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Welcome to the latest edition of the Thanet Community Ad Magazine. This is your guide to what’s going on over the upcoming months. Packed full of local businesses, clubs, classes and activities.

Many thanks to Brian Whitehead for his wonderful front cover photo of the Viking ship Hugin. The photo was taken on Brian’s mobile phone, the day after the Viking ships protective winter cover was taken off.

Thank you to everybody who has contributed to this edition of the publication, we’ve been inundated with information from local groups wanting to list information and it’s great to see the magazine helping local people promote their businesses, clubs and events.

We’re always looking for local news stories and developments, so if there is anything you would like to contribute for the next edition please email jon@community-publishing.org or call us on 01843 200016.

We’re also looking for the next front cover so if you would like the chance to feature in our next edition and you have an image that you think is iconic to Thanet, please send it through.

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National Beach Volleyball Margate Masters to host the National Beach Volleyball Finals for fourth successive year The National Beach Volleyball Finals 2016 will be taking place on the golden sands of Margate beach on 20 and 21 August for the fourth year running.

Thanet District Council’s Sport Matters team will be hosting the event, which attracts top players throughout the UK and across Europe.

The event will be supported by Canterbury Christ Church University’s Sports Department and local sports company, Motiv8 Sports, who have been integral in assisting Thanet District Council in bringing the Finals back to Margate.

Volleyball England has rewarded the venue with the prestigious finals for a fourth consecutive year beating tough competition from other coastal towns across the country. This follows Margate hosting six years of qualifying events and being rated the best event on tour. Players will be trying to qualify for the Margate finals throughout the summer’s other events at Great Yarmouth, Skegness, Weymouth and Bridlington, before the beach season comes to an end with the finals in Margate.

The event will provide Thanet’s residents and visitors with a fantastic opportunity to sit in free grandstand seating to watch an elite sport. There will be music and entertainment throughout,

which is sure to create a fantastic atmosphere.

People will also have the chance to get involved and try volleyball out for themselves – and for free at the permanent Beach Sport Court on Margate Sands operated by sponsor, Motiv8 Sports.

Thanet District Council’s sport development team has been working closely with Volleyball England and sponsors to host the event, with an aim to encourage people of all ages to come along and participate in a fun and energetic sport. The National Finals will be the biggest beach volleyball tournament in the country this year which offers a great volleyball event for spectators, officials and players.

Volleyball is an extremely popular sport and is one of the most spectated sports in the world.

With the natural coastline that Thanet has to offer Beach volleyball is the perfect sporting venue to welcome England and Europe’s beach volleyball stars.

Head of Safer Neighbourhoods, Penny Button said: “We are delighted that Margate will again play host to this year’s Volleyball England Beach Tour Finals. This has been a key event on the summer calendar throughout the years and we are pleased that with the support of our community partners that the Finals will be hosted in Margate. The event is the perfect opportunity to come down with the family

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and watch a national event right on your doorstep. And on top of this, there is the opportunity to have a go yourself using the free community Go Spike courts.”

Dave Wood, Sports Centre Manager at Canterbury Christ Church University said: “Canterbury Christ Church University is proud to be the Community sponsor for the Volleyball England Beach Tour Finals on Margate Beach 2016.

“We offer an extensive programme of sport and recreational opportunities at every sporting level for all members of the University. Christ Church Sport has fantastic facilities including a state-of-the-art Sports Centre and utilises a number of external facilities across Kent including the beach courts on Margate beach, the beach volleyball floodlight courts in Canterbury as well as the Polo Farm Sports Club.

“Canterbury Christ Church University will be working with Thanet District Council and Motiv8Sports to improve the Beach Volleyball offer in Thanet in this the 10th year anniversary of the first Margate Masters beach tournament.

We wish all this year’s competitors a great weekend of volleyball action”.

Organisers are still looking for local and national businesses or organisations to help support this local event. If you are interested in becoming an official event sponsor, or want more information about this year’s event, please contact the sports team on 01843 577032 or email sport@ thanet.gov.uk. Information can also be found on thanet.gov.uk/sport.

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The new owner of The Little Albion

Marcus Hogg New owner of The Little Albion in St Peters: “I want this to be a Traditional British Pub”

In this edition of 5 Minutes With we talk to Marcus Hogg, new owner of the Little Albion about what traditional pub values he’s brought with him to the pub.

What is your background in the pub Trade?

