Saturday, 17 July 2010
Dippers & Dunkers opportunities
DIPPERS & DUNKERS
Dippers & Dunkers - 'Margate Drawn' - Caricature CompetitionAs part of Margate's Dippers & Dunkers Festival (20-27 August 2010), Southern Water is kindly sponsoring 'Margate Drawn'. Since the early 1700s visitors to Margate have been 'drawn' to the seaside by the therapeutic waters of Margate's beautiful Blue Flag beaches. The visitors, in turn, have been 'drawn' by the great caricature artists of Rowlandson, Cruickshank and Jessop, creating a wonderful social commentary of the day. We are now inviting caricature artists to enter our competition of new caricatures for 2010, which should create a contemporary response to Margate and the Great British seaside. The winning caricature will be awarded a cash prize of £300 and two runners-up will receive £150 each. The selected artwork will appear in our 'Margate Drawn' exhibition, alongside other infamous caricatures. For full details, please contact: heather.sawney@thanet.gov.uk. Closing date: Friday 30 July 2010 at 5pm.
Dippers & Dunkers - Bo-Ho Market - Opportunity for Artists & Artisan MakersWe are seeking representation from the Creative Industry sector for our Bo-Ho Market. We particularly welcome; art, crafts, artisan made objects and retro items. If you are interested in sharing your wares with over 3,000 people on the 21st & 22nd August 2010, with a beautiful stall provided for you, at a cost of £40 for the weekend and you have £5m public liability (or we can help you arrange that for a cost of approximately £30), please contact: heather.sawney@thanet.gov.uk 01843 577428.
Dippers & Dunkers 20-27 August 2010 - Volunteers RequiredWe are currently looking for volunteers who would like to work as stewards on Saturday 21 August or Sunday 22 August, marshalling at the Sideshow Illusions, marshalling the road closure and helping the public find their way from one attraction to another. It would be great opportunity to be literally in the middle of the festival. It would be fantastic if you like talking to people and want to enjoy all the fun of the fayre. All volunteers will receive training and briefing prior to the festival and will receive a complimentary ticket to 'The Sassy Seaside Show'. You will also be part of a great team, helping to deliver a fantastic and fun festival for Margate. For further information, please contact: heather.sawney@thanet.gov.uk. We shall be having our first volunteers meeting in early August, when we will tell you all about the festival. Volunteers need to be aged 18+.
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From a Thanet Newswire reader:
"Why does Margate 'need' another supermarket when it has Morrison's and some excellent high-street shops which are under-appreciated because of the surrounding neglect?
If it is to become a great sea-side town again, the front should be beautiful: what about some ambition? A sympathetic vision? There are other ways of achieving ends than selling out to supermarkets."
Press Release: VISION 2030
How will Thanet look in 20 years’ time and how can you get access to the services that will make that vision a reality? That’s what local people can find out at a special event at Thanet’s Gateway Plus.
Vision 2030 is a free event that takes place on Friday 23 July from 10.00am to 4.00pm and is based around the council’s vision document, which sets out how it sees Thanet looking 20 years from now.
People can learn more about the major developments expected to take place during that time, with information available about Turner Contemporary, Dreamland, Manston Airport and the London Array windfarms. There will also be a talk about the Dreamland project by its Director, Jonathan Bryant from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.
Zumba dancing will help launch the event at 10am and there will be music from Luke Jackson, The Frontline, Funk and The Two Tone Baby, three local bands from local colleges. Art work will be provided by local schools and college students. Photography will be provided by Anastasia Miller-Kurakin, Catherine Drains and Steve Allan. The day also sees the launch of the library’s summer reading challenge called Space Hop, the biggest reading event for children in the UK.
You will also be able to get information from a range of services, including Adult Education, Thanet College, Connexions and East Kent Itec. Representatives will also be there from Maximus, who give support to the long term unemployed to get back into work, the Primary Care Trust’s Health Trainers and the NHS Fit for Work team. Trainers from TNG and SES will be running a Job Search Club from 11am to 12pm for those looking for new employment opportunities.
