by Terry Prue | Mar 28, 2024 | News
What are odds of throwing a jigsaw puzzle into the air and it landing, by chance, fully assembled? ‘They’ say, while it’s not impossible, it is very, very, very, very unlikely. No surprise there, but it’s a fun way of looking at what not to do in the Clock House as it...
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 | Mar 13, 2024 | Climate Matters, News
This month’s column is a practical look at how following our ancestors’ advice can reduce the energy we use to heat buildings, in both home and business settings. Heating buildings accounts for nearly a quarter of UK CO2 emissions, largely from heating private homes...
by Terry Prue | Feb 19, 2024 | News
The Ramsgate Society strongly welcomes the decision on 7th February by the Right Honourable Lord Justice Warby, sitting in the Court of Appeal Civil Division, to grant leave to Appeal against the decision of the Secretary of State for Transport to allow the Manston...
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 29, 2024 | News
Welcome to another edition of Climate Matters. We’ve recently had a major climate conference, COP28, and I’d like to share my thoughts about its conclusions and the future it paints. COP28 (Conference of the Parties) is the 28th United Nations Climate Change...
