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Dear Editor,

As the former treasurer of the 1890 Leas Lift Step Lift Carriage Restoration Appeal I wish to update the readers and donors of the latest developments.

The work at the historic Folkestone Leas Lift to replace a number of sleepers has now been completed and it is hoped to re-open on Saturday (3 December).

By Karol Steele

Rupert Bear, created by Canterbury artist, Mary Tourtel, is celebrating his 91st birthday today (8 November), the day he first appeared in the Daily Express.

By Nick Spurrier
A group of injured soldiers are learning the skills of archaeology at Folkestone Roman villa as part of Operation Nightingale, an initative which helps with their physical rehabilitation.

By Ray Duff

The A Town Unearthed' archaeology dig continues on East Cliff as we run through the 15th week of excavations and still provides fascinating information about the areas pre-history especially before the Roman Villas.

The inaugural winners of the Daily Telegraph English Heritage Angel Awards include the Smythe Barn at Westenhanger near Hythe which scooped the prize for the best craftsmanship employed on a heritage rescue.

The Folkestone lift is to be closed the first week in November in order to replace a number of track sleepers.

Archaeologists from Oxford Wessex Archaeology have discovered the grave of a teenage girl, along with two other women in East Kent.

The 71st Anniversary Service of the Battle of Britain has been held, for the first time, in Lympne, near Hythe.

It's back to the 1980s in Dover for an event which is part of the BBC Domesday project.