A-Z

Abandoned vehicles
How to report an abandoned vehicle in your area.
Transport and streets | Parking | Parking strategy

Academies
Find out more about the Academies projects in Kent and have your say
Education and learning | Schools, 14-19 and sixth form | Find a school

I am disabled, can I visit any of the Kent Archive Centres?
I am disabled, can I visit any of the Kent Archive Centres?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Library access leaflet
Leaflet giving disabled access information for all libraries and Archives buildings.
Publications | Leisure and culture

Active Lives
We are in the process of revising our ten year vision for Adult Social Care and would welcome people's thoughts and comments.
Social care and health | About Social Care | Active Lives - shaping Social Care

List of adopted and private streets in Kent
Kent County Council keeps a list of adopted and private streets in Kent (excluding Medway).
Transport and streets | Policy and new developments | Road status

Adoption
Information for those considering adoption.
Social care and health | Children | Adoption

Adoption support
About the support services available from Kent Adoption
Social care and health | Children | Adoption | Adoption support

Adult education
Adult Education at Dover Discovery Centre
Leisure and culture | Libraries | Using the library | Dover Discovery Centre

Dover Discovery Centre
Dover Discovery Centre service page
Leisure and culture | Libraries | Using the library | Dover Discovery Centre

Adult and Community Education
Welcome to Kent Adult and Community Education section where you will find a wide range of attractive education and training opportunities.
Education and learning | Adult and community education

Courses and enrolment
Courses and enrolment - Adult Education
Education and learning | Adult and community education | Courses and enrolment

Room hire
At the Discovery Centre we have a number of rooms available for hire that can accommodate between 10 and 30 people. We also have a Theatre that can accommodate up to 100 people although further development work is due to start later in the year.
Leisure and culture | Libraries | Using the library | Dover Discovery Centre

Kent Adult Placement Scheme
The Kent Adult Placement Scheme can offer help and support to adults with a learning disability. If you have a learning disability the Kent Adult Placement Scheme can offer you a short break or a more permanent home. You can also find out how to become a carer to an adult with a learning disability.
Social care and health | Carers and family support | Adult placement scheme

Adult protection
Adult protection service page
Social care and health | Adults and older people | Adult protection

East Kent Archives Centre-linked
The East Kent Archives Centre holds records of local authorities, schools, hospitals, businesses, families and estates, as well as microfilm copies of local census returns for several areas of the County.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

History of registration
Local and ancestry information available from the county council, including famous past residents of Kent and information on tracing your family tree.
Community and living | Births, deaths, marriages and partnerships | Local and ancestry information

Animals
Licencing arrangements for the controlled movement of animals.
Business | Licences and street trading | Animals

A taste of the archives
Details of projects aiming to bring the archives alive.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

A guide for new users at the Centre for Kentish Studies
A guide for new users at the Centre for Kentish Studies
Publications | Leisure and culture

About Libraries and Archives
About Libraries and Archives - detailed information about the service, including a copy of the services business plan
Leisure and culture | Libraries | Using the library

Annual operating plan
Annual operating plan for Kent's Libraries, Archives and Museums services.
Publications | Leisure and culture

Archive and local history centres
Introduction to the Archives Service - providing access to the recorded history of the County
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

Archive collections
Kent Archives Service holds important collections of documents, books, antiquarian maps, newspapers, photographs and artefacts which have been developed over many centuries.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Archive service collecting policy
Archive service collecting policy
Publications | Leisure and culture

Archives and local history
This is the topic home page.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history

Archives copying services
Details of the archives copying services offered at CKS and EKAC.
Publications | Leisure and culture

Are all the collections at the Archive Centres accessible?
Are all the collections at the Archive Centres accessible?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Black and non-European people in the Kent Archives
Black and non-European people in the Kent Archives
Publications | Leisure and culture

Brief Guide to Collections: the Centre for Kentish Studies
Brief Guide to Collections: the Centre for Kentish Studies
Publications | Leisure and culture

Brief Guide to Collections: the East Kent Archives Centre
Brief Guide to Collections: the East Kent Archives Centre
Publications | Leisure and culture

Can I arrange a group visit?
Can I arrange a group visit?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Can I bring a laptop?
Can I bring a laptop?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Can I check the details of your holdings remotely?
Can I check the details of your holdings remotely?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Can I get a printout or photocopy of what I consult?
Can I get a printout or photocopy of what I consult?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Canterbury Cathedral Archives holds the records of the cathedral (including its estates), Canterbury diocese, parishes in the Canterbury archdeaconry, Canterbury City Council, and other organisations, businesses, and individuals in the Canterbury area.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

Canterbury Cathedral Archives-linked
Canterbury Cathedral Archives holds the records of the cathedral (including its estates), Canterbury diocese, parishes in the Canterbury archdeaconry, Canterbury City Council, and other organisations, businesses, and individuals in the Canterbury area.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

Centre for Kentish Studies
The Centre for Kentish Studies is the Headquarters for the Kent Archives service. It holds manuscript and printed records for the County of Kent.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

Centre for Kentish Studies newsletter
Centre for Kentish Studies Newsletter
Publications | Leisure and culture

