Interviews
POW Thanet's Decade of Dissent a reflection of festival's past says CEO Rosanagh Fuller
POW Thanet CEO Rosanagh Fuller on harnessing the power of dissent and creativity in the fight for equality for women, girls and non-binary people
Zita Whalley
Interviews
Hazen Vaughan, Great British Bake Off: 'You don’t see the chaos. People are stressed'
Much like a rolex that cuts like a pillowy sponge, so much of the Great British Bake Off is an illusion, as contestant Hazel Vaughan reveals
Interviews
Photographer Mike Goldwater captures the 'spirit' and 'beauty' of Thanet in new book
Photojournalist Mike Goldwater on turning his lens on home in his new book Island
Interviews
Ramsgate Space: ‘It’s painful to see the high street of a town you love so much struggle to survive’
A town centre revitalisation project has big plans for Ramsgate, aiming to turn its downtrodden high street into a main artery reflective of the town’s best bits
Interviews
On stage at Margate Pride: ‘It was a moment of queer mayhem and magic’
Local drag acts Pretzel Cage and Janet District Council on performing with Peaches, roller skates, and their time on the stage at Margate Pride
Interviews
Margate Pride nine years on: 'You are loved, you are welcome here'
Margate Pride co-founder Amy Zing on growing the grassroots festival from a three-minute walk into a whole town takeover
Interviews
Rachel Proctor, from Offvine: 'A great vineyard should have a strong identity'
Rachel Proctor, founder of Offvine wine tours on why you don't want to drive to a Kentish vineyard
Things to do in London
Queer Cuntry: 'Our dream is that Chaka will sing live for us dressed as a giant husk of corn'
Lennie and Ray from Margate band pink suits chat Queer Cuntry before they take the explosion of camp, queer country and Americana to London's Southbank for Chaka Khan's Meltdown
Things to do in Ramsgate
Pride in Ramsgate: 'There are so many wonderfully unique, creative people'
Hedi Moran, a founder of Ramsgate’s inclusive community arts space Sugar Rush and Salon Du Miel, on building Pride from the community up
Things to do in Margate
Dana Gavanski: ‘I wanted to make a more performative album’
Singer-songwriter Dana Gavanski speaks to Strange Tourist about celebrating strangeness, recording in Margate and her ‘Duds’, ahead of her Ramsgate Music Hall gig