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Town Councillors ��12 Ralph Hoult Interview ��18 Christmas Light Competition ��20 Christmas in Ramsgate ��24 Janet Fielding Interview ��28 Events ��32-36 Local Groups & Clubs ��39-41 Ramsgate Town Promoter Advert ��46 Published by Community Ad Web Ltd 01843 834160 email info@communityad.co.uk web www.communityad.co.uk The views expressed in any published content are solely those of the contributors. The Publishers and Ramsgate Town Council accept no responsibility for the accuracy of any information contained in the publication. The contents of this magazine including images may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, downloaded or displayed in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Ramsgate Town Council and/or Community Ad Web Ltd. Unless otherwise specified, the authors of the literary and artistic works in the pages in this magazine have asserted their moral right pursuant to Section 77 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of those works. The Publishers reserve the right not to publish a submission or part of a submission that they consider defamatory or otherwise inappropriate for publication.

Inside you will find information on the town, the council, the Mayor, forthcoming events, Ramsgate’s history and the different community groups. This is the ninth issue of the magazine, which has been published alongside our website; we would like to thank all who have contributed to the magazine and Community Ad for assisting us with its creation. Send us your pictures of Ramsgate for a chance to have them displayed on the front cover. We look forward to receiving any articles you might wish to submit, plus your letters and views.

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You can send them by email to info@ramsgatetown.org or write to: Ramsgate Town Council, The Custom House, Harbour Parade, Ramsgate, CT11 8LP. Cover photos: Ramsgate Town Council Hotel.De hosted a competition in July looking for the UK Top Town 2015, Ramsgate won this title as voted for by the people of Ramsgate

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Friends of Ellington Park The Friends of Ellington Park have been very busy again this summer with their May Fayre, Music Sundays in July and August and the superb (despite the weather!) Rock in the Park in September. Thank you, Ramsgate for your continued support; it is a real fillip to all the Friends. Our Bookshop and the Bric-a-brac shop are thriving and bringing in much needed funds for the Park. They are both run entirely by volunteers, who turn up week after week in all weathers; they really are marvellous! The people who donated all the goods sold in the shops are wonderful too, we couldn’t do it without them.

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Dates for your diary! Things to look forward to are our Quiz on November 20 (with our famous Ellington Ploughman’s supper) to be held at St. Laurence Church Hall at 7pm (please call Pat on 580579 to book tickets - and we’re limited to 100, so book now to avoid disappointment). Craig Prentice will be holding his lovely and well-loved Carols by Candlelight Service in the park on December 20, starting at 6pm. We’ll also see you at the Ramsgate Christmas Lights switch-on November 29 in the Town Centre. Best wishes from the Friends of Ellington Park

After a meeting between the Friends, the Police, Fire Service, and Thanet District Council it was decided to install CCTV in the park: the two nasty fires in the children’s playground upset local residents as well as the wider public. Thanks to a grant from Ramsgate Town Council, another from Anne Barnes the Police Commissioner, a small amount from Thanet District Council, and hundreds of pounds in donations from members and local residents (especially Mrs B who is too shy to be named), the camera system will be in, up and running by the end of September.

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Ramsgate Events Organisers What a Great Summer for the Ramsgate Events Organisers (REO) Events, most of which were sponsored by Ramsgate Town Council (RTC) with additional input by Thanet District Council (TDC). The town of Ramsgate goes from strength to strength and the future is looking amazingly bright. The season kicked off with the Ellington Park Spring Fair; the weather was perfect and the set up was fantastic with some great acts on the Bandstand. The 75th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo, organised by Angela Sutton (her biggest event since the South East Air Show at Manston), brought a truly fitting tribute to that unbelievable event with the Dunkirk Rescue. The Ramsgate Tunnels staged a very nostalgic trip back, when the seafront was transformed to 1940 - with entertainment from those great days. Soon after this success came one of the busiest “Bucket and Spade Rallies” in recent years, which brought locals and visitors to the Government acre site for yet another day of looking back with the support of so many vehicles of bygone days. Unfortunately, the Teddy Bears Picnic, had horrible weather and had to close early. Next came the Thanet at War Weekend and the Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle Jazz Festival across the town. This is getting a great following with Jazz fans from across the country joining the residents for some fab music. Ramsgate Carnival & Fair is also well on the way up again, with a new team at the helm. Ramsgate Week Sailing Regatta, gained some prime time TV coverage for our town. The Ramsgate Sprint was brought back to the Western Undercliff and Government

