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...
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 | 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...
