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Ramsgate Winter Festival lights up the darker months

Ramsgate Winter Festival returns later this month with a two month programme of events to bring joy and a sense of community to the darker months

Nov 15, 2025

by Andy Malt

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Building Stories: Bringing narratives to life Post feature image

Building Stories: Bringing narratives to life

Nov 8, 2025

by Andy Malt

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“Death positive” witchcraft festival welcomes the darker months Post feature image

“Death positive” witchcraft festival welcomes the darker months

Oct 18, 2025

by Andy Malt

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Mushrooms are nuts. Photos: Margate Mushrooms

Margate Mushroom Festival: ‘All mushrooms are magic’

Oct 11, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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From L-R Dalibor's teacher Naomi, Dalibor, Sandra Hampton and Dailbor's siter Bailey at TMS. Photo: Strange Tourist

Thanet art studio adapting creative processes for artists with additional needs

Sep 27, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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The Love Booth: A joyous and intimate glimpse into private moments Post feature image

The Love Booth: A joyous and intimate glimpse into private moments

Sep 20, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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A woman with long brown hair wearing a yellow jumper rests on a pair of mannequin legs

Lou Sanders on everything but her show ahead of Ramsgate tour date

Sep 13, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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A band performs on an outdoor stage at night

Ramsgate Festival of Sound’s impact resonates around the town

Sep 6, 2025

by Andy Malt

Interviews Interviews Margate Margate Things to do in Margate Things to do in Margate Music Music Comedy Comedy

Two men stand against a warning sign on a wall in front of the sea. One wears an anorak, the other a black shirt and leather waistcoat. Both wear black trousers. Buildings in the background.

Margate band Big Woes on the town’s “personal and human” music scene

Aug 16, 2025

by Andy Malt

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A woman stands behind a microphone wearing a bra. She wears a black wig with pigtail lifted up by red rope. Another woman plays saxophone in the background.

Ziah Ziah's artistic growth through creative freedom

Jul 26, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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A woman with black hair, wearing hoop earrings, an orange knitted jumper and black trousers crouches with her head cocked to the side.

A jukebox of confessions: Letters You’ll Never Send brings anonymous confessions to the stage

Jul 12, 2025

by Andy Malt

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A man and a woman dressed as pirates stand in front of a skull and crossbones, and two crossed swords.

New Ramsgate bookshop mines Thanet treasures for literary gain

Jul 5, 2025

by Zita Whalley

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A woman with white hair sits in the front row of an otherwise empty cinema looking directly into the camera

Palace cinema celebrates 60 years at the heart of Broadstairs

Jun 28, 2025

by Andy Malt

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