I was brought up in the pub trade, my mum and dad owned a pub in Bethnal Green, East London when I was about 8 years old. We then moved to a pub in Stratford, where we stayed for about 6 years and then we then moved down to Birchington Kent where we had the Powell Arms for about 7 years, so I’ve grown up around the pub trade and can remember the sense of community and tradition in these places and I want to bring that to the Little Albion in St Peters.

Are you going to have local pub teams?

Yes we are we want this to be a Traditional British Pub, somewhere the locals can come in for a chat and a pint that’s something you don’t get in a lot of the big chain pubs. We’ve just signed a netball team and will be looking at both darts and pool teams. We will be having live music in the pub, I think it gives a great atmosphere.

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What’s your vision for the Albion Pub I’d like this to be a traditional British pub with good food, great pub teams, live music and have a really friendly atmosphere. We’re in a brilliant area and St Peters still has a great sense of community spirit. Everybody is welcome in the pub and we want people to have a great time and enjoy this traditional pub setting. We have the facilities in the pub to cater for functions so if people would like their wedding reception, engagements or parties to be held here that’s great. We want people to come to the pub and relax in a friendly atmosphere. We’ve got friendly bar staff and a great group of people who are already coming to the pub, we want to extend this out to the St Peters community and welcome new customers to the Little Albion, for drinks and great food.

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Minnis Bay A long stretch of sand coupled with ample free parking and children’s outdoor play area near by make Minnis Bay the perfect beach for an afternoon in the sun. For the adventurous there is plenty of space for water sports, such as windsurfing or kite boarding and there is a sailing club close by. The paddling pool is the perfect location to hunt for crustaceans and there is also an excellent restaurant with a bar, and a kiosk on the prom.

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Drivers using mobile phones Research shows one in three drivers in Kent uses their mobile whilst driving Research by Kent County Council has found 65% of people fear the biggest risk to them on the roads is drivers using mobile phones whilst at the wheel.

The research, by KCC’s Road Safety Team, shows that motorists estimate 39% of drivers use a handheld mobile phone, 34% use a phone to text/ use apps/check email/use internet and 49% use a hands-free mobile device whilst driving.

This April, Kent County Council is launching an awareness campaign to remind drivers of the dangers of using mobile phones whilst driving.

It aims to remind drivers that mobile phones cause a huge distraction whilst driving and that it is a myth to think that it is possible to concentrate fully on two things at once.

The reality is that no two activities can be given equal attention - one task will always be more dominant. With a task as important as driving, even just a slip in concentration due to a mobile phone could lead to severe consequences.

Vicky Watkins, Road Safety Team Leader at KCC, said, “Using a mobile phone whilst driving impairs reaction time, reduces concentration levels, leads to poorer judgment of speed and distance and reduces your field of vision.

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“It’s not simply splitting your attention 50:50, it’s more like 95:5 with the task seeming the most important taking over – with drivers using a phone that means the call or text completely takes over from the driving.”

A video will highlight key every day moments where it would be perceived as ludicrous to answer a mobile phone and in doing so, emphasise that driving is another one of these moments.

The campaign will be running throughout April and will be on television and on-demand services, Heart Radio, bus rears, bus stop posters and social media.

Inspector Martin Stevens from Kent Police said, “Though the majority of people know it is wrong to phone or text at the wheel, some feel that using apps is acceptable.

“Doing this is just as distracting as calling or texting someone and just as likely to cause a collision. Furthermore should a motorist cause a collision or be caught on their phone, we can forensically examine it and find out exactly what the user was doing with their handset.

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“Drivers using mobile phones make the roads less safe for us all. “It’s a fallacy to believe we can concentrate on two things at once. The reality is one activity will dominate the other.

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“Using a phone at the wheel is just as socially unacceptable as drink driving and both offences cost lives. Life lost on the road is a life wasted and a family devastated.

“So next time you are behind the wheel and get a mention, a favourite, a like or a direct message, ask yourself if you are literally dying to read it?”

Drivers are also being told not to be fooled into thinking hands-free calls are not illegal or ‘safe’.

Hands-free phone conversations impair drivers to a similar degree as hand-held calls.

KCC’s research gives strong backing to the continuing need to raise drivers’ awareness of the increased risk they place themselves in when using a mobile phone at the wheel and to remind them that Kent Police are actively looking for them.

Matthew Balfour, Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, added: “We want to help road users to make Kent’s roads safer and to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured in the county.