Acre. This was an international motorcycle event of the fifties and sixties and brought back to Ramsgate in its 50th anniversary year. I have never seen so many families, bikers and fanfare loving people having so much fun in town since those days when our seaside town was a top venue. Wall of death, Motor Cycle Racing against the clock on the prom, and a truly 1960s set of non-stop stage acts - the Beatles, Kinks, Monkies, Elvis, all those great sounds of the sixties. It was an honour and privilege to be Compere of this and many others events this summer. I think the Sprint took 50 years off me - really took me back to my biking youth - bring it all back next year please! Add to this lot and many more events, plus our eighth year of Make Me A Star. This year we have two winners, so, two winners shows to look out for. We have now started working on our fourth Ramsgate Rocks Events Booklet, so if you have an event, show or activity planned for 2016 then please let us know ASAP and you will be in next year’s Rocks. Also REO meetings are every two months on the second Monday in the month, 7pm in the Custom House. this is open to all event organisers or a representative of any Ramsgate Event. See RTC Website for meeting dates. To all this year’s event organisers; thank you so much for all that you do for our Town of Ramsgate, enjoyed by residents and visitors alike and thank you people that have attended the events, without you our everts would be wasted. Thank you to all. Ralph Hoult Chairman of REO

Friends of Ramsgate Seafront (FoRS) are pleased to confirm that our work to protect, enhance, and preserve our seafront environment continues apace! Due to the increasing number of matters relevant to our stated aims we are launching several new projects and initiatives. We will be holding our AGM at the Comfort Inn, Victoria Parade on November 10, 2015 (6pm - 9pm), we would love to see you there! For further details or to see how you can help, please contact us via our Facebook page “The Friends of Ramsgate Seafront”, or call us on 07835 075 456

Ramsgate Illuminations Christmas is coming, and so are the Ramsgate Illuminations. This is the time of year when boat owners in Ramsgate start planning for the big spectacle. Last year over thirty boats ‘lit up’ and attracted interest from all over Kent. Each evening we had hundreds of people lining the Royal Harbour to view the lights. In Ramsgate , we have a beautiful harbour by day, but at Christmas time we also have a stunning harbour at night. This is thanks to the hard work, generosity and inventiveness of the boat owners. The Royal Temple Yacht Club arranged a competition for the ‘best dressed’ boats. This year we hope to do the same, but with better prizes.

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The Micro Museum Back in the spring

Although the Museum is closed for the winter, we’re busy working behind the scenes to improve the visitor experience for our 2016 season. First, a quick look back at 2015. We have had wonderful moral support from several local people and groups who have helped spread the word about Ramsgate’s very own Computer Museum. We value their continued support. We hope that, at last, the town is starting to accept our Museum as a worthwhile addition to the many, more traditional seaside attractions A heartfelt thank you everyone. Our summer SMILE exhibition proved to be a great success with visitors, some of whom were drawn to the Museum by their interest in photography and who then discovered there is a lot to learn and enjoy about computing too. We have enjoyed showing off the display provided by the talented members of the Royal Harbour Photographic Group and we thank them for taking part. Because of the interest shown by our visitors, we will be keeping a selection of the vintage cameras in the Museum to illustrate the development to digital. In 2016, as part of our ongoing plan to involve the community, we will be opening a Museum Shop. We have invited Thanet artists, craftspeople and other makers of

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YouTube Channel Ramsgate Town is pleased to inform you that a Youtube channel was launched on June 30. This is in addition to the existing social media pages and the Ramsgate Town website. Since June 30, the channel has received 789 Views with 7 videos and 4 subscribers. The aim of the channel is to keep a record of what Ramsgate has provided and to show visitors and residents the variety of different events and activities that are happening in Ramsgate. It will allow anybody to watch and experience an event even if they did not attend. The channel currently has the following videos: • Operation Dynamo Parade 2015 • Armed Forces Day Parade 2015 • Mayor of Ramsgate’s Drinks Reception • 40th Anniversary of Ramsgate Twinning 2015 • Ramsgate Carnival 2015 • 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo • Mayor of Ramsgate’s Charity Garden Cream Tea 2015 We are trying to capture a range of different events, parades, activities and the Mayor of Ramsgate’s functions. If you have any footage from previous events or feel you want to help expand the channel then send an email to dean.williams@ramsgatetc.org.uk. Feel free to visit our channel and subscribe for future videos! Website: www.ramsgatetown.org Youtube: Search ‘Ramsgate Town’

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give something back to their town. To quote the words of local resident Vincent Van Gogh to his brother Theo: “If you should love no one, you should love the Town that you dwell, that is what I do.”

