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Overlooking the Broadstairs Sea Front The Royal Albion offers something for everyone Freshly ground coffee, home-baked pastries or brunch in Ballard’s coffee lounge A delicious lunch or dinner using locally sourced ingredients in Ballards bar or à la carte restaurant Excellent local ales, international lagers and wines 21 elegant & spacious bedrooms to unwind & relax in Stunning views of Viking Bay from the terrace

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Thanet Community Ad Magazine.

A big thank you to Frank Leppard for the lovely front cover image. Mr Leppard has been a keen amateur photographer for four years now and was inspired by the amazing turner sunsets across Margate bay . He runs a small business called Thanet Domestics in Margate and has a daughter and a newly arrived Grand Daughter.

In this edition of the Thanet Community Ad Magazine we have articles from the Isle of Thanet Geographical Society, Hellgate 2015 at the Margate Winter Gardens, Cats in Crisis, The Windmill Community Gardens and The Powell Cotton Museum.

As always we’re always eager to hear from members of the Thanet Community to see what really matters to you. If you’re a local group, club, society, fundraiser or charity, please send your details across to us for our next edition no later than the first week of January.

You can telephone 01843 834160, email jon@community-publishing.org, or post details to Thanet Community Ad, 7 Cecil Square, Margate CT9 1BD

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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 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 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.

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Isle of Thanet Geographical Association The Isle of Thanet Geographical Association was established in 1956 by Alice Coleman and Marjorie Woodward, the former a University lecturer and the latter a teacher; both were educated at Clarendon House Grammar School and both had a keen interest in geography.

The aims of the Branch are to stimulate a lively interest in geography and allied interests with special reference to Thanet and East Kent, to further the knowledge of geography and to encourage and make geography a proactive part of the local community’s life.

The IOTGA is affiliated to the national Geographical Association based in Sheffield; it has charitable status and run by a team of dedicated volunteers as a committee who arrange lectures at the Community Hall, Broadstairs on the second Monday of the month (except July, August and December, organise at least one day outing during the year, organise an annual holiday and a celebratory Christmas meal.

The lecture programme for the year 2015/2016 starts on 14th September 2015. Membership is open to all who are interested in Geography and its Allied Interests. Visitors are welcome to attend lectures on an ad hoc basis. Tea/coffee is available prior to the lecture and a raffle is held at each meeting. In addition, a Powerpoint rolling slide is shown to update members on what is going on as the members and visitors arrive.

A GA Isle of Thanet Branch Annual membership of the Isle of Thanet Branch is £15 with a concessionary rate of £3 available for students. The charge to attend lectures for non-members is £3.

Details of the lecture programme are available on www.geography.org.uk/ getinvolved/contactsprogrammes/thanet or email derekWilson1943@hotmail.co.uk

Programme All lectures are held at the Community Hall, Pierremont Gardens, Broadstairs and commence at 7.30pm.

Monday 9 November 2015 Sarah Calcutt - Breathing Life into Fresh Produce

Monday 14 March 2016 Jim Davies - A History of Coal Mining in Kent

Tuesday 8 December 2015 Christmas Luncheon - East Kent College, Broadstairs

Monday 11 April 2016 Yasmin Sanders – Water Supply and Sewage Control in East Kent

Monday 12 January 2016 Dr Clare Lukehurst - Christchurch, New Zealand after the Earthquake

Monday 9 May 2016 Father Philip Seed and David Shaw – Social and Educational Aid in the Gambia

Monday 8 February 2016 Niko Miaoulis - Energy derived from Solar Panels

Monday 13 June 2016 AGM and Social

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Events The Broadstairs Society

100 Pieces of Art Auction

The Broadstairs Society’s open meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month in the Pierremont Hall starting at 7.30pm.

Entrance is free to Society members and visitors are welcome on payment of £1.

The following speakers are booked for the coming months:

Saturday 10 October, The Pie Factory, Broad Street, Margate CT9 1EW

September 8 | Major Sarah The Work of the Salvation Army November 10 | John Hislop The Thanet Planetarium December 8 | Hazel Basford Quex as a VAD Hospital

1pm | Viewing from 10am until 12noon Come along to the 100 pieces of art auction to view and bid on 100 unique pieces of art from celebrity and local artists. Celebrity art from Tracey Emin, Julian Clary, Jools Holland, David Jason, Bradley Walsh, Jane Horrocks, Harry Hill, Will Young and an autographed piece from Sir Cliff Richard.