“With this campaign the message is clear, make the right call - don’t use your phone and drive.

“We’ve found that a large number of drivers say they know using a mobile at the wheel is dangerous and unacceptable, yet many continue to do so. This campaign brings together the education message with an increased likelihood of being caught - key motivators to changing this behaviour.”

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Little Oaks Nursery, Baby Rooms, After School & Holiday Club Like flowers, children need to be nurtured to grow Offering quality childcare within a caring environment for children from 3 months to 11 years. After school collection from Salmestone Primary and St Gregory’s Primary School Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm Free Nursery sessions for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds For further information please contact us on: 01843 234265 Grounds of the QEQM Hospital, Margate (easy access on College Road)

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Beach Within Reach Being able to access the beautiful beaches around Thanet is something that most of us take for granted. However, for those people, young and old, with a mobility impairment this can prove to be extremely difficult.

Beach within Reach is a small local charity that provides All-Terrain Wheelchairs for use on seven of Thanet’s beaches. The chairs are available to loan, free of charge, during the summer season from the Your Leisure Bay Inspector, don’t forget some ID. Outside of this time please call the Charity to discuss your needs.

The wheelchair’s have large inflatable tyres which make crossing the sand easier than in a regular wheelchair and the frame is made from marine grade steel which means they can also go in shallow water.

The Charity was registered in 2007, run entirely by volunteers and has helped many people spend quality family time on the beach together since then.

Over the next 18 months all of the wheelchairs will need to be replaced and we are going to be totally reliant on the generosity of the general public, local businesses and organisations to help us raise the £30,000+ that we will need to be able to continue to offer this service.

If you could help us in any way, either by making a donation, fundraising for us or becoming a volunteer, please call 07432 647275 or email beachwithinreach@sky.com. You can also send us messages via our social media pages: Facebook Beach within Reach and Twitter - @beachinreach.

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Ageless Thanet Ageless Thanet is£3million Big Lottery Funded project aimed at people over 50 who are living in Thanet, working to reduce social isolation and loneliness, promoting health and wellbeing and making Thanet a great place to grow older.

For residents of the Margate and Ramsgate there are a wide range of free activities available which currently include Gardening, Pickleball, Journaling, and many more. Anyone interested in finding out more information the activities due to start in July should call 01843 601550, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter to hear about the latest opportunities.

If you are interested in setting up your own business, or would like to develop an already existing one, Ageless Thanet‘s ‘Older Entrepreneur’s’ Programme aims to give people the skills they need to start their own business or enhance an existing one. Some of the things they can help with are marketing, finance, IT skills and online selling. Natalie Glover who is leading the Older Entrepreneurs Programme says: “This is a fantastic opportunity for those who are thinking about starting up their own business but are not entirely sure where to start. We can show you how to turn your hobby into a business and help you understand how your new income may affect other income you may receive. We will be there every step of the way to support you to grow your business.” To find out more about the programme or to book a place call 01843 855155 or email admin@tcdt.org.uk.

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Ageless Thanet have just launched the AgeFriendly Business Scheme. The aim is to unite businesses in appreciating the contributions of older people as customers, staff and service users. Where you can see the Ageless Thanet logo displayed you will know that the business truly appreciate the needs of older people. It could be something as simple as ensuring the prices are clear enough to see or offering a discount. This is a free service with 1-1 support to help increase your business. The scheme is there to help both customers and businesses. This is about making business more age-friendly and, in doing so, opening them up to a wide audience of older people, which in turn can help make a business more profitable. If you would like to find out more, or would like your business to sign up to our scheme, please call Sharon Davies on 07551 725 383 or email info@agelessthanet.org.uk.

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2016: the year of the Big Shed Our very own Broadstairs Town Shed opened in May 2014. We’re very proud to have been the first in Kent, and we are a project from and supported by the Broadstairs Town Team.

The ‘Men’s Shed’ concept started in Australia in 1999. Conceived as a place where older chaps can meet, make, mend, share skills and learn new ones over a cuppa, and where Health and Wellbeing messages and support can be accessed, they have now evolved into a world-wide grass roots movement for meeting, making, fixing, talking and working shoulder to shoulder.

Loneliness and isolation are issues that affect so many people, but statistically older men are particularly susceptible to the effects they can have on life, happiness and good health once retired, or when faced with a change in life circumstances.

So that’s where Sheds have come to the fore – and there are now over 1000 in Australia, 226 currently open in the UK, with 2 more opening each week and 89 more planned for 2016.

