Planning Starts for 2026 Heritage Open Days

Planning Starts for 2026 Heritage Open Days

On 26th February the Ramsgate Society, Margate Civic Society and Broadstairs Town Council met with TDC to start planning the Thanet Heritage Open Days 2026. (11th- 20th September). This is the largest national heritage event in England lead by The National Trust...
We Support the Isle of Culture Bid

We Support the Isle of Culture Bid

Towards the end of January, we sent out an email to our members giving a link to details of a local group who were planning to submit a bid for Thanet as a whole to pitch to be the national ‘City of Culture’ in 2029. That email also invited you to complete a survey to...
A Bookish Response to January’s Talk

A Bookish Response to January’s Talk

Response to our regular talks is invariably positive but not always just in the direction anticipated. This is a slide from near the end of the excellent presentation from Dr Clive Nuttman on Monkton Nature Reserve. After a lively and entertaining journey through the...
Can you help identify new Blue Plaque candidates?

Can you help identify new Blue Plaque candidates?

You have probably noticed the recent erection of three new Ramsgate Blue Plaques dedicated to Spencer Gore, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Jane Austen. In each case there has been an enthusiastic proposer for us to include a new plaque and we want to open the process...
New Blue Plaque for Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley

New Blue Plaque for Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley

If you happened to be wandering up the High Street towards the end of November you may have noticed the installation of, what is now, the 30th Ramsgate Society Blue Plaque. You may be surprised there are so many, and that the list keeps growing! They are very tangible...