Opinion

Choosing a school for your child is a big responsibility – education matters. A friend of mine home schooled two […]

The sun is out. We have a long bank holiday weekend, so the sun has obviously gone back in again. […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: Who doesn’t love spotting […]

Spring is here – at last. Lighter evenings, warmer weather, lockdown easing (let’s hope). I miss so many things that […]

I don’t know about you, but after a year of social distancing, I’m beginning to feel a little isolated. Perhaps […]

Nearly forty years ago I met the Westminster flasher. I had been teaching an evening class at Kilburn Poly and […]

Helen Kemp is a founder member of Access Thanet, a disability campaign group and mum to an adult son who […]

So it’s a year today since we gathered around the TV to watch Boris implore us to “Stay at Home” […]

March is a special month at Casa de Munson; it’s Bryan’s birthday, which is one of the highlights of the […]

Tricia Austin of Ramsgate Litter Forum & Thanet Green Party takes a look at recycling and how Thanet could do […]

I’m a teacher by profession, I went to primary and secondary school in Ramsgate myself and now my child and […]

I got my first proper pay packet when I was seventeen, working in school summer holidays in the office of […]

A ten year old boy is very happy this weekend. Bryan turned 10 on Friday, and he was beyond excited; […]

Walk without fear? I really want to hear from you about your safety concerns, please join in me in my […]

I have something to confess; Bryan and I left Thanet this week. Yes, indeed, we travelled from here to Rochester […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: I’m a big believer […]

Teaching children is hard, isn’t it? Teachers usually bear the brunt of the formal education – and, in fact, are […]

There are a few news items this week that prompted me to write this column. The first was the analysis […]

I hate the expression “roadmap”, but we seem to be stuck with it, cliche and map both. When it was […]

Cemeteries are fascinating places. Is that an odd thing to say? Well, I mean it purely as a statement of […]

On my desk sits a picture frame containing a photograph of Cliff Richard. I know that sounds odd, but it […]

What’s kept you going through lockdown? Art? Friendship? Community spirit? Laughter? For me it’s been anger. I expect we’ve all […]

A couple of weeks ago my regular update was noting the government’s aim of vaccinating the 14.7m most vulnerable by […]

Organising the toilet rolls when you get a delivery from Tesco is not a glamorous job. They have to be […]

Thanet nature expert Nik Mitchell, from Minster, runs the Wildlife Conservation in Thanet page on facebook: Tomorrow it’s Valentine’s Day (February 14) and […]

You must have heard of “zero tolerance”. You know, where you don’t tolerate even the slightest crossing of a line, […]

I’m not a cool cat, nor am I top dog, hip, or the bee’s knees (can you tell that my […]

I am not into sports; not in the slightest. I don’t care for football, I have never played rugby in […]

I’m very ill, you know – very ill. I’ve had covid seven times (because I coughed once as I got […]