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In 1915–1916 early aircraft began to use the open farmland at [[Manston, Kent|Manston]] as a site for emergency landings. The location near the Kent coast gave Manston some advantages over the other previously established aerodromes. During the First World War, Ramsgate was the target of [http://ramsgatehistory.com/zeppelin_raid.html bombing raids] by Zeppelin airships. By 1917 the [[Royal Flying Corps]] was well established and taking an active part in the defence of Britain. As [[RAF Manston]], the aerodrome played an important role in the Second World War. It is now called [[Kent International Airport]].
In 1915–1916 early aircraft began to use the open farmland at [[Manston, Kent|Manston]] as a site for emergency landings. The location near the Kent coast gave Manston some advantages over the other previously established aerodromes. During the First World War, Ramsgate was the target of [http://ramsgatehistory.com/zeppelin_raid.html bombing raids] by Zeppelin airships. By 1917 the [[Royal Flying Corps]] was well established and taking an active part in the defence of Britain. As [[RAF Manston]], the aerodrome played an important role in the Second World War. It is now called [[Kent International Airport]].

As the second World War approached, Ramsgate Borough Council embarked on plans to create a network of Deep Shelter tunnels linking to a former Railway Tunnel which would provide shelter for 60,000 people. The tunnels were opened on 1st June 1939. 75 years later, in 2014, a part of this network was opened to visitors. [http://www.ramsgatetunnels.org/index.html]


In October 1939, the Royal Navy established a [[Coastal Forces]] base at Ramsgate called '''HMS ''Fervent''''', which operated [[Motor Torpedo Boat]]s, [[Motor Gun Boat]]s and [[Motor Launch]]es until September 1945. From 27 May 1940, Ramsgate harbour was the main assembly point for the build-up of small craft needed for [[Operation Dynamo]], the evacuation of the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War II)|British Expeditionary Force]] from [[Dunkirk]].<ref>[W J R Gardner, ''The Evacuation from Dunkirk, Operation Dynamo 26 May - 4 June 1940'', Frank Cass Publishers 2000, ISBN 0-7146-5120-6 (p.21)]</ref> Once the evacuation was under way, Ramsgate became the second-busiest port after [[Dover]], and just under 43,000 men passed through the port, transported onwards by 82 special trains.<ref>[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/dunkirk_evacuation_trains.htm History Learning Site - Dunkirk Evacuation and Trains]</ref>
In October 1939, the Royal Navy established a [[Coastal Forces]] base at Ramsgate called '''HMS ''Fervent''''', which operated [[Motor Torpedo Boat]]s, [[Motor Gun Boat]]s and [[Motor Launch]]es until September 1945. From 27 May 1940, Ramsgate harbour was the main assembly point for the build-up of small craft needed for [[Operation Dynamo]], the evacuation of the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War II)|British Expeditionary Force]] from [[Dunkirk]].<ref>[W J R Gardner, ''The Evacuation from Dunkirk, Operation Dynamo 26 May - 4 June 1940'', Frank Cass Publishers 2000, ISBN 0-7146-5120-6 (p.21)]</ref> Once the evacuation was under way, Ramsgate became the second-busiest port after [[Dover]], and just under 43,000 men passed through the port, transported onwards by 82 special trains.<ref>[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/dunkirk_evacuation_trains.htm History Learning Site - Dunkirk Evacuation and Trains]</ref>

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Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Ports. It has a population of around 40,000. Ramsgate’s main attraction is its coastline and its main industries are tourism and fishing. The town has one of the largest marinas on the English south coast and the Port of Ramsgate has provided cross-channel ferries for many years.

History

Main article: History of Ramsgate
Ramsgate Sands in 1854
Photochrom of The sands, 1899

Ramsgate began as a fishing and farming hamlet. The earliest reference to the town is in the Kent Hundred Rolls of 1274-5 both as Remmesgate (in the local personal name of ‘Christina de Remmesgate’) and Remisgat (with reference to the town).[1] The names Ramisgate and Raunsgate appear in the parish of Saint Laurence records circa 1290.[2][3] These are all derived from Late Anglo-Saxon ‘Hremmes’ from earlier ‘Hræfnes’ (raven’s) and ‘geat’ (gate), with reference to the gap in the cliffs.[4] In 1357 the area became known as Ramesgate.[5][6][7]

The Christian missionary St Augustine landed in the vicinity of Ramsgate in 597.[citation needed]

Ramsgate was a member of the Confederation of Cinque Ports, under the 'Limb' of Sandwich, Kent.[8] The construction of Ramsgate Harbour began in 1749 and was completed in about 1850. The harbour has the distinction of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom. Because of its proximity to mainland Europe, Ramsgate was a chief embarkation point both during the Napoleonic Wars and for the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.

