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WHAT’S ON APRIL 2017 TO FEBRUARY 2018 www.discoverbroadstairs.com DISCOVER BROADSTAIRS 2017 3 Spring Fair INTRODUCTION Saturday 15th to Monday 17th April Pierremont Park Grounds, Broadstairs CT10 1JX FREE entry – Opens at 10am

roadstairs has retained the serene charm Week (August); foodies flock for theFood of a traditional seaside town yet it has a Festivals (Easter and October); literature Bwealth of activities throughout the year. and heritage are explored during Dickens Week (June) and of course, Broadstairs We hope that this brochure will introduce Water Gala – the town’s oldest event, with you to the many and diverse activities and a full day of sea and beach based activities. events in and around Broadstairs – whether you are a resident, passing through on The High Street, and surrounding roads, offer a business or enjoying a warm welcome as a diverse range of independent shops: designer leisure visitor. frocks and jewellery; gifts and cards; ‘proper’ greengrocers, butchers, bakers and probably, Cultural opportunities encompassing art candle stick makers. Three micro-pubs, two and literature, archaeology and geography, independent off-licences, art gallery and music and dance – are all here to be explored studio and such a selection of cafes, bars and and discovered in Broadstairs. Whether you restaurants – you could eat your way around are a visitor discovering the town for the first the world in eighty days in Broadstairs. time or fortunate to be a resident, there is so much to do whatever the month. We hope that Discover Broadstairs proves to be a valuable guide and an introduction Enjoy our many festivals that take place to the numerous organisations and clubs, throughout the year. Music offerings events and festivals that make Broadstairs October Food Festival included Blues Bash (February) and Folk the interesting, vibrant town that it is today. Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October PLEASE CHECK ONLINE Victoria Gardens & Promenade, Broadstairs – FREE entry – Opens at 10am The information contained in this booklet has been published View ‘Discover Broadstairs’ online – and download Diary pages in good faith on the basis of information supplied by VisitKent, at www.discoverbroadstairs.com Thanet District Council Tourism and individual third parties. However, dates and times may be subject to change, so we AJ Designs cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information would advise that you use the contact information provided to given and accepts no responsibility for any error or check the event information. misrepresentation. All liability for loss, disappointment, negligence or other damage caused by reliance on the broadstairsfoodfestival.org.uk UPDATES information contained in this booklet is hereby excluded. @broadstairsfoodfestival New events may be available – particularly for winter events Discover Broadstairs is compiled by AJ Designs / 01843 871102. that were unconfirmed at the time of press so please refer to All artwork in the publication is copyright and may not be #broadiefoodfest Assistance dogs only – thank you www.visitthanet.co.uk for event news. reproduced without permission. www.discoverbroadstairs.com DISCOVER BROADSTAIRS 2017 5 6 DISCOVER BROADSTAIRS 2017 www.discoverbroadstairs.com www.discoverbroadstairs.com DISCOVER BROADSTAIRS 2017 7 ATTRACTIONS

Kent Greeters Village Tours Bleak House Dickens House Museum Joss Bay Surf School Rascal Bay Mini Golf, Kent Greeters are an enthusiastic Flagship, award-winning tours The former holiday residence Dickens House Museum celebrates People have been riding waves at Manston band of volunteers who are happy, around the village of St Peters, of the famous Victorian author, Charles Dickens’ long connection Joss Bay for over 40 years and it is Designed in Sweden, the adventure and able, to share knowledge, meeting a variety of historical Charles Dickens, Bleak House with Broadstairs (1837-1851, by far the most popular surf spot encounters pirates, cannons, an highlights, hidden gems, myths costumed characters. Learn a little was built in 1801, and was housed in the cottage that was his in South East England. Established octopus, snakes, skulls, a cannibal’s and legends of the towns they of the long history of the much originally used as the home inspiration for the home of Betsey in 1998, the Joss Bay team have cooking pot, a crashed jeep, rocks, represent – and the Broadstairs band loved St Peter’s Church, of the of the fort captain during the Trotwood in David Copperfield. given thousands of lessons to both a volcano, dinosaurs, waterfalls, have plenty of information to share. Newbolts and the famous breakfast Napoleonic wars. Visit the house Visitors will see items that belonged young and old, abled and disabled, dinosaur eggs, a treasure chest, Greets typically last about 1 hour, are parties, of the role the tower and Smuggling museum. Teas, to Charles Dickens, including letters and pride themselves on delivering crocodiles and two rafts that the tailored to meet your specific needs played in the Napoleonic wars and coffees, homemade cakes and written about Broadstairs, his writing professional and friendly surf and whole family will love! and interest, and are for a maximum conditions in the workhouse. Tours sandwiches are available in The box and mahogany sideboard stand up paddleboard lessons. Open Tel: 01843 447964 of six people. See more at www. take around two and a half hours, Great Expectations room. alongside a fine collection of prints Easter (March) until end of October. www.rascalbay.co.uk visitkent.co.uk/kent-greeters New conducted in English only. Licensed bar available. by JH.K.Browne (Phiz) – one of Joss Bay Beach, Broadstairs CT10 3PG. Greeters are always welcome – why Tours are free but contributions are Open Mon-Sat 11am-5pm. Dickens’ principal illustrators. Tel: 07812 991195 not explore joining your local team? invited (advised £4 per adult). Adults: £4. Under 12s: £2. Opening hours 25th March to 12th www.jossbay.co.uk www.visitkent.co.uk/plan-your- Pre-booking advisable. May-Sept www.bleakhousebroadstairs.com June, 12th September to 30th visit/kent-greeters/become-a- (see our Diary pages for days/times). October: 1pm-4.30pm. 13th June Kent Surf School kent-greeter Tel: 07578 908239 Crampton Tower Museum to 11th September 10am-4.30pm. Based in Viking Bay, Broadstairs, www.villagetour.org.uk The Crampton Tower Museum is a 31st October to 30th November: Kent Surf School offers a range of Broadstairs Town Trail Other tours available: World War fascinating small museum, partly weekends only 1pm-4.30pm. Closed watersports lessons from Surfing The town trail is a self-guided walk I and II tours; Churchyard tours. housed in a flint tower adjacent December 2016 to March 2017. to Stand Up paddle boarding/ leading you around the town. to the Broadstairs Railway Station. Tel: 01843 861232 Monster SUP / Body boarding and The trail’s illustrated boards and Thomas Russel Crampton is perhaps Sea kayaking. Private lessons and guide give an insight into the chiefly remembered as a designer of group lessons. Equipment hire. town’s history, its people and locomotives and of railways, but he We have great facilities to our Revolution Skatepark buildings. Free leaflets are available was also concerned with gas, water customers with 10 changing rooms, And Climbing Centre from the Visitor Information kiosks works and the submarine telegraph 40 individual lockers, 2 showers, One of Kent’s finest extreme and St Peters Town Council offices, cable. He was the first to succeed in tea/coffee and refreshments, and a leisure centres, Revolution Pierremont Hall, off High Street. laying an effective telegraph cable viewing area for parents to chill; Skatepark offer all types of ramps under the English Channel. The this sets us above the rest. for beginners and expert riders Turner And Dickens Walk Broadstairs Gallery, introduced in Open 7 days a week, April alike. Users can skateboard, Take a walk along the restored 4 mile 2006, focuses on the development until end of September. Open Scooter, Inline Skate and BMX, all route between Turner’s Margate and of the town of Broadstairs, illustrated weekends during October. in the safety of the state of the art, Dickens’ Broadstairs, following an through vintage postcards and www.kentsurfschool.co.uk immaculately maintained, indoor ancient footpath between St Peter’s photographs. Children can ride the 5 environment. The Climbing Centre and St John’s churches. The walk is inch gauge miniature railway on the Viking Bay Kiddies Corner Lillyputt Minigolf is packed with a diverse range of signposted in both directions. museum site – weather permitting. Open Easter to October. Great fun Well-designed family activity colourful walls and are suitable for Start at Margate Harbour Arm Adults £3; Children £1.50. for children of all ages. Toddlers in the centre of Broadstairs, all levels of climbers. Snack bar for next to the Turner Contemporary New Kent Art Gallery Family ticket £7.50 (2+2). merry-go-around, Helter-Skelter; featuring humps, lumps,water and refuelling between activities. Gallery or on Broadstairs and Studio Tel: 01843 871133 Swing-Boats; Bouncy Giraffe; wind mills. Covered tea garden. For info/ opening times and fees: promenade outside the Dickens New Kent Art Gallery is situated in www.cramptontower.co.uk trampolines and beach table Summertime weekends / school Tel: 01843 866707 House Museum. Scenes from the very heart of Broadstairs, yards tennis. Boardwalk / lift access. holidays from 10am. Winter www.revolutionskatepark.co.uk Turner’s and Dickens’ works, lives from the seafront and harbour. weekends – weather permitting. and times are displayed at three The brainchild of RA exhibitor Brian Adults £4; Children under 10 £3.50. points along the route. Celebrate Hodgson and Karen Hiscock- Tel: 01843 861500 the connections Margate has with Lawrence, they offer an intimate, www.minigolfbroadstairs.com artist JMW Turner, the famous fine art and gallery space focussing sunset paintings and Broadstairs on local artists, both traditional and with writer Charles Dickens who contemporary – together with a spent his holidays in the town. working studio and resident artists. Download a copy of the route Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Sun 10am-4pm. leaflet atwww.visitthanet.co.uk/ Albion Street, Broadstairs. Information provided by attractions/turner-and-dickens-walk www.newkentart.com www.visitthanet.co.uk

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Broadstairs, and the neighbouring towns and villages, have a wealth of wonderful events – available to visitors and locals alike. To enable you to make the most of these, this publication – ‘Discover Broadstairs’ – brings together a directory of events from April 2017 to February 2018.

The monthly diary pages focus primarily on Broadstairs activities with the addition of key events in Margate and Ramsgate. Where possible, hours/ticket prices and contact details have been included – though these may be subject to changes beyond our control.

If you are planning a visit or holiday around a particular event / activity, you would be advised to check with the organisers nearer the time. (This is especially pertinent in the later months where events for Halloween, Guy Fawkes, Christmas and New Year, were unconfirmed at time of publication.)

For additional event information: We are indebted to the effort expended by Thanet Tourism, in their efforts to gather and share information. Refer to www.VisitThanet.co.uk/ThingsToDo and /WhatsOn for the latest event news.

Music listings: Broadstairs has a wealth of live music – listed on www.brownbearsw.com/ cal/wiredbroadstairs

Local businesses The production of this annual publication is entirely dependent on the revenue generated through advertising – so we would encourage you to support the local businesses who, in turn, have supported us.

Enjoy Discover Broadstairs!

The information presented here was correct at the AJ DESIGNS time of publication, using information kindly supplied [email protected] by a number of agencies, associations and individuals.

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The knives will be out (but in a good way!) at East Kent College in May. Twelve budding young chefs reaching the final will be competing for glory in the 2017 Thanet School Recipe Challenge, now in its 7th year.

Tesco and East Kent College, sponsors of the Recipe Challenge, will open their doors of its training kitchen to twelve finalists who will fill the room with excitement and mouth-watering cookery smells, getting to grips with unfamiliar equipment, in a Master-Chef style finale.

The young chefs will be tasked to create innovative recipes which include at least one of the Thanet Earth crops of tomatoes, peppers or cucumbers.

Mike Corbett, Technical Manager and food guru for Tesco salad products said “Every year we’re amazed by how skilled these young chefs are, and their accomplished use of the delicious products grown at Thanet Earth reinforces how versatile these crops can be. In the Thanet area, this competition really captures the imagination, and we’re very pleased that local schools have embraced how important it is to help children connect with great, healthy food”.

The chef tutors and college catering students will be on hand as ever to reassure and assist in the college kitchens, and our judges – Jason Freedman (Curiously Kentish), Chetna Makan (Food with Chetna), Mike Corbett (Tesco), Eleanor Mansell (Tesco) and Jo Scott (Broadstairs Food Festival) love watching the preparation of the dishes and the all-important tasting of the finished recipes. Chetna Makan local resident and BBC Bake Off semi-finalist said “she was looking for innovative use of ingredients and exciting flavours”.

Just reaching the finals is a significant achievement, and each finalist will be rewarded with a signed copy of Chetna’s recipe book along with a trophy and a commemorative apron. The winners bagged a tasty £300 in Tesco vouchers for their school, and they’ll see their recipe printed as a recipe card at Tesco.