With the help of start up funding from The Big Lottery, and unbelievable support from local businesses, we converted the unloved old DVLA building next to Pierremont Hall in Pierremont Park. We have a small (but thanks to the efforts of all our Shedders and Shed Heads), perfectly formed workshop and meeting space, where woodworking, computer classes and much more happen 3 days a week.

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We have over 90 members now, both men and women, and great new friendships and working partnerships have formed. We have fantastic testimonies and feedback from members about the real difference the Shed has made to their lives, and we’ve even got a Shed wedding coming up this year!

But…within weeks of opening, we knew that the overwhelming positive response from potential new members meant we needed more space. So the hunt was on for a larger premises during 2015. It had to be easily accessible, with room to offer space to new members, have more kit, expand the activities into other areas (for example evening woodworking classes for all), to be able to open for more days, plus develop lots of ideas to work on more projects for the community. After a long and eventful search we found an additional building to do just that.

We are incredibly excited, as (what some of you may know as The old Tram Shed) just off Northdown Road (and on The Loop!) will be the site for our new Project ‘The Big Shed’. With almost 5000 sq. ft of space, and in need of quite major renovation, and specialist kitting out as wood working workshops, a metalworking space, meeting rooms and other craft areas, it’s an enormous task. Our plan is to open the new Big Shed in late Spring 2016.

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engineers etc, at our disposal, and they will be carrying out the majority of the work. We have offers of materials already to help from local businesses too, which is wonderful. However, the most important thing for us is not just that the project can continue to grow to keep up with demand, diversify into projects such as cooking and metalwork, but that it is sustainable.

That is our challenge for the coming year! We’ve received funding from The Henry Smith Charity and The Robert McAlpine Foundation which have really kickstarted the renovation but the building needs a new roof and to make it truly accessible, a lift needs to be installed.

If you’d like to support the Shed financially then please go to www.broadstairstownshed.org.uk for information about our Friends of the Shed scheme and also our CrowdFunder appeal for the lift. We’re also organising a few fundraising events throughout the year, so please help if you can! It will mean such a lot to all our existing members and those about to join.

So here’s to 2016 - the Year of The Big Shed: with your help it can happen and help and support even more people in our community.

Do get in touch if you’d like to get involved: The Shed, Pierremont Park, Broadstairs. Open Tues 11am - 4pm, Weds 10am - 4pm and Thursdays at the moment by appointment. Contact Claire Shelton on 01843 869 738 or 07597349290 or by email to claire@broadstairstownshed.org.uk.

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Ramsgate Croquet Club The first day of the 2016 playing season took place on Saturday 23 April when members gathered for President’s Day, which featured a golf croquet tournament in which four players competed head to head in the individual games.

Sunday 5 June sees the return of the increasingly popular and well-attended Public Open Day, scheduled to coincide with National Croquet Day 2016. Members of the public are invited to take up a mallet and try their skill at hitting the balls at various distances, in the hope of being first to get through the hoops. Club members will be on hand to offer advice and assistance.

All that is needed to take part are flat soled shoes and clothing appropriate to the weather conditions. The following weekend, 11/12 June, the nationally-known player-turned-coach Cliff Jones is returning to Ramsgate to manage the CA (Croquet Association) Golf Open Championship.

This tournament attracts some of the best players from the UK and abroad. On the Monday and Tuesday following this event, Cliff Jones returns to the lawns to offer club members coaching in both golf and association croquet.

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Into July, and the CA Singles Handicap event takes place over the weekend of the 9 / 10.

Manager for this event will be Ramsgate’s own Roger Loram. Then on Sunday 24 July, the club’s annual Mixed Ability Golf Tournament pairs club members with higher handicaps with fellow members on a lower handicap, in a doubles competition with a difference, organised by Lee Ault and Douglas Cossey. Ramsgate Croquet Club also runs a junior section for 8-18 year olds, with sessions on Saturday morning beginning at 10am. All of the juniors’ coaches are fully qualified and police checked.

Visitors are always welcome to view the matches, either at the lawns themselves, or from the higher vantage point on Royal Parade.

For more information on how to become a member, taking part in taster sessions and details of our evening events, please contact the Membership Secretary on 01843 604934.

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Wheels and Fins Festival The ‘Wheels and Fins Festival’, is a FREE, three-day, music, action sports & beach festival located on Joss Bay Beach in Broadstairs, Kent.

