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Secret Beaches have always been a fascination of mine and its a nice surprise to find that Kent offers a few hidden gems. I'm staying in the UK this summer instead of flying off somewhere, purely because I'm slowly realising that ...
We returned home on Saturday 15th June at about 11pm. There was a gentleman outside our house at the top in Western Esplanade, he had been aware of 3 men dragging an aluminium boat up the bank by the Red Shelter ...
I never thought much of the William Street CDA proposal, it looked like another brick canyon like Canterbury's awful Whitefriars which would blight the rest of the shopping area around it. The Council seems to have blown the better ideas that ...
£56k to maintain under structure really? can CCC back this up with facts and figures I really don't think they want you to have this pier as for RECLAIM THE PIER FOR THE PEOPLE it was used by the people and ...
Further questions should be asked when the Hotel at Talmead HERNE BAY is advertised with trip advisor by CCC as North Canterbury. Lets be clear the determination by staff at CCC is to OPTIMISE the word CANTERBURY for computer search engines, ...
Another questionable activity why would the present owners of Mackaris and the bandstand information center, where we apparently allowed a long rent free period and free electricity, no satisfactory answers from CCC., have now purchased property on Herne Bay Sea-front earmarked ...
IT WOULD APPEAR ANYBODY INTERESTED IN HERNE BAY PIER SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ESPECIALLY AS CCC. HAVE OPENLY ADVERTISED FOR BUSINESSES TO TAKE CONCESSIONS. If this is not a deliberate attempt to demoralize may I apologise but others can view and ...
As a Birchington resident over the age of 75 I am appalled to hear that KCC are proposing to close Minnis Bay Day Centre. Fortunately I do not have to use these facilities at present, but realise that the day is ...
Thank you for your letter of 28 March to John Penrose about Herne Bay and the closure of the Visitor Information Centre. I have been asked to reply. As you may know most Visitor Information Centres are controlled ...
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Thursday
Sep132012

The city council has lost the plot

I have been following the debate, kicked off by Dylan Hampshire of Cockett’s Mattresses, about the need for a town council for Herne Bay ("Call for town council to end 'democratic deficit'", Times, June 21). I certainly believe Canterbury City Council has lost the plot and we should return to more local control of our affairs.

Canterbury is just not doing the job and causing a lot of problems.

Read more...

Friday
Sep022011

Friendly fire?

Across Herne Bay there are arched eyebrows, knowing looks, thoughtful "hmmm's" and I-told-you-so's.

The very thorough fire that gutted the Bun Penny in the small hours of 1st September was no accident.

The Kent Fire experts have decided that "an accelerant" was involved, so Kent Police are treating it as arson, and are asking for witnesses... see below for details.

What next for The Burnt Penny? Clearly it's a shell, but it's unclear whether the shell is solid or unsafe. Is it worth keeping or restoring? It's a prime location, but hadn't (apparently) been very successful as a pub for a while. Any and all suggestions welcome.


Kent Police has confirmed that it is treating a blaze which severely damaged the Bun Penny pub in Central Parade, Herne Bay, as arson. The building was empty at the time and no-one was injured in the blaze. The fire was discovered at about 1am on Thursday 1 September. Detective Inspector Nick Greenan said:

'Kent Fire and Rescue Service’s fire investigation team have now completed their report and we are satisfied the fire was started deliberately using an accelerant.'

Were you in the area on Wednesday night?

'We are appealing for anyone who was in the area on Wednesday night and saw someone going to or leaving the building to contact us immediately. Because an accelerant was used to start the fire it is likely it took hold fairly quickly so the crucial times are between about midnight and 1am.'

Can you help?

If you have information phone Kent Police on 01622 690690 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime number EY/14335/11.

Thursday
Sep012011

Bun Penny PH, Herne Bay

As it was

Toasted Bun

Apparently the Bun Penny burned last night.

The emergency services were still there at 6am. Hopefully nobody hurt - I think the upstairs was residential.

I'm told the place is now a windowless, roofless shell. And this is after spending months and £,000's refurbishing. Hope the insurance was up to date.

More anon.



Struck by lightning or struck by matches?

As it is

Nobody was hurt.

Currently being treated as suspicious...

Apparently the building is "locally listed", presumably because of its age, history, and being in the conservation area. Local listing doesn't, however, offer the same level of protection as being a Listed Building.

As others have noted, there's a real risk that this could be a boarded up blot on the townscape for some time (years?) before anyone gets round to doing anything about it... Car park? Flats?