ENDS
Cheryl Pendry
Press and Media Manager
Thanet District Council
Tel: 01843 577 034
Fax: 01843 295 343
Press Release: PROPOSED LOSS OF OF LARGE GREEN OPEN SPACE IN DENSELY POPULATED CLIFTONVILLE WEST
From Cllr Clive Hart (Labour)
Ward councillors and members of the residents group that has raised £360,000 to regenerate Dalby Square in Cliftonville are outraged at the possible loss of 1300 square metres of open green space at the south end of the square to proposed development.
The plans were unveiled on Wednesday afternoon (14/07/2010) at St Paul's Community Centre where ward councillors and residents were simply astonished to learn that every single square metre of the land could be developed through the proposed plans, despite many years of negotiations where retention of the green space has been consistently seen as a priority.
Ward councillors and residents agreed that the proposed row of town houses was indeed very attractive but through plans and maps they are now shown to be built ON the green space and not BEHIND it as was previously agreed. The proposed townhouses were shown so far forward onto the green that they opened straight out onto the pavement and the link road.
Cllr Clive Hart said "the row of town houses looked absolutely great but they were shown thirty metres forward of where they should have been, within the current Warren Court site. This means that they would virtually fill the present green space. My invitation clearly stated the proposed development was for the Warren Court Hotel site that we all agree needs redeveloping, but when we arrived, the main row of buildings, attractive as they may be, had moved forward to take up the whole green. That clearly goes against all that had been proposed in the past seven years and everything that residents and we ward councillors have fought for".
Cllr Linda Aldred said "the loss of green space for children to play on and let off steam would be simply appalling in an area like Cliftonville West with such poor health statistics. At present parents can watch their children play from the windows of flats surrounding the densely populated square. This is very important in a Renewal Area like Cliftonville West with very low levels of physical activity reported for children here locally, as many live their lives in extremely cramped flats".
Cllr Doug Clark said "I often pass through the square and there are usually several groups of children kicking a ball about. We need more areas for youngsters to interact positively together and we certainly can't afford to lose this one. My experience as a JP of 28 years tells me we don't need any more youngsters hanging around on street corners and I fear that is what would happen with these groups if such a facility was taken away".
Members of the Dalby Square Project, told developers that they are also concerned about the effect that building on the large open green space would have on adjacent formal gardens that their group have worked so hard to provide for local people and visitors. They were very concerned that the ball games that currently take place on the large open green space would move across to the beautiful formal gardens and ruin all their groups hard work.
The Dalby Square Project Group also claim to hold a lease, signed by TDC officers in the past few years, that could prevent any development on the large open green space to the south of the square.
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NOTE: LAST PART OF JOINT LETTER FROM Cllrs ALDRED, CLARK & HART
TO TDC REGARDING THE GREEN SPACE TO THE SOUTH OF DALBY SQUARE
APRIL 2010
Whatever schemes are eventually implemented in Dalby Square it should be noted that residents (supported strongly by us as ward councilors at every step) have consistently stressed the need to maintain a large green open space at the South end of the square for recreational activities (please see attached note (below) on the national survey published in February 2010).
Note regarding the large open green space at the South end of Dalby Square.
We'd like to quote the key findings of the CABE national survey into green spaces that was published last month. They are all absolutely relevant to the large open green space in Dalby Square and the very last key finding sums things up absolutely perfectly!
1) Almost nine out of 10 people use green spaces, and they value them. The 2009 Place survey found that in urban areas, 87 per cent of the population have used their local park or open space in the last year, and 79 per cent have used it in the last six months. The Place survey shows that parks and open spaces are the most frequently used service of all the public services tracked. This compares with 32 per cent who have visited concert halls, and 26 per cent who visited galleries.
In fact, Heritage Lottery Fund research reports 1.8 billion visits to parks in England every year. Furthermore, people appreciate these spaces and this appreciation is increasing: in 2007, 91 per cent of people thought it was very or fairly important to have green spaces near to where they live, and by 2009 this had risen to 95 per cent.
2) If people are satisfied with local open spaces, they tend to be satisfied with their council. There is a strong link between people's satisfaction with their open spaces, and their satisfaction with their neighbourhood. Satisfaction with neighbourhood is one of the key things that affects perceptions of council performance. This is particularly acute in the most deprived areas, where neighbourhood satisfaction is at its lowest.