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makes a summer on the Isle of Thanet unique – in a single weekend. Wheels and Fins 2016 is guaranteed to be combine everything which has made the festival a success in previous years, with innovative and creative ideas to provide attendees with a brand new experience. In 2015, the third annual Wheels and Fins festival ended on a high, with locally renowned musicians and DJs playing out the last few hours of the festival as the sun set on another awesome season on Joss Bay beach. Festival organiser, and owner of the infamous Joss Bay Surf School, Dave Melmoth, pledged to return this year, with something even bigger and better to round off the season with an incredible Wheels and Fins 2016. Momentum is gathering, and anticipation is already bubbling away in expectation of this year’s festival – with internationally recognised artists on the bill and famous names from the worlds of surf, skate and BMX lined up to take part. The aim of the Wheels and Fins team has always been to create an inclusive festival, which doesn’t only cater for the interests of action sports fans, but also for the local Thanet community and tourists from outside of the area. There’s tonnes on offer for foodies, children, and those who just love a cold beer on the beach, not to mention opportunities to try something new. This committed team continues to grow, and with some characters on board for Wheels and Fins 2016, there are certainly some great things just around the corner at Joss Bay.”

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It has been a great start to the first month in our new Queen Street Community Hub with productive results.

We have had a busy food bank and clothing bank as well as support given for housing, general advocacy, help with benefits, budgeting and other support services.

Food bank demand seems to be on the rise again with last week taking a hit to our stocks even with a shop by us topping up nonperishables and Morrisons helping with nonperishables mid last week.

We are now also taking your unwanted ‘bric a brac’ for our community shop.

Donate your unwanted tems/bric’a’brac to our community shop, 70a Queen Street, Ramsgate (opposite Waitrose) between 12 and 4.30pm Monday - Friday, 11am - 5pm Saturdays or our out of hours drop off point by prior arrangement.

Remember, if you or someone you know is struggling, we are here to help. Contact us on 07472 459457 or email thanet.families.in.need@ gmail.com Find out more information about our non-funded, non-profit community organisation and Thanet’s only 7 day food bank by visiting our website at www.thanetfamiliesinneed.co.uk

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Spare Time? Why Not Try Volunteering!

You Can Make a Difference Thanet Community Support Partnership is a central point of contact for a group of organisations who each support older people in various ways.

The aim is to reduce isolation and boost morale, and one way of doing this is by using volunteers to help. If you have a few hours to spare in the week, there are many ways you can make a difference to an older person.

It may be as a volunteer befriender, who can pop in on someone regularly for a cup of tea and a chat, help with shopping or maybe go for a drive just to break up the day and give the older person something to look forward to.

dementia, by visiting them in hospital and helping to stimulate memories and conversation. Training is given.

If you like the sound of any of these and you are over 18, why not ring Lou or Fran for a chat on 01843 597115, email tcspc@ hotmail.co.uk or go to www. thanetcommunitysupport.org Thanet Community Support Partnership is hosted

by Thanet Volunteer Bureau.

It may be that organising paperwork is your thing! It’s easy to get in a mess with paperwork, especially if you have been ill. Sadly, sometimes older people need someone to speak up for them when dealing with authorities and businesses, or maybe just a little help with form filling to ensure they are receiving the entitlements they are due.

Volunteer Advocates help with all of this and more. Full training is given.

Being in a wheelchair can make it difficult to enjoy a day out. By volunteering to help on the minibus, you could spend the day with a wheelchair user, helping them to enjoy a trip out.

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Young Person’s Travel Pass To meet the cost of increases to bus fares, the cost of the Young Person’s Travel Pass will rise by £20, Kent County Council has said.

The concessionary scheme’s costs to the council can change each year, based on use and on the average fare of operators.

With fares set to increase, KCC has said it needs to raise the price in order to cover the cost to the Kent taxpayer.

Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport Matthew Balfour said: “Having had lengthy discussions with bus operators we understand fares will rise by 3% on average.

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Things to do Gospel Music Festival The. first East Kent Overflow Gospel Music Festival - EKO 2016 is due to take place in Sandwich this June 25th From 11.30am to 4pm on Sandwich Guildhall forecourt the Szeged Gospel Choir all the way from Hungary and Royal Destiny a Southern African group from Zimbabwe will be among those performing. This event is free but there will be collections for charity. In the evening at 7.30pm, internationally known singer/songwriter Godfrey Birtill will be in concert. Godfrey has performed in stadiums across Europe including Wembley stadium. He is also popular in pubs across England. As Godfrey does not want anyone excluded due to cost, we are just charging £1 per ticket to go towards the expenses of putting on the event and people will have an opportunity to give towards Godfrey’s expenses on the night as they can afford to do so.

