Latest News: Kent History in the Making

In each issue, Bygone Kent collects and publishes stories that are likely to have an impact on the 'future history' of the county. If you have a story that you would like us to publish, please contact the editor.

The organisers of an oral history project in Sittingbourne are looking for people with memories of Milton Creek and...

For four days in July, Kent will play host to the Olympic flame as it lights up 37 towns and villages in the county...

GOING DEEP
A special Submariners’ Day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the...

The state-of-the-art Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone opened its doors to the public on 23 April.

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The Rochester Bridge Trust is inviting applications from charities and charitable organisations to apply for its...

Continuing the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, his great, great grandson...

A project to build a replica of the Dover Bronze 
Age boat hopes to culminate in a dip in Dover Harbour. 
The...

On 19 April 1012, Alphege Archbishop of Canterbury was pelted with ox bones and killed at Greenwich. The Danes...

Margate’s Turner Contemporary has been longlisted for the Art Fund Prize 2012, the UK’s annual...

This year, the National Trust is celebrating the centenary of its founder, Octavia Hill (1838–1912). A social...