Putting in place an open space strategy is potentially one ingredient of success. Of the authorities that have shown the biggest improvement in residents' satisfaction in the last four years, nearly three quarters have completed their open space strategy.
3) The provision of open spaces in deprived areas is worse than in affluent areas. People in deprived areas, wherever they live, receive a far worse provision of parks and green spaces than their affluent neighbours. They often do not have gardens and so access to good quality public green space matters even more. The most affluent 20 per cent of wards have five times the amount of
parks or general green space (excluding gardens) per person than the most deprived 10 per cent of wards (figure 3).
So if you live in an affluent suburb, you are also likely to have an above-average quantity of good parks nearby. On the other hand, if you live in a deprived inner-city ward, with high-density housing, you might have many small, poor-quality green spaces, but you are unlikely to have access to large green spaces, or good quality green space. Comparing deprived and affluent areas, residents' general satisfaction with their neighbourhood falls from around 80 per cent in affluent places to around 50 per cent in the most deprived places.
4) People from minority ethnic groups tend to have less local green space and it is of a poorer quality. Areas with very few black and minority ethnic residents tend to have more green space, and it is of a good quality. We recognise that this is intimately related to the circularity of disadvantage - nearly all minority ethnic groups are less likely to be in paid employment than white British
men and women and are more likely to be living in areas of deprivation.
5) The higher the quality of the green space, the more likely it is to be used. Regardless of your economic circumstances, access to green space is beneficial to your health. If an area has high quality parks, it is likely that more residents will use them more often. Parks in the most deprived 10 per cent of wards have an average of 51 visits per year, compared with 62 visits in the most affluent wards.
This pattern is supported by research which found that parks restored with money from the Heritage Lottery Fund have seen average visitor numbers rise by 68 per cent.
It is important to provide green spaces that are appropriate for people of different ages. Young people aged between 16 and 24 report lower quality across all indicators analysed for the study: 15 per cent think their local parks and open spaces are the aspect of their area that need most improvement, compared with 8 per cent of 55-74 year olds. People's level of physical activity is related to affluence, or lack of it. In the most deprived wards, where quality of green space provision is lower, only 40 per cent of adults engage in moderate physical activity, compared to nearly 60 per cent in the most affluent wards.
Overall, the strong correlations between poor quality and quantity of spaces in deprived areas, and the low levels of physical activity of residents, strongly suggest that investing in the quality of parks and green spaces is an important way to tackle inequalities in health and well-being.
1) Almost nine out of 10 people use green spaces, and they value them. The 2009 Place survey found that in urban areas, 87 per cent of the population have used their local park or open space in the last year, and 79 per cent have used it in the last six months. The Place survey shows that parks and open spaces are the most frequently used service of all the public services tracked. This compares with 32 per cent who have visited concert halls, and 26 per cent who visited galleries.
In fact, Heritage Lottery Fund research reports 1.8 billion visits to parks in England every year. Furthermore, people appreciate these spaces and this appreciation is increasing: in 2007, 91 per cent of people thought it was very or fairly important to have green spaces near to where they live, and by 2009 this had risen to 95 per cent.
2) If people are satisfied with local open spaces, they tend to be satisfied with their council. There is a strong link between people's satisfaction with their open spaces, and their satisfaction with their neighbourhood. Satisfaction with neighbourhood is one of the key things that affects perceptions of council performance. This is particularly acute in the most deprived areas, where neighbourhood satisfaction is at its lowest.
Putting in place an open space strategy is potentially one ingredient of success. Of the authorities that have shown the biggest improvement in residents' satisfaction in the last four years, nearly three quarters have completed their open space strategy.
3) The provision of open spaces in deprived areas is worse than in affluent areas. People in deprived areas, wherever they live, receive a far worse provision of parks and green spaces than their affluent neighbours. They often do not have gardens and so access to good quality public green space matters even more. The most affluent 20 per cent of wards have five times the amount of
parks or general green space (excluding gardens) per person than the most deprived 10 per cent of wards (figure 3).
So if you live in an affluent suburb, you are also likely to have an above-average quantity of good parks nearby. On the other hand, if you live in a deprived inner-city ward, with high-density housing, you might have many small, poor-quality green spaces, but you are unlikely to have access to large green spaces, or good quality green space. Comparing deprived and affluent areas, residents' general satisfaction with their neighbourhood falls from around 80 per cent in affluent places to around 50 per cent in the most deprived places.