The artist Vincent Van Gogh moved to Ramsgate in April 1876 at the age of twenty-three. He boarded at 11 Spencer Square, which is identified by a blue plaque. He obtained work as a teacher at a local school in Royal Road, where he received his mail.[9] In one of his letters [10][11] to his brother Theo, he described his surroundings: “There’s a harbour full of all kinds of ships, closed in by stone jetties running into the sea on which one can walk. And further out one sees the sea in its natural state, and that’s beautiful.”

In 1901, an electric tram service, one of the few inter-urban tramways in Britain, was introduced on the Isle of Thanet. The towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs were linked by 11 miles of track.

In 1915–1916 early aircraft began to use the open farmland at Manston as a site for emergency landings. The location near the Kent coast gave Manston some advantages over the other previously established aerodromes. During the First World War, Ramsgate was the target of bombing raids by Zeppelin airships. By 1917 the Royal Flying Corps was well established and taking an active part in the defence of Britain. As RAF Manston, the aerodrome played an important role in the Second World War. It is now called Kent International Airport.

As the second World War approached, Ramsgate Borough Council embarked on plans to create a network of Deep Shelter tunnels linking to a former Railway Tunnel which would provide shelter for 60,000 people. The tunnels were opened on 1st June 1939. 75 years later, in 2014, a part of this network was opened to visitors. [2]

In October 1939, the Royal Navy established a Coastal Forces base at Ramsgate called HMS Fervent, which operated Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Gun Boats and Motor Launches until September 1945. From 27 May 1940, Ramsgate harbour was the main assembly point for the build-up of small craft needed for Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk.[12] Once the evacuation was under way, Ramsgate became the second-busiest port after Dover, and just under 43,000 men passed through the port, transported onwards by 82 special trains.[13]

Geography

A map of Ramsgate from 1945

Ramsgate is located 78 miles from central London in an east south-easterly direction at one of the most easterly points of the United Kingdom (the furthest point east is Lowestoft in Suffolk). Ramsgate has its own meridian line and Mean Time, which is 5 minutes 41 seconds ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

The town is an amalgamation of two settlements: a fishing community on the coast in the shallow valley between two chalk cliffs, and an inland farming community that is now the Parish of St Lawrence. The cliffs are known as the East Cliff and the West Cliff and are predominantly residential areas. There are promenades along both cliff tops with parks at either end and sandy beaches on the coast.

Climate

Ramsgate has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) as is typical in the United Kingdom; the nearest Met Office weather station for which data is available is Manston Airport, about two miles west of the town centre.

The highest temperature ever recorded is 34.6 °C (94.3 °F)[14] in August 2003, though typically the warmest day of the year averages 28.5 °C (83.3 °F)[15] and 8.8 days[16] will record a temperature of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) or above.

The lowest recorded temperature is -14.5 °C (5.9 °F),[17] in February 1986, though typically the coldest night of the year averages -6.2 °C (20.8 °F).[18] A total of 28.9 days[19] of the year should record an air frost.

Rainfall averages around 550 mm[20] per year, a figure similar to that for the driest parts of England. Over 1 mm of rain can be expected on 102.9 days.[21] All averages refer to the 1971-00 period.

Being close to the coast, and in Southern England, sunshine compares favourably with most of the United Kingdom, at over 1700 hours[22] a year. Only the Sussex coast tends to be notably sunnier, although much of the remainder of the south coast receives a similar amount of sunshine as Ramsgate.

Climate data for Manston, elevation 49m, 1971-2000, extremes 1960-
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		20.2
(68.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		34.6
(94.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		24.9
(76.8) 		18.0
(64.4) 		15.9
(60.6) 		34.6
(94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8) 		7.2
(45.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		11.8
(53.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.5
(65.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		10.4
(50.7) 		8.2
(46.8) 		13.7
(56.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		1.7
(35.1) 		3.3
(37.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		8.4
(47.1) 		4.7
(40.5) 		3.1
(37.6) 		7.1
(44.7)
Record low °C (°F) −12
(10) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−6
(21) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		0.9
(33.6) 		6.4
(43.5) 		5.4
(41.7) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−6
(21) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−14.5
(5.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45.32
(1.78) 		30.95
(1.22) 		37.90
(1.49) 		41.04
(1.62) 		39.85
(1.57) 		46.65
(1.84) 		39.34
(1.55) 		39.54
(1.56) 		59.27
(2.33) 		64.76
(2.55) 		59.08
(2.33) 		51.00
(2.01) 		554.72
(21.84)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 62.55 80.33 118.96 171.51 222.17 216.47 222.08 226.80 157.88 119.06 75.01 52.6 1,722.02
Source 1: YR.NO[23]
Source 2: KNMI[24]

Governance

Ramsgate is in the parliamentary constituency of Thanet South, which is represented by Conservative MP Laura Sandys who won the seat in the 2010 general election.

