Blue Plaques Unveiled at St Augustine’s Abbey

On Thursday 4 September 2025, the Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Keji Moses, accompanied by Lady Mayoress Carol Reed, led a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a series of commemorative plaques on the outer Longport wall of St Augustine’s Abbey, part of Canterbury’s UNESCO...

Could You Be Our Next Treasurer?

Do you have a head for numbers and a few spare hours a month? The Canterbury Society is looking for a new Honorary Treasurer to oversee our small charity’s finances. We’re an active local group run entirely by volunteers, working to improve life in Canterbury through...

Godmersham House Visit

The Canterbury Society organised a super event at Godmersham House on 17th May and twenty members attended. The weather was glorious and the lovely staff (including Jane Austen in full costume!) gave us a talk in the old Church and showed us around...