2018-05-20 16:50
from the Isle of Thanet News websiteMay 28, Margate seafront, piazza and Harbour Arm The 11th annual Margate Meltdown is the most recently established of Ace Cafe London&rsqu&hell…Read More
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blog about Margate Ramsgate Thanet Kent sun sea and sand. Also me coping with Multiple Sclerosis and my wheelchair antics.
2018-05-18 18:11
unelected spokesman blog: Immigration has been good for Britain. It’s time t...: Immigration has been good for Britain. It’s time to bust the myths Aditya Chakraborttyf… Read More
2018-05-03 12:47
Chris PackhamVerified account @ChrisGPackham 27m27 minutes ago I just supported Hedgehog Awareness Week 2018 on @ThunderclapIt // @he… Read More
2018-04-30 16:06
We are now planning the next festival for March 2019 and are inviting expressions of interest from artists and venues. More info here.. https://www.powthanet.com/opportunities/ Pleas… Read More
2018-04-30 10:17
CALLING ALL CHARITY, COMMUNITY, PUBLIC & VOLUNTARY WORKERS IN THANET We hope to see you 12.30 TODAY Read More
2018-04-22 10:06
Yep as they say all good thing come to an end and in this case it is Ross Andrews exhibition From The Sea at the New Kent Art Gallery 49A Albion Street, Broadstairs CT10 1N… Read More
2018-04-12 16:01
Once again the poster says it all:- Strode Park @Strodepark Apr 11 #Jobs #JobsInKent #KentJobs #HerneBayJobs #Recruitment #HerneBay #K… Read More
2018-04-12 15:57
This Poster Says it all so easy job for me Read More
2018-04-11 18:04
The Poster says it all found this on Twitter Gordon Clarkson @GordonClarkson1 GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Brill artwork from our Ben as usual. It's going to be a great show. Fanta… Read More
2018-04-10 14:17
I have just come home from a week at @Strodepark Please follow them on TWITTER And retweet them lotsThe are a fantastic Charity and provide a fantastic service to disabled and disadvan… Read More
2018-04-07 20:30
I am am a disabled old man, my body is broken and for moving around I use an electric wheelchair. Multiple Sclerosis has robbed me of so much physical stuff I am broken. But my mid works and… Read More
2018-04-05 22:05
My predictive text wanted me to write pub of the world but the award was for CAMRA Thanet Pub of the Year. With the Thanet Beer Festival over the Easter Bank Holiday again this year the pres… Read More
2018-03-30 16:54
Did you know there are actually 4 emergency services which operate full time 999 control rooms? It’s believed up to 50% of adults don’t know you can call 999 for the #Coastguard… Read More
2018-03-27 14:41
Who's coming to our Spring Clothes Fair ? Tickets are £3 on the door, come and shop 'til you drop! Read More
2018-03-24 13:50
Ross told me about his plans for the new website last month, as with all these things it took longer than anticipated but the wait was worth it. I was one of the first visitors to ross… Read More
2018-03-15 19:10
This may sound strange but tonight I had photos in my email inbox from Qatar of the sunset at Margate. The Sunset photos were taken from outside the @TheTwoHalves micropub overlooking Margat… Read More
2018-03-10 12:11
I know the connotations of the expression but in this post it to do with The Two Halves micropub on Margates seafront right on the edge of the wonderful Old Town, and overlooking the Harbour… Read More
2018-03-06 15:47
Last week I made an executive decision that I will not be going out of the house until June at the earliest! Now I am thinking the decision was made in haste, Blue Skies beautiful Sunshine m… Read More
2018-03-04 17:04
On Wednesday 7 March 2018 at approximately 6.20pm my latest sound installation VOICE100 will premiere at Turner Contemporary in Margate. Commissioned by POW Thanet for International Women… Read More
2018-03-01 14:25
Are you a female between the ages of 14-21 interested in music? Want to find out more about making a career out of music? Needing a confidence boost for your live performance? If… Read More
2018-02-28 20:22
Ramsgate Town Council is intending to appoint a Parish Lengthsman to carry out various items of skilled work in the Parish; starting from 1st April 2018. http://bit.ly/2o9lvQZ Read More
2018-02-24 22:40
I just love this about Eeyore Depressed and still gets asked to join in, so if you are an Eeyore dont sit indoors go out and join in because YOU can be the only one who is YOU. W… Read More
2018-02-24 15:49
Yep last Sunday in the month means Cliftonville Farmers' Market Read More
2018-02-18 14:51
Anyone who reads this blog will know I speak my mind and if I receive bad service I let everyone know. Well the reverse is also true. I recently had reason to purchase some silver jewe… Read More
2018-02-17 22:48
Yep summer is on its way. The seasons march on relentlessly. Summer follows spring as surely as winter has preceded the season we now wish gone. Personally I detest the cold weather, I never… Read More
2018-02-17 12:01
