When we feel triggered or emotionally activated, it is because our bodies are remembering and recreating past experiences, both physically and emotionally. While we can intellectually understand these reactions, we cannot simply think our way out of them. As van der Kolk describes: "It offers the possibility of forming virtual memories that live side by side with the painful realities of the past and provide sensory experiences of feeling seen, cradled, and supported that can serve as antidotes to memories of hurt and betrayal." By rewriting these experiences in a structured and embodied way, PBSP helps us install imprints of safety and comfort where there was once fear and abandonment. This process provides a new internal foundation for being in the world—one where we live larger, freer, and more joyful lives. FACILITATOR THERAPISTS Sasha Maye is a member of the UKCP and has trained in Contemporary Psychotherapy, which was developed by Pamela Gawler-Wright of the BeeLeaf Institute in London. This training integrates approaches from a variety of therapies, including understanding from psychodynamic, Gestalt, existential, systemic NLP and advances in neuroscience. In addition to this training, Sasha has a background in coaching and leadership in digital organisations, and is a mental health first aider. Sasha facilitates Ecstatic Dance Folkestone and is a sound practitioner. Sasha is trained as a Pesso Boyden Therapist and has been part of the Pesso community in the UK since 2017 when she was introduced to the method in a London group. Mick Sands is an experienced Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor therapist, and has a Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy. Mick has a background in secondary and special education, professional theatre and music, and extensive experience in therapeutic communities, learning disability, social and palliative care. He has worked for the last three years in Number 42's Reduced Fee Service in London Bridge. In his therapy practice, Mick works with a broad range of life issues including relationships, self-esteem, anxiety, emotional, physical and sexual abuse, depression, loss, trauma, family history, and life fulfilment. Contact for more information if you are not sure about booking hello@sashamaye.co.uk Quotes from previous workshops: "It might just transform you from historical trauma" "I got so much out of the workshop it’s hard to put it into word. I’m still very much digesting the experience but it has given me faith in humanity and the power to heal. The sense of community support was deeply nourishing and the boundaries put in place made it feel like a really safe space to let go." "Have already recommended it to a couple of people who are doing talk therapy on family issues that aren't shifting. A great, safe way to do more embodied, communal practice that I think is really powerful." "It's an opportunity to be real in a safe place with the good will of ordinary people" Information Source: Sasha Maye Psychotherapy | eventbrite

Tribal Grupp are taking 30 Porsches in convoy, for an 8 day trip to the Dolomites. Our first stop is Stuttgart and we thought for those who can't join us or take the time away from work or family this short trip maybe the answer. We leave early on Thursday 29th May on Le Shuttle, and then hit the road. It's around 465 miles so we are stopping on the way to break the journey, but with a twist ! We will head straight to Breda Holland for our first night Which is approximately 3 hours and approximately 165 miles. Within ten miles of our hotel are Maturo, E and R Classics and Fast Oldies who we will all say hello to. This route via Breda only add 40 miles to trip but makes it much more excicing. Friday, we wake up and drive approx 350 miles to the Museum. Friday night we stay in Stuttgart. At this point you have the option to start heading home to the UK in the afternoon or stay an extra night with us. You will be added to the what's app group so you can chat with others in the group. Sunday - The Dolomites Group will be heading off at 13.00 to Italy and at this point we say goodbye and leave you all to head back to the UK. Bear in mind during your time in Stuttgart there's also the Mercedes Museum to visit. For any questions please send a what's app to 07355 094460 The price of the ticket is per Porsche. Passengers welcome. Obviously you pay your own Le Shuttle, Hotels, Fuel etc. This is an invitation for your to join us on a mini Tribal Adventure ! Information Source: Tribal Gruppe - Porsche Club | eventbrite

Welcome to A Table in Provence! Come join us at The Potting Shed for a delightful evening filled with the flavours and aromas of Provence. Prepare yourself a delicious selection of classic French provencal dishes while enjoying a glass of southern French wine. In this cookery class, you are guided by TV and Radio chef, and founder of Folkestone Cookery School - Hulya Erdal - where you get to immerse yourself in the charming ambiance of Provence at the Potting Shed, and enjoy a fun, hands-on class where you'll get to make new friends and create unforgettable memories. Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience the taste of Provence right here at The Potting Shed . Reserve your spot now - only 6 spaces available! Your menu: Olive Tapenade, Tarte a la tomate (to bake at home), Smoked mackerel rillettes with a beetroot remoulade and toasted crostini - and a delicious Chocolate Pot a Creme to enjoy with a glass of French wine, served by the fabulous Dave at TPS Bodega, and TPS Speakeasy. Information Source: Folkestone Cookery School | eventbrite

Best Directing Award - IDFA Official Selection of Hot Docs Festival Directed by Mohamed Jabaly Exiled above the arctic circle in Norway and refusing to accept the boundaries imposed by international politics & rigid bureaucracy, Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly insists on telling heartfelt stories from his hometown Gaza. Despite his statelessness and having only limited connection to his family abroad, he manages to channel support from friends and his own creativity, adhering to his motto LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. And throughout it all, he fights for his rights with integrity, community, and a smile for the world. . . . Watermelon Pictures is a film production and distribution company rooted in creative resistance. Our mission is to champion unheard voices, inspire the world to stand up to injustice and imagine our way into a shared, liberated future. Information Source: SD Projects | eventbrite

Our precious human life is taking place right now, this very moment. It is not taking place in our past and it is not taking place in our perceived future. And yet, the past and the future is where we spend so much of our mental time. This is not a strategy for happiness, only for distraction. The time to experience and create the life you truly wish yours to be is right now, in this very moment. In this course, Buddhist Nun Kelsang Oden will explore the power of meditation to help us fully live in the present moment. She will also guide us into a deep appreciation of how every moment of our life is a true marvel, providing us with the joyful opportunity to create the causes for the fulfillment of both our temporary and our deepest wishes. This course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to experienced meditators. The meditations taught on this course come from the Buddhist tradition, but you don’t have to be a Buddhist to attend the course or practice the meditations. Saturday 21st June | 10.00am - 1pm VENUE : The Green Room Folkestone, The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2XL COST : £20 | £25 Low income concession | Monthly membership - free Refreshments are provided Please note : Online Booking & Payment prior the start of the course only. Schedule: Registration: 9.40am Session one - 10am - 11.15am Break - 11.15am - 11.45am Session two - 11.45am - 1.00pm meditateinkent.com Everyone Welcome! Information Source: Kadampa Meditation Centre Kent | eventbrite