4) People from minority ethnic groups tend to have less local green space and it is of a poorer quality. Areas with very few black and minority ethnic residents tend to have more green space, and it is of a good quality. We recognise that this is intimately related to the circularity of disadvantage - nearly all minority ethnic groups are less likely to be in paid employment than white British
men and women and are more likely to be living in areas of deprivation.
5) The higher the quality of the green space, the more likely it is to be used. Regardless of your economic circumstances, access to green space is beneficial to your health. If an area has high quality parks, it is likely that more residents will use them more often. Parks in the most deprived 10 per cent of wards have an average of 51 visits per year, compared with 62 visits in the most affluent wards.
This pattern is supported by research which found that parks restored with money from the Heritage Lottery Fund have seen average visitor numbers rise by 68 per cent.
It is important to provide green spaces that are appropriate for people of different ages. Young people aged between 16 and 24 report lower quality across all indicators analysed for the study: 15 per cent think their local parks and open spaces are the aspect of their area that need most improvement, compared with 8 per cent of 55-74 year olds. People's level of physical activity is related to affluence, or lack of it. In the most deprived wards, where quality of green space provision is lower, only 40 per cent of adults engage in moderate physical activity, compared to nearly 60 per cent in the most affluent wards.
Overall, the strong correlations between poor quality and quantity of spaces in deprived areas, and the low levels of physical activity of residents, strongly suggest that investing in the quality of parks and green spaces is an important way to tackle inequalities in health and well-being.
Cllr. Linda Aldred Cllr. Doug Clark JP Cllr. Clive Hart
Working together for Cliftonville West
Press Release: GREAT SUCCESS STORY” OF MARGATE AND CLIFTONVILLE FUNDING
The results of a £3.7 million government funding programme for Margate and Cliftonville West are being described as “a great success story” with impressive results from the four year scheme.
Cheryl Pendry
Press and Media Manager
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577 034
Fax: 01843 295 343
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
The money came into the area from the Safer, Stronger Communities Fund (SSCF) and was used to help support a total of 107 local projects, which included 20 outreach posts, between April 2006 and March 2010, when the programme of funding ended. Now a new report has been produced, looking at the impact of the money and the difference it has made in the area.
Along with SSCF money, an additional £1.5 million of cash from partners and in-kind contributions was also pumped into the area during the four year period.
Some of the major projects funded by the money included:
· Improvements to Dane Park, including new lighting, a new children’s play area, a hard court for ball games, a new café and refurbishment of the park benches and railings.
· A new Viking-themed children’s play area
· Extra road sweeping units to improve street cleanliness.
- A dedicated Waste Enforcement Officer for the area.
- A weekly doorstep recycling collection and better recycling facilities.
· Two extra PCSOs and one additional Community Warden for the area.
· CCTV cameras in several areas, including the Old Town in Margate.
· Street lighting improved in 18 streets in Cliftonville West.
· Two local community centres, one in each ward, were refurbished.
· Improvements made to 11 other buildings used by local people.
· People were given the chance to get involved a wide range of activities in their communities, including sport, arts, dance and local events.
· Two mobile vans for local voluntary sector youth outreach services to provide youth engagement activities across the two wards.
· A wide range of additional activities for young people.
· Local groups received money for projects in their neighbourhoods, supported by community workers, funded by the scheme. Over 70% of projects were led by voluntary or community groups.
· Two mini buses for the Thanet Community Transport Association.
· Money provided a disabled access desk, a hearing induction loop, and easy listening posts at Thanet’s Gateway Plus.
· Two Citizen’s Advice Bureau Information Kiosks were funded, one in the Thanet Gateway Plus and one in St. Paul’s Community Centre.
More follows….
…. Continues
These 107 projects had a major impact on the local area, as shown by the new research:
· Consultation events involved nearly half of the population of the two wards (over 5,000 people).
· 4,485 local people volunteered for SSCF funded activities, providing over 41,000 volunteer hours and helping to support nearly 11,000 other local people.
· 56 indoor and outdoor public spaces were improved, of these half were done through community led projects.
· Nearly 28,000 young people benefitted from activities targeted at them.