The Thanet Recipe Challenge is open to all schools in the Thanet area and regular updates on the competition can be found at the Thanet Earth education website www.discoverthanetearth.com

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Throughout April Sat 1st April – Sunday 7th May Tuesday 4th – The Great War 1914-1918 Oliver MacDonald: Adam Friday 7th April Exhibition telling the story of, Reynolds Memorial Bursary Grow your own Quex Mystery and pays tribute to, the people of Combing basket weaving with a We grow lots of fruit and Margate who perished as a result conceptual and sculptural art practice vegetables so come and join of actions or accidents. £1.50 for MacDonald will be in residence in the us this Easter to find out more Adults. Accompanied children Clore Learning Studio. Tues-Sun and about the Quex goodies we grow. under 16 free. Wednesday, Saturday, Bank Holidays 10am-5pm. Free entry. 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. Sunday and Bank Holidays Turner Contemporary, Adults £8.95 & Concessions 11am-5pm (last entry 4pm). Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG £6.50 (includes admission to the Margate Museum Tel: 01843 233000 Museum and Gardens). Adult Tel: 01843 231213 www.turnercontemporary.org Member Free; Children Member £3. Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex Park, Saturday 1st April Sat 1st April – Sunday 7th May Park Lane, Birchington CT7 0BH Tour of St. Laurence Churchyard Entangled: Threads and Making Tel: 01843 842168 Tour of Historic Churchyard. An exhibition of sculpture, www.quexpark.co.uk Resting place of many famous installation, tapestry, textiles and people and royalty. Refreshments jewellery from the 20th century to Tuesday 4th – available in the ancient Church the present day. Tues-Sun and Bank Sunday 9th April afterwards. 10am-12pm. Free entry. Holidays 10am-5pm. Free entry. Darren Lewis St. Laurence Church, High Street, Turner Contemporary, Darren returns for a second year St Lawrence, Ramsgate CT11 0QT Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG with us after a fantastic exhibition Tel: 01843 592478 Tel: 01843 233000 last year. Stunning oils of iconic Email: [email protected] www.turnercontemporary.org local views. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. Saturday 1st – Sunday 23rd April Saturday 1st April New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a The Studio Group Commission: Brewery Tour Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE Kashif Nadim Chaudry Join a monthly tours of the Tel: 01843 319184 Major new commission by Kashif brewery to hear how great beer is www.newkentart.com Nadim Chaudry created especially made, learn how a brewery is run, for the Sunley gallery. Tues-Sun and sniff and taste the hops and, most Tuesday 4th April Bank Holidays 10am-5pm. Free entry. importantly, try some of the fresh, Broadstairs & St. Peter’s Art Turner Contemporary, local ale itself! 11am-1pm. £13.68. Group Monthly Meeting Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG Gadds’ The Ramsgate Brewery, Monthly meeting where visiting Tel: 01843 233000 1 Hornet Close, Pyson’s Rd Ind. professional artists and lecturers give www.turnercontemporary.org Estate, Broadstairs CT10 2YD talks and demonstrations of their www.ramsgatebrewery.co.uk work. 7.30pm-9.30pm. Free entry. Saturday 1st April Holy Trinity Broadstairs, Nelson Pride and Prejudice Sunday 2nd April Place, Broadstairs CT10 1HQ It is a truth universally acknowledged Craft and Gift Fair Email: [email protected] that Jane Austen’s witty and romantic 10am-4pm. Free entry. masterpiece is one of the best-loved Broadstairs Pavilion, Harbour Wednesday 5th April stories of all times, dealing with the Street, Broadstairs CT10 1EU Great Eggcase & Scavenger Hunt most important questions in life… Tel: 01843 861451 Come down to the beach for some Will Mrs Bennet manage to offload Email: [email protected] fun, looking out for shark egg her numerous daughters in record cases and help to create a marine time? 7.30pm. £14 in advance/friends, Sunday 2nd April 7.30pm art masterpiece on the beach over £16 on door. Brutus the school Easter break. 11am. Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, Ramsgate Music Hall, 13 Turner Suggested donation £1pp. Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. Street, Ramsgate CT11 8NJ Viking Bay, Victoria Parade, Peter’s Road, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Tel: 01843 591815 Broadstairs CT10 1NB Tel: 01843 863701 Email: [email protected] Tel: 01843 577672 www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk www.ramsgatemusichall.com www.nekmpa.org.uk www.discoverbroadstairs.com DISCOVER BROADSTAIRS 2017 15 APRIL 2017

Wednesday 5th – Sat 8th April Dreamland, Marine Terrace, to the Museum and Gardens). Adult Children’s Pottery Painting Margate CT9 1XJ Member Free; Children Member £3. Workshop www.dreamland.co.uk Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex Park, Easter Children’s Pottery Park Lane, Birchington CT7 0BH Painting Workshop. Sessions Sunday 9th April Tel: 01843 842168 10.30am-12pm and 1.30pm-3pm. Thanet Farmers’ Market www.quexpark.co.uk £8 per person per session. Thanet Farmers’ Market is held on Pick ‘n’ Paint a Pot, 68 Northdown the 2nd Sunday each month (except Tuesday 11th – Sunday 23rd April Rd, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2RL January and August). Local food, Bonnets and Buns Tel: 01843 297778 drink and craft. Market Cafe. Free Colourful, fresh works in all media Email: [email protected] parking. 9.30am-1pm. Free entry. are welcome for this springtime www.picknpaintapot.co.uk St George’s School, Westwood celebration. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm Road, Broadstairs CT10 2LH and Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. Friday 7th – Sunday 9th April Email: [email protected] New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a Entertaining Angels www.kfma.org.uk/thanet Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE Broadstairs Dickens Players Present. Tel: 01843 319184 Set in the garden of an English Sunday 9th April www.newkentart.com vicarage, Entertaining Angels is Palm Bay PTFA Boot Fair a glowing, warm but deceptive Charity boot fair run to raise funds for Thursday 13th April comic play. Friday & Saturday Palm Bay School. 7am-12pm. Free entry. Stitch and Bitch with the 7.30pm and Sunday 2.30pm. Palm Bay Recreation Ground, Crafty Broads £9 in advance, £11 on the door. Palm Bay Avenue, Margate All crafters welcome. Join a fun group Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, of ladies who like crafting. 7.30pm. Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. Sunday 9th April Bessie’s Tea Parlour, Broadstairs Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Dreamland Tea Dance Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 Tel: 01843 863701 A slice of Strictly comes to Margate! FB: thecraftybroads www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk Come and relive the good old days and enjoy an afternoon of music Thursday 13th April Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th April and social dancing on the wooden Town Trail The Little Mermaid sprung floor in our 1920s Ballroom. For children (0-11) in Easter Guaranteed to make a splash this Various ticket options available. costume or bonnet. Pre-purchased Easter, Wicked Productions returns Dreamland, Marine Terrace, £2 token required – available from with their musical adaptation Margate CT9 1XJ Expressions & Malcolms, High of Hans Christian Andersen’s, www.dreamland.co.uk Street and Bottleneck, Charlotte ‘The Little Mermaid’. Saturday Street. 2.30pm-4.30pm. 5pm, Sunday 1pm and 5pm. £16, Monday 10th April www.broadstairschamber.org.uk Concessions £14, Restricted View IOTAS Archaeological Studies £11, Family of 4 £52. Lecture Thursday 13th – Monday 17th April Theatre Royal Margate, Broken circles: The End of the Bronze Thanet Gang Show Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW Age in Thanet and Kent. 7pm-9pm. £12. Filled with song, dance and sketches, Tel: 01843 292795 Crampton Tower Museum, The the Gang Show gives an entirely Email: [email protected] Broadway, Broadstairs CT10 2AB different view of Scouting and www.theatreroyalmargate.com Email: [email protected] Guiding. No camp fires, no tents and www.iotas.org.uk no “Ging Gang Goolie”, just young Saturday 8th April people showing their talent on stage. Big Fish Little Fish X Camp Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th April Thursday, Saturday and Monday Bestival Family Rave Grow your own Quex Mystery 7.30pm and Monday matinee Back for a family rave, Big Fish Little We grow lots of fruit and 2.30pm. Evening £10, Matinee £9. Fish are back once again. This time, vegetables so come and join us Theatre Royal Margate, they’re teaming up with Camp this Easter to find out more about the Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW Bestival as part of their ‘Pop Stars Quex goodies we grow. 11.30am- Tel: 01843 292795 and Rock Stars Tour’. 2pm-4pm. 12.30pm & 1.30pm-3pm. Adults £8.95 Email: [email protected] Adult £9, Child £6. Concessions £6.50 (includes admission www.theatreroyalmargate.com

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Friday 14th – Saturday 15th April Saturday 15th – Monday 17th April and 7.30pm. Sunday 6.30pm. Planet Thanet Beer Fest 2017 Broadstairs Spring Fair £14 in advance; £16 on the door. Over 200 Real Ales, Ciders and Three day fair with over 50 stalls, Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, Perries. International Bottled Beers. promoting the best of Kent’s food Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. Live Entertainment both day. Hot & and drink producers. Children’s Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Cold food available. Friday 12pm- activities include Art Space; Face Tel: 01843 863701 10pm, last orders 9.15pm, Entry £5; painting and an Easter Bonnet www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk Saturday 12pm-8.30pm, last orders Competition. 10am-5pm. Free entry. 7.45pm, Entry £3. Free to Card Assistance Dogs only please. Friday 21st April Carrying CAMRA members. Pierremont Gardens and Park, Quiz Margate Winter Gardens, Fort High Street, Broadstairs CT10 1JZ Organised by Broadstairs & St Crescent, Margate CT9 1HX Tel: 01843 871102 Peters Chamber of Commerce, Tel: 01843 292795 Email: [email protected] raising funds for town. BYO food Email: [email protected] www.broadstairsfoodfestival.org.uk & drink. £5 per peron. www.margatewintergardens.co.uk Tickets: Expressions & Malcolms, Sunday 16th – Monday 17th April High St and Bottleneck, Charlotte St Friday 14th – Sunday 16th April Bringing History Alive A Garden Fete The Broadstairs branch of Saturday 22nd April – A Garden Fete from Alan Aykbourn’s the Dickens Fellowship give Monday 1st May series of plays. Intimate Exchanges. us a glimpse into the lives of Looping The Loop Festival: A roundabout of mischance, extraordinary and ordinary Adventures in Performance misunderstandings and choices Victorians. Characters will be Looping the Loop adventures based on mere chance. Friday brought to life by the historical in performance, contemporary 7.30pm; Saturday 2.30pm and costumed interpreters. Adults £8.95 theatre across Thanet. 10am-9pm 7.30pm. Sunday 6.30pm. £14 in & Concessions £6.50 (includes See website for details. advance; £16 on the door. admission to the Museum and Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, Gardens). Adult Member Free; Tel: 01843 584840 Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. Children Member £3. Email: [email protected] Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex Park, www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk Tel: 01843 863701 Park Lane, Birchington CT7 0BH www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk Tel: 01843 842168 Sunday 23rd April www.quexpark.co.uk Looping the Loop: Launch Saturday 15th April Launch of Looping the Loop Harbour Wallbanger Monday 17th April Festival previewing performance/ Approximately 7k run, all on the Children’s Easter Bonnet theatre/music makers in Thanet. beach, from Broadstairs Harbour Competition There’ll be short performances, to the wall at Ramsgate and back As part of the Spring Fair. food, music and drinks. 7pm. £5. again. 9.30am. Attached £10, Free entry. See website for Ramsgate Music Hall, 13 Turner Non-attached £12, On the day £14. categories. Gather from Street, Ramsgate CT11 8NJ Viking Bay, Broadstairs 2.15pm for 2.30pm judging. Tel: 01843 584840 Tel: 07773 620045 Pierremont Hall Park Grounds, Email: [email protected] www.thanetroadrunners.org.uk High Street, Broadstairs CT10 1JZ www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk Email: [email protected] Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th April Sunday 23rd April Easter Afternoon Tea Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd April Classic Vehicles Held in our beautifully restored A Game of Golf Come and see the old timers, 1920s Ballroom, Dreamland is the A Game of Golf from Alan lovingly restored and out for an perfect setting for an afternoon Aykbourn’s series of plays. Intimate airing this winter. 10am-4pm. Free. tea. 2pm-5pm. Exchanges. A roundabout of Crampton Tower Museum, Dreamland, Marine Terrace, mischance, misunderstandings and The Broadway, Broadstairs Margate CT9 1XJ choices based on mere chance. Tel: 01843 871133 www.dreamland.co.uk Friday 7.30pm; Saturday 2.30pm www.cramptontower.co.uk

