Proposed Ramsgate Tall Ships Regatta 2026

Proposed Ramsgate Tall Ships Regatta 2026

Ramsgate Society members will know that over the last several months we have been working closely with the Ramsgate Regeneration Alliance to bring a Tall Ships Event to Ramsgate in 2026. The initial phase of this project was to commission a Feasibility Study from Tall...
September 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

September 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

Dear XXX, Welcome to the September Ramsgate Society Newsletter. This month we have had both a talk by Henry Cleary on the award of Heritage Harbour status to Ramsgate and a visit by the Princess Royal just two days before our second talk by Diane Harvey-White on royal...
Last chance to visit our Ramsgate Harbour Exhibition

Last chance to visit our Ramsgate Harbour Exhibition

Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour is the only Royal Harbour in the world and this exhibition brings together stories from around the harbour, land and sea, over its 200-year history. All objects on display are from the collection of the Clock House Museum and many have never...
Ramsgate Main Sands Water Fountain Installation

Ramsgate Main Sands Water Fountain Installation

Inspired by the #RiseUpCleanUp community group in Margate, Cllr. Tricia Austin from Ramsgate Town Council and myself from the Ramsgate Society successfully secured funding from Sea-Changers, a charity focused on reducing coastal plastic pollution. The funding...
Chairman’s Review from 2024 AGM

Chairman’s Review from 2024 AGM

For those who were unable to come to the AGM that followed the talk on progress with the Clock House and Maritime Museum, we have posted the chairman’s review of the Society’s activities over the last year. You will be able to read and print out this report in...
September 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

August 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

Dear xxxx, Welcome to the August Ramsgate Society Newsletter. It’s high summer season for the Town and we are limiting our own Ramsgate Society public activities but there is much else to enjoy. The Ramsgate Festival of Sound kicks off from August 22nd and you can...
September 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

July 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

Dear XXXX, Welcome to the July Ramsgate Society Newsletter. With holidays for many on the way we hope you can find the time to read the Tall Ships Festival Feasibility Study (free to download) and to think of people to enter into your nominations for the Community...
Why is Climate Change Being Ignored?

Why is Climate Change Being Ignored?

As reported in our June Newsletter, the legally binding Paris Agreement of 2015 requires the 196 signatories to pursue efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.” Last year average world temperatures reached 1.6°C above...
Read the Tall Ships Festival 2026 Feasibility Study

Read the Tall Ships Festival 2026 Feasibility Study

Those members who attended the presentation by Tall Ships Global at the San Clu on 20th June will recall how well the idea of a Ramsgate Tall Ships Festival was received and supported. The presentation was the result of a Feasibility Study commissioned by The Ramsgate...
September 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

June 2024 Monthly Members Newsletter

Dear XXXX, Welcome to the June Ramsgate Society Newsletter.   As always, a lot to share with you and we hope we will see many of you on July 25th when there will be an update on the Clock House / Maritime Museum followed by (optional attendance for members only...
Full Steam Ahead on the Westcliff Shelters

Full Steam Ahead on the Westcliff Shelters

Thanks to a grant of £1400 from Ramsgate Town Council we have been able to purchase the paint necessary to complete the repainting of the four large shelters on the Royal Esplanade. The poster below gives the details of the volunteer days between June and September by...