Festival for Archaeology Powell-Cotton Museum, House and Gardens Sun17 July 2016 | 11am-12.30pm & 1.30-3pm Tuesdays - Fridays inclusive from 2 August - 2 September 2016 (Summer Holiday activity) Adults £8.50 & Children £6 (includes admission to the Museum, House and Gardens) | Members: Children £3. To book a place please call the museum 01843 842168. Places are limited, please book early to avoid disappointment.

Explore the World! Join the Powell-Cotton family on a worldwide tour. Make sure you collect a passport to get stamped as we visit a different country each week. On your travels learn about the country and make a souvenir to take home.

Where will we go? Come and join us to find out!

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Summer Prom Quex Gardens | Sunday 3 July 2016 | 6-9pm Adults £30, Children (5-16 years) £15, Groups of 10 or more will receive a reduction of £2 per ticket A summer evening prom and picnic event in the beautiful surroundings of Quex Gardens.

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Things to do a cup of tea while also having the opportunity to join in with various activities like arts and crafts, exercise classes, quizzes, watch performances (dance and singing), flower arranging and lots more! Here are some of the comments from the people who have attended: “I love coming along and meeting people, it’s the company that does it for me” “I like having a cup of tea and a giggle” “I have gained new friends as a result of coming along to your Time” It is only £2 admissions which covers the cost of tea, coffee and cake and biscuits as well as joining in with any of the activities.

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Things to do Learn Spanish in a Different Way There are 3 groups in Broadstairs at the Chapel. One is on Mondays at 6.30pm (beginners), the other one on Thursdays at 3.30pm (beginners) and on Fridays at 12pm (conversation). Also, I organise a monthly Latin night where we learn the cultural aspect of Spain and Latin America. This is with live music, dancing and a different theme every month. This event is open for everyone. For more information, please contact Maria on 07851 074091, or email her at maria-5242@hotmail.co.uk Bugs Bugs meet Wednesday every other week at Joe’s Cafe Minnis Bay at 7pm . We have been going since October 2014 and now regularly play at venues for charities we collect for. Beginners are welcome and we’ll get you playing and singing!

Cliftonville Hockey Club Our winter (Sept-Mar) training sessions are: Juniors 6-7pm weds age 4-14yrs Mens 7-9pm Wednesdays Ladies 7-9pm Tuesdays Summer sessions: Juniors 6-7pm weds age 4-14yrs Mens 7:30-8:30pm Wednesdays St Lawrence College Ramsgate. We offer amazing deals for junior training as we want to encourage children in Thanet to enjoy outdoor team sports!

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Our objectives are: to create an environment where people can share a common interest; actively support the work of the RSPB and raise awareness of the society in the local community; raise funds for RSPB local and national projects and recruit new society members.

Indoor meetings: are every last Tuesday in the month. We meet at the Portland Centre, Hopeville Ave, St Peter’s CT10 2TR opposite the Co-op, 7 for 7.30pm and meetings last about 2 hours. We generally have a Illustrated talks on birds and natural history topics by well-known speakers covering a wide range of interesting wildlife subjects. Meetings are both fun and informative.

The entry fee includes tea and coffee which is served at half time which provides a great opportunity to meet like minded people.

Field Trips: are organised regularly and led by experienced leaders able to help you see and identify new birds and introduce you to new locations locally and beyond.

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What’s the point of the hoverboard?

Now before you reach for the Daily Mail article saying they’re illegal on the roads and it doesn’t even hover like Doc Brown intended it to, there’s no denying they have really caught on lately.

I’ve been given a board for the weekend and after wobbling at first, a few minutes later I was spinning around and it found it incredibly stable, tough and with the Bluetooth link up to my phone, it made a rather good portable jukebox.

The first thing that struck me was how tough it is. It’s got a steel plate running through it, so after jumping off and flipping it into a wall (like I did) it remained unscathed. Stepping on is like getting onto a podium – like a stage rising up at the O2.

It’s very stable and the wide tyres are capable of riding comfortably over a small bump. Leaning forwards to go forwards and backwards to stop is very intuitive.