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Tues 25th April – Sun 7th May journey of rehabilitation. 12.30pm, and beyond themed party weekend! Patrick Wilkins 3pm and 5.30pm. See website Day and Festival tickets available. Technically brilliant pencil and for details. Dreamland, Marine Terrace, ink pieces in monochrome and Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate Margate CT9 1XJ simplistic tones. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm Tel: 01843 584840 www.hipsville.co.uk and Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. Email: [email protected] New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk Friday 28th April Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE Fascinating Aida’s – Dillie Keane Tel: 01843 319184 Thursday 27th April Dillie Keane takes a short break www.newkentart.com Looping the Loop: Neverland from her Fascinating Aïda gal pals Inspired by J.M. Barrie’s Neverland, to present her first solo show in Tuesday 25th April this immersive new show for years. 7.30pm. £19.50, Concessions Looping the Loop: Inside children uses beautiful projections, £18.50, Restricted view £17.50. INSIDE by Estelle Rosenfeld. music and performance to tell Theatre Royal Margate, Come and help us make a show the story of a child’s imagination. Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW for the early years! Immersive, 10am, 11.15am and 1.30pm. Tel: 01843 292795 multi-sensory show, using sound, See website for details. www.theatreroyalmargate.com shadow theatre and clowning. St Laurence Parish Hall, 33 High St, 10.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm. St Lawrence, Ramsgate CT11 0QW Saturday 29th – See website for details. Tel: 01843 584840 Sunday 30th April Cliftonville Children’s Centre, 26 Email: [email protected] We’re Going on a Bear Hunt St Paul’s Rd, Clifftonville CT9 2DB www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk Direct from a smash-hit WEST END Tel: 01843 584840 season and international tour. Email: [email protected] Thursday 27th April Michael Rosen’s award-winning www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk Looping the Loop: Enter the Dragon book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Enter The Dragons takes a frank, is brought vividly and noisily to the Tuesday 25th April funny and fearless look at the stage. Sat 4pm, Sun 11am & 2pm. Great Broadstairs Bake Off subject of female ageing. By A&E £11, Family of 4 £40. Meet & chat about the bakes Comedy. Times and venue to be Theatre Royal Margate, we make. Taste a bit of everything. confirmed. See website for details. Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW 7.30pm. New baking theme Tel: 01843 584840 Tel: 01843 292795 each month. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk www.theatreroyalmargate.com FB: GreatBroadstairsBakeOff Friday 28th – Saturday 29th April Saturday 29th April – Thursday 27th April Looping the Loop: Bucket List Monday 1st May Museum Late: Island Stories A powerful story of one Mexican Broadstairs May Fair Fancy a different sort of adventure? woman’s fight for justice. By May Fair Celebrations with fun Explore our latest exhibition “Island Theatre Ad Infinitum. There’ll be fair, games, side shows and craft Stories” after dark! 5pm-11.30pm. a pre-theatre pop-up bar and and artisan stalls. 10am-10.30pm. £10 per person. post-show discussion. Friday Free entry. Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex Park, 7pm-10.30pm and Saturday 7pm- Victoria Gardens, Victoria Parade, Park Lane, Birchington CT7 0BH 9.30pm. See website for details. Broadstairs CT10 1JP Tel: 01843 842168 Cliftonville Children’s Centre, 26 Tel: 01227 700894/07789 742828 www.quexpark.co.uk St Paul’s Rd, Cliftonville CT9 2DB Email: [email protected] Tel: 01843 584840 Thurs 27th – Sat 29th April Email: [email protected] Sunday 30th April Looping the Loop: Reassembled, www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk Cliftonville Farmers Market Slightly Askew Monthly market of local and An autobiographical, audio- Friday 28th – Sunday 30th April county produce. based artwork about Shannon’s Hipsville Seaside A Go Go The Oval, Cliftonville experience of falling critically ill Hipsville is packing up and moving with a rare brain infection and her down to Dreamland for a wild 60s

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Monday 1st May Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, Email: [email protected] Broadstairs May Fair Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. www.iotas.org.uk May Fair Celebrations with fun fair, Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW games, side shows and craft and Tel: 01843 863701 Tuesday 9th May artisan stalls. 10am-10.30pm. Free entry. www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk Broadstairs & St. Peter’s Art Victoria Gardens, Victoria Parade, Group Monthly Meeting Broadstairs CT10 1JP Saturday 6th May Monthly meeting where visiting Tel: 01227 700894/07789 742828 The Fureys professional artists and lecturers give Email: [email protected] Legends of Irish music & song The talks and demonstrations of their FUREYS, renowned for their hit work. 7.30pm-9.30pm. Free entry. Monday 1st May songs ‘I will love you’, ‘When you Holy Trinity Broadstairs, Nelson Looping the Loop: Family were sweet 16’, and many more, Place, Broadstairs CT10 1HQ Explorer Day The FUREYS have been entertaining Email: [email protected] Come and explore, investigate and audiences worldwide for 39 years. take part in the fun! 10am-8pm. 7.30pm. £20.50, Concessions £18.50. Wednesday 10th May Theatre Royal Margate, Theatre Royal Margate, WWII Grave Tours Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW Visit the graves and remember those Tel: 01843 584840 Tel: 01843 292795 who died during or as a result of Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] WWII. Booking recommended. 10am. www.loopingtheloopfestival.org.uk www.theatreroyalmargate.com St. Peters Church Tel: 01843 868646 Tues 2nd May – Tues 13th June Saturday 6th May Let’s Do This – Walk, Jog, Run Brewery Tour Wednesday 10th May Beginners running programme Join a monthly tours of the brewery to Lets Get Quizzical Free 6 week Running Programme. hear how great beer is made, learn how Light-hearted quiz evening, raising Friendly group and everyone welcome. a brewery is run, sniff and taste the hops money for 1st Lawrence Scout Pre booking required. Brought to you and, most importantly, try some of the group. Bangers and mash supper by the National Charity Partnership – a fresh, local ale itself! 11am-1pm. £13.68. included in £10 ticket. partnership between Tesco & registered Gadds’ The Ramsgate Brewery, 1 REEF, Albion St, Broadstairs charities Diabetes UK and the British Hornet Close, Pyson’s Rd Industrial Tel: 01843 863906 Heart Foundation. 6.15pm-7.30pm. Estate, Broadstairs CT10 2YD Email: [email protected] Dumpton Gap, Broadstairs www.ramsgatebrewery.co.uk Tel: 0333 772 0162 Thursday 11th May Email: [email protected] Monday 8th – Sunday 21st May Stitch and Bitch with the www.motiv8zone.co.uk John Hughes Crafty Broads A two week show from John, who All crafters welcome. Join a fun group Wednesday 3rd May teaches pastel and oil painting of ladies who like crafting. 7.30pm. WWII Grave Tours across Kent as well as painting the Bessie’s Tea Parlour, Broadstairs Visit the graves and remember most exquisite detailed land and Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 those who died during or as a seascapes. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm FB: thecraftybroads result of the 1914-18 World War. and Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. Booking recommended. 10am. New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a Friday 12th – Monday 15th May St. Peters Church Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE Open Days Tel: 01843 868646 Tel: 01843 319184 The building reflects Pugin’s belief in the www.newkentart.com Gothic style as the only true Christian Saturday 6th May architecture and his ideal to live out his Titter Ye Not Monday 8th May life in the Middle Ages. Fri-Sun 10am- To celebrate the centenary of the birth IOTAS Archaeological 4pm & Monday 10am-1pm. Free entry. of one of Britain’s greatest comedians, Studies Lecture The Grange, St Augustine’s Road, Paul Harris tours his one man play Pontifex Maximus: Julius Caesar Ramsgate CT11 9NY about the man and recreates the great in Kent. 7-9pm. £12. Tel: 01628 825925 man with eerie accuracy. 7.30pm. £14 Crampton Tower Museum, The Email: [email protected] in advance/friends, £16 on door. Broadway, Broadstairs CT10 2AB www.landmarktrust.org.uk

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Saturday 13th May Tel: 01843 233934 Tuesday 23rd – Sunday 28th May When I Was Cleopatra Email: karen.kenward@ Phil Lanzon An entertainment about pilgrimshospices.org Phil Lanzon, keyboard player from Reincarnation, Karma and Past lives www.pilgrimshospices.org world famous rock group Uriah with Janet Allen-Thompson. 7.30pm. Heap, brings his abstract art to the £12 in advance/friends, £14 on door. Sunday 14th May gallery in his first solo exhibition. Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, Craft and Gift Fair Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Sunday Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. 10am-4pm. Free entry. 11am-4pm. Free entry. Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Broadstairs Pavilion, Harbour New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a Tel: 01843 863701 Street, Broadstairs CT10 1EU Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk Tel: 01843 861451 Tel: 01843 319184 Email: [email protected] www.newkentart.com Saturday 13th May Margate Rock & Blues 2017 Thursday 18th May Tuesday 23rd May There’s only one place for lovers of St. Peters Village Tour Great Broadstairs Bake Off top-notch British Rhythm & Blues Meet many costumed characters Meet and chat about the bakes we and Rock. The excitement switch from past centuries along with make. Taste a bit of everything. 7.30pm. will be turned up to eleven when some surprises on the way! Free New baking theme each month. four of the UK’s most iconic Rock but donations advised. Booking Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 and Blues acts come together for essential. 9.30am. FB: GreatBroadstairsBakeOff the third Margate Rock & Blues Tel: 07546 514948 festival. 4.30pm-11pm. From £22.50. Margate Winter Gardens, Fort Saturday 20th – Crescent, Margate CT9 1HX Sunday 21st May Tel: 01843 292795 Night at the Museum Email: [email protected] Camp out in front of our animal www.margatewintergardens.co.uk dioramas. Take part in games in the gardens, a torchlight tour and Sunday 14th May craft activity. In the morning wake Thanet Farmers’ Market up to a light breakfast. 8pm-9am. Thursday 25th May Thanet Farmers’ Market is held Adults £35, Children £30 and St. Peters Village Tour on the 2nd Sunday each month Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children Meet many costumed characters (except January and August). OR 1 adult, 3 children) £120. from past centuries along with Local food, drink and craft. Powell-Cotton Museum, some surprises on the way! Free Market Cafe. Free parking. Quex Park, Park Lane, but donations advised. Booking 9.30am-1pm. Free entry. Birchington CT7 0BH essential. 9.30am. St George’s School, Westwood Tel: 01843 842168 Tel: 07546 514949 Road, Broadstairs CT10 2LH www.quexpark.co.uk Email: info@thanetfarmers Friday 26th May – market.co.uk Sunday 21st May Sunday 4th June www.kfma.org.uk/thanet Friends of Quex Family Fun Day St Augustine’s Week Family entertainment with live A festival of activities celebrating Sunday 14th May music, dancing, theatre, magic, Augustine of Canterbury who Pilgrims Hospices 5K Colour Run falconry, inflatables and art and landed near Ramsgate in 597, and Run through clouds of colour craft activities. Delicious food, became the first Archbishop of along the route. Start at The Oval, drinks and treats available at Canterbury. Talks, activities, tours, Cliftonville.Go Crazy after the reasonable prices. 11am-4pm. coach trip, and more. See publicity run, with a gigantic colour party. Adults £4, Children £3. for details. Free. 11.30am-2pm. Early Bird £16 Powell-Cotton Museum, St Augustine’s, St Augustine’s Adults, £10 Children under 11ys Quex Park, Park Lane, Road, Ramsgate thereafter £20 Adults £10 children. Birchington CT7 0BH Tel: 01843 606756 Palm Bay Recreation Ground, Tel: 01843 842168 Email: [email protected] Palm Bay Ave, Margate CT9 3NR www.quexpark.co.uk www.augustineshrine.co.uk

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Friday 26th – Monday 29th May Theatre Royal Margate, to the seaside. Free. Margate Mod and Sixties Festival Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW Margate Harbour Arm, Seafront Celebrate the towns connections Tel: 01843 292795 and Old Town with the Mods and Sixties over the www.theatreroyalmargate.com Tel: 020 8961 1000 bank holiday weekend. www.acecafeevents.com/ Olby’s Soul Café, 3-5 King Street, Sunday 28th May margate.html Margate Margate Wonderland Tel: 07740 290992 The ever popular Hackney Wonderland Mon 29th May – Sun 4th June www.gbmusicculture.co.uk is spreading its wings and bringing Judith Hall you Margate Wonderland! Featuring Photography from around Kent. Saturday 27th May The Kills, Little Barrie, Broken Hands and Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm and Visit of Cardinal Pell to Shrine of more! £25 plus booking fee. Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. St Augustine Dreamland, Marine Terrace, New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a Mass will be celebrated by Margate CT9 1XJ Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE Cardinal George Pell, Prefect of www.dreamland.co.uk Tel: 01843 319184 the Secretariat of the Economy of www.newkentart.com Vatican City. This will be preceded Monday 29th May by an outdoor procession of the Spring Spectacular Tues 30th May – Fri 2nd June relic of St Augustine. This is a rare The Spring Spectacular is a free Pacific Patterns and special occasion. All welcome. entry family festival featuring Be inspired by our new Pacific 11am. Free entry. a world class stunt cycle show, exhibition. Discover how ordinary Shrine of St Augustine, St bi-plane aerobatics and a display materials are used to create Augustine’s Rd, Ramsgate CT11 9NY from the “Spirit of Kent” Spitfire. a variety of amazing objects. Tel: 01843 606756 11am-5pm. Free entry. Design your own Tapa textile Email: [email protected] Government Acre, Royal to take home. 11am-12.30pm Esplanade, Ramsgate CT11 0HE and 1.30pm-3pm. Adults £8.95 Sat 27th May – Sun 24 September Tel: 07591 049788 & Concessions £6.50 (includes Portfolio Email: [email protected] admission to the Museum, House Turner Contemporary’s annual art www.defenceofthenation and Gardens) Adult Member Free; competition for pupils, students, educationcentre.org Child Member £3. teachers and art education Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex professionals. Tues-Sun and Bank Monday 29th May Park, Park Ln, Birchington CT7 0BH Holidays 10am-5pm. Free entry. Margate Meltdown Tel: 01843 842168 Turner Contemporary, 10th annual ride out from Ace Café www.quexpark.co.uk Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG Tel: 01843 233000 www.turnercontemporary.org

Sunday 28th May Cliftonville Farmers Market Monthly market of local and county produce The Oval, Cliftonville

Sunday 28th May Ventoux Join 2Magpies as they re-stage the Tour de France race using breath- taking video accompaniment and a pair of road bikes, asking the question – how far will we go to succeed? 7.30pm. Full Price £12, Concessions £10, Friends £8.