Thanet College Lunch

The Parachute Regiments Association The Parachute Regiments Association (Thanet Branch) meet at the RAFA club Camden Rd Ramsgate on the last Thursday of each month at 11.45am. All Regiment members past and present welcomed together with all Airborne forces.

Please contact Chairman 01843 590649 or Asst. Secretary 01843 588433

Friday 6 November, East Kent College, Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, CT10 1PN 12noon | To be seated for 12.15pm Price £16

Thanet Hospice Christmas Fair Saturday 5 December 11am -3pm, Pilgrims Hospice, Ramsgate Road, Margate CT9 4AD

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Free cycle training for adults Get back in the saddle Helping to build confidence and get people back in the saddle, Kent County Council is running free bicycle training for adults.

The training is aimed at building confidence of how to cycle safely to improve health, the environment and to provide an alternative to many short car journeys.

Following a successful bid for government funding, the sessions run across the county are free and delivered by trained instructors.

One of those benefitting is Jane Allen from Maidstone who attended a two-hour session outside County Hall on Thursday (August 27).

She said: “Because I had to stop driving for a while I found that I felt as though I’d lost my freedom. I was told I could still ride a bike but the last time I did I must have been 14.

These include: STARTING TO RIDE suitable for anyone wanting to start riding a bicycle and includes getting on and off the bike, balancing and making the bike go where you want.

“I had my first training session last week and I was a bit wobbly and I wasn’t very confident but that didn’t last long. I learnt to get my feet off the ground and that built my confidence up that I could do it. I even went out and bought a bike.”

RETURN TO CYCLING gets you back up to speed will helping give you the confidence to start riding again regularly. This session also includes some basic safety checks and is suitable for leisure cyclists as well as those wanting to cycle on the road.

Kent County Council actively promotes cycling and is working hard to make it safer and more convenient as part of plans to develop Kent’s wide and popular cycle network

THE CONFIDENCE BOOSTER includes important manoeuvres and key safety messages to increase your knowledge and give you the skills to cycle alongside other road users.

Instructor Alan Stark, who has been training cyclists for eight years, said:

It includes overtaking parked cars, using junctions, signalling and understanding where to ride on the road.

“If we can encourage more people to cycle, we’ll have a healthier, less congested and less polluted county.

“It’s all about giving people the skills and courage to get out there. These sessions are very supportive and most of all they’re fun.”

Adult training is available free of charge, for different abilities, and is designed to enable cyclists to feel more confident in modern traffic conditions.

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Information at your fingertips!

Searching the internet for help or information can sometimes be time consuming and frustrating, especially when you are looking for more than one thing at a time. It would be so much easier if information and advice could be found in one place, on one website. This is where Thanet Community Support Partnership can help.

We have produced an online directory of services for older people, at: www.thanetsupport.co.uk. It covers 8 categories including health information, help at home, support of various kinds, care information, leisure and more. It’s a great way of finding contact details and brief descriptions of organisations and businesses of special interest to older people. So it’s a useful tool not only if you are of a certain age, but also if you live or work with older people.

those working with them access to easily understandable and up to date information in order to increase their contacts, improve health and well-being and increase independence.”

It’s easy to use: go to www.thanetsupport.co.uk and select a main category, select a subcategory, then select the required information - all done in 3 clicks. There are over 500 organisations represented. If you know of an organisation or business who need to be added, that’s also easy to do. Just follow the directions on the side panel of the home page. This also makes it easy to update information quickly.

And it’s all free!!

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Louise Collins, Co-ordinator of Thanet Community Support Partnership (TCSP) explains the reasoning behind the directory, “TCSP aim to help reduce isolation and loneliness in older people and to help them remain independent for longer. Consultation with older people and agencies showed us that there was a need for a single point of information where people could find lots of different contact details. Printed directories tend to become out of date very quickly. The aim of this directory is to allow older people, families and

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Margate is THE p Hellgate Winter Gardens - the 2014 sellout Halloween horror attraction - returns to Margate Winter Gardens for its second engagement from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October 2015 and promises to be bigger and scarier!!! Early Bird tickets are on sale for all Hellgate Winter Gardens dates now.