I make no excuses for the way I feel, I am disappointed on so may levels and over so many things to do with life here in the UK. I still feel a sense of despair over the result of the… Read More
2018-02-16 13:14
I only found out about this on twitter earlier today. Find out more on the website (its very interesting) CLICK HERE http://kentww1.com/margate/ It will open on the Margate Page. Margate Mus… Read More
2018-02-14 19:54
I have copied Sophie Walkers Manifesto here for everyone to read. If you would like to vote for Sophie to become the leader of the newest political party here is a LINK TO THE WEBSITE… Read More
2018-02-13 15:51
#NationalNestBoxWeek starts on 14 February! Here's our guide on making #LittleOwl nest boxes: http://www.littleowlproject.uk/index.php?x=28 🦉 A #LittleOwl box we put up during @_BTO… Read More
2018-02-13 15:36
Paws 4 Pilgrims Date: Sunday 25 March 2018 Time: 10.30am Location: Deal, CT14 7DX Cost: Early Bird £10 (Now extended until 28th February 2018), £15 afterwards and on the day Co… Read More
2018-02-08 13:05
Something else I discovered via twitter (did I ever mention I love twitter) Festability Website CLICK HEREAbout UsWe are a group of parents of disabled children and adults who saw… Read More
2018-02-08 12:04
I heard this song for the first time today and thought because of all of the Tesco and other supermarket pay problems I would post the lyrics here. You can listen to Margo sing on the… Read More
2018-02-07 15:57
I have just been on the phone to Ross Andrews, local wave photographer and Thanets sand art aficionado. He was telling me about his new website Ross Andrews Artist as he knows I love a… Read More
2018-02-07 10:38
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2018-02-06 18:38
A few minutes ago I stumbled across a tweet posted or to be more truthful retweeted by my ex district nurse. I saw it was to do with child safety while online. In the time it took me t… Read More
2018-02-06 17:59
Thanet Community Safety Partnership now on twitter (did I mention I love twitter) ThanetCSP @ThanetCSP Thanet Community Safety Partnership - key agencies tackling crime a… Read More
2018-02-06 17:35
Thanet Community Safety Partnership is the collective name for your local crime and disorder agencies that work together to help improve community safety. This includes Thanet District Cou… Read More
2018-02-03 21:27
from twitter :- NHS Million @NHSMillionThe media’s coverage of the #FundOurNHS demo has been an absolute disgrace. When an interview with Sean Spicer is considere… Read More
2018-02-02 13:19
Dear ReaderIn the last three years we have broken into the boys’ club with Britain’s first feminist party. Now I’m asking you to s… Read More
2018-01-22 11:04
I spoke to Ross earlier and he said he will be at the Pie Factory in today ahead of his opening tomorrow, if anyone would like a sneak preview tap on the door and he will let you in Read More
2018-01-12 16:33
My first exhibition of 2018 ‘Unfamiliar’ starts 23rd - 30th January @PFactoryMargate. Come along if you’re in town Event page is linked https://www.facebook.com/events/156… Read More
2018-01-11 15:30
Yep time fly's and all that stuff. January 14th is the closing date for the current exhibition at the Turner Contemporary. It is also my sisters Birthday Hi Sally Happy Birthday! Arp: The Po… Read More
2018-01-05 22:35
I received this email today and thought I should post it on here:-Nominations for the Leader of the Women's Equality Party are now open on the online portal. They will remain open until… Read More
2018-01-04 23:26
My Dad was a sheep farmer but I never got the chance to follow in his footsteps and a void has been left by both the passing of my dad and the fact I never had sheep. With the arrival of soc… Read More
2017-12-24 12:11
As I am typing this my wife is getting ready to go to Dreamland to meet up with our children and our grandsons to experience The Frosted Fairground. It may seem odd writing about the experie… Read More
2017-12-15 12:06
Ross Just sent me this and asked if I would post it to remind customers of last orders for Christmas Read More
2017-12-15 12:03
Ross Andrews recently met Julia Bradbury while she was filming a new TV Show COASTAL WALKS due out next year. Here are a couple of Instagram posts from his site ROSS ANDREWS WAVE ARTro… Read More
2017-12-14 13:41
Come and get a cuppa at Batchelors 246 Northdown Road and chat with the PCSO's about any concerns Read More
Opening Tomorrow Is A Pop Up Photography Exhibition At The Shop Front On Northdown Road Cliftonville
2017-12-13 17:54
To Be Totally Honest if you read the clips below you will know as much as I do about the exhibiton. I found out about it via Twitter Margate Murcury @margatemercuryAnd then a bit on Fa… Read More
2017-12-01 19:27
Lots Going on at Margates Dreamland this month click here for the DREAMLAND MARGATE events PageIce Rink &nb&hell…Read More
2017-12-01 16:32
I saw the programme when it first aired some years ago. Today Terry and Mason were trundling around Kent and sampling fare in and around Royal Tunbridge Wells. They took the water and enjoye… Read More
