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.
Andy Malt
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 or email 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.
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, for Margate and Cliftonville email 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.
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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