“I am thrilled to be bringing our sell-out scare attraction back to Margate for its second year,” says Paul Palmer, Entertainments Manager. “After last year’s overwhelming response to our Zombie Apocalypse event we’ve decided to return with a completely new and immersive sets of scares.

We have a completely different layout this year, offering a full evening of terror with not one but THREE story based thrillers!”

Hellgate Winter Gardens 2015 will feature three new fully immersive attractions which start where last years Zombie Apocalypse event left off. It’s NOT OVER! The attraction names and details are under wraps… for now. All will be revealed very soon.

The fully immersive experience at Hellgate will also include the all-new Bloody Boulevard with Scare Fair Stalls, Trick or Treat Street Theatre, roaming characters, themed food and beverages, games and vendors each night plus the new Laser Zombie Run Zone.

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place to be this Halloween!

Hellgate producer Paul Palmer says: “Given the tremendous support we received last year, we are extremely excited to be back. Last year was just a taste of what’s in store. This year will be Bigger, Badder and Bloodier! We can’t wait to be a part of what is certain to be a HUGE Halloween for Margate with our all new Hellgate event plus Dreamland, Old Town Zombie Walk & Tudor House all hosting events this October. Margate will be the scare destination of the South East with something for everyone.”

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Hellgate will take place at Margate Winter Gardens, Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent, CT9 1HX, celebrating the Halloween season each night from 6.30pm -10pm from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October

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Tickets are available from ww.halloweenmargate.com or by calling the box office on 01843 292795 f www.facebook.com/HalloweenMargate t Twitter: @MargateWG l Instagram: @MargateWG Hellgate Winter Gardens is sponsored by the forthcoming independent horror film The Haunted - more information can be found online at www.wearehaunted.com

Quotes from 2014 Brilliant I’m not usually scared at this sort of thing, but with this I was!

M Edmonds, Westgate

I literally peed myself!

K Sanderson, Ramsgate

Well good, thanks for scaring the crap out of me!

H Edmonds, Broadstairs

Really brilliant made me scream so many times.

D Styles, Ashford

Amazing experience! I’ve never been so scared, screamed so much & laughed so loud! Better by a mile than the West End Ghost Stories! Brilliant!

S MacGregor, Ramsgate

Brilliant storyline.

Definitely go again for continuation of saga!

Very scary!

W Barrs, Margate

Enjoyed very much.

Never been so scared.

Loved every minute.

M Ringham, Dover

I’ve been to many events but this even beats Thorpe Park Fright Nights!! So scary and very well acted out. Well done! Definitely coming back next year can’t wait!

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Copper Connect Plumbing Services From a dripping tap to full renovations

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Cats in Crisis Cats in Crisis (registered charity 1122296) is a Thanet based charity that was formed eleven years ago to help unwanted and abandoned cats. Cats in Crisis is a completely voluntary organisation where every single member gives their time for free. We have no wage bill so the public can be assured that every penny we make goes to the welfare of our cats.

This is very distressing for us and we urge people to neuter their cats to help stop the rise in unwanted cats.

We receive no funding and work hard to raise funds through our Ramsgate shop, market stall, stalls at fairs, and public appeals.

We always have in excess of one hundred cats in our care that are all cared for in people’s homes. We find that this is a big advantage as many of our foster families have their own pets and children so our cats can be well socialised.

As well as caring for our cats we do a huge amount of welfare work which includes trapping and neutering feral cats who are then released back to enjoy their wandering life, collecting cats for neutering for anybody without transport, providing low cost neutering for people on low income, and we also sometimes assist with injured wildlife. The most unusual being a beaver!

The last few years we have seen a huge rise in the number of requests for cats to come in to rescue and as with all the animal charities we are increasingly having to turn people away.

