On June 4th we held an event for members only at the Albion Hotel to celebrate our 60th Anniversary. Mysteriously perplexing entertainment by magician, Bertie Pierce, and lovely facilities with delicious food complimented the serious side of recognising past and present achievements of the Ramsgate Society.
John Walker gave the welcoming speech to past and present members, including his predecessor as Chair, Jocelyn McCarthy and long-time member, treasurer and events organiser, Jennifer Smith. A copy of the notes for John’s speech can be downloaded from ‘linked documents’ in the Archive section of the website or just click here. In John’d notes he considers how different things were in 1964 and yet the role and objectives of the Ramsgate Society remain so similar.
Within his reminiscences he mentions 16 areas of achievement for the Society which we hope act as a reminder of why we value your support because without community involvement we would not have the standing we need to influence local political decisions.
To add to our anniversary celebration Rob Warren has produced a special edition of ‘Ramsgate Matters’. For UK members this edition will be posted to your home so let us know if nothing arrives this month. Everybody else will be able to read a copy on line and there is a link below to take a look right now!
The magazine features articles and thoughts about Ramsgate’s past, present and future including tourism, Ramsgate women, Ramsgate harbour, a history of our Society and of the town’s distant past, Manston Airport and the Clock House.