· Security was improved at 77 homes and businesses, with more than 3,500 personal items security marked.
· 246 Fixed Penalty Notices and 1,240 enforcement actions targeted fly-tippers and littering.
· 173,918 local people took advantage of the improved access to services, including 112,000 at Thanet’s Gateway Plus.
· 123 adults achieved a qualification and, of these, 37 went on to continue with further education.
· Almost 52,000 people received access to advice and training
· 14 local people were employed full time, eight of which remain employed in these posts, and 17 part-time jobs were provided, seven of these remain employed in these posts.
Cllr. Chris Wells, Cabinet Member for Community Services, said: “Residents in Margate and Cliftonville West were clear from the beginning about what they wanted the SSCF money to do. They told us that they wanted to see change on the ground, rather than talk about it. That’s exactly what the team has done over the last four years. People wanted clean, safe places they would feel good about using and there have been huge strides in achieving that during the programme. They also wanted the number of opportunities available to them increased, so that they could show their potential. Again, the SSCF programme has done that.”
Although the SSCF money has now finished, many of the projects put in place are still continuing, using alternative means of funding.
ENDS
Cheryl Pendry
Press and Media Manager
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577 034
Fax: 01843 295 343
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Press Release: DALBY SQUARE DESIGNATED AS CONSERVATION AREA
DALBY SQUARE DESIGNATED AS CONSERVATION AREA
One part of Cliftonville, described as providing “a fine example of
good historic seaside architecture on a national scale” has been added
to the list of Conservation Areas in Thanet.
Members agreed last night (Thursday 15 July) at a meeting of Full
Council that Dalby Square should be designated as a Conservation Area.
The idea has been widely supported by local residents and community
groups, who gave their views at a series of drop-in sessions at St.
Paul’s Community Centre. Letters were also sent out to every resident
in the area, asking for their opinions.
English Heritage has also given the project its backing, describing
Cliftonville as a “strong candidate for designation as a conservation
area.” Reasons given for that view included the historic street
pattern of the area and the strong character of the buildings.
Cliftonville bears the same relationship to Margate that Hove has to
Brighton, developed in the mid 19th century as a planned extension of
the town to provide an exclusive seaside resort.
Cllr. Simon Moores, Cabinet Member for Customer Services and
Regulatory Services, said: “The designation of Dalby Square as a
Conservation Area is one that we know will be warmly welcomed by local
people, who have given the idea their backing. English Heritage have
already told us that they would be prepared to support us in a number
of different ways, if a conservation area is designated, which is
really good to hear. Designating Dalby Square as a Conservation Area
may now open up the possibility of external funding for the area
through various heritage-related schemes and our officers will be
working to see what potential financial opportunities exist for this
part of Cliftonville as a result.”
ENDS
Cheryl Pendry
Press and Media Manager
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577 034
Fax: 01843 295 343
One part of Cliftonville, described as providing “a fine example of
good historic seaside architecture on a national scale” has been added
to the list of Conservation Areas in Thanet.
Members agreed last night (Thursday 15 July) at a meeting of Full
Council that Dalby Square should be designated as a Conservation Area.
The idea has been widely supported by local residents and community
groups, who gave their views at a series of drop-in sessions at St.
Paul’s Community Centre. Letters were also sent out to every resident
in the area, asking for their opinions.
English Heritage has also given the project its backing, describing
Cliftonville as a “strong candidate for designation as a conservation
area.” Reasons given for that view included the historic street
pattern of the area and the strong character of the buildings.
Cliftonville bears the same relationship to Margate that Hove has to
Brighton, developed in the mid 19th century as a planned extension of
the town to provide an exclusive seaside resort.
Cllr. Simon Moores, Cabinet Member for Customer Services and
Regulatory Services, said: “The designation of Dalby Square as a
Conservation Area is one that we know will be warmly welcomed by local
people, who have given the idea their backing. English Heritage have
already told us that they would be prepared to support us in a number
of different ways, if a conservation area is designated, which is
really good to hear. Designating Dalby Square as a Conservation Area
may now open up the possibility of external funding for the area
through various heritage-related schemes and our officers will be
working to see what potential financial opportunities exist for this
part of Cliftonville as a result.”
