by ed | Jun 6, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
by Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby, University of Kent Canterbury is rich in writers of all sorts, perhaps the result of university creative writing courses, the wide range of independent tutors, groups and bookshops and the many opportunities in the city to talk about...
by ed | May 3, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
By Christopher Joslin Palmer, architect and designer If you were asked to pick your favourite historic building here in Canterbury, there are numerous to choose from. Many are worthy of praise but not so easy perhaps to propose a contemporary building. Beauty is in...
by ed | Apr 11, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
By Martin Vye This is an invitation to everyone to drop into the Umbrella Centre in Canterbury, for a coffee, a snack or a meal. The Centre is at the end of St Peter’s Place, and you can walk to it through the Westgate Gardens. Up to thirty years ago people who could...
by ed | Mar 15, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
By Stewart Ross, Chair, Canterbury Commemoration Society ‘When I stepped onto the motorway, ‘ Insulate Britain’ protestor Revd Dr Sue Parfitt told the court at her trial for contempt, she had acted ‘out of love’ and ‘in obedience to God’s call’. How come? The ‘pain...
by ed | Feb 23, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
by Nick Blake In theory, our city is protected from bad design by the City Council’s Planning team, including t Heritage /Conservation officers. A further control is the Planning Committee of, usually, 12 councillors. Sometimes that Committee is more critical, than...
by ed | Jan 31, 2022 | Analysis: behind the news
Martin Vye, former County and City Councillor and Deputy Chair Canterbury Society It has been clear for many years that the acute hospital service in East Kent is not fit for purpose. The scandal of baby deaths, and the long queues of ambulance waiting to deliver...