January 2023 Monthly Members Newsletter

January 2023 Monthly Members 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...
News about The Clock House and Pier Yard January 2023

News about The Clock House and Pier Yard January 2023

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...
Environment and Climate Change: What Can We Do?

Environment and Climate Change: What Can We Do?

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...
Send Nominations Now for 2023 Design Awards

Send Nominations Now for 2023 Design Awards

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...
New Membership Drive Starts Now!

New Membership Drive Starts Now!

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...
January 2023 Monthly Members Newsletter

December 2022 Monthly Members 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...
January 2023 Monthly Members Newsletter

November 2022 Monthly Members 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,...
Ramsgate Society Civic Awards for 2022

Ramsgate Society Civic Awards for 2022

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...
The Goodwin Sands saved from dredging

The Goodwin Sands saved from dredging

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...
More on Manston

More on Manston

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...
East Cliff Shelters: Work Has Started

East Cliff Shelters: Work Has Started

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...
January 2023 Monthly Members Newsletter

October 2022 Monthly Members Newsletter

Dear <<First Name>>, Welcome to our October newsletter and we start with three new activities planned for November – two from the Ramsgate Society and another, though not ours, that might interest many of you. Upcoming Society Events 1 FREE walking tour...
January 2023 Monthly Members Newsletter

September 2022 Monthly Members Newsletter

View this email in your browser Dear <<First Name>>, An extended issue this month to cover increased activity with our talks and the need to update you on Levelling Up and the Clock House, an upcoming new wave of shelter refurbishment, the latest on the...
Granville Theatre: Now we know!

Granville Theatre: Now we know!

Like many we have been mystified by the process to sell the Granville Theatre and the lack of clarity and unexplained early dismissal of the bid from the Kent Film Foundation. Hopefully there may be some changes towards greater transparency in any future community...