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Thursday 1st June Saturday 3rd June Saturday 3rd June St. Peters Village Tour Seaweed and their Secrets Fun Day Meet many costumed characters Join Ian Tittley to find out Hornby Visitor Centre, Ramsgate from past centuries along with everything you would like to Road, Margate CT9 4JX some surprises on the way! Free know about seaweed, their uses Tel: 01843 233524 but donations advised. Booking and properties. Please wear www.hornby.com/ essential. 1.30pm. appropriate footwear suitable hornby-visitor-centre Tel: 07546 514950 for walking on the chalk reef and rockpools. Suitable for adults (14+). Saturday 3rd June Thursday 1st – Saturday 3rd June 1.30pm. £3 per person. Brewery Tour Cowardy Custard Botany Bay, Broadstairs Join a monthly tours of the An imaginative and innovative Tel: 01843 577672 brewery to hear how great beer is presentation of Noel Coward’s www.nekmpa.org.uk made, learn how a brewery is run, words, music, sketches, which also sniff and taste the hops and, most shows us something of the man Saturday 3rd June importantly, try some of the fresh, himself. Cowardy Custard contains Opening of St Augustine and local ale itself! 11am-1pm. £13.68. not only. Friday and Saturday 7.30pm Pugin Visitor Centre and Shrine Gadds’ The Ramsgate Brewery, and Sunday 2.30pm. £10 paid in The brand new Visitor Centre 1 Hornet Close, Pyson’s Rd Ind. advance/friends, £12 on doors. and restored church interior will Estate, Broadstairs CT10 2YD Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, be officially opened and blessed www.ramsgatebrewery.co.uk Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. by Peter Smith, Archbishop of Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Southwark. This will consist of a Sunday 4th June Tel: 01843 863701 service of Vespers, followed by the Great Bucket and Spade Run www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk opening. All welcome. Heritage Historic vehicle & classic car Lottery Funded. 5pm. Free. show with stalls selling goods Friday 2nd June St Augustine’s, St Augustine’s and amusements for children. Strawberry Fair Road, Ramsgate Now in its 36th year and proudly FREE EVENT – fun for whole family- kids Tel: 01843 606756 organized by the Ramsgate Old gardening, pond dipping, strawberry Email: [email protected] Motor & Motor Cycle Club. Starting themed activities market stall. www.augustineshrine.co.uk from Challock. Open from 10am. Windmill Community Garden Free entry. Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th June Government Acre, Ramsgate Open Gardens Tel: 01474 3218006 A weekend of flowers, music and art in St Nicholas at Wade, where Sunday 4th June homeowners across the village Dreamland Tea Dance open their garden gates to visitors A slice of Strictly comes to Margate! to raise funds for St Nicholas at Come and relive the good old days Wade Church. 11am-5pm. £3.50. and enjoy an afternoon of music Tel: 01843 848529 and social dancing on the wooden sprung floor in our 1920s Ballroom. Various ticket options available. Saturday 3rd June Dreamland, Marine Terrace, Tour of St. Laurence Church Margate CT9 1XJ Tour of Historic Churchyard. www.dreamland.co.uk Resting place of many famous people and royalty. Refreshments Sunday 4th June available in the ancient Church Craft and Gift Fair afterwards. 10am-12pm. Free entry. 10am-4pm. Free entry St. Laurence Church, High Street, Broadstairs Pavilion, Harbour St Lawrence, Ramsgate CT11 0QT Street, Broadstairs CT10 1EU Tel: 01843 592478 Tel: 01843 861451 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.discoverbroadstairs.com DISCOVER BROADSTAIRS 2017 29 JUNE 2017

Sunday 4th June Tuesday 6th – announced. Free entry. Thursday 8th – all media. All work for sale. Monday 12th June Broadstairs Seafront Open Sunday 11th June York Street Gallery, 22 York Street, Wednesday 14th June 10am-5pm. Free entry. IOTAS Archaeological Air Art Exhibition Sally Childs Ramsgate CT11 9DS Pick and Mix: East Kent College Viking Bay, Broadstairs Studies Lecture Exhibition showcasing wide Soft sculpture and oils exhibition. Tel: 07887 477948 Creative Arts students Email: [email protected] Gods, heroes or mercenaries?: range of group members’ Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm and Email: [email protected] This exhibition will feature a Hengist and Horsa. 7pm-9pm. £12. talents comprising paintings in Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. www.yorkstreetgallery.co.uk wide range of paintings, prints, Monday 10th June Crampton Tower Museum, The all media. All work for sale. New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, photography, film and media work, IOTAS Archaeological Broadway, Broadstairs CT10 2AB 10am-5pm. Free entry. 49a Albion St, Broadstairs Thursday 8th June with something to suit all tastes. Studies Lecture Email: [email protected] Viking Bay, Broadstairs CT10 1NE Stitch and Bitch with the 10.30am-4.30pm plus evening Domneva’s Deer: Saints and www.iotas.org.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 01843 319184 Crafty Broads performances on 9th, 10th & 11th heroes. 7pm-9pm. £12. www.newkentart.com All crafters welcome. Join a June at 7pm. Free entry. Crampton Tower Museum, The Tuesday 13th – Sunday 25th June Saturday 6th June fun group of ladies who like Pie Factory Margate, 5-9 Broad Broadway, Broadstairs CT10 2AB Inky Lines II Titter Ye Not Wednesday 7th June crafting. 7.30pm. Street, Margate CT9 1EW Email: [email protected] Printmaking & Illustrators during To celebrate the centenary of the WWII Grave Tours Bessie’s Tea Parlour, Broadstairs Tel: 01843 294175 www.iotas.org.uk Dickens Week. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm birth of one of Britain’s greatest Visit the graves and remember Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 Email: [email protected] and Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. comedians, Paul Harris tours his those who died during or as a FB: thecraftybroads www.piefactorymargate.co.uk Sunday 11th June New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a one man play about the man and result of the 1914-18 World War. Thanet Farmers’ Market Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE recreates the great man with eerie Booking recommended. 7pm Thursday 8th June Thursday 8th June Thanet Farmers’ Market is held Tel: 01843 319184 accuracy. 7.30pm. £14 in advance/ St. Peters Church St. Peters Village Tour Cliffs, Caves and Castles: on the 2nd Sunday each month www.newkentart.com friends, £16 on door. Tel: 01843 868646. Meet many costumed characters A World Ocean Day walk! (except January and August). Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, from past centuries along with Evening stroll around the Local food, drink and craft. Tuesday 14th June Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. Wednesday 7th – some surprises on the way! Free Kingsgate coast with Tony Child, Market Cafe. Free parking. WWII Grave Tours Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Wednesday 14th June but donations advised. Booking exploring Thanet Coast’s chalk 9.30am-1pm. Free entry. Visit the graves and remember those Tel: 01843 863701 June Sharp essential. 1.30pm. cliffs, reef and caves, whilst St George’s School, Westwood who died during or as a result of www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk Details of exhibition to be Tel: 07546 514951 looking out for clues of marine life Road, Broadstairs CT10 2LH WWII. Booking recommended. 7pm. along our strandline. Please wear Email: [email protected] St. Peters Church appropriate footwear suitable for www.kfma.org.uk/thanet Tel: 01843 868646 walking on the beach, chalk reef and rockpools. 6pm. Tuesday 11th – Sunday 16th June Thursday 15th June Kingsgate Bay, Broadstairs Anthony Giles St. Peters Village Tour Tel: 01843 577672 Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Meet many costumed characters www.nekmpa.org.uk Sunday 11am-4pm. Free entry. from past centuries along with New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a some surprises on the way! Free Sunday 9th June Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE but donations advised. Booking National Garden Scheme Open Day Tel: 01843 319184 essential. 1.30pm. Come down and explore our www.newkentart.com Tel: 07546 514952 beautiful gardens with our Head Gardener, Sue Harris. Sue will guide you through the gardens at 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm. 10am- 5pm. Adults £4, Concessions £3 (all proceeds will be donated to NGS). Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex Park, Park Ln, Birchington CT7 0BH Tel: 01843 842168 www.quexpark.co.uk

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Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th June Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th June Sunday 23rd – Flash Festival Gears of Change and Fought Friday 28th June Flash Festival is a new and exciting for Freedom Ramsgate Week event coming to Broadstairs, with A combined Classic Car and Military Recognised as an alternative fantasy literature, art, steampunk Show which offers you the very to Cowes Week, with a full and more. 10am-5pm. 12yrs+ £10, best of two great events at one programme of racing. Free entry. Insuring Local People 11yrs and under Free (for a limited venue. Building on the success of Ramsgate Royal Harbour, time only). previous years. Saturday 10am-6pm Ramsgate CT11 8LS for the past Sixty Years! Pierremont Gardens and Park, and Sunday 10am-5pm. Adult £7 Tel: 01843 591766 High Street, Broadstairs CT10 1JZ per day, Child £5 per day (3-13yrs), Email: [email protected] Tel: 01843 602567 Family Ticket per day (2+2) £20. www.ramsgateweek.com Email: [email protected] Quex Park, Park Lane, Birchington www.draconis.uk www.kentevents.org.uk Friday 23rd June Oasis Ball Saturday 17th – Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th June Join us for our Summer Ball. Wednesday 21st June Broadstairs Seafront Open Air There will be a charity auction Pickwick Art Exhibition and raffle all in support of Oasis, Join Mr. Samuel Pickwick and other Exhibition showcasing wide range of plus a live band and dancing. members of the club he founded group members’ talents comprising 6.45pm. £35 per head. in this delightful adaption, specially paintings in all media. All work for Broadstairs Pavilion, Harbour commissioned for the 80th Annual sale. 10am-5pm. Free entry. Street, Broadstairs CT10 1EU Dickens Festival by the Sarah Viking Bay, Broadstairs Tel: 07753 447237 Thorne Theatre Company. Nightly [email protected] Email: [email protected] 7.30pm except Sunday 4pm. www.oasisdaservice.org/oasis- In advance Adult £11, Child £6, Saturday 17th – Friday 23rd June events/2017/6/23/the-oasis-ball On the door Adult £13, Child £7. Broadstairs Dickens Festival Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, 80th year week-long festival celebrating Saturday 24th June Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. author Charles Dickens and his St. Peters Village Tour Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW connection to the town. Look out for Meet many costumed characters Tel: 01843 863701 new events alongside firm favourites from past centuries along with www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk and Victorian Mayhem. 10am-5pm. some surprises on the way! Various venues around town Free but donations advised. Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th June Tel: 01843 869592 Booking essential. 9.30am. Minster Open Gardens E: [email protected] Tel: 07546 514953 Varied assortment of gardens www.broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk open with plenty of opportunities Sunday 25th June Call us or visit us for all to purchase plants or partake of Sunday 18 June Cliftonville Farmers Market and refreshments, plus annual Minster Broadstairs Seafront Open Air Classic Car Show your insurance requirements scarecrow challenge. 10am-5pm. Art Exhibition Award winning farmers market £5 that covers both days. Exhibition showcasing wide range of held on the last Sunday of the Various gardens around the village group members’ talents comprising month. 10am-1pm. Free. Email: opengardensminster paintings in all media. All work for Oval Lawns, Eastern Esplanade, matters.org.uk sale. 10am-5pm. Free entry. Margate CT9 2HL Viking Bay, Broadstairs Tel: 01843 226033 Saturday 17th June Email: [email protected] www.kfma.org.uk/Cliftonville 130 High Street, Broadstairs CT10 1JB God’s Waiting Room An end of life comedy, by Karen Saturday 22nd June Tuesday 27th June Bartholomew. Can things really Twilight Sessions Great Broadstairs Bake Off continue as they are? 7.30pm. Join us as the sun goes down for Meet and chat about the bakes Tel: 01843 861251 Full Price £12, Concessions £10. an early evening session of music we make. Taste a bit of everything. Theatre Royal Margate, and entertainment. 7.30pm. New baking theme Email: [email protected] Addington Street, Margate Dreamland, Marine Terrace, each month. Tel: 01843 292795 Margate CT9 1XJ Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 www.theatreroyalmargate.com www.dreamland.co.uk FB: GreatBroadstairsBakeOff

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From the outset one ingredient has been vital

to the success of the Broadstairs Food Festival... Tues 27th June – Sunday 9 July Thursday 29th June days – pre-booked: £20 per person, Big Up Thanet Exposed St. Peters Village Tour on the gate: £25 per person. Photography exhibition. Meet many costumed characters General admission – pre-booked: Our amazing volunteers! Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Sunday from past centuries along with £5 per person per day, on the gate: 11am-4pm. Free entry. some surprises on the way! Free £7.50 per person per day. Under New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a but donations advised. Booking 14’s are Free with a full fee paying Without the dozens of Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE essential. 9.30am. adult otherwise £20 fee applies. Tel: 01843 319184 Tel: 07546 514954 Quex Park, Park Lane, Birchington volunteers on duty each www.newkentart.com Tel: 07969 058951 year we simply couldn’t run Saturday 29th June Email: [email protected] our two events – the Spring Wednesday 28th June Little Opry www.kentevents.org.uk Fair and the Broadstairs Lets Get Quizzical A foot-stomping celebration of Food Festival. Some of our Light-hearted quiz evening, raising bluegrass and old-timey. This time we Friday 30th June – money for 4th Broadstairs Scout are delighted to bring to you Chadwell Saturday 1st July volunteers have been with us group. Bangers and mash supper Hillbillies plus open mic. 7.30pm. £9. Little Shop of Horrors since the start, but every year included in £10 ticket. Tom Thumb Theatre, 2a Eastern Stroll down Skid Row & join us as we need lots of new people REEF, Albion St, Broadstairs Esplanade, Cliftonville CT9 2LB the iconic ‘Audrey II’ plant to comes to help with the festival. So Tel: 01843 863906 Tel: 01843 221791 to life on our stage! With music Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] by the legendary Alan Menken, if you feel you have the time www.littleopryattomthumb. this all-time cult classic is coming to get involved – a few hours Thursday 29th June webeden.co.uk back to Thanet for the first time in at a time – we would really Twilight Sessions years! Friday 7:30pm and Saturday appreciate it. Join us as the sun goes down for Friday 30th June – Sunday 2nd July 2:30pm & 7:30pm. In Advance £10, an early evening session of music Quex Park VW Show On the Door £12, Concessions £8. Whatever your talents, we and entertainment. A traditional family friendly event Theatre Royal Margate, will welcome them. The Dreamland, Marine Terrace, with Manor House and Waterloo Addington Street, Margate Margate CT9 1XJ Tower providing the backdrop. Tel: 01843 292795 roles are numerous and www.dreamland.co.uk 10am-4pm. Camping for up to 3 www.theatreroyalmargate.com fun. Volunteers usually work in pairs and although St Peters Village Tour many return year after year, we always need new and enthusiastic people, no experience needed. Roles range from smiley Meeters and Greeters, Information Point Gurus, ticket sellers, collection buckets holders through to the keeping the marquees and event ground tidy and litter free.

