Thames Estuary Trail

Route six

Gillingham Oare Seasalter Margate Broadstairs Ramsgate Events 22 May – 13 June Estuary 2021 The Sea View Has 72 Margate Hub Estuary 2021 is the second edition Me Again Open Wed-Sun 10:00-17:00 Patrick Wright & Shona Illingworth (Bank Holiday Mon 31 May of the large-scale arts festival that A radio programme, made by writer 11:00-16:00). Patrick Wright and artist Shona celebrates the lives, landscapes Illingworth, marking the publication Call by for more information on of Patricks The Sea View Has Me the festival, and to pick up Estuary and histories of the spectacular Again - Uwe Johnson in Sheerness publications, and activity sheets . (Repeater, June 2021) Includes for children and young people. readings from Johnson’s descriptions Located at the Thanet Visitor of the ‘moral utopia’ he found on Information Centre, The Droit Sheppey made with local arts House, Stone Pier CT9 1JD. Taking place online, and in the organisation Big Fish. Broadcast on landscape along 107 miles of Thames Sheppey FM, 92.2FM, on Sun 23 May (and listen again on the Thames Estuary Trail Walk Estuary Trail, contemporary artworks, Estuary website). Tom King discussion and events explore and Sonic Atlas 79 The author of Thames Estuary Trail: A Walk Round the End of the World, Caroline Bergvall respond to powerful themes resonant Sonic Atlas is poet and artist leads a walk from Hampton Pier, to to the estuary. Caroline’s most ambitious work to Reculver. Limited places, advance date, an immersive audio-visual booking essential, see website for more work with multiple languages information. 10 June, 13:00-14:00. Alongside a map that shows the and a new composition by Gavin Jezreel’s Tower Bryars, drawing on the nomadic John Walter full trail, we have created six, histories and ancient multilingual A new virtual reality film telling the routes of medieval love poetry, and story of James Jershom Jezreel, his smaller sections of the route with representing them against a current apocalyptical cult and the building accompanying details of the artworks political backdrop of division. of their headquarters in Gillingham. The Sonic Atlas Evening Work Watch the film on the Estuary website and events to be found as you explore. event will take place Autumn 2021, (with or without VR headset). see website for more details. Route 6 of 6 can be enjoyed across a Full details for booking on website. long weekend - or as three days out.

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Queenborough 73 80 82 Leysdown 81 70 78 79 83 Margate Gillingham Herne Bay North Foreland 77 84 Oare Seasalter Ramsgate 74 Faversham 75 76

Gillingham Watermark 73 Trolley Reef 76 26 Days on the 81 Maria Amidu Something & Son Southern Ocean Escaping with 70 A series of eight artworks to mark the A fold out poster blueprint to be found Simon Faithfull Magwitch 107 mile walk described in Tom King’s in Faversham cafes, with details of a Text-based work, diary entries Carol Donaldson & Stephen Turner Thames Estuary Trail have been created new oyster reef planned for North , from a journey to Antarctica with After a long winter in lockdown, writer by artist Maria Amidu. They chronicle made from recycled shopping trolleys. the British Antarctic Survey on Carol Donaldson and artist Stephen her enjoyment in discovering both Margate’s Harbour Arm. See also Turner are escaping to the North Kent the book and the places referred to No 14 on the route one map. Marshes in a small inflatable boat along the trail. All are located at great Seasalter called Magwitch. Before they set stopping places to either eat, rest or visit. and the thing is 82 out, they recorded a conversation at Watermark 77 The sixth is hosted by The Coffee Pot, in Maggie Harris Horrid Hill, touching on their in-depth Maria Amidu Leysdown, ME12 4QB. A fold out poster of and the thing is, knowledge of the fragile edgelands of See above. The seventh Watermark is award-winning poem by Broadstairs the North Kent marshes. Find the sign at hosted by The Sportsman, Seasalter, based Maggie Harris, to be found in Horrid Hill, Riverside Country Park ME7 CT5 4BP. Faversham Margate cafes. Visit the website to hear 2XH to download the conversation, Lissener 74 Maggie reading the poem. and visit the Estuary website to find out Herne Bay Feral Practice and Esi Eshun more information about Stephen and New darkly comic audio work Our Time 78 Carol’s voyage. responding to the ruined Oare Marcus Coates Broadstairs A series of six clock towers along the Gunpowder Works, Oare Creek and Watermark 83 Isle of Sheppey North Kent coastline have the songs and Oare Marshes. Oare’s explosive past Maria Amidu calls of locally threatened bird species, Crude Britannia No 3 71 intertwines with diverse natural histories See No 73. The eighth Watermark is to be heard as clocks would chime, on Platform in this watery world, disturbing the to be found near the North Foreland the hour. This one is hosted Map sited at the Admiral’s Arm expected hierarchies between species Lighthouse, CT10 3NN. Micropub, Queenborough ME11 and states of being. The creaturely cast by Herne Bay, Central Parade. 5AD, detailing the history, present and of characters includes Noctule bats, Every day 07:00-22:00 future of energy across the expanse wading birds, a Bamboo Worm and a Ramsgate of the Estuary. Part of a wider project Southern Hawker dragonfly. Download Margate Crude Britannia No 4 84 including online events, marking the the work from Oare Gunpowder Works Platform publication of Crude Britannia - How Country Park, ME13 7UD. Margate Map sited at the Royal Harbour oil shaped a nation by James Marriott Market Street Car Park Brasserie, detailing the history, present and Terry Macalister (Pluto Books Our Time 75 CT9 1ED and future of energy across the expanse 2021) - see website for more details. Marcus Coates of the Estuary. Part of a wider project Our Time 80 A series of six clock towers along the including online events, marking the Marcus Coates North Kent coastline have the songs publication of Crude Britannia - How A series of six clock towers along the and calls of locally threatened bird oil shaped a nation by James Marriott North Kent coastline have the songs and species, to be heard as clocks would and Terry Macalister (Pluto Books calls of locally threatened bird species, chime, on the hour. This one is hosted 2021) - see website for more details. to be heard as clocks would chime, on by Faversham Guildhall, Market Place. the hour. This one is hosted by Thanet Every day from 07:00-23:00. Visitor Information Centre. Every day 06:00-23:00. Please visit our website for details of our Online Programme - and the wide range of estuary themed programme listed in the Associated Programme.

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