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View Thanet Schools’ Young Artist Festival exhibition online
The Margate School has hosted this year’s annual Thanet Schools Young Artist’s Festival. This is the 11th year of the […]
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An unusual congregation is waiting for a special visitor to St Saviour’s Church in Westgate
Photos Lorraine Hambidge A host of characters from last weekend’s Westgate Scarecrow Festival are now in place at St Saviour’s […]
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Local produce on offer at socially distanced Cliftonville Farmers’ Market
A socially distanced Cliftonville Farmers’ Market will be held tomorrow (July 26). The market takes place at the Oval Lawns, […]
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Invite to online theatre performance Serendipity 2020
A theatre performance weaving together 50 poems from Thanet residents will be available to watch online next month. Serendipity 2020 […]
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Photos: Straw-some Scarecrow Festival taking place in Westgate
From Westie the Westgate Womble to straw-some cowboys, swigging sailors and a signing duo – there are scarecrows of every […]
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Pop-up classical performance in Cliftonville to highlight continuing pandemic struggle for music industry
Three classical musicians played at the Lido Sands structure this evening (July 18) as part of a paid pop-up performance. […]
Business
A wedding and the Yellow Brick Road on show for Westgate’s Scarecrow Festival
Ex -straw-dinary window displays have been created at two Westgate businesses to mark the town’s first Scarecrow Festival. Little Brown […]
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Freedom Road film to be launched at Olby’s Soul Cafe
A music performance originally created for the Power of Women (POW!) Festival in March will be released as a film […]
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The Art of Isolation with Margate painter Anthony Giles
Margate artist Anthony Giles will hold an exhibition of pieces painted during the covid ‘lockdown.’ The Art of Isolation will […]
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Bring fun street theatre to your doorstep with UPS
A dog agility team with a difference can be brought right to your doorstep with a special UPS (Unexpected Performance […]
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Almost time for Bunty’s Big Art Auction
The chance to own some art and help buy a bionic leg for a little girl who underwent an amputation […]
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Margate Now appoints People Dem Collective as guest curators for 2020 festival
People Dem Collective, the organisers of Thanet’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations, have been appointed as guest curators for the Margate […]
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Still time to sign up for (socially distanced) East Kent Open Houses arts trail
The East Kent Open Houses team are going ahead with this year’s arts trail in October. Shoreline’s Sarah Gibbon, who […]
Community
Nostalgic ‘google map’ project charts Thanet’s community history
A nostalgic version of google maps pinpointing community history in Thanet is being created by a resident as a final […]
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Westie the Womble to be found on Westgate Scarecrow Trail
Westie the Westgate Womble is just one of the ‘scarecrows’ that people will be able to spot during a festival […]
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Margate DJ makes personal tribute to Dreamland ‘founder’ John Henry Iles
As we come to the close of the 100th anniversary of the opening date for Dreamland and the Scenic Railway […]
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Dreamland Heritage Trust -100 years of the Scenic Railway at Dreamland, Margate
Today (July 3) the Scenic Railway marks its 100th anniversary. Here the Dreamland Heritage Trust tells the Scenic’s story: Scenic […]
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Plans for Ramsgate market to take place on the seafront have been scuppered
Plans for Ramsgate market to take place at the Pier Yard car park on the seafront appear to have been […]
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Life of Birds exhibition due to open at Nice Things gallery in Ramsgate
The gallery at Nice Things in Harbour Street, Ramsgate is looking forward to a new exhibition showing work by Thanet […]
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Programme of films released for Dreamland drive-in cinema events this August
Dreamland in Margate will be reinvented this August as a drive-in cinema. The amusement park, which like other businesses was […]
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Turner Contemporary to reopen in July
Turner Contemporary in Margate will reopen the gallery in July. The site has been closed since ‘lockdown’ restrictions were introduced […]
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Successful return for Cliftonville Farmers’ Market
Cliftonville Farmers’ Market had a successful return today (June 28) with crowds turning out to see what stalls had on […]
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Dreamland Heritage Trust bid to mark Scenic Railway’s 100th year with record-breaking virtual ride
Friday, July 3 will mark the 100th anniversary since the opening of Dreamland’s Scenic Railway, and the Dreamland Heritage Trust […]
Community
Broadstairs College students host instagram exhibition to celebrate projects created during lockdown
Time spent in lockdown has led to a flourish of creativity across the isle and for art students studying at […]
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Route for Black Lives Matter march changed to end in Broadstairs
A Black Lives Matter demonstration tomorrow (June 13) will now travel from Ramsgate to Broadstairs rather than Margate, as previously […]
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New music video shares history and memories of Ramsgate’s Granville Hotel
A new music video has been produced to support an ongoing campaign to reopen public rooms in Ramsgate’s Grade II […]
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Free film viewings and star judges for this year’s Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival
Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival kicks off tomorrow (June 11) and will be taking place online for the first […]
Community
Thanet music venue Rosslyn Court launch programme of gigs to be live streamed free
An independent Cliftonville music venue has announced a series of gigs which will be streamed live in order to support […]
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Broadstairs Food Festival needs your help to return in 2021
Organisers of the Broadstairs Food Festival have launched a fundraiser in a bid to ensure the event’s survival next year. […]
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Organisers cancel Ramsgate Week Regatta 2020
This year’s Ramsgate Week Regatta is the latest event to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event, which […]