ENDS
Cheryl Pendry
Press and Media Manager
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577 034
Fax: 01843 295 343
Press Release: FIRE-DAMAGED BUILDING IN MARGATE MADE SAFE
A fire-damaged building in Margate has been made safe, after its condition deteriorated significantly.
The Grade II listed property at 47 – 48 Hawley Square was damaged by fire in May 2008 and the council’s Building Control team secured the remaining structure, using support scaffolding.
The Conservation and Building Control teams tried to get the co-operation of the building owner to restore the property, but with no success. During this time, the council has repeatedly secured the site to prevent unauthorised access and have been monitoring the stability of what remains of the structure.
Recent checks showed that the condition of the gable wall, adjacent to the public footpath at the rear of the building, had deteriorated significantly. As there was a danger to the public, emergency measures were put in place, with the footpath closed, so that the dangerous gable wall and the chimney could be removed. This work has now been completed and the footpath has re-opened, without the support scaffolding.
Cllr. Simon Moores, Cabinet Member for Customer Services and Regulatory Services, said: “I’m sure that anyone who uses the footpath behind this property will be familiar with the scaffolding that’s been there for some time. It will come as a welcome relief to finally see that it’s gone and this is thanks to the work of our Building Control team, who acted quickly and decisively, as soon as they realised that the condition of this property presented a danger to the public.”
The Building Control team will continue to monitor the structure and will continue their attempts to work with the owner of the building to restore it.
ENDS
Cheryl Pendry
Press and Media Manager
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577 034
Fax: 01843 295 343
Press Release: £1.5 MILLION SAVINGS MAY BE NEEDED
£1.5 MILLION SAVINGS MAY BE NEEDED
Additional savings of around £1.5 million over the next four years may have to be found by Thanet District Council – that was the stark warning given to members last night. (Thursday 15 July)
A report from the Chief Executive spelt out the impact of announcements made to date by the coalition government. These have already seen the council’s grant funding for 2010/11 cut by nearly half a million pounds. A total of £459,811 has been lost through cuts to a range of grants, including the end of the free swimming initiative, the loss of money for SEEDA for the Margate Renewal Partnership and cuts to the Housing Planning Delivery Grant.
The forecast over the next four years is even more bleak, following the government’s announcement in the emergency budget in June that government departments would see their budgets cut by around a quarter over the next four years. This could mean a loss in grants to the council of £3.03 million during that period. The council was already planning to make savings by 2014/15 of £7.59 million, but now this target is likely to be £9.09 million.
The exact amount of money the council receives will not be known until December 2010, but in the meantime, the council is looking at ways of delivering the savings needed, while allowing the highest priority services to be maintained as far as possible. A series of reviews will be carried out over the next few months, looking at a range of issues, including port operations, waste and recycling, leisure activities and ways of improving the way the council works to deliver more savings.
Leader of the Council, Cllr. Bob Bayford, said: “In line with the rest of the public sector, the council is facing a tough time. Fortunately, we are in a better position than many other councils, as we have been planning for some time to reduce our budgets. We were already planning to make savings of more than £7 million in the next four years, much of which will be delivered through sharing services with our neighbouring councils. We now face the prospect of finding even more savings. It’s going to be hard, but we will do it and ensure that core services are maintained.”
ENDS
Cheryl Pendry
Press and Media Manager
Thanet District Council
www.thanet.gov.uk
Tel: 01843 577 034
Fax: 01843 295 343
Open Golf Accommodation
From: Sandwich Golf Enquiries <enquiries@sandwich-golf.com>
Date: 14 July 2010 15:17
Subject: we need your accommodation - for The Open 2011, Sandwich
To: Sandwich Golf Enquiries <enquiries@sandwich-golf.com>
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If your property(s) is within a 45 minute road or rail journey
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There is NOT enough accommodation available in the Sandwich area – FACT!
Who will want accommodation?
· Golf pro’s and their support team
· TV and Film crews
· Corporate businesses
· Engineering crew
· Golf parties
· Security companies
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· Mostly UK residents but a large proportion will be overseas
visitors – Golf is big in...
