Herne Bay’s independent cinema needs help. Owner Robert Johnson is updating to digital and wants to boost the box office takings to help pay for the new equipment. This week the cinema is showing BRAVE, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS, TOTAL RECALL and A FEW BEST MEN. Something for everyone. For more details …
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Sep 01
Herne Bay Histories
The Herne Bay Histories exhibition at Beach House has been extended for an extra week until 11th September. There are some great old photographs of the town as well as rare film footage from the 1920s and when the sea froze in 1963. Mike Bundock from the Historical Records Society is giving an illustrated talk …
Apr 03
UK Windsurfing Event comes to Herne Bay
The UKWA Cup 2 and freestyle events are taking place in Herne Bay from Saturday 2nd – Monday 4th June. Cup 2 is also the British leg of the North Sea Cup. The UKWA has not been to Herne Bay for many years but is greatly looking forward to these events over the Jubilee weekend. …
Mar 26
Bay dream of Wembley alive and kicking
Herne Bay fought back bravely to achieve a 2-2 draw against West Auckland in the first leg of their FA Vase semi-final at Winch’s Field on Saturday. The result ensures they go into next weekend’s FA Carlsberg Vase Semi-Final second leg with a realistic chance of a dream trip to Wembley. The Bay started terribly …
Mar 11
Victory for Herne Against Tesco Protesters
Villagers in Herne have succeeded in their bid to stop Tesco taking over the old Upper Red Lion pub and turning it into an Express store. More than 700 people marched through the village last weekend in protest. The supermarket giant admitted it was not pushing forward with the controversial scheme, blaming highways issues in …
Mar 03
Bay’s new farmers’ market open for business
Herne Bay’s newest market has today opened for business at Herne Bay United Church Hall in the High Street and has already proven to be a hit with stall holders and shoppers alike. Vanessa Hill, a chef and mother of two said “I have had a lot of interest from stallholders and there is a …
Mar 01
BBC 2′s “Flog It” from the Bay – Tuesday 6th March
BBC2′s afternoon antiques programme Flog It will come from Herne Bay next week. Paul Martin was in town to record the programme with experts Kate Bateman and Mark Stacey. There are smiles and tears as a tiny glass vase turns out to be a big seller. Plus Paul finds out how a 1 million-pound lottery …
Jan 07
Herne Bay selected for Britain in Bloom 2012
The Herne Bay in Bloom committee has announced that as a result of their excellent successes in 2011 including achieving the RHS Gold Medal in the Large Coastal Town category (South and South East Area) they have been selected by the RHS In Bloom Committee to go forward to enter the National Britain in Bloom campaign …
Dec 15
Film Director Ken Russell dies at the age of 84
November 28th, 2011 British Film Director, Ken Russell passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Ken Russell’s first cinema film French Dressing was made in Herne Bay in 1963. The film was dismissed by everyone including Ken, but it is a minor classic. It is an innocent British story about a deck-chair attendant who …
Sep 14
Herne Bay awarded Gold Award – Britain in Bloom
Herne Bay has received the Gold Award and was named Category winner in Coastal towns with over 12,000 residents. A spokesman for Herne Bay in Bloom said “This is what we have been working towards for the past 6 years , so we were all thrilled but then the icing on the cake- We were …