How long have you lived in Ramsgate? 70 years I have been living in Ramsgate. Why did you start helping the local community? I joined the Cubs as an 8 year old back in 1951 on the Newington Estate, Saint Lawrence ‘B’ Pack. A great deal of the training in those days was doing your service to the town and helping others. I stayed with the Scout Movement through Scouts, Senior Scouts and Rovers and on route won the top Scouting Award, the Queen Scout Award, mine was the first in Thanet for seven years. All this ten years of training, stayed with me all my life. I really feel that everybody should

What are your earliest memories of Ramsgate? Going to school at Ellington Infants in Ramsgate and having a school photograph taken with my arm around the neck of a very large stuffed German Sheep Dog. I always had a great fear of dogs and it was reflected on my face. What are your ambitions? To carry on as I am with my Theatre and Event production Team, staging many Family Fun Events for Ramsgate. My favourite two being “Make Me A Star” Thanet’s Top Talent Show and a more recent addition our “Thanet Obelisk Award Gala Nights” when we award trophies to all the Top Acts, Shows and Events of Thanet. What are you currently working on or towards in Ramsgate? My on going project is sharing my 4,000 amazing Old Ramsgate Collection of photographs going back to the very first photography nearly 200 years ago.

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CLINICARE UK Once a month, on the third Thursday of the Month at 7.30pm, at the King’s of Ramsgate Community Theatre we stage a Nostalgia Evening re-visiting days of Old Nostalgia not a history lesson and supported by up to 180 people. Why did you start this current project? I love the good old days and many people of my age do likewise, are living in the past, some say nostalgia is a thing of the past (joke) but it does prove to be very popular. It all started way back in 1978, when I had the first of my 12 shops (only one at a time) and an old lady wanted to put some old postcards in my window, I only did it to please her, but it was so popular that I copied them and blew them up - photographic enlargements of course - and people came from far and wide to show off their pictures, which I copied and “blew up & displayed”, within 12 months I had over 1,000 views of Ramsgate and staged a photographic exhibition at the Castle Arts Centre on Harbour Parade and it was opened by John LeMesurier - it was the Thanet’s Arts Councils Top Exhibition that year with over 1,000 visitors. Where did you get the idea from to start this? Mrs Gibbens, The Ramsgate Lady with the old postcards. What can Ramsgate look forward to from you in the future? More of the same hopefully. How do you feel your contribution has helped or made a difference to Ramsgate? All of my activities are mainly for the young to gain experience on the stage and to build their confidence and experience, to raise funding for good causes and entertain family audiences. Where do you see yourself helping the community in a year’s time? Our events are very popular and we will continue them in the future, we also link up with any historical events in the town to stage a suitable event.

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The Mayor of Ramsgate’s Charity Committee in Corporate Charity Partnership with

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The purpose of this competition is to find the best decorated property in Ramsgate, produce an improved Christmas festive atmosphere to Ramsgate Town by increasing the number of properties with Christmas light decorations, and to support the Mayor of Ramsgate’s local charities by paying a small competition fee of £5. This competition is open to any residential property (not business properties) of any size in the boundary of Ramsgate with a post code of either CT11 or CT12, where the occupants would like to decorate the front of the property with Christmas lights. The competition will be judged in two stages; the first stage will be judged in the Ramsgate Town Council seven wards

(Central Harbour, Eastcliff, Nethercourt, Newington, Northwood, Pegwell and Sir Moses Monterfiore) producing a ward winner. The winners will then go forward to find the best Ramsgate decorated property in the 2nd stage. There will be a presentation evening where all ward winners will win a £100 prize, the best decorated property in Ramsgate will be announced, and the winner will receive a £200 prize. Vattenfall Wind Power Limited are based in Ramsgate and are the owners and operators of Thanet Offshore Wind Farm. “We are really happy to be supporting the Mayor of Ramsgate’s Charity Committee and look forward to seeing Ramsgate in all its Christmas glory.” - Vattenfall Wind Power Limited

Charity Christmas Light Competition application form Please complete the application in capital letters only Ward the property is in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name of the main occupier of the property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property full address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact telephone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don’t forget to enclose £5 payment. Cheque made out to ‘Mayor’s Charity Fund’ I (main occupier name) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . will abide by the rules and the spirit of this competition signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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6 Ward winners will be notified by phone before the 2nd stage judging starts. 7 1st stage judging will be carried out by people from Ramsgate organisations. 2nd stage judging will be carried by the Mayor of Ramsgate, a representative from Vattenfall and representatives from the two nominated charities (6th Ramsgate Sea Scouts and The Hornets Boxing Club). Judges decision is final in both 1st and 2nd stages. 8 The winner of this years competition cannot enter next years competition. 9 The winner will receive a prize of £200 and a trophy, the remaining ward winners will receive each £100.

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10 Photographs will be taken for the ward winners and the best decorated property in Ramsgate, these will be owned and used by the Mayor’s Charity for future publications and publicity.