2017-12-01 13:27
Yep with all of the razzamataz only December can bring.I am jogging peoples memories to remind you all to shop local tomorrow. Indipendent traders help your cash go round. Money spent… Read More
2017-11-30 18:52
Promote Ramsgate #truthwillout: Why Manston will not be a cargo hub anytime soon: Following on from the last blog LINK We will now examine what makes a freight hub and why Manston cannot w… Read More
2017-11-30 18:50
Promote Ramsgate #truthwillout: Paul Joseph Messenger: It does seem that politics and campaigning seem to merge into farce at times and the current Ramsgate KCC Councillor, Paul Joseph Messe… Read More
2017-11-30 18:44
I have in the past been an avid supporter of all operators at Manston and been banned from the various anti Manston blogs and groups. But now that the airport has closed and there is a viabl… Read More
2017-11-29 18:21
Found these on Twitter, did I mention I like Twitter?? Lighthouse Windows @lighthouse_w_c Follows you Lighthouse window cleaning covering thanet and the surrounding areas… Read More
2017-11-28 20:21
I found this on twitter and have copied and paste the tweet sorry its as copied Buy your 1/2 season ticket today and get ALL @IsthmianLeague games at Hartsdown Park this December inclu… Read More
2017-11-27 12:30
Yep it is here once again the pull of the heart strings the prick in your conscience. After Black Friday that basicly is a two week event your local indipendent gets your attention for one… Read More
2017-11-22 20:04
Just because I live less than a mile from the Turner Contemporary doesn't mean I am always in and out of the exhibitions. Being disabled I need to go with somone and I am the only one in the… Read More
2017-11-16 13:48
I loved this advert used by Thanet Drainage . I found it on twitter (have I ever mentioned I love twitter) and I liked it so much I am blogging it for them. So if you ever get blocked… Read More
2017-11-15 15:45
I saw a tweet from Stone Hill Park and was interested to read more as it mentioned an Olympic size Swimming Pool. As a kid I loved swimming and got my first Saturday working on Faversham Mar… Read More
2017-11-14 20:27
FOUND THIS ON TWITTER have I ever said I LIKE TWITTER. Heee heeee i was shouting to get your attention. Emily is an artist who has grabbed my attention.In her own words she describes what sh… Read More
2017-11-14 17:26
Remember Yellow Pages? I do, I worked for them selling advertising space in the directory. Well one of the things they taught me was small business never advertises enough! I have just been… Read More
2017-11-03 14:28
When I am normally talking rubbish it is to do with Fly Tipping but today is different. We needed some rubbish cleared and looking online I found people advertising with no KCC Licence… Read More
2017-11-03 13:43
I have said this on here before! Ebay is a case of Caveat emptoror or as that Latin Quote translates "Let the buyer beware". This week I have been feeling even more unwell than I feel usuall… Read More
2017-11-03 12:01
What is a Reverse Advent Calendar ? #FoodbankAdvent All of us know about advent calendars fun thing for kids in the run up to Christmas. Well here is one Advent that is reversed Get a box an… Read More
2017-10-24 12:29
Ross Andrews is following up on his fantastic Exhibition in Margates Pie Factory with this showing of his Sea Sand and Salt Exhibition at the New Kent Gallery. The gallery is located at 49a… Read More
2017-09-26 14:43
My computer well laptop has been playing up. I usually muddle through but I was on the phone to my mate Rob who builds and fixes computers about a totally different reason and happened to me… Read More
2017-09-12 18:59
By the time I was up washed and dressed it was almost lunch time. We had phoned our mate Phil and all three of us headed out to Pegwell nature reserve described on the Kent Wildlife trust we… Read More
2017-09-10 18:22
I used to have a stairlift but the condition of my Multiple Sclerosis has made that unsafe for me to use as my disability got worse. So I now have a Pollock through floor lift. On Friday Mor… Read More
2017-09-06 10:45
From Ross's Facebook Page :-We would like to invite you to our exhibition being held at The Pie Factory, Margate starting on Friday 22nd September to Tuesday 3rd October. Both Darren and… Read More
2017-09-04 10:57
Radio Margate Help us get an internet radio project and cafe/bar space off the ground in the heart of Margate. As usual I found this out about on #Twitter (I love Twitter) Read ab… Read More
2017-09-02 12:20
This is the tail end of the school holidays and the kids want something to occupy them, I know I have been there. Mum I'm bored is the setting for many a child before they head back to schoo… Read More
2017-08-29 13:19
Been there over 100 years the stock is more modern nowLast time I had a so called aerial specialist quote for replacing my TV aerial I had a chap give a sharp intake of breath before telling… Read More
