by Terry Prue | Mar 20, 2026 | News
The Ramsgate Society talk by Max Streatfield and Garry Saunders on the Ramsgate Tunnels sparked a great deal of interest in the history of this unique Ramsgate landmark. A landmark that we all knew about but found that depth of knowledge was sadly lacking. Both of our...
by Terry Prue | Mar 20, 2026 | News
Two tall ships, ‘Spirit of Falmouth’ (left) and ‘Pellew’ (right) set sail from Falmouth on March 17th for an extraordinary journey around the coast of the United Kingdom. It’s a journey of 2,000 nautical miles, 22 ports, and 12 weeks at sea – all powered by the spirit...
by Terry Prue | Mar 20, 2026 | Featured, News
20 year ago photo from Michael Child on thanetonline.blogspot.com A post from our Chairman, John Walker: As you are probably aware, TDC are currently deliberating on where to reallocate some of the Levelling Up Fund grant, previously allocated to projects that are now...
by Terry Prue | Mar 20, 2026 | News
On 26th February the Ramsgate Society, Margate Civic Society and Broadstairs Town Council met with TDC to start planning the Thanet Heritage Open Days 2026. (11th- 20th September). This is the largest national heritage event in England lead by The National Trust...
by Terry Prue | Mar 15, 2026 | Linked Documents
Ramsgate Tunnels Barcelona Connection
by Terry Prue | Mar 15, 2026 | Linked Documents
DHW Smeaton Dry Dock Report Feb 2026
by Terry Prue | Mar 15, 2026 | Linked Documents
Arup Smeaton Condition Survey 2016
by Terry Prue | Feb 20, 2026 | News
For some time now, Phil Shotton, The Ramsgate Society Environment Lead, has been unable to contribute any ‘Climate Matters’ posts but he remains as passionate as ever about the environment and its value to the community. At the recent Planning Inspectorate public...
by Terry Prue | Feb 20, 2026 | News
Towards the end of January, we sent out an email to our members giving a link to details of a local group who were planning to submit a bid for Thanet as a whole to pitch to be the national ‘City of Culture’ in 2029. That email also invited you to complete a survey to...
by Terry Prue | Feb 20, 2026 | News
Response to our regular talks is invariably positive but not always just in the direction anticipated. This is a slide from near the end of the excellent presentation from Dr Clive Nuttman on Monkton Nature Reserve. After a lively and entertaining journey through the...
by Terry Prue | Dec 23, 2025 | News
You have probably noticed the recent erection of three new Ramsgate Blue Plaques dedicated to Spencer Gore, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Jane Austen. In each case there has been an enthusiastic proposer for us to include a new plaque and we want to open the process...
by Terry Prue | Dec 23, 2025 | News
If you happened to be wandering up the High Street towards the end of November you may have noticed the installation of, what is now, the 30th Ramsgate Society Blue Plaque. You may be surprised there are so many, and that the list keeps growing! They are very tangible...
by Terry Prue | Nov 24, 2025 | News
Dame Janet in her manorial robes and ‘Destiny’ when freshly carved in 1917 and before placement in Albion Gardens. Images in the public domain There are over 100,000 memorials in Britain to the millions killed in the Great War but only one depicting a female figure...
by Terry Prue | Nov 24, 2025 | News
Photo: by Susanne Ford of Maxine and Guy with the spoils Our litter pick on Saturday 25th October successfully collected 43 sacks of rubbish and 7 (yes seven!) shopping trollies. Not as many families joined us as we would have hoped but the adults were in energetic...
by Terry Prue | Nov 24, 2025 | Featured, News
Paul Lewis at his Ramsgate Society talk in 2023 Why is Wilkie Collins important to Ramsgate? The answer is that this Victorian novelist was a regular visitor to our town and the connection is no less as strong as the link between Broadstairs and his close friend,...