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Everyone wants to make Ramsgate sparkle for Christmas, from the boats in the harbour to the shops on the street. We thought youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see some of the special events and offers in Ramsgate, to go and enjoyâ&#x20AC;Ś

Ramsgate Lights Switch On Sunday November 29, lights on at 5pm

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Late Night Christmas Shopping Friday December 11, 5pm - 9pm Blue Swift 43 Queen Street Gorgeous Christmas gifts, beautiful art, drinks and nibbles with lots of Christmas cheer. www.blueswift.co.uk Nice Things The Custom House, Harbour Parade (by the Visitor Information Centre) Ceramics, glass, jewellery and gifts with handmade items by East Kent makers. 10% off all sales, complimentary mulled wine and Christmas nibbles. www.nice-things.co.uk Saltworks Charlotte Court, off York Street

Church services & events St Laurence Church High Street, St Lawrence Carol Service - December 13, 6.30pm Christingle Service - Christmas Eve, 5pm, Midnight Eucharist - 11.15pm Holy Communion - Christmas Day, 8am, Family Communion - 10am Holy Trinity Church Bellevue Road Midnight Mass - Christmas Eve, 11.30pm

All sorts of gifts and beautiful clothing, with free drinks and nibbles. www.thesaltworkscompany.com York Street Gallery 22 York Street Offering 10% discount throughout the gallery on everything from 5pm - 9pm and 20% discount on all studio sales. Mulled Wine, Festive Drinks and complimentary snacks served. www.yorkstreetgallery.co.uk

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UpDown Gallery 11 Elms Avenue Exhibitions December 4 - 20 Over the Christmas period we are having an excellent print exhibition with Jealous Gallery, London. The exhibition will also feature print works from UpDown artists with Martin Grover creating a print exclusively for the exhibition. www.updowngallery.co.uk

Oak Hotel Harbour Parade Christmas Market Saturday November 22, from midday Santa’s Grotto, market stalls, mulled wine, mince pies and a raffle - it’s all great fun and very full of Christmas cheer! www.oakhotel.co.uk Christmas Handmade Fair & Santa’s Grotto Albert Court Sunday December 6, 11am - 4pm

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Christmas Fair St Laurence Church Saturday December 12, 10.30am - 1pm

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The Meaning of life Ramsgate Have you ever thought where some of the street names in Ramsgate originate? Prime Ministers:

From the Napoleonic wars we have:

Henry Addington: Prime Minister 1801 - 1804 (Addington Street).

Picton Road: One of Wellington’s generals.

3rd Duke of Portland: Prime Minister from 1807 - 1809. His family name Cavendish. (Cavendish Street.)

Plains of Waterloo: Commemorating the Battle of Waterloo.

Spencer Percival: Prime Minister from 1809 - 1812. The only Prime Minister to be assassinated. (Spencer Street, Square and Walk).

La Belle Alliance Square: ‘The beautiful friendship’ - The inn that was Napoleon’s HQ during the battle of Waterloo and where Wellington and Blucher met after the battle.

Duke of Wellington: 1828 - 1830 and 1834. (Wellington Crescent).

Duncan Road: Admiral Duncan was the victor at the battle of Camperdown in 1797.

Lord Melbourne: 1834 and 1835 1841. (Melbourne Avenue).

Nelson Crescent: The victor of Trafalgar in 1805.

3rd Marquess of Salisbury: 1886 - 1892 and 1895 - 1902. (Salisbury Avenue).

Collingwood Court: One of Nelson’s ‘band of brothers’ and a distinguished admiral in his own right.

Sir Winston Churchill: 1940 - 1945 and 1951 - 1955. (Churchill Square).

Codrington Road: relates to Admiral Codrington who led the last wooden sailing fleet to victory over the Turkish fleet at Navarino in 1827.

From the Crimean war we have Alma Road and Place which commemorate the battle of that name in 1854.

Finally we have South Eastern Road which commemorates the original South Eastern railway that was the first railway in Ramsgate in 1846.

Royalty always figures highly so we have:

Nowadays names are rather more bland and tend to perpetuate a developer’s need to sell a block of housing so tree or plant names are frequently used.

Augusta Road and Place: there have been three Princess Augusta’s who lived during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Albert Road: Prince Albert, Consort to Queen Victoria. Leopold Road and Street: First King of the Belgians and uncle to Prince Albert.

Beresford Road: Commanded the Portuguese forces under Wellington during the peninsula campaign.

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Janet Fielding Interview

How long have you lived in Ramsgate? Since 2008, can’t believe it’s been 7 years. Why did you start helping the local community? I blame my local residents association. I lived in Liverpool Lawn when I first arrived and it has a great community feeling. All the houses face each other so you do meet people easily. I saw something that really needed doing. What are your earliest memories of Ramsgate? I’d never been to Thanet before I decided to move to the coast. But I wanted to move to a seaside town with sandy beaches and within easy reach of London. A friend told me about Ramsgate so I decided to take a look, I’d never heard of it. I saw that wonderful harbour and it was love at first sight. What are your ambitions? I would like to see a more prosperous town with much more opportunity for young people. I think it is sad that so many of them feel they have to leave Thanet to achieve anything. It’s a wonderful, beautiful place. But it hasn’t always moved with the times and it needs to. I would like to see Thanet introduce a version of Grotbusters. What are you currently working on or towards in Ramsgate? I am working on Project MotorHouse, turning the old motor museum into the type of modern facilities Ramsgate is woefully short of. When it is finished, it will provide a lift from the port level to the cliff top. There will be an outdoor cinema/theatre in the gardens, which will use Bluetooth technology. It will have a flexible theatre that can expand into the function room and will hold up to 350 people. There will be another smaller function

