First published in Kentish Express This week’s Express Cuttings looks back at a piece published in Tuesday Express, a forerunner to the Ashford Extra, on December 3, 1974, and describes both the enthusiasm and reservations of 16-year-old Howard Turner surrounding the Changing Face of Ashford. Many local people will remember Mr Turner’s late father...
First published in Your Ashford The US election may seem a long way from Ashford, but the town’s links with the country date back 30 years before the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower. The town of Hopewell in Virginia, our twin town, is named after the ship captained by Frances Epes who was bom...
The British are coming! More specifically, the Friends of Hopewell from Ashford in Kent, England, will be coming to Hopewell, Virginia, October 7 -14. This is the 21st year of the British exchange program with the Hopewell Twinning Association. The Hopewell Twinning Association was incorporated in 1994, with encouragement from former Hopewell Mayor Paul Karnes...