The horror stories are all true. There are manufacturers out there who make boards that set on fire due to cheap parts and no fuses. So if you’re going to get a good all-rounder, make sure you go for a British standards approved board from a shop, not a short term seller like those on eBay. This one I used is CE approved, they deliver, has a Samsung battery for twelve miles of travel, the mobile phone Bluetooth with speaker AND the all important fused plug for £375. www.londonhoverboards.com Josh Coleman

Steering is incredibly accurate too. The Hoverboard is not like a bike, it’s an extension of yourself, it replaces walking for getting around and you have almost the same mobility. You can ride into the narrowest corners, up hills and with a top speed of 11mph it’s great fun.

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Beachcombing Bottles After the January gales of 1953, the beaches from Walmer to Pegwell Bay were littered with jetsam. Beachcombers at Sandwich Bay found some very interesting and curious shaped bottles that had washed ashore. A number of these were discovered intact – and a few were still corked and contained their original contents.

the contents of the wreck’s hold, the bottles were washed ashore in vast quantities. The alerted local inhabitants were quick in rescuing those bottles that had not broken in the surf.

Coastguards did their utmost to relinquish this illicit windfall from the residents. Nevertheless, some of the populace decided to empty the bottles contents before they could be confiscated. It was recorded that one old lady died on the beach through alcohol poisoning.

A local fishmonger scooped up five bottles whilst he was pushing his shrimp net, and Mrs B.Longmore of Sandwich, walking along the beach, found six. From the broken bottles that lay shattered above the tide line Major-General and Mrs I.D.Erskine discovered four more undamaged.

When the original divers discovered the Loanda in the 1970s, they described the cargo holds of the rusting wreck to be similar to the stacked shelves of Tesco’s. Racks of bottles were everywhere to be seen, and most of them still with their corks in place. However, time and saltwater had spoilt the contents of the bottles and there were none that were drinkable.

These squat dark green bottles had the profile of a ships’ decanter. Their contents were certainly undrinkable and the fluid had an unpleasant aroma that was hard to dispel, however, it was their shape that made them collectable.

Later, it was found that most of these bottles came from the ships that were lost in the great storm of 1703. Some were from the vessels cargo and many others were from the officers’ personal wine supplies. In those days much of the ships’ water became stagnant and the crews’ would rely on beer to quench their thirst – normally a gallon a day. However, wine was sometimes the preferred taste of the ship’s captain and officers, and these onion shaped bottles contained a pint and a half of the liquid.

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Needless to say, the precious onion bottles were not discarded when empty. Some were refilled with wine when the ship put into different ports during the voyage. In the Mediterranean, the officers occasionally used them to store olive oil.

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Father’s Day Vanilla Cookies cookies (makes 14 x 4 inch cookies) 200g unsalted butter (please note: you MUST MUST use use block block butter, butter, not margarine or spreadable butter) 200g caster sugar, 1 egg, lightly beaten, beaten, 400g 400g plain plain flour flour ½ teaspoon ground vanilla beans or 1 teaspoon teaspoon vanilla vanilla bean bean paste paste

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3. Add thethe eggegg and one third onaalow lowspeed speedun3. Add and one thirdofofthe theflour flour and and mix mix on until it forms a dough. Add the remaining flour and mix on a low til it forms a dough. Add the remaining flour and mix on a low speed until the flour is incorporated. Gather into a ball and either speed until the flour is incorporated. Gather into a ball and either place in a freezer bag or wrap in cling film. Chill for at least an place in ausing. freezer bag or wrap in cling film. Chill for at least an hour before hour before using.

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Confused about the I’m sure that I’m not the only one confused about the up-coming EU Referendum on June 23 and the pros and cons of staying or leaving the EU. On the face of it, Britain leaving the EU and becoming an independent state with free trade and more control over its legislation, fishing, borders and future seems like a good idea.

The complexity of a Brexit might not be as clear cut, or as one sided as I thought. Like many people in the UK, I’m now frantically reading up and questioning both sides of the argument as the referendum draws closer. How we vote, and the long term affects will have implications for generations to come.

One of the major concerns and one that has undoubtedly forced the government to call a referendum, is the issue of immigration. As a member state of the EU, there is a freedom of movement of people from other EU states and one argument for exiting the EU would be that we, as a country would regain control of our borders and have more say about the regulation governing immigration.

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EU Referendum? a direct result of this. It seems there is still a deficit on our investment.

