‘Bygone Kent’ Appeals to KAS Members

Bygone Kent, the county’s only local history magazine, is appealing to KAS members to take out a subscription. Inside this issue you will find a handbill detailing the cost of a year’s worth of issues. £20 buys six issues which are published bimonthly.

Bygone Kent was rescued from closure early in 2006 by Nick Evans after the previous publisher went into administration in March. Since then Nick has published the magazine himself at bimonthly intervals, giving it a much-needed fresh new look. It now includes a ‘Making History’ news section, reporting on events which affect local history, a self-guided walk as well as the usual contributed articles and book reviews. Plans are in hand to resurrect Bygone Kent’s website at www.bygonekent.com and it is hoped something will be online soon. It is intended that readers will be able to log in to the full index which stretches back 27 years, subscribe, contribute an article or request back numbers.

The newly published January/February issue includes articles about trades in Maidstone, shrimping in Gravesend, and a retirement home for horses in Broadstairs.

If for some reason your handbill is missing, a subscription can be purchased by sending a cheque for £20 to Bygone Publishing at PO Box 201, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1WT. If readers send now, the first issue will be March/April 2007.

Contributions or press releases relating to Kent’s local history are always appreciated and these can be emailed to bygonekent@btinternet.com. Alternatively, you can call Nick Evans on 01227 275157 to discuss further.