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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...

12th February 2018 The Appledore trail was part of the Walk100 event on Saturday 24th February 2018. We hope that if you took part you enjoyed the event and like your pin badge. Any photos you wish to...

17th January 2018 Happy New Year! Projects Some of the projects we have been working on are coming to fruition this year; The Johnson family grave that includes Private Harry Johnson, who fell in 1879 at...

28th November 2017 You may remember the WW1 Appledore Heritage Trail that was launched back in June as part of the Kent-wide ‘100 Miles for 100 Years project’ (see kentww1.com for more information)....