room, offices, bars, a restaurant, a café and three cinemas. We won’t run the businesses ourselves, we will get in anchor tenants with a good track record to run the cinemas, the restaurant etc. It not only spreads our risk but it means local youths have a chance to learn from successful businesses. Why did you start this current project? Thanet District Council had closed the door on the building and were leaving it. The gardens were unsightly and used for anti-social behaviour. People were breaking in and lighting fires. If that building falls or is burnt down then Ramsgate has a huge infrastructure problem. It holds up the road and the Promenade. I approached Thanet District Council in 2010. They told me to go away and put together both an influential board and a business plan, which showed the building could run without revenue funding, so I did. Luckily, I had been Head of Finance at a charity with a million pound turnover. It took 3 years and £10K worth of legal fees for us to sort out the option and transfer deed with Thanet District Council. I was determined to make it work. Then I got cancer and my Doctor Who chums rallied round and helped fundraise. I had no idea the project would take so much work or time. I’ve been told that Dreamland has taken 13 years. The MotorHouse had better not take 13 years. But I have been working on it for 5 years now. Where did you get the idea from to start this? It came from two sources. Thanet District Council insisted on a business plan that meant the building was self-supporting.

We then talked to folk in the local residents associations and incorporated their suggestions. The only problem was when I called the site by its proper title - The West Cliff Hall and Gardens - no one knew what I meant. Everyone called it the old motor museum. So I got together a focus group of young people and one of them called it, The MotorHouse. That’s it we said. The community consultation we held in 2011 gave our ideas the thumbs up so we have ploughed on. Turns out, I’m as obstinate as my mother. What can Ramsgate look forward to from you in the future? I do not want to run The MotorHouse when it opens, but I’d love to continue working with the Ellington & Hereson School (now Royal Harbour Academy). I am descended from convicts transported to Australia. The convict sailing ships used to sit off Ramsgate in the Downs waiting for the wind to change. I would like to build a replica convict ship for the harbour and have a museum about transportation.

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How do you feel your contribution has helped or made a difference to Ramsgate? We have raised about £275K so far and we have propped the frame of the building, the building is now secure and we have stopped people lighting fires in it. Steel shutters had to be made because some people were breaking in from the terrace side. We held a competitive tender and appointed award winning East Kent architect Guy Hollaway to do the design. We are nearly ready to go out to public consultation on the design. The first design was a bit too expensive so we needed to adjust it and redo the costings. Nevertheless, the thing that has given me the biggest buzz to date has been working with and getting to know some of the students from Ellington & Hereson School (now Royal Harbour Academy). They have done fantastic work in helping clear the gardens and they did a wonderful fundraising show called Bringing It Back based around the history of The MotorHouse.

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The depreciation alone is nearly £100K a year and we estimate it will cost another £250-300K a year to run. We knew that the building had failed to be self-supporting both as a concert hall and then as a motor museum. We had to spread the risk so that we were not dependent on any one income stream. It also means we can give young people an experience of different enterprises.

Where do you see yourself helping the community in a years time? I am hoping we will be starting construction and that will probably take a lot of my focus, but we have just applied for funding for a big project we want to do with the Royal Harbour Academy and the SEAS Photography Archive. Jo Mapp will be leading that one, she has put together an incredible team of artist mentors so fingers crossed we get the money.

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Pick up a copy of Ramsgate Rocks around town for your annual calendar of events. Many are listed below. Courtesy of REO Ramsgate Event Organisers NOVEMBER 2015 Wednesday 29 October - 4 | All Day Martin Cheek Art Exhibition York Street Gallery

Monday 9 | 7pm - 9pm REO Ramsgate Event Organisers Bi-monthly Meeting The Custom House, Harbour Parade

Wednesday 4 - 11 | All Day Judith Dumbrel Art Exhibition York Street Gallery

Tuesday 10 | 6pm - 9pm The Friends of Ramsgate Seafront AGM Comfort Inn, Victoria Parade

Wednesday 4 | 6pm Northwood Singers St. Marks Church, Pysons Road

Wednesday 11 | 11am Ramsgate Remembers Service Ramsgate Town Centre & Ramsgate Cemetery