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Throughout July Tuesday 4th July Sunday 9th July The Great War 1914-1918 St. Peters Village Tour Thanet Farmers’ Market Exhibition telling the story of, Meet many costumed characters Thanet Farmers’ Market is held and pays tribute to, the people from past centuries along with on the 2nd Sunday each month of Margate who perished as a some surprises on the way! Free (except January and August). result of actions or accidents. but donations advised. Booking Local food, drink and craft. Adults £1.50. Accompanied essential. 1.30pm. Market Cafe. Free parking. children under 16 free. Tel: 07546 514955 9.30am-1pm. Free entry. Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday St George’s School, Westwood and Bank Holidays 11am-5pm Tues 4th July – Tues 8th August Road, Broadstairs CT10 2LH (last entry 4pm). Let’s Do This – Walk, Jog, Run Email: [email protected] Margate Museum Beginners running programme www.kfma.org.uk/thanet Tel: 01843 231213 Free 6 week Running Programme. Friendly group and everyone Saturday 9th July Saturday 1st – Sunday 2nd July welcome. Pre booking required. Quex Park Open Gardens Quex Park VW Show Brought to you by the National Scheme A traditional family friendly event Charity Partnership – a partnership Tours at 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm. with Manor House and Waterloo between Tesco and registered Booking is essential. Tower providing the backdrop. charities Diabetes UK and the British Tel: 01843 842168 to book place 10am- 4pm. Camping for up to Heart Foundation. 6.15pm-7.30pm. 3 days – pre-booked: £20 per Dumpton Gap, Broadstairs Sunday 9th July person, on the gate: £25 per Tel: 0333 772 0162 Pilgrims Hospices It’s a Knockout person. General admission – Email: [email protected] Feats of agility, with water & foam, pre-booked: £5 per person per www.motiv8zone.co.uk test your skills, inflatables with lots day, on the gate: £7.50 per person of laughter. 11.30am-4pm. Adult per day. Under 14’s are Free with Tuesday 4th – Friday 7th July £25pp plus sponsorship. a full fee paying adult otherwise Grow your own Quex Mystery Government Acre, Royal £20 fee applies. We grow lots of fruit and vegetables Esplanade, Ramsgate CT11 0HE Quex Park, Park Lane, Birchington so come and join us this Easter Tel: 01843 233934 Tel: 07969 058951 to find out more about the Quex Email: karen.kenward@ E: [email protected] goodies we grow. 11.30am- pilgrimshospices.org www.kentevents.org.uk 12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm. Adults www.pilgrimshospices.org £8.95 & Concessions £6.50 (includes Saturday 1st – Sunday 2nd July admission to the Museum and Sunday 9th July Broadstairs Summer Fair Gardens). Adult Member Free; National Garden Scheme Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs Children Member £3. Open Day Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex Come down and explore our Saturday 1st July Park, Park Ln, Birchington CT7 0BH beautiful gardens with our Head Brewery Tour Tel: 01843 842168 Gardener, Sue Harris. Sue will guide Join a monthly tours of the www.quexpark.co.uk you through the gardens at 11am, brewery to hear how great beer 1.30pm and 3pm. 10am-5pm. is made, learn how a brewery is Wednesday 5th July Adults £4, Concession £3 (all run, sniff and taste the hops and, WWII Grave Tours proceeds will be donated to NGS). most importantly, try some of Visit the graves and remember Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex the fresh, local ale itself! those who died during or as a Park, Park Ln, Birchington CT7 0BH 11am-1pm. £13.68. result of the 1914-18 World War. Tel: 01843 842168 Gadds’ The Ramsgate Brewery, Booking recommended. 2pm. www.quexpark.co.uk 1 Hornet Close, Pyson’s Rd Ind. St. Peters Church Estate, Broadstairs CT10 2YD Tel: 01843 868646 Sunday 9th July www.ramsgatebrewery.co.uk Broadstairs Seafront Open Air Thursday 6th July Art Exhibition Sunday 2nd July St. Peters Village Tour Exhibition showcasing wide Craft and Gift Fair Meet many costumed characters range of group members’ talents 10am-4pm. Free entry. from past centuries along with comprising paintings in all Broadstairs Pavilion, Harbour some surprises on the way! Free media. All work for sale. Street, Broadstairs CT10 1EU but donations advised. Booking 10am-5pm. Free entry. Tel: 01843 861451 essential. 1.30pm. Viking Bay, Broadstairs Email: [email protected] Tel: 07546 514956 Email: [email protected]

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Tuesday 12th July Saturday 22nd July Thursday 27th July WWII Grave Tours Twilight Sessions St. Peters Village Tour Visit the graves and remember those Join us as the sun goes down for Meet many costumed characters who died during or as a result of an early evening session of music from past centuries along with WWII. Booking recommended. 2pm. and entertainment. some surprises on the way! Free St. Peters Church Dreamland, Marine Terrace, but donations advised. Booking Tel: 01843 868646 Margate CT9 1XJ essential. 1.30pm. www.dreamland.co.uk Tel: 07546 514959 Thursday 13th July St. Peters Village Tour Saturday 22nd – Sunday 30th July Saturday 29th July Meet many costumed characters Ramsgate Festival Twilight Sessions from past centuries along with A week-long celebration with Join us as the sun goes down for some surprises on the way! Free theatre, dance, music and a host of an early evening session of music but donations advised. Booking free events and activities to enjoy! and entertainment. essential. 9.30am. Various venues around town. Dreamland, Marine Terrace, Tel: 07546 514957 Ramsgate Margate CT9 1XJ Tel: 01843 584840 www.dreamland.co.uk Friday 14th – Sunday 16th July Email: [email protected] Seaside Shuffle Festival www.ramsgatefestival.org Saturday 29th July Traditional jazz event. Best Fest Various venues around town. Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd July Annual community arts festival full Ramsgate Ramsgate Carnival and Fair of art, music and fun. 12pm Tel: 01843 596789 Funfair and stalls all weekend. Vibrant Newington, Ramsgate CT12 6LG annual procession around Ramsgate Sunday 16th July starting at 4pm on Sunday. Saturday 29th July Race for Life Ramsgate Alfie Gough Memorial Run The largest women only fundraising 5K, 10K and Children’s Fun Run event in the UK. Heroic women Sunday 23rd – Friday 28th July to help raise funds for the Alfie come together to take part in a 5km Ramsgate Week Gough Trust. 10am-2pm. run, walk or jog which raises money Recognised as an alternative King George VI Memorial Park, for Cancer Research UK. 11am-2pm. to Cowes Week, with a full Victoria Parade, Ramsgate Palm Bay Green, Palm Bay Ave, Margate programme of racing. Look out www.alfietrust.com Tel: 0300 123 0770 for special events happening www.raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org throughout the town including Sunday 30th July live music, family events and food Cliftonville Farmers Market Tuesday 18th – Sunday 30th July and drink promotions. Free entry. Monthly market of local and Carl Scarlett Ramsgate Royal Harbour, county produce. Oils filled with texture and energy. Ramsgate CT11 8LS The Oval, Cliftonville Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Sunday Tel: 01843 591766 11am-4pm. Free entry. Email: [email protected] Sunday 30th July New Kent Art Gallery & Studio, 49a www.ramsgateweek.com Broadstairs Seafront Open Air Albion St, Broadstairs CT10 1NE Art Exhibition Tel: 01843 319184 Thursday 27th July – Exhibition showcasing wide range of www.newkentart.com Sunday 20th August group members’ talents comprising Summer Rep Season paintings in all media. All work for Thursday 20th July 12th annual Summer Rep Season sale. 10am-5pm. Free entry. St. Peters Village Tour with plays Too True to be Good, Viking Bay, Broadstairs Meet many costumed characters Rising Damp and Sugar Daddies. Email: [email protected] from past centuries along with Advance/friends £14, On the door some surprises on the way! Free £16. Book and pay for three or but donations advised. Booking more and price £13 per play. essential. 6.30pm. Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, Tel: 07546 514958 Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. Peter’s Rd, Broadstairs CT10 2JW Tel: 01843 863701 www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk

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Throughout August Thursday 10th August WWII. Booking recommended. 10am. Thursday 17th August The Great War 1914-1918 St. Peters Village Tour St. Peters Church St. Peters Village Tour Exhibition telling the story of, Meet many costumed characters Tel: 01843 868646 Meet many costumed characters and pays tribute to, the people from past centuries along with from past centuries along with of Margate who perished as a some surprises on the way! Free Sunday 13th August some surprises on the way! result of actions or accidents. but donations advised. Booking Joss Bay: Explore Thanet’s chalk Free but donations advised. £1.50 for Adults. Accompanied essential. 9.30am. rocky shore for its fascinating Booking essential. 1.30pm. children under 16 free. Tel: 07546 514960 rockpool wildlife! Tel: 07546 514963 Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday Identification sheet & equipment is and Bank Holidays 11am-5pm Friday 11th – Friday 18th August provided and there is help on hand Saturday 19th August (last entry 4pm). Craft and Gift Fair to identify your finds. Wear suitable International Film Festival Margate Museum 10am-13pm footwear for rocks & rockpools! The first Wheels and Fins Tel: 01843 231213 Pavilion on the Sands Suitable for ALL the family, International Film Festival Children must be accompanied by powered by Bou Mou Thursday 3rd August Friday 11th – Friday 18th August an adult. Suggested donation of Productions, an opportunity St. Peters Village Tour Broadstairs Folk Week £1pp (adults & children). for us to celebrate the very Meet many costumed Broadstairs Folk Week is a celebration Tel: 01843 577672 same things on film. characters from past centuries of English and multi-cultural folk music 10am-10pm. along with some surprises on the and dance in its 52nd year. Venues Monday 14th August Palace Cinema, Broadstairs way! Free but donations advised. throughout the town burst with Botany Bay: Explore Thanet’s Tel: 01843 860777 Booking essential. 9.30am. music and there are over 500 separate chalk rocky shore for its Tel: 07546 514960 events crammed into one week. The fascinating rockpool wildlife! Wednesday 23rd August 600 seater Concert Marquee in the Identification sheet & equipment is Broadstairs Water Gala Friday 4th August town’s park is the festival hub where provided and there is help on hand Broadstairs celebrates the Windmill Comm the headline acts appear and it’s to identify your finds. Wear suitable best of a traditional seaside Summer event with apple a great place to meet your friends, footwear for rocks & rockpools! day – beach competitions, pressing, pond dipping, face have a drink at the bar and chill out. Suitable for ALL the family, nautical characters, all day painting, kids activities, Festival tickets are available now for Children must be accompanied by entertainment, music & fireworks. market stall, plant sale, a week, weekend or a day - with or an adult. Suggested donation of www.broadstairswatergala.co.uk foraging and lots more. without camping on the festival’s own £1pp (adults & children). Gardens Dane Valley Road, campsite which has on-site catering, Tel: 01843 577672 Thursday 24th August Margate CT9 2SH loos, showers, dances and music – and St. Peters Village Tour Tel: 0845 824 7247 the Panic Circus Tent. Tuesday 15th August Meet many costumed characters Tel: 01843 604080 St. Peters Village Tour from past centuries along with Saturday 5th August Meet many costumed characters some surprises on the way! WWII Grave Tours Saturday 12th August from past centuries along with Free but donations advised. Visit the graves and remember Stone Bay: Explore Thanet’s some surprises on the way! Free Booking essential. 1.30pm. those who died during or as a chalk rocky shore for its but donations advised. Booking Tel: 07546 514964 result of the 1914-18 World War. fascinating rockpool wildlife! essential. 9.30am. Booking recommended. 10am. Identification sheet & equipment is Tel: 07546 514962 Sunday 27th August St. Peters Church provided and there is help on hand Cliftonville Farmers Market Tel: 01843 868646 to identify your finds. Wear suitable Tuesday 15th August Monthly market of local and footwear for rocks & rockpools! Dumpton Gap: Explore Thanet’s county produce. Saturday 5th August Suitable for ALL the family, chalk rocky shore for its The Oval, Cliftonville Brewery Tour Children must be accompanied by fascinating rockpool wildlife! Join a monthly tour of an adult. Suggested donation of Identification sheet & equipment is Thursday 31st August award-winning Gadds’, at £1pp (adults & children). provided and there is help on hand St. Peters Village Tour the Ramsgate Brewery. Tel: 01843 577672 to identify your finds. Wear suitable Meet many costumed characters Strictly over 18s. £12.50 + footwear for rocks & rockpools! Suitable from past centuries along with £1.18 booking fee. Tasters Saturday 12th August for ALL the family, Children must be some surprises on the way! and a pint included. WWII Grave Tours accompanied by an adult. Suggested Free but donations advised. 11am-13pm. Visit the graves and remember those donation of £1pp (adults & children). Booking essential. 9.30am. Tel: 01843 868453 who died during or as a result of Tel: 01843 577672 Tel: 07546 514965

