Folkestone Town Council Civic Events Dates 2012/13
Posted in Around town, Concerts, Exhibitions & Events, Gigs, Miscellaneous, Other Arts on February 28th, 2012 by admin – 0 Comments06/06/12 11:00 D - Day (NVA) Garden of Remembrance, Sandgate Road D-Day’s annual Remembrance Service.
10/06/12 15:15 William Harvey Sunday William Harvey Statue, The Leas William Harvey was born in Folkestone on 1 April 1578 and died on 3 June 1657. Each year, around the time of his death, a commemoration service is held.
24/06/12 10:30 Town Sunday St Mary & St Eanswythe Church Although the Town Mayor is elected in the Council Chamber, it is from the Churchyard Cross that the Town Mayor is named and prayers said for the person honoured and elected by the Town Councillors, for the Town Councillors themselves and for the Town of Folkestone.
24/06/12 14:45 Blessing of the Fisheries The Harbour Councillors are invited to join a procession from St Peter’s Church to the Harbour where a short service takes place by the Bishop to bless the fish, fishermen, allied trades, services and protectors. The procession is then led back to the church.
30/06/12 12:00 AFD The Leas The intention of this national day is to provide an opportunity to raise public awareness of the contribution made to our country by those who serve and have served in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces and also provides an opportunity for the Town to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community – past, present and future. In Folkestone, this family day out is supported by our local forces and cadet units providing various entertainment and static displays throughout the day.
02/07/12 11:00 Canada Day Shorncliffe Military Cemetery The Canada Day Service commemorates the 296 Canadian soldiers who died during WWI and are buried in the Shorncliffe Military Cemetery. A memorial service takes place each year on or near Canada Day at the Canadian Servicemen’s graves at Shorncliffe, where approximately 300 children from several Folkestone schools lay flowers on the Canadian soldiers’ graves.
15/08/12 11:00 VJ Day Garden of Remembrance Annual service to celebrate the surrender of Japan, ending combat in the Second World War on 15 August 1945.
04/11/12 14:30 Dedication of Garden of Remembrance Garden of Remembrance Around 200 Remembrance Crosses are placed in the Garden of Remembrance allowing members of the public to pay their own personal tributes to servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their Country. A short service takes place followed by the placing of small crosses at the named regiment crosses. Ex-service Associations, Cadet Units and youth organisations are on parade during the service.
10/11/12 11:00 Machine Gun Corps Cheriton Road Cemetery At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Two Minute Silence is observed on Armistice Day. The time which marks the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918. A short service is held at the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) Memorial (dedicated to World War I soldiers) and after standards have been displayed and wreaths laid, the Last Post and Reveille are played.
11/11/12 10:30 Remembrance Sunday War Memorial, The Leas An annual service takes place for Remembrance Sunday, the anniversary of when hostilities in the First World War ended at 11:00 hours in 1918.
27/01/12 10:30 Holocaust Memorial Day Garden of Remembrance An annual commemoration Service takes place to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in memory of those who died in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.