Wednesday 4 | 8pm Pub Quiz The Ravensgate Arms, 56-58 King Street Friday 6 | 7.30pm Darkstar Ramsgate Music Hall Saturday 7 | 10am - 12noon Tours of Historic St. Laurence Church St. Laurence Church. Over 1,000 years of history, superb stained glass windows and intriguing stories. Refreshments available

Wednesday 11 | 8pm Pub Quiz The Ravensgate Arms, 56-58 King Street Wednesday 11 - 18 | All Day Acol Art Group Art Exhibition York Street Gallery

Saturday 7 | 10am - 12noon Plant Sale St. Laurence Church

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DECEMBER 2015 Tuesday 1 - 20 | All Day A Celebration of Christmas Exhibition Ramsgate Art Company Photographic Studio, Arch 7, Military Road Wednesday 2 - 9 | All Day Emily Tull Art Exhibition York Street Gallery Wednesday 2 | 6pm Northwood Singers St. Marks Church, Pysons Road Wednesday 2 | 8pm Pub Quiz The Ravensgate Arms, 56-58 King Street Saturday 5 | 10am - 12noon Tours of Historic St. Laurence Church St. Laurence Church. Over 1,000 years of history, superb stained glass windows and intriguing stories. Refreshments available Saturday 5 | KO 3pm Ramsgate FC vs Worthing Southwood Stadium, Price Avenue Saturday 5 - 13 10am - 5pm (Mon-Sat), 12noon - 5pm (Sun) Christmas Tree Festival St. George’s Church Hall, Broad Street

Friday 11 | 7.30pm - 10.30pm East Kent Mencap Annual Christmas Dance The Red Arrow Club, Newington Road Saturday 12 | 10.30am - 1pm Annual Christmas Fair St. Laurence Church Saturday 12 | 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Christmas Cracker Variety Show 33 The King’s Community Theatre Club, King Street, Ramsgate. The Family Fun Festive Variety to get your Christmas Season off to a good start, first Ramsgate Senior Citizens to book are free, tickets are £7/6 each Sunday 13 | 6.30pm Carol Service St. Laurence Church Wednesday 16 - 23 | All Day Christmas Art Exhibition York Street Gallery

Sunday 6 | 10am - 5pm Ramsgate Handmade & Vintage Crafts Fairs Albert Court, Town Centre

Wednesday 16 | 6pm Northwood Singers St. Marks Church, Pysons Road

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Wednesday 16 | 8pm Pub Quiz The Ravensgate Arms, 56-58 King Street

Wednesday 9 | 6pm Northwood Singers St. Marks Church, Pysons Road

Thursday 10 | 7pm for 7.30pm Old Ramsgate: A Trip Down Memory Lane A Day at the Seaside, The Theatres & Cinemas of a Bygone Age The King’s Community Theatre Club, Kings Street, Ramsgate. Tickets £3.50

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Wednesday 9 | 8pm Pub Quiz The Ravensgate Arms, 56-58 King Street

Sunday 20 | 6pm Carols by Candlelight Ellington Park

Wednesday 9 - 16 | All Day John Adams Art Exhibition York Street Gallery

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Special Interest & Heritage Groups Miss Ramsgate Organisation Organising Miss Ramsgate and the Court to appear at events, fundraising etc. 07798 677140 01843 581077 | rogma.pearce@tiscali.co.uk Monkton Nature Reserve & Thanet Observatory John Hislop | monkton.stargazers@gmail.com 01843 822666 | www.monkton-reserve.org Old Gaffers Association robertjan.holden@btinternet.com 01843 582997 | Robert Holden www.oldgafferassociation.org Old Motor & Motorcycle Club peterharveysunroofs@tiscali.co.uk 01304 614412 | Peter Harvey. Over 60s Club Open 2-4pm Fridays. 01843 591071 St George’s Church Hall, Broad Street CT11 8QR Ramsgate & Manston RAF Air Cadets Aviation-based training for young men and women between 12 - 20yrs. 01843 825194 2433@aircadets.org | Flt Lt Geoff Hobbs-East RAFVR(T) | www.ramsgateaircadets.info Ramsgate Active Retirement Association Weekly programme of varied activities for all interests. shirley.hingley@homecall.co.uk / 01843 581650 Ramsgate Arts Produce and run arts events and festivals. info@ramsgatearts.org / 07939 542990 / Suzy Humphries. www.ramsgatearts.org Ramsgate Costumed Walks Around Ramsgate, during July/August. 01843 580832 | Janet Reid. Ramsgate Historical Society ramsgatehistoricalsociety@hotmail.co.uk. Facebook: Ramsgate Historical Society

Ramsgate Montefiore Heritage Revealing and preserving the heritage of Sir Moses Montefiore. ramsgatemontefioreheritage@outlook.com Diana da Costa www.ramsgatemontefioreheritage.org.uk Ramsgate & Broadstairs Sea Cadet Corps For boys & girls 10 - 18 yrs Every Tues & Thurs 7pm amandawass74@msn.com | 07925 968573