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Friday 1st September Saturday 9th September from past centuries along with Quiz Quex Craft Fair some surprises on the way! Organised by Broadstairs & St Visit the Craft Village and enjoy the Free but donations advised. Peters Chamber of Commerce, huge array of unique crafts & gifts Booking essential. 9.30am. raising funds for town. BYO food and Local Kentish food & drink. Tel: 07546 514968 and drink. £5pp. 10am-4pm. £1. Tickets: Expressions & Malcolms, Sunday 24th September High St & Bottleneck, Charlotte St Sunday 10th September Cliftonville Famers Market Thanet Farmers Market 10am-1pm. Saturday 2nd September Loads of wonderful local produce The Oval, Cliftonville Brewery Tour and craft. 9.30am-1pm. Tel: 01843 226033 Join a monthly tour of award- St Georges School, Broadstairs winning Gadds’, at the Ramsgate Tuesday 26th September Brewery. Strictly over 18s. £12.50 Sunday 10th September Great Broadstairs Bake Off + £1.18 booking fee. Tasters and a Quex Craft Fair Meet and chat about the bakes pint included. 11am-13pm. Visit the Craft Village and enjoy the we make. Taste a bit of everything. Tel: 01843 868453 huge array of unique crafts & gifts 7.30pm. New baking theme and Local Kentish food & drink. each month. Sunday 3rd September 10am-4pm. £1. Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 Craft and Gift Fair Tel: 01843 842762 FB: GreatBroadstairsBakeOff 10am-1pm. Pavilion on the Sands Monday 11th September Wednesday 27th September IOTAS Lecture series: Dissolution Festival Fringe Supper Thursday 7th September The history of St Augustine’s In celebration of the Broadstairs St. Peters Village Tour Abbey in Canterbury: The rise Food Festival – World Food Meet many costumed characters and fall of Monasticism in Kent cooked with Kent produce. from past centuries along with from Augustine to Henry VIII. REEF Bar & Kitchen ticketed event: some surprises on the way! Free Individual lectures £12 including details to follow. but donations advised. Booking refreshments and course material. Tel: 01843 863906 essential. 1.30pm. Crampton Tower, Broadstairs Tel: 07546 514966 Tel: 01843 603536 Friday 29th September Taste Workshop Friday 8th – Wednesday 13th September Pre-bookable event as part of Sunday 10th September WWII Grave Tours the Broadstairs Food Festival. Wheels and Fins Festival Visit the graves and remember See website for event details and A three-day action packed those who died during or how to book. music, extreme sport & beach as a result of WWII. Booking www.broadstairsfoodfestival.org.uk festival. Skateboard Mini Ramp recommended. 10am. Competition, Soapbox Racing, St. Peters Church Fri 29th Sept – Sun 1st October Bmxing, Slacklining, Surfing & Stand Tel: 01843 868646 Broadstairs Food Festival up Paddleboard Events, Live Music 3 day event. Free entry. Over 100 & Licensed Bars. 10am-10pm. Thursday 14th September stalls of fabulous food and drink – Tel: 01843 86077 Stitch and Bitch with the with an opportunity to taste before Crafty Broads you buy. Chefs Theatre. Pop Up tea- Saturday 9th September All crafters welcome. Join a fun group room. Assistance Dogs only please. St. Peters Village Tour of ladies who like crafting. 7.30pm. www.broadstairsfoodfestival.org.uk Meet many costumed characters Bessie’s Tea Parlour, Broadstairs from past centuries along with Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 Saturday 30th September some surprises on the way! Free FB: thecraftybroads Taste Workshop but donations advised. Booking Pre-bookable event as part of the essential. 1.30pm. Thursday 14th September Broadstairs Food Festival. See website Tel: 07546 514967 St. Peters Village Tour for event details and how to book. Meet many costumed characters www.broadstairsfoodfestival.org.uk

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Sunday 1st October Sunday 15th October Sunday 29th October Craft and Gift Fair Vienna Festival Ballet present Childrens’ Halloween Party 10am-1pm. Sleeping Beauty (0-11yrs) Party Games and Music. Pavilion on the Sands Stunning choreography, beautiful 3pm-6pm. costumes all combine to portray the Tickets: From Expressions & Sunday 1st October struggle between good and evil. Malcolms, High Street; Bottleneck, Chefs Demonstrations/ Margate Winter Gardens Charlotte Street; & at Food Festival. Taste Workshops Tel: 01843 292795 Pavilion, Harbour St, Broadstairs Chefs’ Theatre, Broadstairs Food Festival Tuesday 24th October Sunday 29th October www.broadstairsfood Great Broadstairs Bake Off Cliftonville Famers Market festival.org.uk Meet & chat about the bakes we make. 10am-1pm. Taste a bit of everything. 7.30pm. New The Oval, Cliftonville Sunday 1st October baking theme each month. Tel: 01843 226033 Final Day; Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 Broadstairs Food Festival FB: GreatBroadstairsBakeOff Throughout October www.broadstairsfood The Great War 1914-1918 festival.org.uk Saturday 28th October Exhibition telling the story of, and Pumpkin Event pays tribute to, the people of Saturday 7th October With carving, face painting, apple Margate who perished as a result Brewery Tour pressing, pond dipping, face of actions or accidents. Adults Join a monthly tour of award- painting, kids activities, market stall, £1.50. Accompanied children winning Gadds’, at the Ramsgate plant sale, foraging and lots more. under 16 free. Margate Museum. Brewery. Strictly over 18s. £12.50 Windmill Comm. Gardens, Dane Weds, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays + £1.18 booking fee. Tasters and a Valley Road, Margate CT9 2SH 11am-5pm (last entry 4pm). pint included. 11am-13pm. Tel: 0845 824 7247 Tel: 01843 231213 Tel: 01843 868453

Sunday 8th October Thanet Farmers Market St Georges School. Loads of wonderful local produce and craft. 9.30am-1pm.

Monday 9th October IOTAS lecture series: The Six Witches of Maidstone The witch-trials of the 1600’s – origins, theories and facts. Individual lectures £12 including refreshments and course material. Crampton Tower, Broadstairs Tel: 01843 603536.

Thursday 12th October Stitch and Bitch with the Crafty Broads All crafters welcome. Join a fun group of ladies who like crafting. 7.30pm. Bessie’s Tea Parlour, Broadstairs Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 © Thanet Tourism Chefs’ Theatre, Broadstairs Food Festival FB: thecraftybroads

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Throughout November Saturday 4th November Monday 13th November Throughout December Saturday 2nd December Sunday 10th December The Great War 1914-1918 Brewery Tour IOTAS lecture: The Hooden Horse The Great War 1914-1918 Brewery Tour Thanet Farmers Market Exhibition telling the story of, Join a monthly tour of award- Folk tradition or pagan survival? Exhibition telling the story of, Join a monthly tour of award- Loads of wonderful local produce and pays tribute to, the people of winning Gadds’, at the Ramsgate Individual lectures £12 including and pays tribute to, the people of winning Gadds’, at the Ramsgate and seasonla gifts. 9.30am-1pm. Margate who perished as a result Brewery. Strictly over 18s. £12.50 refreshments and course material. Margate who perished as a result Brewery. Strictly over 18s. £12.50 St Georges School, Broadstairs of actions or accidents. £1.50 for + £1.18 booking fee. Tasters and a Crampton Tower, Broadstairs of actions or accidents. £1.50 for + £1.18 booking fee. Tasters and a Adults. Accompanied children pint included. 11am-1pm. Tel: 01843 603536 Adults. Accompanied children pint included. 11am-1pm. Sunday 10th December under 16 free. Margate Museum. Tel: 01843 868453 under 16 free. Margate Museum. Tel: 01843 868453 Addington Street Fair Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday Tuesday 14th November – Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday Local and East Kent makers and Bank Holidays 11am-5pm Sunday 5th November November 2018 and Bank Holidays 11am-5pm Saturday 2nd December and sellers showing and sharing (last entry 4pm). Traditional fireworks over John Davies Installation (last entry 4pm). Xmas Fayre & Lights Switch-On their work. Tel: 01843 231213 Viking Bay Turner Contemporary presents an Tel: 01843 231213 Xmas Fayre with Xmas themed Addington Street, Ramsgate See town noticeboards nearer installation by John Davies, whose stalls, and Santa in his magical Stall bookings and info: Wednesday 1st November the date. haunting, figurative sculptures Friday 1st December – grotto. Entertainment, choirs and Janice: 07946 147032 How Christmas was celebrated touch on memory, time and the November 2018 the magical switching on of the Email: [email protected] in the Great War Saturday 11th November fragility of the body. John Davies Installation lights. 11.30am-6pm. Shortages suffered and families WWII Grave Tours Tel: 01843 233000 Turner Contemporary presents an Pierremont Hall grounds Monday 11th – decimated. Accompanied children Visit the graves and remember installation by John Davies, whose Sunday 31st December under 16 free. Wednesday, those who died during or as a Sunday 26th November haunting, figurative sculptures Sunday 3rd December Sleeping Beauty Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays result of the 1914-18 World War. Cliftonville Famers Market touch on memory, time and the Craft and Gift Fair Popular, professional, traditional 11am-5pm (last entry 4pm). Booking recommended. 9.45am. 10am-1pm fragility of the body. Free entry. 10am-4pm. pantomime season Margate Museum St. Peters Church The Oval, Cliftonville Tel: 01843 233000 Pavilion Broadstairs Sarah Thorne Theatre, Broadstairs Tel: 01843 868646 Tel: 01843 226033 Tel: 01843 863701 Saturday 4th November Friday 1st December Saturday 9th December Email: bookings@sarahthorne Quex Park Bonfire display Sunday 12th November Tuesday 28th November How Christmas was celebrated Ramsgate Tunnel Fair theatre.co.uk Another Bonfire and Fireworks at Thanet Farmers Market Great Broadstairs Bake Off in the Great War Local and East Kent makers and Quex Park, which is bound to be Loads of wonderful local produce Meet and chat about the bakes we Shortages suffered and families sellers showing and sharing their Sunday 17th December fantastic as ever! and craft. 9.30am-1pm make. Taste a bit of everything. 7.30pm. decimated. Accompanied children work. Cliftonville Famers Market Quex Estate St Georges School, Broadstairs New baking theme each month. under 16 free. Wednesday, Ramsgate Tunnels 10am-1pm. Tel: 07969 058951 Contact Gina: 07961 405 657 Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays Stall bookings and info: The Oval, Cliftonville Email: [email protected] FB: GreatBroadstairsBakeOff 11am-5pm (last entry 4pm) Janice: 07946 147032 Tel: 01843 226033 Margate Museum Email: [email protected]

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Monday 1st January – Monday 1st January 2018 Friday 16th – Sunday 18th November 2018 New Years Day Swim February 2018 John Davies Installation At Viking Bay, Broadstairs in aid of Blues Bash Turner Contemporary presents Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. There are 50 free events plus an installation by John Davies, The swim will be at 12noon. Come headline acts at the pavilion. Lots of whose haunting, figurative and encourage the swimmers! All opportunity to play along as well. sculptures touch on memory, time swimmers should meet at Neptunes www.broadstairsbluesbash.com and the fragility of the body. Hall at 11.30am. Complementary curry Tel: 01843 233000 and chilli for all swimmers at Neptunes Sunday 26th March 2018 Hall after the swim. If you would like Georgie Fame Monday 1st January 2018 to participate in the swim, pick up a Pavilion on the Sands, Broadstairs Margate Museum: sponsorship form from the Neptune www.broadstairsbluesbash.com How Christmas was celebrated or contact Jill or Ken on 01843 861400. in the Great War Saturday 31st March – Shortages suffered and families Saturday 6th January 2018 Monday April 2nd decimated. Accompanied Brewery Tours Spring Fair children under 16 free. Join a monthly tour of award- Easter Bonnet competititon, Kent Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday winning Gadds’, at the Ramsgate food and drink producers, hot and and Bank Holidays 11am-5pm Brewery. Strictly over 18s. £12.50 cold food – free entry. Assistance (last entry 4pm). + £1.18 booking fee. Tasters and a Dogs only please. pint included. 11am-1pm. Tel: 01843 871102 Tel: 01843 868453 E: [email protected]

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Broadstairs is, rightly, loved for its sandy bays, quirky fishermens’ cottages and 1950’s ice-cream parlours; for its wealth of restaurants, bars and cafes – and an abundance of community-led festivals such as Blues Bash, Dickens Festival, Folk Week and the Broadstairs Food Festival.

