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...
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...
Latest on planned cargo hub at Manston Airport

Latest on planned cargo hub at Manston Airport

A Development Consent Order (DCO) for an air freight hub on the Manston airport site has been redetermined. Approval was granted on August 18 and issued by Transport Minister, Karl McCartney MP on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport (SoS), -Grant Shapps at...
Plans for East Cliff Shelter Renewal

Plans for East Cliff Shelter Renewal

Back in 2011/12 the Ramsgate Society restored the 14 Listed seafront shelters with a grant of £450,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. At that time the Society was granted a 12-year lease on the shelters by Thanet District Council, who own the asset, with an...
Clock House and Pier Yard Update September 2022

Clock House and Pier Yard Update September 2022

There has been silence from us for a while on this project as TDC, who are the Accountable Body for the Levelling Up Fund, have experienced delays due to recent well publicised, and some not so well publicised staff losses. Importantly, the Grant of £1.5m for The...