Blue Plaques Project
Canterbury currently has very few of the famous Blue Plaques, despite having been home to many interesting and important people. The Canterbury Society Blue Plaques project was set up in 2020 and began by inviting suggestions from the general public for the names of...
Canterbury Society Response to draft Local Plan June 2024
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Report on Food Poverty Symposium
A RIGHT TO FOOD Food insecurity: Taking action and transforming urban food policy Symposium on 18 April 2024 Marlowe Building, University of Kent Report by Dr Mehri Holliday The symposium was promoted by the School of Architecture, Design and Planning and the Centre...
The Canterbury Economy: Present and Future by Richard Scase
by Richard Scase, Chair, The Canterbury Society The Canterbury and District economy consists of four major employment sectors; (1) Education accounts for about 20% with 12,000 employees; (2) Retail and distribution services employing 19% representing 11,500 staff; (3)...
Let’s get more civic pride, by Stewart Ross
There’s something stirring in the city. Like the barely perceptible change between autumn and winter, it’s difficult to pin down, but its manifestations are manifold: a new, radical (and controversial, of course) local plan, the growing call for a town council, the...
Local residents up in arms at access restrictions to Cathedral Precincts, by Professor Sean Sayers
Moderator’s Note: this article represents the opinions of the author and not those of the committee of the Canterbury Society or the editor of Canterbury News Canterbury Cathedral’s Precincts occupy a large area in the middle of the old city. They are one of its...
Aphra Who? by Stewart Ross, Chair, Canterbury Commemoration Society
Our city is associated with a host of impressive historical figures, from Julius Caesar to Joseph Conrad. Unfortunately, they’re all blokes. The Canterbury Commemoration Society is now redressing the balance by raising a fine statue to Aphra Behn. “Aphra who?” “You...
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Lesson from Canterbury by Dr. Hubert Pragnell
Canterbury has been under threat from those we may call conventional enemies; the Vikings in the 11thcentury, the German Luftwaffe in 1942, and potentially the French at various times and especially in 1805, but for Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar. Now we have another...