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· USA
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· South Africa
· New Zealand
· Australia
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14th July 2011
Date: 14 July 2010 15:17
Subject: we need your accommodation - for The Open 2011, Sandwich
To: Sandwich Golf Enquiries <enquiries@sandwich-golf.com>
Dear Golf accommodation owner
The Open is coming to Sandwich, Kent – July 2011 – over ¼ million
visitors will be seeking accommodation over the next few months...
Your bed space and facilities will be in great demand!
If your property(s) is within a 45 minute road or rail journey
visitors will want to book your accommodation (additional buses and
trains will be available, plus park and ride for drivers)
There is NOT enough accommodation available in the Sandwich area – FACT!
Who will want accommodation?
· Golf pro’s and their support team
· TV and Film crews
· Corporate businesses
· Engineering crew
· Golf parties
· Security companies
Where will they come from?
· Mostly UK residents but a large proportion will be overseas
visitors – Golf is big in...
· Europe
· USA
· Japan
· South Africa
· New Zealand
· Australia
How will they find you?
www.sandwich-golf.com is a fixed fee golf directory set up
specifically for The Open 2011
Why add your accommodation to our directory?
· Page 1 on google
· 19,868 hits so far in July 2010 and rising
· On-going marketing in the USA
· Easy to navigate and search
· One off registration fee
· Nothing else to pay
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14th July 2011
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Update from Turner Contemporary
A reminder that our first Generate family workshop of the summer will take place this Saturday 17 July. Come and join us at Droit House by the Harbour Arm in Margate. Celebrating Children’s Art Day Droit House will be packed full of wonderful materials to make banners, bunting and balloons.
Attached is a flyer listing all the workshops this summer and autumn. Please pass this on to anyone who would be interested in coming along.
Thanks for your continued support and we hope to see you at a workshop over the summer.
Kind Regards
Keiko Higashi
Learning Officer
Manston Airport Expansion - Could Affect You
You might all be interested in this meeting next Monday.
Christine
Even if you don't live on the flight path, the expansion of the airport could affect you because
1. Any subsidies given to Infratil, to bring the company to Thanet, will not be available for other things you’d like TDC and KCC to pay for [Who’s paying for the new access road currently being built for the airport?]
2. Airport expansion means loss of land for food growing
3. Traffic on roads and trains would increase – people getting to and from the airport
There’s a meeting on Monday 5pm, in TDC offices, Margate. Come and see how they make the decisions. Links below for information and comment.
http://
http://eastcliffrichard.
Agenda – TDC Airport Working Party - Monday, 19th July, 2010 5.00 pm
Venue: Austen Room, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent Contact: Charles Hungwe
Election of the Chairman | |
Apologies for Absence | |
Declarations of Interest | |
To approve the Minutes of the Manston Airport Working Party meeting held on 11 March 2010, copy attached. | |
Events: Quex - Marry Wives of Windsor
Sun 18th July 3pm & 7.30pm/ Mon 19th July - 1pm
DIRECTED BY ROB FORKNALL
The Hazlitt and Changeling will be twinkling this summer with their tenth outdoor Shakespeare! Set in the 1950’s with Skiffle songs and quiffs, this show promises to be a romp around sunny England. It’s the story of three ladies, their husbands and the randy old man; Falstaff, who’s after their money... and more! Commissioned by Elizabeth I, Shakespeare wrote this playrather quickly. Set in Windsor, it’s one of the only English comedies Shakespeare wrote, and was the Only Fools and Horses of its time. With brand new music composed by Dougal Irvine you will enjoy a good old Rock’n’Roll night! Bring your own picnic, relax in our beautiful gardens.
Ad £15 Chd £10 – Tickets on sale Museum, Hazlitt Arts Centre Box Office and Quex House
T. 01843 842168 enquiries@quexmuseum.or
HARBOUR ARM GALLERY NEWS
Visitors to the gallery in mid- June appreciated the breadth of work
in ‘Showcase’ . This was a group exhibition, showing painting, prints
and sculpture by alumni of KIAD, in Canterbury (now the UCA). I was
part of that third intake to the part-time Fine Art degree course -
it was life-changing for all of us, and I’m still affectionately
chastised by one member for ‘pushing him through the door’ when he was
called for interview! Well – what else would he have done with his
life?