The EU does fund some of the poorer communities with grants and subsidies, but surely we could just inject some of the £55 Million a day we pay in membership directly in to this? The pro-Europe campaigners say that if we stay in the EU is we are viewed as a much more attractive investment for other countries, we get more of a vote of confidence for investment and trade and that by exciting the EU and going it alone. They feel that a Brexit could see us with years of economic uncertainty and that it’s better the devil you know. Britain, is at the moment is one of the strongest economies in Europe and even the world, so would we be risking this if we left the EU? There have been benefits in being part of the EU, we have better working conditions, cleaner beaches and environment, but equally there have been the negatives of being dictated to by Brussels on what we can and can’t do in our own country and having to follow their rules and regulations.

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“Go outside. Remain” Nick Offerman

A wise man once said go outdoors and remain there. There might still be a chill in the air but days are getting longer and the galanthus are in bloom – it’s the perfect time to prep the garden. Here are some beginner tips to get you started at this time of year.

One: Get your tools in order

Everyone needs the tools of their trade. My big five for the garden are fork, spade, hoe, rake, and trowel.

A good pair of gloves are a must and a decent pair of secateurs will be at home in your pocket.

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One of the first things you want to establish is a compost heap. This can begin as simply a sunny corner in the garden where you put your vegetable scraps but you’ll soon want a container of sorts. There are numerous ones available on the market but it’s an easy job (and fun) to construct one from scrap timber or pallets, old tyres, bricks or wire mesh. A quick search online will yield countless tutorials; ignore them all and make up your own design. Avoid placing the heap on concrete, patio slabs or tarmac. You want a site on bare soil so worms and other creatures can colonise, they help mix the compost. When adding ingredients include a healthy mix of green (vegetable peelings, fruit waste, tea bags, plant prunings, grass cuttings etc.) and brown (cardboard egg boxes, scrunched up paper, small twigs etc.) waste. Do not add meat or cooked food waste, this attracts rats, and avoid citrus.

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Three: Prepare the ground

In other words: weeding. Dig out tired old shrubs and weeds, especially perennials (thistle, nettle, bindweed etc.) Try to remove all parts of the roots, but don’t be over hasty. My grandfather would tell me a garden would only ever be finished if there was nothing left to take out. Use a fork to turn the soil over, hoe and then rake. Then bask in satisfaction. At this time of year if you’re not going to plant anything for another week or two then it helps to lay some old carpet over your freshly turned soil. This prevents new weeds from getting any sunlight and helps warm the ground.

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Chilli, Ginger Chicken Salad Serves 2 Preparation time 5 mins Ingredients 2 skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded ½ a cucumber, de-seeded and cut into ribbons (you can use a potato peeler) 1 shallot, peeled and very finely chopped 1tbsp mint leaves 1tbsp coriander leaves 1 red chilli, thinly sliced 3 limes, juiced 1tsp ginger, freshly grated 1tbsp fish sauce 1tbsp soft brown sugar 1tbsp roasted peanuts, roughly chopped Method Place the chicken in a bowl with the cucumber, shallot, herbs and chilli.

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The Micro Museum in Ramsgate Tucked away on Church Hill, off the High Street in Ramsgate, you will find The Micro Museum, the only Museum of computing in the County of Kent.

this year, The Micro Museum is the place to: • DISCOVER the history of personal computing and learn about the ideas and stories of the inventors of the digital age • Indulge in some NOSTALGIA and see if you can find your first computer among the hundreds of items on display • DO the history quiz and earn a fun certificate.

Younger visitors can do the toy hunt and earn their own mini certificate • Enjoy unlimited PLAY on classic games (all included in the admission price)

The Museum is the showcase for Mike and Carol Deer’s unique personal collection of vintage computers, games and micro electronics, gathered together by the husband and wife team since they bought their first home computer in the 1980s. They realised that developments were happening so fast that there was a real danger of the devices disappearing forever as people discarded them to make way for the latest innovations. The collection grew over the years with the addition of more PCs, games consoles, accessories and toys until, with hundreds of items in storage, they realised that their best plan was to create a place where they could allow others to enjoy the digital past.

In 2005, with fond memories of childhood holidays in the area with their respective families, they decided on Ramsgate as the location for the museum. A trial Summer season was successful but family commitments put a halt to their hopes to open as a permanent attraction. 9 years later, when they had retired, they found new premises on Church Hill and re-launched the Museum.

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