A special welcome and every success to Lee Atkinson, the new licensee of the Red Dog pub in High Halstow. The pub re-opened its doors to ...

I used to play in a Bat and Trap team that won a league championship in East Kent, so it was good to hear about the thriving Peninsula Bat a...

I was recently contacted by Chris Fenner, who runs a family history website. The site includes information about numerous family members tha...

The Isle of Grain Youth Soccer School started in September 2010, for children aged 4 to 15. Meeting on the St. James' C of E Primary Sch...

On Sunday 31 October, from 2pm until 5pm, there will be an Autumn Fair at Memorial Hall, The Street, High Halstow. 20p entry fee for adults ...

Making the most of the sunny weather, I headed to St. Mary Hoo this morning and joined public footpath RS22, before linking-up with the ‘cur...

There will be a Farmers' Market at the Village Hall in Lower Stoke (Mallard Way, Lower Stoke) between 10am and 2pm on Saturday 9 October...

Taken from the September 2010 edition of the High Halstow Times (the date on the advertisement should read Saturday 9 October) - please clic...

This week I’ve been looking at how the area has changed over the years, comparing recently taken photographs with a small collection of old ...

Following other posts made this week, it's time to look at another old postcard of the local area. This time the postcard shows the High...

Further to the post I made yesterday, this old postcard shows Old Forge House in Lower Stoke, opposite the Nags Head pub. The exact location...

I recently bought some old postcards of the area and I will be sharing these on this website in coming days. To help compare how things have...

The Hoo Peninsula stands out on any map of the Thames Estuary. It falls within the Thames Gateway regeneration area, which has been designat...

Following a swim at Grain beach the other day (it was just about warm enough!), I decided to have a look around St. James' Church. In a ...

There will be a Quiz Night on Friday 24 September, at Memorial Hall, The Street, High Halstow. Tickets are £2.50 per person and anyone wishi...

A small collection of old postcards will feature on this website next week. They will include locations in Lower, Middle and Upper Stoke on ...

The Hoo Peninsula is almost surrounded by water - with the Thames Estuary on one side and the River Medway on the other. Our area has strong...

The 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning' is being organised by Macmillan Cancer Support this week. A Coffee Morning event will be he...

I am keen to promote local shops and businesses and have added a FREE listings page to this site. If you would like to add your business to ...

I recently came across this old black and white photograph and have been trying to work out where it is. After studying the photograph and a...

Work has commenced on building a road bridge over Stoke level crossing on the A228 (Grain Road). The first phase of the project includes ext...

Hoo St. Werburgh Parish Church presents 'An Evening of Traditional Jazz' on Saturday 18 September, from 7pm until 10.30pm. Tickets £...

The Cross Park Association held their Annual Fete in Allhallows yesterday, between 11am and 4pm. The sun was shining and the community worke...

Having completed a small part of the walk along the Saxon Shore Way last week, between Upnor and Hoo St. Werburgh (described in another post...