There’s still time to see ‘Young Roma Women: Self Portraits’ - part
of the collaborative project set up by photographer Manuela Zanotti,
with the support of the Children’s Society. These strong
self-portraits are the face of a young generation of Roma in a new
country: guarded, proud, vulnerable. The exhibition is open Saturday
and Sunday, 11am – 4pm, but you can visit this week, if you contact me
on 07745 219284
Coming up: Artist Angie Berkley (you may remember her photo-collages
from the May Day Open) has a solo show next week: it will be on until
25th July, and coincides nicely with Thanet Pride. Not to be missed by
all you Proud People!
27th July – 6pm The second meeting of Margate creatives. The first
meeting, of nearly 40 people, was at Marine Studios on 29th June and
it was agreed to hold regular meetings for a while, giving people the
chance to get to know each other. The Harbour Arm Gallery will host
this meeting, so if you missed out on the first but would like to come
along, please do!
30th July – Helder Clara opens his show ‘Displacement’, an
installation that explores the feelings of disconnectedness associated
with living one’s life in another country. On until Sunday 8th August.
HARBOUR ARM STUDIOS
Currently, there are four resident artists with studios on the ‘Arm’
- myself at Studio 12a (‘The Coalhole’), James (Grimski) in
12c and Liese and Terri in studios 9a and 9b. If you are interested in
hiring a studio on the Harbour Arm, contact Fiona Sherriff on 01843
260260,or email her at fionasherriff123@hotmail.
HARBOUR ARM GALLERY
For information about any of the events on the Harbour Arm, or if you
are interested in hiring the gallery for a solo or group show, or
perhaps for workshops, or a space to develop your work, please contact
Patricia Wilson Smith (pat.wilson@i-machine.co.uk
452025/ 07745 219284) You can also check out these links.
www.margateharbourarm.co.uk
www.i-machine.co.uk
www.facebook.com/
www.twitter.com/margateharbour
www.facebook.com/whatsonkent
www.facebook.com/
in ‘Showcase’ . This was a group exhibition, showing painting, prints
and sculpture by alumni of KIAD, in Canterbury (now the UCA). I was
part of that third intake to the part-time Fine Art degree course -
it was life-changing for all of us, and I’m still affectionately
chastised by one member for ‘pushing him through the door’ when he was
called for interview! Well – what else would he have done with his
life?
There’s still time to see ‘Young Roma Women: Self Portraits’ - part
of the collaborative project set up by photographer Manuela Zanotti,
with the support of the Children’s Society. These strong
self-portraits are the face of a young generation of Roma in a new
country: guarded, proud, vulnerable. The exhibition is open Saturday
and Sunday, 11am – 4pm, but you can visit this week, if you contact me
on 07745 219284
Coming up: Artist Angie Berkley (you may remember her photo-collages
from the May Day Open) has a solo show next week: it will be on until
25th July, and coincides nicely with Thanet Pride. Not to be missed by
all you Proud People!
27th July – 6pm The second meeting of Margate creatives. The first
meeting, of nearly 40 people, was at Marine Studios on 29th June and
it was agreed to hold regular meetings for a while, giving people the
chance to get to know each other. The Harbour Arm Gallery will host
this meeting, so if you missed out on the first but would like to come
along, please do!
30th July – Helder Clara opens his show ‘Displacement’, an
installation that explores the feelings of disconnectedness associated
with living one’s life in another country. On until Sunday 8th August.
HARBOUR ARM STUDIOS
Currently, there are four resident artists with studios on the ‘Arm’
- myself at Studio 12a (‘The Coalhole’), James (Grimski) in
12c and Liese and Terri in studios 9a and 9b. If you are interested in
hiring a studio on the Harbour Arm, contact Fiona Sherriff on 01843
260260,or email her at fionasherriff123@hotmail.
HARBOUR ARM GALLERY
For information about any of the events on the Harbour Arm, or if you
are interested in hiring the gallery for a solo or group show, or
perhaps for workshops, or a space to develop your work, please contact
Patricia Wilson Smith (pat.wilson@i-machine.co.uk
452025/ 07745 219284) You can also check out these links.
www.margateharbourarm.co.uk
www.i-machine.co.uk
www.facebook.com/
www.twitter.com/margateharbour
www.facebook.com/whatsonkent
www.facebook.com/
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