by Terry Prue | May 1, 2024 | Featured, News
Did you know that you can claim Gift Aid on your annual subscription to the Ramsgate Society? Being a registered charity, The Ramsgate Society can reclaim from HMRC an extra 25p for every £1 you donate. That’s as long as you are a UK tax payer and make the...
by Terry Prue | Mar 28, 2024 | Featured, News
A personal note from our Society Chairman, John Walker and a request for help: I had reason the other day to check the year the Ramsgate Society was formed- which was 1964 – and suddenly realised that this current year 2024 would be our 60th Birthday or Diamond...
by Terry Prue | Feb 19, 2024 | Featured, News
The first part of 2024 has been a period of rethinking after missing out with the Heritage Lottery Fund and therefore looking forwards around how best to reshape the Clock House project. As the great Douglas Adams said, it’s important not to panic! The result? Good...
by Terry Prue | Jan 23, 2024 | Featured, Projects
As we were able to announce in the December newsletter, the recent Heritage Lottery bid fell on stony ground just before Christmas when we were turned down for funding. This was obviously a great disappointment – so much work went into preparing the bid getting it...
by Terry Prue | Dec 20, 2023 | Featured, News
We are delighted to have ended the talks programme for 2023 on a particular high when we were able to reinstate the postponed presentation by Paul Lewis on ‘A Tale of Two Towns: The Seaside Life of Wilkie Collins’. Paul will be known to many as the presenter of...
by Terry Prue | Oct 21, 2023 | Featured, News
The Ramsgate Society together with The Ramsgate Heritage Regeneration Trust continue to hold regular meetings and work closely with the TDC Project Team to bring this scheme to fruition. Some £2.8million has been allocated from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund for...