News

15th January 2019 Happy New Year! CLOSED CEMETERY TIDY UP – You may remember that clearance work was organised in the churchyard at St Peter and St Paul. Lots of graves are now accessible that were...

19th November 2018 Our monthly news is taken and faithfully reproduced from the article produced for the Appledore Parish Magazine and may, on occasion, be duplicated elsewhere on this website. Appledore...

13th November 2018 Firstly, thank you to everyone who supported the Battle’s Over event on Remembrance Sunday.  The turnout was fantastic, with over 100 people attending.  The most gratifying was to...

22nd October 2018 As we near 100 years since the end of WW1, Appledore is the latest local village to display the ‘Tommy’ Silhouettes. Five have popped up within the environs of the village and...

15th October 2018 Appledore Local History Society and Appledore Kent’s Battle’s Over Working Group are concentrating on the weekend of 10th-11th November, when the centenary of the end of World...

28th September 2018 History Group Update Some ladies from the East Kent WI Federation visited Appledore on 14th September to learn about the history of the village. Brian Knight (ALHS Chair) and Jill...

3rd July 2018 During our Annual General Meeting during June we thought we should recap and then share with you what we have achieved on behalf of Appledore Parish and its history over the past two...

30th May 2018 ALHS History Talk The talk provided by Martin Watts on 10th May proved to be entertaining, well received and a fund-raising success for ALHS. The content of the talk surprised us, as it...

16th March 2018 On Mothering Sunday last a group of ALHS members took a trip to Dymchurch to visit of the Martello Towers still standing. There are two in Dymchurch, one in the car park (now privately...

16th March 2018 Heritage Trail (100 Miles for 100 Years)  A successful event was held in Appledore on Saturday, 24th February 2018, with some villagers and visitors participating. Royal Military Canal...