2017-08-24 13:56
I love going to the Theatre Royal! I usually go about twice a year once to the pantomime OH YES I DO with grandsons and family and we try and all go to something else during the year. I just… Read More
2017-08-21 16:19
I have told you all before I spend a lot of time on Twitter my twitter handle is @Promote_Thanet and that is what I try to do. I retweet a lot of local accounts to try and tell people a… Read More
2017-08-08 21:01
Advance information of the next Boot Fair at Palm Bay School Read More
2017-08-08 11:12
Yep as my daughter in law would say "every day is a school day" she is a teacher! I was reading a blog post that I had stumbled across, you know how it is a moment of internet boredom and yo… Read More
2017-07-23 21:16
Yep can you believe it another Thanet Business is celebrating being in Margate Old Town. Shaun Sethers and his beautiful wife Jackie are having a bit of a bash as it is the Micro Pubs second… Read More
2017-07-21 10:36
As a lot of you know I love counting the ships moored off Margate in what I believe is called the Margate Roads (at sea?😆) Now I have been in been for seven days (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS… Read More
2017-07-04 15:19
Our next boot fair is Sunday 9th July. Fundraiser for Palm Bay School find them on FacebookAnd on twitter Next massive #Thanet #Bootfair will be Sunday 9th July. Gates open 7am see you there… Read More
2017-07-04 04:12
Gentle Tai ChiWhereUnion Church, Margate. CT9 1NRWhenTue, 20th Jun 2017 11:30 - Tue, 20th Jun 2017 00:30Tue, 27th Jun 2017 11:30 - Tue, 27th Jun 2017 00:30Tue, 4th Jul 2017 11:30 - Tue, 4th… Read More
2017-07-03 16:08
Taken from Facebook Thursday 11.00 - 20.00 at The Botany Bay Kingsgate Broadstairs.Art Exhibition with Ross Andrews and Darren Lewis Read More
2017-06-21 14:31
After the heat of the last few days we had not managed to get out and I was going stir crazy. So today we decided on a walk along the prom. We parked in Barnes Car Park at Westbrook and I wa… Read More
2017-06-19 16:18
I copied this from The Sunday Times Twitter Account Sunday Times TravelVerified account @ST_Travel Mar… Read More
2017-06-19 15:26
Changeling Theatre are performing #Hamlet on the beach at Margate Main Sands, here on 8th July, details on our website CHANGELING THEATRE That one for the diary head on over and b… Read More
2017-06-19 13:57
Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory,When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese.Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsodyWhen I paint my masterpiece… Read More
2017-06-19 11:17
Artgate @ArtgateMargate May 25 Join our Young Art Leaders & artists 8th July for a day of Art, dance, crafts & site installati… Read More
2017-06-19 10:55
I dont need to say anything the Poster says it all Read More
2017-06-19 10:33
It was obviously three years ago that I watched the programme because when I came to do a google search all I could remember was it was about limestone fissures and the words micro cli… Read More
2017-06-17 12:57
I saw this on Youtube and wanted to share it with the world. Ramsgate was one of the forst places I visited as a youth almost fity years ago. A day trip with long lost mates from Faversham o… Read More
2017-06-12 14:53
I love Margate and the Gorillaz playing here last Saturday was the start of a new era of Dreamland.Here are a few quotes about Margate from new and old residents. Margate is the place to be… Read More
2017-06-08 13:57
At least the weather looks set to stay dry for people heading out tho the Polling Stations we will see what colour Thanet is tomorrow Read More
2017-06-06 14:52
More news from TwitterRamsgate Town Council #GardenAndAllotment show enter now..open to all Ramsgate residentsENTRIES TO BE RECEIVED BEFORE 19th JUNE Read More
2017-06-06 14:39
I found this on Twitter posted by the Mayor of Ramsgate :-Do you live in #Ramsgate and are you a keen grower of vegetables and flowers? if yes then you need to enter the #Vegetable&&hell…Read More
2017-05-19 14:22
Promote Thanet: Dreamland Margate Window Restoration: I originally saw this on the Thanet District Council website and thought lets show it to the world how the Dreamland restoration is comi… Read More
2017-05-19 14:03
I originally saw this on the Thanet District Council website and thought lets show it to the world how the Dreamland restoration is coming along Read More
2017-05-18 18:41
A 28 day period for comment on phase one of the council’s proposed new parking schemes is open until 6 June 2017. Comments can be submitted to [email protected]. Ele… Read More
2017-05-18 15:27
I have been in contact Anne to find out more about Broadstairs and the Chariots of fire connection and am delighted with this reply from Anne Ammundsen. The story of the Carlton Hotel… Read More
2017-05-16 15:49
Save up your pennies and spend a fabulous evening supporting Project Motor House Ramsgate Read More
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