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Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle Organise regular jazz concerts in town. rv@tuopregor.plus.com 01843 596789 | Ron Sheldrake Ramsgate Society Caring for the heritage and visual appeal of Ramsgate. 01843 582997 robertjan.holden@btinternet.com www.ramsgate-society.org.uk Ramsgate Vikings Model Boat Club Meeting Thurs and Sun 9.30-11 every week throughout the year. The promotion and encouragement of all aspects of model boat construction and sailing for all age groups. Secretary e-t-a48@outlook.com St George’s Music Group Every 2nd Wednesday 7.30pm St George’s Church Hall, Broad Street CT11 8QR Starlite Entertainment Produce ‘Make Me A Star’ talent shows and other entertainment events, running now for over 30 years. ralphchoult@gmail.com 07969 672674 | Ralph Hoult Thanet Speakers Club Based at the Royal Temple Yacht Club. d.weale@btinternet.com | 01843 592221 Doug Weale | www.thanetspeakersclub.org.uk

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Local Groups & Clubs Community & Event Groups Addington Street Historical Fair A street fair in what was the main shopping street in Ramsgate. phyllisleaney@gmail.com 01227 765252 | Phyllis Leaney

Friends of St Augustine’s Supporting the church and its programme of events and projects. Mick Roberts info@augustinefriends.co.uk | 01843 592071

Alfie Gough Charitable Trust Organise various events raising funds for families. info@alfiestrust.com | 07748 573042 Sarah Gough | www.alfiestrust.com

Friends of St George’s Church Run events in aid of St George’s Restoration Appeal | www.stgeorgeschurchramsgate.org

Bygone Days Historical Group Organise Thanet At War. cousinsangel@sky.com 01843 594425 | 07782 222790 | Angela Cousins www.bygonedaysramsgate.co.uk. Friends of Ellington Park Fundraise for facilities and run events in the park. friendsofellingtonpark@gmail.com 07577 852797 | Beverley Perkins Friends of Montefiore Woodland Looking after the woodland around the synagogue on Ramsgate Road. montefiorewoodland@gmail.com 01843 604081 Friends of Ramsgate Seafront Campaigning to improve the seafront. info@friendsoframsgateseafront.co.uk 07835 075456 | Kandy Jones Facebook: The Friends of Ramsgate Seafront Friends of Ramsgate Tunnels Helping to keep the Tunnels open, fundraising, running tours etc. admin@ramsgatetunnels.org 01843 588255 | Jocelyn McCarthy

Friends of St Laurence Church Ramsgate’s oldest church, running events, fundraising, projects. stlaurenceteam@tiscali.co.uk Ramsgate Carnival Group Organise annual Carnival Parade through Ramsgate. jennyroyce1942@googlemail.com 01843 592900 | Jenny Royce Ramsgate Skate Park Project Developing better facilities for young people. ramsgateskatepark@yahoo.co.uk 07808 789386 | Maxine Morgan. Ramsgate Town Team Activities and events to improve Ramsgate town. info@ramsgatetownteam.org.uk. Facebook: Ramsgate Town Team Thanet Hard of Hearing Club Meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at St George’s Hall 2.30 - 4pm. mumbattery@hotmail.com | Joyce Battery Western Undercliff Regeneration Group Restoring the chine and improving beach facilities. westernundercliff@hotmail.co.uk 07808 789386 | Maxine Morgan. Facebook: Western Undercliff / Artificial Beach

Sports Facilities Cycle Hire 01843 449055. Harbour Chocolate Lounge, Military Road CT11 9LG Montefiore Tennis Courts Courts for public hire. 01843 594804 Montefiore Avenue CT11 8BD Ramsgate Bowls Club thejack@aol.com | 01843 584850. The Green, Royal Esplanade CT11 0HE Ramsgate Boxing Club atreattoeat@btinternet.com | 07764 251517 All ages, open Mon, Wed, & Fri evenings Bellevue Avenue, Ramsgate CT11 8DL Ramsgate Croquet Club Mon-Sun 9.30am to dusk May-Oct, play all year except Jan/Feb. 01843 588878 jwindoors@googlemail.com Westcliff Lawns, Royal Esplanade CT11 OHA Ramsgate Petanque friendscacts@hotmail.co.uk | 01843 446758 Sally Rosebourne www.petanque.gotdns.org Sports Centre & Swimming Pool 01843 585111. High Street CT11 9TT St. Lawrence Bowls Club 01843 581023. Club Room, Pavilion, Park Road CT11 9TL Thanet Bowls Club 01843 594804. Montefiore Avenue CT11 8BD Thanet Ladies Bowls Club All welcome, open 10am-7pm. thanetbowlsclub@gmail.com 01843 591346. Montefiore Avenue CT12 6GT www.thanetbowlsclub@gmail.com