That is what makes present day Broadstairs a charming place to live in – or to enjoy as a visitor.

But what lies behind 2017 Broadstairs?

Charles Dickens’ quote regarding his ‘favourite watering hole’ is well-known but Mary Ann Evans (who wrote under the pseudonym of George Elliot) also enjoyed ‘discreet holidays in Broadstairs’ in 1852, staying with Herbert Spencer, at Chandos Cottage, corner of Oscar Road and Chandos Road. (Spencer is best known for the expression “survival of the fittest”, which he coined in Principles of Biology (1864), after reading Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.)

Mary Ann Evans wrote “Broadstairs is perfect, and I have the snuggest little lodgings conceivable. With a motherly good woman and a nice little damsel of fourteen to wait on me.’ It appears she would have happily stayed Cheek, local resident and international mosaic homes, nursing homes and boarding guesthouses, closed its doors in 2014 – longer but ‘Providence, seeing that I needed artist, created a mosaic which hangs on the houses. Generations of families will have but there are still many other, quality weaning from this place, has sent a swarm of front wall of Oliver Postgate’s Broadstairs home. enjoyed their temporary ‘home by the sea’ self-catering apartments, bed and harvest-bugs and lady birds to bite my legs.’ It features Tiny Clanger and Major Clanger, – though not all will have enjoyed the breakfast and hotel rooms in and around gazing up to the blue plaque fixed to the house luxury of the gardens depicted here. Broadstairs. (See www.visitbroadstairs. Chandos Square became home to Oliver – a happy salute to an exceptional gentleman. These were grubbed up as automobiles co.uk for accommodation listings). Postgate – creator of the childrens’ shows ‘Ivor overtook hansom cabs. the Engine,’ ‘Noggin the Nog’, ‘Bagpuss’ and Over the years, many of the houses in Broadstairs still remains a lovely place to ‘The Clangers’ – until his death in 2008. Martin Chandos Square have served as residential Anchor House, the last of the square’s visit – and an even better place to live.

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There are seven, sandy bays skirting the pretty town of Broadstairs, each offering something unique.Some have seasonal facilities and restrictions with regard to access for dogs.

The following information lists key points but for full details, including Beach Wheelchair Hire, go to www.VisitThanet.co.uk/BeachesandBays where you may even watch a short film ‘Our Coast’.

VIKING BAY The main bay in Broadstairs © Thanet Tourism Seaside Award 2015 Tidal pool Childrens amusement corner Boardwalk Seasonal lift to the beach (April/September) First Aid point Parking Toilets Beach shop Beach chalets Deckchair hire Beach wheelchairs available JOSS BAY (towards Margate) KINGSGATE BAY BOTANY BAY (Contact 07432 648275) Dog ban in place from 1st May until 30th September – dogs not permitted any time

LOUISA BAY (towards Ramsgate) DUMPTON GAP (towards Ramsgate) STONE BAY (towards Margate) © Thanet Tourism © Thanet Tourism © Thanet Tourism

200-metre long bay is known as Some of the best examples of One of our most photographed the best surfing beach in Thanet sea caves in the country bays, Botany Bay is infamous Surf school on the beach hires Sandy bay offers calm and This gem offers stunning views boards and wet suits seclusion of white cliffs and beautiful Deck chair and lounger hire Plenty of exposed sand at full chalk stacks available tide – BUT the bay gets cut off Blue Flag Award 2015 Beach shop and cafe on the sands when the tide is in Good location for fossil hunting, © Thanet Tourism © Thanet Tourism © Thanet Tourism Dog restriction in place from Beach chalet hire rock pool exploration 1st May until 30th September Public house/restaurant nearby Plenty of exposed sand at full Delightfully small Quiet sandy bay Popular with families – dogs not permitted from This bay is dog friendly all year tide – BUT the bay gets cut off Good for rock pooling Promenade access to Louisa Bay Rock pooling 10am-6pm round – no restrictions when the tide is in Cafe / beach shop Cafe Promenade access to Plenty of exposed sand at full Seasonal lifeguards Promenade access to Viking Bay Beach chalets Broadstairs Viking Bay tide – BUT the bay gets cut off Cafe/restaurant/public house Disabled access via a (steep) slope Toilets (seasonal) Beach chalets when the tide is in nearby or via lift/prom from Viking Bay Dogs welcome all year Seasonal lifeguards Blue Flag Award 2015 Toilets (seasonal) Beach chalets Excellent low tide walking to Toilets Toilets (Seasonal) First aid point Dog restriction in place from Ramsgate – BUT essential to Dog restriction in place from Seasonal lifeguards Deckchair hire 1st May until 30th September – check time tides as the sea 1st May until 30th September Disabled access to the beach Dog restriction in place from dogs not permitted from covers the bay at high tide – dogs not permitted from Parking 1st May until 30th September 10am-6pm Dogs are welcome on this 10am-6pm. Children’s amusement corner – dogs not permitted from beach all year round Blue Flag Award 2015 with bouncy castle 10am-6pm

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See the ‘‘Churches Together in Broadstairs & St Peter’s’’ Notice Board at Broadstairs & St Peter’s Town Council, Pierremont Hall, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 1JX Pierremont Hall, near the War Memorial. Tel: 01843 868718 Fax: 01843 866048 Email: [email protected]

Broadstairs Methodist Church Oasis Pentecostal Church St Andrews C of E BEACON ROAD KINGSGATE VIKING Tel: 01843 591010 Tel: 01843 595686 Tel: 01843 609513 Broadstairs & St. Peter’s Town Cllr Jennifer Cllr Robert Bayford Cllr Mave Saunders www.oasispentecostalchurch.co.uk www.st-andrews-church.org.uk Council Offices are open to Matterface (Labour) (Conservative) (Conservative) Christ Church FCE the Public from 9.30am to Tel: 07785 966666 Tel: 01843 869506 Tel: 01843 864046 Osborne Road Our Lady Star of the Sea St Peters Parish Church 12.30pm Monday to Friday. Cllr John Buckley Cllr David Saunders Email: [email protected] RC Church Tel: 01843 866061 Appointments with (UKIP) ST PETER’S (Conservative) Tel: 01843 861627 www.stpetersinthanet.org.uk The Mayor or the Town Clerk Tel: 07490 089882 Cllr Roy Dexter Tel: 01843 864046 Grace Community Church www.directory.rcsouthwark.co.uk should be made in advance. Cllr Rosalind Binks (Conservative) Cllr Peter Shaw (Conservative) Tel: 01843 864662 (Conservative) Tel: 01843 826466 St Peters Baptish Church Tel: 01843 869484 Cllr Paul Moore Mayor of Broadstairs Queens Road Baptist Church We offer a free internal postal www.gracechurchthanet.org Tel: 01843 866035 (Conservative) and St. Peter’s Tel: 01843 861055 www.stpetersbaptist.org.uk service for correspondence BRADSTOWE Tel: 07740 610572 Tel: 07792 387648 Harvest New Angelican Church www.broadstairsbaptist.org.uk to Thanet District Council and Cllr William Hayton Cllr Jason Savage Cllr Rosanna Tel: 01843 871183 The Vale United Reform Church there is a free phone available (Independent Group) (Conservative) Taylor-Smith www.harvestnac.co.uk Society of Friends (Quakers) Tel: 01843 868078 to speak to Thanet District Tel: 01843 591529 Tel: 01843 602834 (Conservative) Tel: 01843 863962 Council’s officers. Cllr Jill Bayford Cllr Charlie Leys Deputy Mayor Holy Trinity www.eastkentquakers.org.uk Westover Free Church (Conservative) (UKIP) of Broadstairs and Tel: 01843 862921 Tel: 01843 869651 The Gateway at Margate is Tel: 01843 869506 Tel: 07896 642325 St. Peter’s www.holytrinitybroadstairs.org.uk www.westoverchurch.org.uk open each day from 9am to Cllr David Parsons Tel: 01843 863884 6pm and Saturday 9am to (Conservative) 5pm for any Thanet District Tel: 07840 688712 Council matters. For the most current Councillor information, and contact details, please see Broadstairs and St Peter’s Town Council website: www.broadstairs.gov.uk

© Thanet Tourism

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Amnesty International Library Geographical Society 9 St Peters Park Road The Broadway Community Hall, Pierremont Park Tel: 01843 604825 Tel: 0845 247200 Tel: 01843 296136 Broadstairs & St Peter’s Archive Music Recital Society Mosaic Cat Productions Crampton Tower Email: bernadette.davies@ Tel: 07790 127515 Tel: 01843 871133 tinyworld.co.uk themosaiccat.com Tel: 01843 601999 Broadstairs & St Peter’s Page Mason School Dance Arts Group Broadstairs Probus Club Callis Court Road Tel: 01843 848016 Email: [email protected] Tel: 01843 863730 Tel: 01843 867501 Broadstairs & St Peter’s Queens Road Baptist Church Bowls Club Broadstairs Recorded Music Society Tel: 01843 602762 Lawn Road Tel: 01843 861054 qrbc.net Tel: 07528 986818 brms.webeden.co.uk Sarah Thorne Theatre Club Broadstairs & St Peter’s Broadstairs Sailing Club Tel: 0845 2626263 Chamber of Commerce Tel: 01843 861373 sarahthorne-theatreclub.co.uk Tel: 07925 185052 broadstairssailingclub.com broadstairschamber.org.uk Scalextric Digital Club Broadstairs Society Crampton Tower Broadstairs & St Peter’s Community Hall, Pierremont Park Tel: 01843 582259 Concert Band Tel: 01843 868835 Tel: 01843 581185 St Peter’s & Broadstairs Broadstairs Victorians Horticultural Society Broadstairs & St Peter’s Crampton Tower Tel: 01843 601095 Lawn Tennis Club Tel: 01843 869839 Tel: 01843 600540 St Peter’s Old Boys Association broadstairstennisclub.org.uk Broadstairs Writers’ Circle Memorial Hall, St Peter’s Brown Jug, Ramsgate Road Tel: 01843 864162 Broadstairs & St Peter’s Tel: 07939 253832 Twinning Association Thanet Decorative / Fine Arts marie-wattignies.com Busy B’s Sewing Circle Society Crampton Tower St Peters Church Hall Broadstairs & St Peter’s Tel: 07763 866624 Tel: 01843 867323 Morning Women’s Institute Holy Trinity Church Hall Charles Dickens School PFA Thanet Fuchsia Group Tel: 01843 604763 Tel: 07853 027483 St Peters Church Hall cds.kent.sch.uk Tel: 01843 225122 Broadstairs & St Peter’s Women’s Institute Crampton Tower Museum Thanet Lions Club York Street Methodist Church The Broadway Tel: 01843 868391 Tel: 01843 833169 Tel: 01843 871133 Email: [email protected] Beacon Road Residents’ Dickens House Museum Thanet Male Voice Choir Association Victoria Parade Tel: 01843 865819 Email: [email protected] Tel: 01843 863453 thanetmvc.org.uk Bradstow School Folk Week Thanet Road Runners 34 Dumpton Park Drive Tel: 01843 604080 Tel: 07749 839659 Tel: 01843 862123 broadstairsfolkweek.org thanetroadrunners.org.uk Broadstairs Adult Education GAP Project Thanet University of Third Age St Peters Park Road Queens Road Baptist Church Tel: 01843 864969 Tel: 0845 606 5606 Tel: 01843 602762 Wednesday Warblers Broadstairs Dickens Fellowship HelterSkelter United Reform Church Tel: 07792 387648 York Street Tel: 07768 862422 Tel: 01843 600140 Broadstairs Girl Guiding Yoga-is Email: broadstairsgirlguiding@ I.o.T. Archaeological Society The Broadway hotmail.co.uk iotas.org.uk Tel: 01843 864532

