KentFurs

2015-02-02T23:18:36Z

86.174.11.191: Completely renovation of the article, changed the content to be an updated timeline retaining the reference links from the previous version, details about the meets, more information on all the venues, the community, the committee and social media side

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KentFurs is a community for furs in the Kent county of South East England

==History==

===2008 to 2009===

Ashford Furmeet was proposed on January 7th 2008 and held on February 23rd 2008 <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/7823-ashford-furmeet/</ref>

Canterbury Furmeets started being organized from February 23rd 2008 to November 21st 2009 <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/9509-canterbury-fur-meet/?hl=%2Bkent+%2Bmeet</ref>

===2011 to present===

Spring Seasonal Furmeet was proposed November 26th 2011 and held on Saturday 3rd March 2012. <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/35578-the-kent-seasonal-furmeet-spring-saturday-3rd-march-in-canterbury-at-the-old-buttermarket/?hl=%2Bkent+%2Bmeet</ref>

Coffee Meet was proposed on February 9th 2012 and became regular monthly meets later renamed Cake in Canterbury. <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/36621-coffee-in-canterbury-saturday-18th-february-at-130pm-cathedral-gates/?hl=%2Bkent+%2Bmeet</ref> <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/37015-coffee-in-canterbury-the-second-24032012-burgate-clock-tower-1300/?hl=%2Bkent+%2Bmeet</ref> <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/37308-coffee-no-cake-in-canterbury-the-third-21042012-topic-already/?hl=%2Bcake+%2Bcanterbury</ref>

March 9th 2012 Summer Seasonal Meet was proposed and held on June 16th 2012 Summer Seasonal Meet <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/37085-summer-kent-seasonal-meet-the-picnic-in-the-park-160612/?hl=%2Bkent+%2Bmeet</ref>

Avenue Q Theatre Trip at the Marlowe Theatre proposed March 7th 2012 and attended April 18th 2012 <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/37057-kent-marlowe-theatre-trip-avenue-q/?hl=%2Bkent+%2Bmeet</ref>

June 24th 2012 Seasonal Meet and Cake in Canterbury are consolidate into monthly KentFur Meets <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/38724-kent-meets-for-july-august-september-october-november-december/?hl=%2Bkent+%2Bmeet</ref>

KentFurs Winter Party December 8th 2012

KentFurs Summer Barbecue August 26th 2013

Furmeets go on hiatus on December 7th 2013

Canterfurry Meets started running from February 22nd 2014 and later renamed CanterburyFur Meets until June 8th 2014 when Thayne Blake resigned as organizer then later resigned as administrator

Thayne Blake returns as organizer after member of the community approach him requesting his return on November 1st 2014 preparing new meet schedule, Twitter, Facebook group and Page to be launched on December 1st 2014 <ref>http://forum.ukfur.org/topic/47212-kentfur-meets-2015/</ref>

==Furmeets==

===Ashford Furmeet===

Ashford Furmeet was organized by Shadow Sani via the UK Furs forum. Regrettably the Furmeet only had a couple of attendees and the Canterbury Furmeets were organized soon afterwards.

===Canterbury Furmeet 2008 to 2009===

Canterbury Furmeets from 2008 to 2009 were organized by various Furs via the UK Furs forum. Topic threads were created for each Furmeet where members discussed and finalized the details.

===KentFurs Seasonal Meet===

KentFurs Spring and Seasonal Meets were organized by Thayne Blake via the UK Furs forum. Topic threads were created for each of the Seasonal Meets where options were presented for members to discuss and choose to help finalize the details. After the Summer Seasonal Meet these Furmeets were consolidated with the Cake in Canterbury Meets into the KentFur Meets 2012 to 2013

Spring Seasonal Meet attendees met at the Cathedral Gates in Canterbury at 1:00pm, waited until 1:30pm for attendees to arrive, explored the City Centre until 2:00pm and then proceeded to The Old Buttermarket for the rest of the meet. Thanks to Tendo Charizard the attendees were offered a 20% discount on food at the venue. Regrettably it was not possible to use this venue again in the more busy summer season.

Summer Seasonal Meet attendees met at the Westgate Gardens next to the Westgate in Canterbury at 12:00pm, proceeded into the Westgate Gardens for a Summer Picnic until it started to rain and the attendees retreated to The Parrot. At 4:00pm the attendees proceeded to The Old Brewery Tavern where they were allocated a private seating area.

===Coffee in Canterbury, Cake in Canterbury & KentFur Meets 2012 to 2013===

Coffee in Canterbury, Cake in Canterbury & KentFur Meets 2012 to 2013 were organized by Thayne Blake. The first Coffee in Canterbury was organized on the spur of the moment posted on the UK Furs forum, after the second Coffee in Canterbury these meets were renamed Cake in Canterbury when they started to run regularly. Coffee in Canterbury meet details were each posted in a separate topic threads, as Cake in Canterbury meets were regular monthly meets the dates were posted in a single topic thread. These meets ran for several months until they were consolidated with the Seasonal Meets into the KentFur Meets 2012 to 2013. KentFur Meet dates and details were post on both the UK Fur forum in a single topic threat as they continued to be consistent and Event pages were created for each meet via the Facebook group. These meets were scheduled to run on a monthly basis on dates that did not conflicting with other local meets. For these meets attendees would meet on Saturdays at the Cathedral Gates at 1:00pm, wait until 1:15pm for any attendees arriving late and then proceed to a venue of the attendees’ choice or a venue booked in advance.