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Recently, within weeks of each other, we took in two large groups of cats. First was eight cats who had nowhere to go due to their owner being evicted. When we got to the property it was not habitable for man or beast. Two of the cats were pregnant which resulted in another ten hungry mouths for us to feed. Secondly was seven cats who became homeless when their owner died. All were un-neutered and two were pregnant. Sadly one of the pregnant cats passed away due to complications with her pregnancy and the other had four bonny kittens.

We are featuring two of our cats that have been looking for homes for four years due to their shy nature. We are hoping somebody will finally give these cats a chance and a home of their own.

Bat and Cairo are both looking for a quiet home with no children. They are shy but friendly ladies who are fine with other cats. Once they have gained your trust they will make the puuuuuuurfect companions. Please note they do not need to be homed together.

If you would like more information on our work you can visit www.catsincrisisthanet.wordpress.com or we have a very active Facebook page with daily news and cats looking for homes.

To offer a cat a home please call Mary on 07796633306

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ANTHONY GRAY CLOCKS Since 1975, our team of skilled craftsmen has been restoring and conserving fine 17th, 18th and 19th century clocks and barometers for discerning collectors and members of the trade in several countries.

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Star cast for Aladdin!

Theatre Royal, Margate announces its star cast Margate has been guaranteed its most opulent and eye-filling pantomime ever this Christmas!

Being brought to The Theatre Royal by Wicked Productions who have been responsible for sell-out shows in Kent for many years.

We are excited to announce that the headline star in this year’s production of Aladdin is Danny Young. Danny will join the cast of this year’s pantomime, at The Theatre Royal in the title role of Aladdin. Danny is best known to TV audiences for his role as Warren Baldwin in Coronation Street. Most recently Danny has been seen on our screens in ITV1’s Dancing On Ice where he inadvertently became the heartthrob of the show and came fourth in the competition.

Danny is joined by Rob Rawles who’s back for his second year by popular demand playing Aladdin’s hapless mother Widow Twanky. Rob was a huge hit with audiences last year in Beauty and The Beast and is thrilled to be back in a frock performing on the Theatre Royal stage.

Playing the leading lady in Margate’s biggest pantomime is local

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actress Georgia Rowland-Elliot playing Princess Jasmine. Georgia was picked after open auditions for the role, She is best known for her work locally with the amateur dramatic society and also appears daily as part of the entertainment team at Dreamland. She is thrilled to be appearing in her first professional pantomime in her home town.

Leading the comedy this Christmas is comedy magician and illusionist Jezo playing Aladdin’s idiotic brother Wishee Washee.

We invite you to ‘Peking’ for a magical carpet ride to the Far East this Festive Season. We promise laugh-out-loud jokes, fabulous costumes, magical special effects, a ‘bazaar’ airborne genie, singalong songs, and an astonishing flying carpet.

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Tickets from £11. Book Early Bird tickets today for a great discount. Book online at www.theatreroyalmargate.com Box Office 01843 292795

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Windmill Comm Who are we?

We are a community food growing project based in the heart of Thanet and have been open since 2004. Our broad aims are to improve physical and mental health, wellbeing and community cohesion through educational and environmental activities. We are a service wing of Millmead Children’s Centre Partnership Limited.

What do we do?

We work with the whole community from ages 0-100 plus, and all abilities, including parents/ carers and toddlers, children and young people, older people, schools, community groups and more.

We offer a Gardening club for people to drop into, you do not have to be an expert gardener, and in fact we encourage people to come along and share any skills, not just gardening. Everything

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we do focuses on healthy lifestyles, wellbeing, overcoming isolation, supporting socialization, and providing opportunity for learning.

We offer our fantastic fun filled and educational Cabbage Patch parent and toddler group for families with a child aged 5 or under on Thursdays. Here families are encouraged and supported to join in with healthy, seasonal cooking, wildlife, art and craft activities, explore the gardens, pond dipping, herb walks, socialize and support one another.

We have a Wellbeing Group supporting people with Mental Health needs where participants can be referred by their GP or support worker to attend. People can again join in with various activities including cooking, harvesting, planting, craft, art, socializing and so much more.

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munity Gardens Saturday mornings, where children and young people can play, explore, cook and eat, help plan the sessions, pond dip, grow, harvest, craft, water plants, dig, and play the best hide and seek ever.