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James McGarry Interview

How long have you lived in Ramsgate? My partner and I both worked in rather hectic advertising agencies in London and wanted a major change in lifestyle. We opted to move to the best town on the South East coast just over eight years ago. Why did you start helping in the local community? My background is in advertising and marketing. I began working at Saatchi and Saatchi as a junior Art Director way back in the 90’s. I thought my experience in these relevant fields could help enhance local projects, events, businesses & community schemes; bringing professional merit to their design, branding, marketing and advertising requirements. What are your earliest memories of Ramsgate? When looking to move from London, it was my partner’s idea to look around the South East coast. She grew up in Scotland not far from the sea and I grew up in Belfast, so was never more than 12 miles from a beach. We did a bit of research and realised the weather

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was terrific in this little corner of England, so we made many visits before moving. As a visual landmark and outstanding memory of our first visits here, the iconic power station towers at Richborough were the first real indicators we were near ‘home’. It was rather unfortunate they had to be demolished. What are your ambitions? I thoroughly enjoy the work/life balance I have at present. In the future I may consider starting up an advertising & marketing agency. But for now, growing my design/ advertising business through my network of local contacts is a priority as its always a good idea to walk before you can run. What are you currently working on or towards in Ramsgate? I currently have a few projects on the go, helping various businesses in the town raise their profile. I have just finished a small project for the Defence of the Nation Museum & Education Centre located within the Ramsgate Tunnels. My latest illustration entitled ‘Battle of Britain’ is being sold through the Spitfire & Hurricane Museum at Manston. I’m also in discussion with a

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Where do you see yourself helping the community in a years time? I’m always available for consultation on any project. Whether you are a business, community project or SME, needing help with understanding your design or advertising requirements, irrespective of budget, please get in touch at mcgcreates@ gmail.com. I will also be concentrating on adding to my illustrative portfolio and design work. So we’ll see what the next year brings.

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Love your Town In August this year we featured an online interview on the Ramsgate Town website with Art Director, Jim Mc Garry. He moved to Ramsgate in 2007 with his partner after they decided to leave London behind and move to the coast. After viewing various locations in Kent they opted for their favourite, Ramsgate.

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“It’s been terrific to move by the sea. Ramsgate has such wonderful architecture and beautiful parklands as well as being surrounded by exceptional countryside. Life here has changed beyond all recognition. I can now concentrate on my art as well as helping in local projects. My experience in design and advertising stretches back over twenty years. So when I’m asked to get involved in promoting a local event, scheme or project, and have the time to do so, I’m more than happy to help out. My first involvement was with the Ramsgate Tunnels back in 2011 and laterly with the Defence of the Nation Museum & Education Centre. In between I have worked with other local companies and businesses.

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What has been most energising for me is being able to focus on my art. Having the time to work on my personal illustrations has helped me find a style I am comfortable with. Also the challenge of commissioned work keeps me on my toes. So each piece keeps me invigorated with a sense of fulfilment when completed. In 2014 I created a local newspaper, the ‘Ramsgate Tribune’. It focussed on the varied social, economic, geographic and historical stories of the town. It was enjoyable to create, design and write and I gained a broader insight into what a wonderful place Ramsgate was, is and can be. The strapline for the paper was ‘Love your Town’, and how could you not?”

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This was followed on the 21st April, 1979 when Ramsgate’s Mayor, Councillor Terry Cole joined the Mayor of Conﬂans-Sainte-Honorine in France, in a joint declaration that the two towns would in future be twinned. Conﬂans-Sainte-Honorine across the River Seine and a scene from “Pardon national de la batellerie”.

On the 9th October, 2004 the Mayor of Ramsgate, Councillor Stephen Ward, met with representatives from the Belgium town of Chimay and declared that both towns should be twinned. Town square in Chimay, Belgium and “Bières de Chimay” from the brewery at Scourmont Abbey, a Trappist monastery.

Since then, Ramsgate Twinning Association continues to make and receive visits from all three Twinned Towns. Such links provide each with the opportunity for exchanges to take place which include school children – the most recent interaction between the children of the Twin Towns was a Postal Art Competition which took place over 2014 up until May of 2015, when the Awards were made during the VE Day Celebrations in Conﬂans. Christ Church School in Ramsgate won the Grand Prix! Visit the link . . . https://ﬂickr.com/photos/mailartjumelage/ – also exchanges with local churches, choirs plus various sports groups. Such exchanges enable us not only to broaden our understanding of how each country may differ from each other, but through friendship links are formed that can last a lifetime. Ramsgate Twinning Association is a lively, thriving organisation that welcomes new members and works constantly to promote Ramsgate at every opportunity. Meetings are held once a month upstairs in the Customs House.

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