Broadstairs, Margate, Ramsgate       

I’ve made a trip back into the Google library and today have for you sections from ‘A practical, guide to the watering and sea-bathing places, on the coasts of Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire‘ published in 1846.
The three larger towns of Thanet are reviewed in detail and I had a smile …

 Local News, Margate, Music       

Reading yesterday’s Thanet Times I was a little shocked to see that the Britannia Pub in Margate has closed down, which is bad news for Thanet as I would consider it one of the best live music venues in the local area. I wouldn’t say I was a regular but …

 Broadstairs, Buying Stuff, Local News, Margate, Ramsgate       

Ramsgate High Street
Way back in March I blogged about the possibility of a Thanet Loyalty Card and how such a thing could help local businesses, and reading in today’s Thanet Gazette it looks as though Thanet Council have pulled their fingers out and are looking at ways of helping local …

 Local News, Margate, Sport & Recreation       

I saw on Meridian News this evening that Dreamland at Margate has been awarded a 385K grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which is great news although that figure is a drop in the ocean considering the amount it will cost to get the Scenic Railway up and running alongside a …

 Going Out, Margate, Sport & Recreation       

I haven’t really got anything to blog about at the moment, well, anything interesting to blog about, so I won’t. If you are around Thanet this weekend then can I point you in the direction of Margate’s Big Weekend,“Kent’s Leading Air and Land Festival”.
This is another event I usually miss …

 Food & Drink, Going Out, Local News, Margate       

 
Packed Beer Festival
Yesterday was the first day of the 2009 Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival and I am still alive today to tell you about it which is a good thing. It’s great to see something like this succeeding and pulling in such a crowd, with not just locals, but …

 Margate, Photography, Sport & Recreation       

As promised in yesterday’s post here are my photos from the Margate Big Sky Beach Cross Weekend. I took quite a few and it made a change to be taking photos of something different. I put a slideshow below or you can see the photos on my Flickr page.