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...
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...