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Our archived collection of News Storys that have made it onto the Strange Cargo Website.

Canterbury Belle is on the Move Friday, 22 August 08
Belle, the beautiful Canterbury Giant is off to visit the City that gave us the Beatles, Steven Gerrard, and Brookside. Belle has accepted an invitation to take part in the wonderful celebrations planned as part off...

Charivari Day 2008 Monday, 21 July 08
The sun shone as thousands of cheering spectators lined the streets of the town to watch the 12th Charivari Day parade, as the vibrant 700 strong carnival procession made its colourful and raucous way from the Harbour,...

19th July - Charivari Day is Here Monday, 14 July 08
The town will be buzzing to the beat of carnival with the amazing carnival builds that Brockhill Performing Arts School, The Folkestone Academy, The Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone School for Girls and The Marsh...

Charivari Day is nearly here Friday, 04 July 08
You can practically hear the beat of the drums as the carnival teams reach fever pitch in preparation for the amazing Charivari Day which will be hitting the streets of Folkestone on Saturday 19th July.

Now in its...

The Canterbury Giant is Awake Monday, 23 June 08

The sun shone and thousands of people lined the streets as part of Canterbury’s Summer in the City celebrations to witness a strange and wonderful event on Saturday. Belle, the beautiful teenage Canterbury Giant was...

opp2.org goes live Saturday, 14 June 08
opp2.org goes live.

1600 people through the Georges House Gallery for the launch weekend of Other People’s Photographs Too.

Strange Cargo in collaboration with Moblog.Uk have created Other People’s Photographs...

Social Networking Site for Other People's Photographs Too Monday, 19 May 08
Strange Cargo is currently collaborating with Moblog.UK to develop Other People’s Photographs Too (OPP2), an internet based social networking site for Folkestone. Starting 14th June, you’ll be able to send images via...

Other People's Photographs is shortlisted for "The Royal Town Planning Institute Award 2008" Friday, 16 May 08
The Royal Town Planning Institute Award 2008 – announced January 2009 “The awards recognise the diversity of planning achievement, whether in urban or rural areas, whether large or small in scale, whether involving new...

Other People’s Photographs is honoured with a ‘special mention award’ at the 5th European Prize for Urban Public Space. Wednesday, 30 April 08
Strange Cargo are thrilled to announce that Other People's Photographs has recieved 'a special mention award' at the 5th European Prize for Urban Public Space.The Prize aims to foster and recognise the...

Other People's Photographs Shortlisted for Two Major Awards Thursday, 24 April 08
Other People's Photographs has been shortlisted for Arts and Business Award, winner to be announced on Tuesday 17 June and for the Charities Award to be announced on Thursday 19 June.

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