===Canterfurry Meets & CanterburyFur Meets 2014===

Canterfurry Meets were organized by Thayne Blake, meet details were posted on the UK Fur forum and Facebook group. These meets were scheduled for a Saturday every six weeks resulting in a meet every three months or a Furmeet very season as a tribute to the Seasonal Meets. However attendees felt there was too much of a gap between meets, so the schedule was changed to the second Sunday of every month and renamed CanterburyFur Meets to avoid association with My Little Pony.

===KentFur Meets 2015===

KentFur Meets are organized by Thayne Blake. Meet details are posted on the UK Fur forum are posted in one topic thread explaining the KentFur community and new topic threads are created for each meet to attract new attendees. Event pages are created for each meet on the Facebook group and reminders are posted on the Facebook page and tweeted on the Twitter. Thayne Blake developed a new consistent meet schedule following the pattern 445 resulting in one meet between the dates of 10th to the 20th each month every four to five weeks. The basic day plan is to meet at the Cathedral Gates at 1:00pm and wait until 1:15pm for attendees to arrive. Walk to the venue expecting to arrive about 1:30pm, take half hour for attendees to settle into the venue and at about 2:00pm gather for a newcomer welcome and returning attendee catch up. At 3:00pm attendees can suit up, depending on the weather attendees can either go on a short walk the Whitefriars Shopping Centre or take photos in the venue to share on social media. In the final hour attendees are free to do as they please until the meet ends at 5:00pm

==Venues==

===The Old Buttermarket===

The Spring Seasonal Meet was held at [http://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/theoldbuttermarketcanterbury/ The Old Buttermarket], Canterbury and is part of the Nicholson’s Pubs franchise.

===The Old Brewery Tavern===

The Summer Seasonal Meet was held at [http://www.michaelcaines.com/taverns/canterbury Old Brewery Tavern] in Canterbury and is part of the Michael Caines Taverns franchise

===St George’s Centre===

The Canterbury Christ Church Students’ Union St George Centre has been used as a venue on occasion. Within the facility is The Lounge bar which is only open in the academic term and the Barista & Baker cafe formerly known as the Union House is open throughout the year.

===Starbucks, Nero, Costa Coffee, Cathedral Cafe===

The High Street Starbucks, High Street Nero, High Street Costa, Rose Lane Costa and the now closed Cathedral Cafe formerly the Burgate Starbucks have been used as venues on occasion.

===Westgate Gardens, Greyfrairs, Dane John Gardens===

In the warm seasons meets have been held in the parks located around Canterbury including the Westgate Gardens where the Summer Picnic was held before the Summer Seasonal Meet noted above, Greyfrairs and the Dane John Gardens.

===Clio’s Family Farm===

Thanks to the kind hospitality of Clio and her family the KentFurs community were allowed to use their Family Farm as a venue for the Winter Party and Summer Barbecue as noted above

==Community==

The KentFurs community has two types of members, Residential Members and Associated Members.

===Residential Members===

Residential Members are furs who live in the Kent County and as the borders of the Kent County have changed over the years any furs that live in area that has been part of the Kent County at any point in history are Residential Members.

===Associated Members===

Associated Members are furs that have a connection with the County such as have lived in the County before or have friends and family living in the County and want to be part of the community.

==Committee==

===2008 to 2009===

There was no committee, the only form of authority were the Furs who organized the Furmeets

===2011 to 2013===

Thayne Blake was given the title Alpha by members of the community for his efforts with organizing the Furmeets. The pack structure terminology continued when Gairne Bloodmuzzle and Clio were given the title Beta for their support of the community. These three members of the community were the Administrators of the Facebook Group.

===2014===

Thayne Blake continued as organizer of the Furmeets and administrator of the Facebook group, renouncing the title of Alpha. Gairne Bloodmuzzle continued to support the community as an administrator and later Rufus Knight became an administrator. After Thayne Blake resigned as organizer and later as administrator, Gairne Bloodmuzzle and Rufus Knight continued as administrators.

The KentFurs Committee was officially formed with the revitalization of the community. The members of the committee include Thayne Blake, Gairne Bloodmuzzle and Rufus Knight. These three are responsible for organizers of the Furmeets, moderators of the Skype Group and administrating the Facebook Group

==Social Media==

===UK Furs Forum===

Details for KentFur meets and events have been posted in the EastFurs subsection of the England Section.

===Facebook Group===

Facebook Group is for members of the KentFurs community to post or share topics of interest. Event pages for the KentFur Meets are created for members to join and show they will be attending. The minimum age to join the group is 16 years old.

===Facebook Page===

Facebook Page is for member of the Furry community to show their support of the KentFurs community. Members of the Committee post Furry community related Spotlights for an artist, convention, location, website, etc. Spotlights are posted at a rate of minimum one each month to a maximum of one perk week. These Spotlights are shared with the Facebook Group.

===Skype Group===

Skype Group is for members of the KentFurs community who wish to become a participant on an instant messenger service as part of a group

===Twitter===

Twitter is for the part of the KentFurs community who prefer to Tweet

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