by Terry Prue | Jun 26, 2025 | News
Still visible on the upper storeys of some houses around Ramsgate are substantial black cables running house to house and on occasion landing at a box high up on a wall with hard to read lettering: Rediffusion. Not everyone will be familiar with the name or perhaps...
by Terry Prue | Jun 25, 2025 | Featured, News
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...
by Terry Prue | Jun 25, 2025 | News
Many of you attended the free showing of Dunkirk-related films at the Granville Theatre. This was our major contribution to the ten-day Ramsgate celebration of the 85thAnniversary of Operation Dynamo and proved to be a deeply rewarding experience. Up until this point...
by Terry Prue | May 26, 2025 | News
This is not a Ramsgate Society event but we are very happy to facilitate booking for what will be a fascinating architectural heritage tour between 11am and 4pm on June 28th. The tour is joined at the historic church of St Laurence-in-Thanet, the mother church of the...
by Terry Prue | May 26, 2025 | News
Clock House internal photographs by John Walker Members will be interested to know what the current situation is with the restoration of the Clock House and the Maritime Museum. The Society started promoting a project for the renovation of the Clock House as a new...
by Terry Prue | May 1, 2025 | News
From May 16th to 26th there will be events throughout the town to commemorate the 85th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo and the role of the Little Ships and the importance of Ramsgate Harbour in rescuing more than 338,000 British, French and Belgian troops from Dunkirk...
by Terry Prue | May 1, 2025 | Newsletter
Dear XXXX, Welcome to our March Newsletter I want to start my own contribution with an apology! Due to unforeseen circumstances we have to change two of the diary dates included in the February Newsletter: ‘The Ramsgate Society Diamond Jubilee Celebration cannot now...
by Terry Prue | Apr 28, 2025 | Featured, News
Layout of Minster Marshes infrastructure by Keith Ross The National Grid submitted their proposal to the Planning Inspectorate on March 27th and this was accepted by the set deadline of April 24th. This now means that application documents have been published and...
by Terry Prue | Apr 28, 2025 | News
Signing up and then Raring to Go: Photos by Susanne Ford Our litter pick was just one of many that took place during The Great Ramsgate Spring Clean this year. We met at 10am and the group of volunteers worked along to the Chines at each end of the Ramsgate cliffs,...
by Terry Prue | Apr 28, 2025 | News
Rare early photograph of Christ Church published by John Crow Twyman courtesy of Stephen Davies We are pleased to pass on the information from one of our members that, after a prolonged period of closure, the beautiful Christ Church in Vale Square has reopened....
by Terry Prue | Apr 10, 2025 | Climate Matters, News
The world is changing dramatically day by day, and mostly in ways that spell problems for the environment and our ability to live in the manner to which we have become accustomed. However amongst all the gloom, a piece of news appeared recently that showed hope for a...
by Terry Prue | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The Government has nailed its colours very firmly to two masts: Growth and Devolution. It is consulting, but with very short timescales and a clear message that, unless local authorities can agree new arrangements among themselves, the Deputy PM will impose a...
by Terry Prue | Apr 10, 2025 | News
From the audience feedback it is fair to say that Julia Elton held the capacity audience spellbound with her February talk for us on ‘John Smeaton: The Making of an Engineering Genius’. As a follow up for those who want to delve further in to the history...
by Terry Prue | Mar 10, 2025 | Climate Matters, News
Since last month’s review of the past and peer at the future, things have gone from bad to worse. President Trump is bent on exceeding predictions as he dismantles state support for tackling climate change and pledges to “Drill, baby, drill”. There is little we can do...
by Terry Prue | Feb 22, 2025 | News
You may have noticed Louise Brooks and her colleagues starring on the cover of the latest Ramsgate Recorder. We approached Louise to tell us more about the Ramsgate Space CIC and as a result will be adding them to our talks programme later this year! We were impressed...