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WEEKLY MONDAYS WEEKLY TUESDAYS WEEKLY WEDNESDAYS WEEKLY THURSDAYS

Sprats Parent & Beginners Yoga Yoga for Pregnancy* Scouts Uniform Shop Salsa with Leon Little Ted’s Parent Dynamic Hatha Yoga St Peter’s Village Tour Toddler Group 6.15pm-7.45pm 9.15-10.30am 6.30pm-8pm 8pm-11pm & Toddler Group 6pm-7.30pm Refer to May to Term time 9.30am-11am Yoga-is, 20 The Yoga-is, 20 The Scout Hut, The Pavilion Term time only 9.30am–11am Yoga-is, 20 The September diary pages St Peter’s Church Hall Broadway Broadway 35 Belvedere Road Tel: 01843 600999 St Andrew’s Church Hall Broadway Tel: 07546 514948 Tel: 01843 602452 Tel: 01843 864532 Tel: 01843 864532 Tel: 01843 867089 Tel: 01843 863480 Tel: 01843 864532 www.villagetour.co.uk 2nd Tuesday Raindrops Parents & Cubs Raindrops – Tai Chi for Beginners Probus Club BodyTone Cubs St Peter’s Churchyard Toddler Group 6.30pm-8pm Parent & Toddlers 7pm-8.15pm 11am 9.30am-10.30am 6.30pm-8pm Tour 9.30am-11am Scout Hut, 9.30am-11am Hilderstone Adult Charles Dickens Hilderstone Adult Scout Hut, Refer to May to Queens Road 35 Belvedere Road Queens Road Education Centre Tel: 01843 868652 Education Centre 35 Belvedere Road September diary pages Baptist Church Tel: 01843 867590 Baptist Church Tel: 0845 606 5606 Tel: 0845 606 5606 Tel: 01843 867590 Tel: 01843 868646 Tel: 01843 602762 Tel: 01843 602762 3rd Tuesday Thanet Roadrunners Bible Study School Busy B’s Sewing Rainbow Creche Warblers Adult Singing World War I and II Tours Coffee Gap with AC Hatha Yoga Year 9+. 7pm-9pm Crampton Tower 2 years +. 9.30am-11am Group Refer to May to ‘Sit & Be Fit’ 6.30pm-7.30pm. 11am-12.30pm Queens Road Tel: 07763 866 624 Queens Road 6.45pm-8.15pm September diary pages (gentle exercises) All abilities welcome. Yoga-is, 20 The Baptist Church Baptist Church United Reformed Tel: 01843 868646 10.15am-12.15pm Gates of Charles Broadway Tel: 01843 602762 3rd Tuesday Tel: 01843 602762 Church Hall Queens Road Dickens Sch Tel: 01843 864532 WEB Tel: 07768 862422 Hatha Yoga Baptist Church Tel: 07749 839659 Hatha Yoga 16 years + for those BodyTone 9.15am-10.45am Tel: 01843 602762 Gentle Yoga 7.15pm-8.45pm with special needs. 10.30am-11.30am St Peter’s & Broadstairs Yoga-is, 20 The Broadstairs & St Peter’s 1pm-2.30pm Yoga-is, 20 The 7.30pm-9pm Hilderstone Adult Horticultural Soc. Broadway IT Help & Advice – Concert Band Yoga-is, 20 The Broadway Queens Road Education Centre 7.30pm-9.15pm. No Tel: 01843 864532 1 to 1 7pm-10pm Broadway Tel: 01843 864532 Baptist Church Tel: 0845 606 5606 meeting August, 10.30am-12.30pm Band Practice Tel: 01843 864532 Tel: 01843 602762 December, January. Rainbow Creche Queens Road Tel: 01843 581185 Broadstairs & St Peter’s Prayer & Communion Community Hall, 2+ years. 9.30am–11am Baptist Church Beginners Yoga Arts Group 4th Tuesday 1pm-1.30pm Pierremont Pk Queens Road Tel: 01843 602762 Hatha Yoga 5.30pm-7pm 7.30pm Probus Club Lunch Queens Road Tel: 01843 861479 Baptist Church Developing in practice Yoga-is, 20 The Holy Trinity Church Hall 12.30pm Baptist Church Tel: 01843 602762 Beginners Yoga 8pm-9.30pm Broadway Tel: 01843 848016 Charles Dickens Tel: 01843 602762 Beginners Yoga 1.30pm-3pm Yoga-is, 20 The Tel: 01843 864532 Tel: 01843 868652 8pm-9.30pm Sprats Parent & Yoga-is, 20 The Broadway Intercessory Prayer Postnatal & Baby Yoga* Yoga-is, 20 The Toddler Group Broadway Tel: 01843 864532 Tai Chi Advanced Time Last Tuesday 1.30pm-2.30pm Broadway 9.30am–11am Tel: 01843 864532 5.45pm-7pm 7.30pm-8.30pm Great Broadstairs Yoga-is, 20 The Tel: 01843 864532 St Peter’s Church Hall 1st & 3rd Monday Hilderstone Adult Queens Road Bake Off Broadway Tel: 01843 602452 Adult Numeracy Class Broadstairs Writers’ Education Centre Baptist Church Bessie’s Tea Parlour Tel: 01843 86453 1st Wednesday (led by Qualified Tutor) Circle Tel: 0845 606 5606 Tel: 01843 602762 Email: broadstairsbakeoff Family Church St Peter’s Old Boys – 1.30pm-3.30pm 7.15pm-9.15pm @gmail.com Children’s Yoga Games, art & craft, Coffee Queens Road The Brown Jug Pub Singing Together Thanet Male Voice 3-7 years* 4pm-4.30pm short service & supper. 9.15am-11.15am Baptist Church Tel: 01843 602853 6pm-7pm Choir – Rehearsal Yoga-is, 20 The 3.30pm-6pm St Peter’s Memorial Hall Tel: 01843 602762 Hilderstone Adult 7.30pm-9.30pm Broadway Queens Road Tel: 01843 864162 2nd Monday Education Centre St Andrew’s Church Tel: 01843 86453 Baptist Church Superkids Thanet Lions Club Tel: 0845 606 5606 Tel: 01843 865819 Tel: 01843 602762 Tai Chi Advanced For school yrs R-6. 8pm Beavers 10am-11.15am 4pm-5pm Sir Stanley Gray, L-UMBA Workout Busy Bs Sewing Group 4.30pm-6pm 1st & 3rd Wednesday Hilderstone Adult Queens Road Ramsgate Hi/low impact to World, New members always Scout Hut, Dickens Fellowship Education Centre Baptist Church Tel: 01843 866978 Latin, European & Asian welcome. 7.30pm 35 Belvedere Road Dickens House Tel: 0845 606 5606 Tel: 01843 602762 Music. 6pm-7.30pm Crampton Tower Tel: 01843 867590 Tel: 01843 861827 The Pavilion Tel: 07763 866624 broadstairsdickens Beginners Yoga Yoga for Young Adults* Tel: 01843 600999 Children’s Yoga festival.co.uk 11am-12.30pm 4.30pm-5.30pm 7-11 years*. 4.45pm- Yoga-is, 20 The Yoga-is, 20 The 5.30pm Broadway Broadway Yoga-is, 20 The Tel: 01843 864532 Tel: 01843 864532 Broadway Tel: 01843 864532

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WEEKLY THURSDAYS WEEKLY FRIDAYS WEEKLY SATURDAYS WEEKLY SUNDAYS DAILY

Tai Chi Intermediate Yoga for All Beginner’s Yoga Friday Club Fundraising Indoor Fundraising Indoor 1st Sunday Use of Computers 11.30am-12.45pm Term time only. 7.15pm-8.45pm Activities, lunch, join Boot Fayre Boot Fayre P.F.A. Boot Sales & Free Internet Hilderstone Adult 5pm-6pm Yoga-is, 20 The in one or all. (Sept– April) 9am-Noon (Mar-Oct) 9am-Noon 7am (Monday-Saturday) Education Centre Hilderstone Adult Broadway 10.45am-2.30pm Scout Hut, Scout Hut, Charles Dickens School 9am-4.30pm Tel: 0845 606 5606 Education Centre Tel: 01843 864532 Queens Road 35 Belvedere Road 35 Belvedere Road Tel: 07853 027483 Queens Road Tel: 0845 606 5606 Baptist Church Tel: 01843 867590 Tel: 01843 867590 Baptist Church Birth – 18 months Timaru Model Car Tel: 01843 602762 1st Sunday Tel: 01843 602762 Chat, play & advice. Term Fitness – Core & Racing Club Beginner’s Yoga Morning Service inc. Word, Worship & time only. 12.30pm-2pm Stability Circuit 7.30pm-10pm Zumba 9.15am-10.45am Sunday Club Communion Service Comrades Club Queens Road 5.30pm-6.30pm Crampton Tower 11.15am-12.15pm Yoga-is, 20 The Broadway For ages 0-16. 10.30am-12pm (Oct-Dec) 9am-10am 10.30am-11pm Baptist Church Hilderstone Adult Tel: 01843 603152 Hilderstone Adult Tel: 01843 864532 Queens Road Queens Road 5 St Peter’s Road Tel: 01843 602762 Education Centre Education Centre Baptist Church Baptist Church Tel: 01843 862243 Tel: 0845 606 5606 Thanet Writers Club Tel: 0845 606 5606 Yoga for Pregnancy* Tel: 01843 602762 Tel: 01843 602762 Tai Chi for Mobility 7.30pm-9pm 11am-12pm Café (chair-based) Junior Youth Club The Chapel, Albion St I.T. Works 1 to 1 Yoga-is, 20 The Broadway Evening Service 2nd Sunday Chat, rest & refreshments. 1pm-2pm School years 4-7. Term Help & advice. 11am- Tel: 01843 864532 6.30pm-8pm Thanet Farmers Market 10am–2pm Hilderstone Adult time only. 5pm-6.30pm 2nd Thursday 1pm Queens Road 9am-1pm Queens Road Education Centre Queens Road Broadstairs & St Peter’s Queens Road Hatha Yoga Baptist Church Marlowe Academy Baptist Church Tel: 0845 606 5606 Baptist Church Morning W.I. Baptist Church 11am-12.30pm Tel: 01843 602762 Tel: 07771 711252 / Tel: 01843 602762 Tel: 01843 602762 9.45am-12.15pm Tel: 01843 602762 Yoga-is, 20 The Broadway 01843 865641 Laughter Club Holy Trinity Church Hall Tel: 01843 864532 Horizons Drop-in Service Breathing exercises for Hatha Yoga Tel: 01843 604763 Broadstairs & St Peter’s Activities, bible study Last Sunday Available for advice, health/wellbeing. 5.30pm-7pm Concert Band 1st Saturday (school years 7+). (am) support, assistance in 1pm-2pm Yoga-is, 20 The 2nd Thursday Band Practice. Saturday Shop 6pm-8pm Cliftonville Farmers crisis (Mon, Tues, Wed, Portland Centre Broadway B’stairs & St. Peter’s W.I. 7pm-10pm 10am-11.30am Queens Road Market Fri). 2pm-4pm St Peters Tel: 01843 864532 1.45pm-4pm Tel: 01843 581185 Holy Trinity Church Hall Baptist Church The Oval, Cliftonville Queens Road Tel: 01843 807918 York St Methodist Tel: 07532 409790 Tel: 01843 602762 Baptist Church Girls Activity Club Church St Peter’s Old Boys: Tel: 01843 602762 Adult Literacy Class School Years 7-11. 7pm- Tel: 01843 833169 Whist 3rd Saturday 1.30pm-3.30pm 8.30pm 7pm-9.30pm Group Worship Queens Road Queens Road 2nd Thursday St Peter’s Memorial Hall For people with learning Baptist Church Baptist Church Crafty Broads Tel: 01843 864209 disabilities. 2.30pm-4.30pm To submit changes to your organisations/meeting details please contact: Tel: 01843 602762 Tel: 01843 602762 Bessie’s Tea Parlour Queens Rd Baptist Church AJ DESIGNS / [email protected] Email: thecraftybroads@ 4th Scouts Tel: 01843 602762 Thanet U3A Loose Cannons gmail.com 7.30pm-9.30pm 2pm-4pm Miniatures & Modelling Scout Hut, Portland Centre, St Club 2nd / in odd- 35 Belvedere Road Peter’s 10-19yrs. 7pm-8.30pm numbered months Tel: 01843 867590 Tel: 01843 295084 Queens Road Amnesty International Baptist Church 7.30pm-9pm 2nd Friday Gentle Yoga Tel: 01843 602762 Friends Meeting House Hearing Aid Clinic (Jan/Mar/May/Jul/Sep, Tel: 01843 604828 10am-noon Nov) Ballroom & Latin Dance Queens Road 2pm-3.30pm 7pm-8pm 1st & 3rd Thursday Baptist Church Yoga-is, 20 The Hilderstone Adult Broadstairs Recorded Tel: 01843 602762 Broadway Education Centre Music Soc Tel: 01843 864532 Tel: 0845 606 5606 7.30pm-9.30pm 11 Grosvenor Road Family Yoga* Ballroom/Latin Tel: 01843 861054 3.45pm-4.30pm American Dance Yoga-is, 20 The 7pm-9pm Last Thursday Broadway St Andrews Church Hall Seaside Pudding Club Tel: 01843 864532 Tel: 01843 863730 Bessie’s Tea Parlour Tel: 01843 862559 © Visit Kent

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Independent Co-educational Prep School 7-13 years Day and Boarding

Please contact the Headmaster’s PA to book your private tour and appointment.

Wellesley House | Broadstairs | Kent | CT10 2DG t: 01843 862991 | e: [email protected]

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