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# News Blast: Margate Film Festival becomes a charity and more
- URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/news-blast-margate-film-festival-becomes-a-charity-and-more/
- Published: 2026-05-03T07:00:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-16T12:55:21.000Z
- Description: The latest creative and cultural news from across Thanet, including Margate Film Festival, Punk Rock Pride, East Kent Open Houses and more
- Author: Strange Tourist
- Tags: News, Thanet, Ramsgate, Margate, Broadstairs

**Margate Film Festival is now a registered charity**. “Eight years of community cinema, big screens, bold ideas, and brilliant audiences - and now we have formal, solid foundations to match,” say the team behind it. **The festival is set to return in November**. 

[Margate Film Festival: ‘We want to be a beacon for bold, boundary-pushing cinema’After a two year hiatus, Margate Film Festival returns with its most ambitious programme yet. We find out how it all came together and what the future holds![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Strange TouristAndy Malt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/size/w1200/2024/11/Chuck-Chuck-Baby-MARGATE-FILMMAKER-Kent.jpg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/margate-film-festival-we-want-to-be-a-beacon-for-bold-boundary-pushing-cinema/)

**Punk Rock Pride** \- a new group celebrating the alt queer community at Margate Pride - **is seeking volunteers** to assist with fundraising, photography, outfits, banner making and more. [**DM on Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/punkrockpridekent/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk) **or email** [**punk.rock.pride.kent@gmail.com**](mailto:punk.rock.pride.kent@gmail.com) **to get involved**. 

**The Prince Albert pub on Broadstairs High Street is under new management**. Officially opening this week, Callum and Dizzy (and dog Bernie) will be putting on regular pool, quiz, karaoke and live music nights. [**Follow on Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/p.a.broadstairs/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). 

**East Kent Open Houses is on the look out for artists to take part in this year’s event in October**. For Ramsgate and Broadstairs email [gem.blastock@tgtextiles.co.uk](mailto:gem.blastock@tgtextiles.co.uk), for Margate and Cliftonville email [info.studioj1h@gmail.com](mailto:info.studioj1h@gmail.com). **The deadline is May 31**. 

**Yoakley House is the new beneficiary of the community bookshelf at Tesco Extra in Westwood Cross**. Any money donated for books on the shelf **until June 30** will go straight to the Margate care home. Books to go on the shelf can also be donated to Yoakley or Tesco directly.

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As expected, **Bombo Doughnuts is set to reopen in Margate with a new stall inside Dreamland**. It was originally set to open this weekend, but will now begin serving up sweet treats on **Friday, May 29**. 

**Ramsgate Arts Club has launched a new spring/summer menu**. As well as an expanding cheese and charcuterie offering, the venue is now also doing tapas small plates. **Open from 5pm, Thursday to Sunday**. 

**Margate kitsch trinket shop Silly now has a free trinket trading box outside it**. Got something to swap? Need a trinket right now and the shop is closed? Just fancy rummaging in a box? **Head to 25 Hawley Street and have a poke around**.

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