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This morning on 105.9 Academy FM Folkestone Breakfast Show. Euan Duncan joins us from Summer Films. They're making a new documentary series for Channel 4 in which they’ll be travelling across the UK bringing the art of Drag to a wider audience. So, if you fancy yourself as the next Danny La Rue or Lily Savage, listen up at 8:30. (http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/ the-drag-lab).
As it's the last Wednesday of the month, we'll also be chatting with Folkestone Town Mayor, ...councillor Ann Berry to find out what she's been up to during the month of August and what exciting events she has planned for September.
Summer Films are looking for men, women and teens interested in taking part in an exciting new Channel 4 series.Through the transformational process of drag we want to tell your story, learn about Dover and the surrounding area and its history in a heartfelt and honest way. Get in touch with Summer Films now to find out more or tell us your story. Email now - thelab@summerfilms.co.uk
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Tune in from 7pm tonight for the 80’s Reboot’s 2nd Anniversary Show!!
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This Sunday’s planned live show on the Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone Rooftop Has been postponed until next Sunday 2nd Sept due to the bad weather forecast.

Join Nick with the Folkestone Status show from 10am, telling you all about what's happening in Folkestone this Bank Holiday weekend :-) The show is brought to you thanks to the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory - The Ideas Factory makes Folkestone an even better place to live, work and visit by supporting selected local ideas such as Academy FM's 'Folkestone Status' shows :-)

Join Bobby C on the Folkestone Status Show in association with the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory from 10am - 1pm 🎙️🎤📻 Today's guests: 10.30am: Alex McNeice - We Love Hythe Life Food Festival 2018 11am: Gwyneth McCormack - Marvin's Market Adventure and Grandmas Special Birthday Picnic @ The Brewery Tap on Tontine Street... Thanks to the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory for supporting the Folkestone Status 😀 The Ideas Factory makes Folkestone an even better place to live, work and visit by supporting selected local ideas such as Academy FM's 'Folkestone Status' shows 🎤🎶🎧 Listen on 105.9FM, www.academyfmfolkestone.com or the TuneIn app on your phone #Folkestone #community #radio.
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We're broadcasting The 80’s Reboot Live from The Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone on the Checkerboard Rooftop 7-10pm. Check out the event!

105.9 Academy FM Folkestone will be off air from 7pm for a few hours due to electrical work being carried out in the building.105.9 Academy FM Folkestone will be off air from 7pm for a few hours due to electrical work being carried out in the building.

Join Kay Mcloughlin on the Folkestone Status Show in association with the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory from 10am - 1pm 🎙️🎤📻 Thanks to the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory for supporting the Folkestone Status 😀 The Ideas Factory make Folkestone an even better place to live, work and visit by supporting selected local ideas such as Academy FM's 'Folkestone Status' shows 🎤🎶🎧 Listen on 105.9FM, www.academyfmfolkestone.com or the TuneIn app on your phone #Folkestone #community #radio.

Join Nick Price on the Folkestone Status Show in association with the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory from 10am - 1pm 🎙️🎤📻 Today's guests: 10.30am: Bill Flavell from the Rotary Club of Folkestone pops in to tell us all about this year's winners of the Young Writer and Photographer Competitions. 12pm: We'll be finding out about the Sandgate Farmers' and Makers Market with Mike Vines. Thanks to the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory for supporting the Folkestone Statuss 😀 The Ideas Fa...ctory makes Folkestone an even better place to live, work and visit by supporting selected local ideas such as Academy FM's 'Folkestone Status' shows 🎤🎶🎧 Listen on 105.9FM, www.academyfmfolkestone.com or the TuneIn app on your phone #Folkestone #community #radio.
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Join Bobby C on the Folkestone Status Show in association with the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory from 10am - 1pm 🎙️🎤📻 Today's guests: 10.30am: Liv Pennington - Folkestone Is An Art School - workshops with the Creative Quarter Folkestone 11am: Andre - from the Pitch Festival 12pm: JimJam Arts - Sadie Hurley and Sue Blakesley will be telling us all about the performance of The Merchant of Venice by Illyria at the Coastal Park this Sunday.... Thanks to the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory for supporting the Folkestone Status 😀 The Ideas Factory makes Folkestone an even better place to live, work and visit by supporting selected local ideas such as Academy FM's 'Folkestone Status' shows 🎤🎶🎧 Listen on 105.9FM, www.academyfmfolkestone.com or the TuneIn app on your phone #Folkestone #community #radio.
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Choice Folkestone is now open in the Bouverie Place Shopping Centre and to celebrate they're throwing a party at their newest store on Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of August 🎉🎈🎊 The first 25 customers on each day will receive a FREE goody bag! There's also going to be FREE kids face painting and the chance to win £100 to spend in the store. Open @ 9am on Saturday and @ 10am on Sunday 🙂 To find out more visit www.choicediscount.com/folkestone/

Congratulations to the 501 Old Faithful raft team, winners of this years Raft Race and Lin Haley, this years winner of the Fish Pie Competition!

The Raft Race results are in: 1st - 501 Old Faithful 2nd - The Mariners and Royal George 3rd Folkestone Motorboats 4th 501 Divers Castaways... Well done to all the teams raising money for charity 🙂
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We're all ready to broadcast live from 12pm to 3pm at Day 2 of the Folkestone Trawler Race. It's the Raft Race @ 12pm followed by the Fish Pie Competition at 1pm. With thanks to Martello Building Consultancy and Motis Estates inc. H Wald & Co - Estate Agents for sponsoring today's outside broadcast at another fabulous Folkestone community event 🙂 🙂 🙂

All the trawlers are out to sea now for the Folkestone Trawler Race and the Dover lifeboat has popped in for a visit 🙂 We'll be broadcasting live from 11am with thanks to the Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone for sponsoring our outside broadcast 🙂

It's a gorgeous day and we're ready to start broadcasting live from the Folkestone Trawler Race from 11am! The boats are making their way out of the harbour nowwwww! Come down, join in the fun and raise some money for charity!

Join Bob Preedy today from 10am - 1pm on the Folkestone Status Show in association with the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory 🎙️🎤📻 Guests: 10.30am: Tony King - Tony King Swims The Channel *Listen in to see how Tony's Channel swim went earlier this week 🏊‍♂️ 11am: Trevor - Junction-13 - Folkestone's new eco bar 12pm: Zoe Stevenson - Guardians of the Deep - Free Family Rock Pooling... Thanks to the Church & Dwight Ideas Factory for supporting the Folkestone Status 😀 The Ideas Factory make Folkestone an even better place to live, work and visit by supporting selected local ideas such as Academy FM's 'Folkestone Status' shows 🎤🎶🎧 Listen on 105.9FM, www.academyfmfolkestone.com or the TuneIn app on your phone #Folkestone #community #radio.
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On the 105.9 Academy FM Folkestone Breakfast Show this morning, I'll be chatting with our The 80's Reboot on 105.9 Academy FM Folkestone presenter, Paul Reynolds about Live at The Leas Rhythm Of The 90's tomorrow night at the Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone. Meanwhile, this Saturday & Sunday sees the return of the Folkestone Trawler Race Weekend at the Staid. Cath Mison, the organiser joins us to to let us know what we can expect.