Centre for Kentish Studies-linked
The Centre for Kentish Studies is the Headquarters for the Kent Archives service. It holds manuscript and printed records for the County of Kent.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

Community history
Kent has hundreds of historic areas and communities and the Service has strong links with many of these helping them not only to look after their own collections but also to research their communities using our collections.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Community history

East Kent Archives Centre
The East Kent Archives Centre holds records of local authorities, schools, hospitals, businesses, families and estates, as well as microfilm copies of local census returns for several areas of the County.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

FAQs
FAQs
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Guide to parish records
Guide to parish records and registers held in Kent Archives Centres.
Publications | Leisure and culture

Guide to the local studies collection: the Centre for Kentish Studies
Guide to the local studies collection: the Centre for Kentish Studies
Publications | Leisure and culture

Guides and finding aids
This section provides access to a variety of guides to the Archives Service and finding aids for the collections.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Healthy history!
Introduction to research of health through the ages.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Herald newsletter
Herald newsletter
Publications | Leisure and culture

I am planning to visit one of the archive centres, do I need to book?
I am planning to visit one of the archive centres, do I need to book?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

I cannot get to you, do you offer a research service?
I cannot get to you, do you offer a research service?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

Kent Archives service targets
This poster details the Archives Service targets for 2007 as well as showing how we performed in 2005/06.
Publications | Leisure and culture

Kent History Sunday
Kent History Sunday
Publications | Leisure and culture

Kent Library and History Centre
Details of the plans for the new Kent History Centre.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Archive and local history centres

Kent Library and History Centre - Q&A
Kent Library and History Centre - Q&A
Publications | Leisure and culture

Kent Library and history Centre answers
Kent Library and history Centre - answers to questions from the public consultation.
Publications | Leisure and culture


Kent on film DVD
Publications | Leisure and culture

Kent on film order form
Kent on film DVD order form
Publications | Leisure and culture

Kent-Virginia historical links
Kent-Virginia historical links
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Libraries and Archives Major partners
This document lists Libraries and Archives' main partners. If you have any difficulty accessing this document, please contact libraries@kent.gov.uk for an alternative.
Publications | Leisure and culture

Loan agreement for the deposit of records
Loan agreement for the deposit of records
Publications | Leisure and culture

Midwives
Examples of documents relevant to the research of health through the ages.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

News from the Archives Service
News from the Archives Service
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | News from the Archives service

Report ot the Kent History Federation
Report ot the Kent History Federation
Publications | Leisure and culture

Research service
Details of the Kent Archives Service fee-based research service.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Research service linked
Details of the Kent Archives Service fee-based research service.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Researching your family history
Researching your family history leaflet
Publications | Leisure and culture

Researching your house history
Researching your house history
Publications | Leisure and culture

Surgeons, physicians and apothecaries
Examples of documents relevant to the research of health through the ages.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Survey of visitors to British archives
Survey of visitors to British archives
Publications | Leisure and culture

The history of health and medicine (sources available at Centre for Kentish Studies)
The history of health and medicine: an introduction to sources available at Centre for Kentish Studies.
Publications | Leisure and culture

Ties and lives
Results from the Ties and lives project.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Ties and lives - Betto Douglas case study
Ties and lives case studies
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Ties and lives - Earl Stanhope case study
Ties and lives case studies
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Ties and lives - useful links
Ties and lives - useful links
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Ties and lives gallery
Gallery of images relating to the Ties and lives project.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Ties and Lives resources
Ties and Lives resources available in Kent's archive repositories.
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

Ties and lives timeline
Ties and lives timeline
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research

What types of materials are held in Kent Archives Centres?
What types of materials are held in Kent Archives Centres?
Leisure and culture | Archives and local history | Collections and research | FAQs

County gallery
County gallery information
Leisure and culture | Arts and entertainment | Exhibitions and galleries

FAQs
FAQs
Leisure and culture | Arts and entertainment | Exhibitions and galleries | FAQs

Gallery guide
Gallery Guide
Leisure and culture | Arts and entertainment | Exhibitions and galleries

Turner Contemporary
Turner Contemporary information
Leisure and culture | Arts and entertainment | Exhibitions and galleries

Arts and entertainment
This is the topic home page.
Leisure and culture | Arts and entertainment

Exhibitions and galleries
Kent offers a wide range of galleries, from those with a high profile showing national exhibitions and work by a range of professional artists, to community libraries where artists who are at the start of their careers or talented amateur artists can show their work
Leisure and culture | Arts and entertainment | Exhibitions and galleries

Ashford Gateway Centre
The Ashford Gateway Centre is an innovative new development in the heart of Ashford's town centre, which brings together a wide range of public services under one roof.
Council and democracy | About the council | Council services in Kent

Self-assessment
Self-Assessment gives people the choice to assess their own care needs or carry out an assessment on behalf of someone else.
Social care and health | Adults and older people | Self assessment

Attendance and Behaviour Service
Kent Attendance and Behaviour Service directly supports schools, parents and young people in providing services on behalf of the LA that deal with bullying, exclusion, school attendance, child employment, school aged parents and looked after children.
Education and learning | Attendance and behaviour service