by Terry Prue | Mar 30, 2023 | News
All Ramsgate Society members should receive the next edition of our Ramsgate Matters bi-annual magazine over the next month. The mix of articles include reviews of the Society’s recent activities, a celebration of our open spaces and revelations about the...
by Terry Prue | Mar 15, 2023 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
Hello, Welcome to our members’ newsletter for March. As always, much to share on Ramsgate Society activities and, if you have not seen it already, we hope you might be interested in an item seeking opinions on proposals for a new ‘identity’ for use in certain...
by Terry Prue | Mar 13, 2023 | Newsletter
Hello, After a small lull in activities through the dark days of winter, our newsletter this month includes a rush of new events to tempt you to come out again. From talks to walks and subjects as diverse as heritage, nature and the environment. For those of you who...
by Terry Prue | Mar 13, 2023 | News
Four new items to report on the way forward at the Clock House 1) Appointment of Project Architects There were 13 responses to the inquiry for architectural services for the Clock House renovation project. The bids were carefully evaluated by Aecom, the Project...
by Terry Prue | Feb 17, 2023 | Newsletter
Dear Terry, Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023 and hopefully you all had a rewarding break. We now embark on a really important year for the Ramsgate Society but first you may be interested to know that our piratical goings-on outside the Clock House for this...
by Terry Prue | Jan 31, 2023 | News
We continue to report on plans to renovate the Clock House and re-purpose Pier Yard and there are positive signs of movement forward for 2023. Thanet District Council, who are the Accountable Body for the Ramsgate Levelling UP Fund (LUF) have now appointed Aecom as...
by Terry Prue | Jan 23, 2023 | News
The Ramsgate Society have recently formed a working group led by Phil Shotton, to advise on matters relating to the environment, climate change, biodiversity and energy usage. We have also recently started working more closely with Ramsgate Town Council on matters of...
by Terry Prue | Jan 23, 2023 | Featured, News
The Ramsgate Design Awards aim to recognise and celebrate buildings, public spaces, shops, and places that are valued by the local community and show the very best in design and construction whether in new buildings both residential and commercial, public spaces, or...
by Terry Prue | Dec 16, 2022 | News
There are only three month’s left of this subscription year so to encourage new members to join we are offering 15 months of membership for the standard annual cost of £15 a person or £20 for a couple at the same address. As well as supporting activities like our...
by Terry Prue | Dec 16, 2022 | Newsletter
Dear <<First Name>>, This will be our last newsletter of the year and we wish you all a very happy Christmas from the Executive Committee and Trustees of the Ramsgate Society. It was also lovely to see many of you at our Advent Door celebration outside the...
by Terry Prue | Dec 16, 2022 | Newsletter
Dear <<First Name>>, Welcome to the November Ramsgate Society Newsletter which this month includes an unusually large number of activities and updates with an environmental emphasis. The main exception is our Advent Doors celebration on December 8th and,...
by Terry Prue | Nov 23, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
On November 12th at The Falstaff Hotel we presented this year’s Ramsgate Society’s Civic Champion Awards to: The Ramsgate Town Technician Team in the community category The Discovery Planet CIC in the education category In attendance at the event were...
by Terry Prue | Nov 12, 2022 | News
A year ago, in November 2021 we resumed our talks programme after the Covid restrictions with a presentation led by Joanna Thomson of the Goodwin Sands Preservation Trust. This talk included the threat from marine aggregate extraction and we are sure those of you who...
by Terry Prue | Nov 12, 2022 | News
Despite the overwhelming evidence, in August the Development Consent Order (DCO) was granted, by the Secretary of State for Transport, for a second time. Jenny Dawes decided yet again to contest this decision. Lawyers prepared a Statement of Facts and Grounds and an...
by Terry Prue | Oct 17, 2022 | News
One of our priorities post-Covid is to get the seafront shelters back into good condition. They suffered badly from vandalism over the period of the pandemic and their exposed seafront location has caused a great deal of rust to the metal frames. We decided to get a...
