The history behind closed schools across Kent, from Bunce Court to Folkestone s Pent Valley
School - we ve all been there.
Whether you look back with a golden-hued nostalgia or just full-on anguish, we all have some sense of connection to the halls, corridors and classrooms which formed the bulk of our childhoods.
Kent s Lost Schools
But the onward march of time has left many of these historic institutions standing only in the memories of its teachers, parents and pupils.
Others have been bulldozed to make way for shiny new buildings and a fresh name.
From budgetary issues to falling grades, each now-lost school has a story to tell.
Published: 06:00, 07 February 2021
Seventeen new classrooms are to be built at a Canterbury grammar school as it benefits from a £6.1 million cash injection.
Simon Langton Boys will say farewell to long-standing leaky mobile classrooms and welcome a new state-of-the-art teaching block, as well as an extension to the current dining area.
Langton Boys head teacher Ken Moffat
The much-needed project comes as the school prepares to take on an extra 30 pupils each year from September 2022.
The extra cohort, which will see Year 7 places rise from 120 to 150, means the south Canterbury site needs additional space.
Head teacher Ken Moffat is pleased to have secured the funding for the development, which he says cannot come soon enough.
Family pays tribute to Canterbury mum Shannon Alleyne, 22, after sudden death
Published: 06:00, 05 February 2021
The family of a much-loved mum with the âvoice of an angelâ have paid tribute to her after her sudden death, aged 22.
Shannon Alleyne tragically took her own life at her home in Canterbury on November 7.
Shannon singing Yours by Ella Henderson (Video: Emma Shaw)
Her heartbroken family are now urging others to speak out about mental illness, and are calling for the issue to be taken seriously.
Shannonâs mum Wendy and sister Jessica remember her as âa very kind person who always had everyoneâs best interests at heartâ.