by Terry Prue | Feb 21, 2025 | News
On Thursday 30th January Ramsgate Society Members attended a “packed house” at the San Clu Hotel for a talk by David Walton, Chairman of the Cervia Steam Tug Preservation Trust. Members will be aware that the Cervia has been lying in the Smeaton Dry Dock in Ramsgate...
by Terry Prue | Feb 21, 2025 | Newsletter
Dear XXXXX, Welcome to our February Newsletter As we move oh-so-slowly towards Spring, the pace of Ramsgate Society activities is picking up and we look forward to seeing more of you over the coming months. Best wishes, Terry Prue, Ramsgate Society Communication Lead...
by Terry Prue | Jan 26, 2025 | Climate Matters, News
Los Angeles Wildfires – rawpixel.com / U.S. Department of Agriculture Creative Commons licence 2024: First the bad news! Last year was declared the hottest year on record and the first calendar year to pass the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. At the time the...
by Terry Prue | Jan 26, 2025 | Featured, News
For many years, the Ramsgate Society Community Champions Award has been given to local people who, in the opinion of the Society’s Executive Committee, have made an exceptional contribution to the quality of life in the town. For 2024, we worked on the award in a...
by Terry Prue | Jan 21, 2025 | News
On behalf of the Ramsgate Society, Phil Shotton made a submission to the National Grid before the January 12th deadline regarding the latest changes to the Sea Link proposal. You can read his email in full by following the link below. He expresses gratitude for the...
by Terry Prue | Jan 21, 2025 | Newsletter
Dear XXXXX, Welcome to our first newsletter of 2025. We start the new year with booking for both January and February talks on two subjects closely linked to our Heritage Harbour. We also celebrate the December awards of Community Champions for 2024 and give you...
by Terry Prue | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Many members will already know that back in 2011/12 the Ramsgate Society restored the 14 Listed seafront shelters with a grant of £450,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. At that time the Society was granted a 12-year lease on the shelters by Thanet District Council,...
by Terry Prue | Dec 17, 2024 | Climate Matters, News
In September’s Climate Matters I presented the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, launched in 2015 as an ambitious plan to transform the world by 2030. The 17 goals were broken down into 169 targets. Approaching the two-thirds point of this 15-year plan,...
by Terry Prue | Dec 17, 2024 | Featured, News
On 7th December this year, on behalf of The Ramsgate Society, I attended a Civic Voice meeting in London when representatives of over 50 Civic Societies in England came together for their Annual General Meeting. Unfortunately, it was the weekend of the severe travel...
by Terry Prue | Dec 17, 2024 | Newsletter
Dear XXXX, Welcome to the December Ramsgate Society Newsletter and I’d like to start by wishing you a joyous Christmas and a fulfilling new year on behalf of the Ramsgate Society Committee. Our member activities are over now for the year and we look forward to seeing...
by Terry Prue | Nov 28, 2024 | News
We had a very good litter pick earlier today – Sunday 27th October – supported by Ramsgate Town Council and Thanet District Council. We were lucky with the weather and this helped us have a great turn out of approximately 40 volunteers, including...
by Terry Prue | Nov 28, 2024 | Climate Matters, News
For a change of subject and viewpoint, this month’s Climate Matters is a guest article from a local , Dr. Harrison Watler MRCVS describing his work with a sea turtle charity. You may think that sea turtles are not part of our local marine fauna, but ocean...
by Terry Prue | Nov 28, 2024 | Newsletter
Dear XXXX, Welcome to the November Ramsgate Society Newsletter. A busy time of year so you might appreciate a relatively short newsletter this month! The November talk on the Ramsgate Heritage Design Forum and Albion Place development has yet to happen but be aware it...
by Terry Prue | Nov 27, 2024 | Newsletter
Dear XXXX, Welcome to the October Ramsgate Society Newsletter. With a little more of October to run let us remind you of two events still to come this month before we move on to other issues: Our next talk on October 24th 7pm at the San Clu will be presented by Kevin...
by Terry Prue | Oct 23, 2024 | Climate Matters, News
With the recent announcement of £22 billion pounds investment in carbon storage and capture research by the new government, it is pertinent to ask whether technological solutions may allow the planet to avoid the worst ravages of climate change. The magnitude of the...