As well as all of this we have a Market Stall selling chemical free Fruit/Vegetables and Plants we produce ourselves at the project, a Veg Box Scheme with what we call ‘drop off points’ across Thanet and locally. There are 9 drop off points currently, and this is where you can collect your Veg Bag once you are signed up to the scheme. Anyone can sign up to the project by either calling us or via the website.

There are various opportunities for yo§u to become a volunteer and we offer work placements, and training.

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If you have not been to the project before, would like to come but feel a bit nervous we can meet you at the gate to support your first few visits, just contact us to let us know you’re coming or just drop in.

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Powell Cotton Museum

“Where the past meets the present to change the future” Will Travers, OBE, President of Born Free Foundation Whether you are looking for a family day out or a quiet stroll in beautiful surroundings, we look forward to welcoming you to Quex Park in Birchington, East Kent. Quex Park is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum and the Powell-Cotton family’s extraordinary collection of natural history, ethnography and fine and decorative arts. Quex House, the Powell-Cotton family home, invites you into the lives of this remarkable family. You can also step back into the world of Victorian horticulture by exploring the beautiful gardens.

Autumn 2015 sees many events and talks taking place at Quex Park so please visit our website at www.quexpark.co.uk/events to find out more information.

However, to whet your appetite, here’s a few of the events that are taking place.

This Halloween at the Powell-Cotton Museum you and your family can travel to the haunt of the White Lady. Before your journey begins you will create and decorate a lantern to light your way in dark places. With your willow and paper lanterns you will them trek in the footsteps of Percy Powell-Cotton to the dreaded tower hidden

amongst the trees in the northern woodland of Quex Park. At this ill feted location you will then hear the spine tingling tale of an ancient tomb, a terrible curse and discover the identity of the white lady – if you’re brave enough!

2015 also sees the 8th Bonfire and Fireworks at Quex Park. This year the theme is ‘A Night at the Movies’. With two stunning pyrotechnic displays one being choreographed to themed music.

There is lots to see and do, with a large bonfire (lit subject to weather conditions), fun fair, Stilt walkers and jugglers, magicians, gift and craft market in a marquee, licensed bars, hot food and lots more.

Also, why not visit “Quexmas”, our festive Christmas Craft Fair on Sunday 22nd November with more than 70 stalls selling a variety of crafts and gifts throughout the Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House and Gardens.

We welcome December in with several Christmas inspired events. You may like to join us for the Festive Family Carvery. Or perhaps you may prefer to go to the Childrens’ Christmas Party Disco, and whilst we can’t guarantee snow, we have it on good authority that Santa will also arrive on his sleigh and give all of the children a present!

Whatever your interests, there’s something for everyone at Quex Park & Powell-Cotton Museum.

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Help and advice freely given on Golden Charter pre-paid funeral plans Established 1912 Private Chapel of Rest Cremations and Funerals any distance Horse-drawn Hearse if required

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Please write to: The Editor Thanet Community Ad Magazine First Floor 7 Cecil Square Margate Kent CT9 1BD Community Ad Web Ltd reserves the right to moderate and edit the content of any correspondence according to the requirements of the magazine.

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St Mary’s Arts Centre Strand Street, Sandwich A unique 14th century arts and events venue Available for hire for check What’s On on our website for upcoming events

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What do we do?

Age UK Thanet's mission and vision is to improve later life for everyone in the Thanet area.

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Information and Advice – On benefits, completing forms and housing issues.

Products and Services – Age UK Insurance, financial products and products for the home.

Day Centre – Activities, Entertainment etc…

Outreach Services Bathing, Hairdressers And Foot Clinic, Mobile Foot Care Bloomers Buddy Box – Meal Delivery Service Handyman Service Dementia Support – Age UK Intergenerational Project, Sunshine Saturdays Intergen Café, EKIDS. Support at home

We aim to do this by providing day opportunities and lunch clubs to facilitate social contact and stimulation.

This helps to reduce isolation and loneliness by maintaining and restoring independence.

Contact Us For further information on what we do at Age UK Thanet and how we can help you, please get in touch with us on: 01843 223881