Before 6 May 2010, the MP for Ramsgate was Stephen Ladyman, a senior Labour minister; he was preceded by Jonathan Aitken.

Ramsgate was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1884. This was abolished in 1974, since when Ramsgate has been part of the Thanet local government district. The town is made up of seven electoral wards: Central Harbour, Cliffsend and Pegwell, Eastcliff, Nethercourt, Newington, Northwood, and Sir Moses Montefiore. These wards have seventeen of the fifty-six seats on the Thanet District Council; since the 2011 local elections fifteen of those seats have been held by Labour and two by the Conservative Party [25]

Following a successful campaign by local activist Gerry O'Donnell, a town council was established for Ramsgate in June 2009.[citation needed] The Town Mayor of Ramsgate is currently Councillor Patricia Moore.[26]

Economy

Ramsgate marina, location of many popular bars and pubs

Ramsgate's main industries are tourism and fishing. The town has a thriving marina with over 800 moorings and a range of marine-related businesses that operate in the renovated arches under Royal Parade. Colleges in the town also cater for students of English as a foreign language.

Although Ramsgate has the most valuable fish landings in Kent (~£700,000 in 2003), the fishing industry is in decline.[27]

The Port of Ramsgate has provided cross-channel ferries for many years. Previously, Sally Ferries UK provided a passenger and car ferry service to Dunkirk. Until April 2013, Transeuropa Ferries operated a freight and car ferry between Ramsgate and Oostende.

Unemployment in Thanet stands at 4.1%; this is higher than the national average (2.5%).[28]

There is some light industry in the town. An emerging industry is power generation, with 800 jobs expected to be created by the Thanet offshore wind project, a wind farm just off the coast.

Ramsgate market is held in High Street, King Street and Queen Street every Friday and Saturday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.[29]

Demographics

Ramsgate Compared
2001 UK Census Ramsgate Thanet District England
Total population 39,639 126,702 49,138,831
Foreign born 4.4% 5.1% 9.2%
White 98% 98% 91%
Asian 0.7% 0.6% 4.6%
Black 0.3% 0.3% 2.3%
Christian 72% 74% 72%
Muslim 0.3% 0.5% 3.1%
Hindu 0.1% 0.2% 1.1%
No religion 18% 16% 15%
Over 65 years old 18% 22% 16%

According to the 2001 UK census, Ramsgate has a population of 39,639.[30]

The ethnicity of the town was 98.0% white, 0.8% mixed race, 0.3% black, 0.3% Chinese, 0.4% other Asian and 0.1% other ethnicity.[30]

The place of birth of residents was 95.6% United Kingdom, 0.7% Republic of Ireland, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% other Western European countries, 0.3% Eastern Europe, 0.6% Far East, 0.5% Africa, 0.3% North America, 0.3% South Asia, 0.2% Middle East, 0.2% Oceania and 0.1% South America.[30]

Religion was recorded as 71.6% Christian, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh and 0.1% Jewish. 17.9% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 7.1% didn't state their religion.[30]

For every 100 women, there were 91.2 men. The age distribution was 6% aged 0–4 years, 16% aged 5–15 years, 5% aged 16–19 years, 31% aged 20–44 years, 24% aged 45–64 years and 18% aged 65 years and over.[30]

Culture

Tourism

Ramsgate Main Sands

Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline, particularly Ramsgate Main Sands, which was awarded a Blue Flag in 2012, but not in 2013.[31][32]

The local council publishes a website specifically aimed at tourists visiting Ramsgate and neighbouring towns.[33]

Ramsgate has developed a continental café style culture with bars and restaurants on its seafront parade.[citation needed]

There is an annual Powerboat Grand Prix event based at Ramsgate harbour during the summer. Ramsgate carnival is an annual parade that takes place during the summer.[34] Other events include the annual Addington Street Fair and the French Market.[citation needed]

Sports

Ramsgate’s main football club, Ramsgate FC, plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The local rivals of the club are Margate FC, situated 4 miles away. When the two teams meet, it is known as the Thanet derby. Ramsgate also runs a reserves team, which plays in the Kent Football League Second Division, and a women’s team, which plays in the South East Counties Women’s League Kent County Division. Ramsgate FC also runs five youth teams; the under-13 to under-18 teams compete in the Valley Express Kent Youth League, and the club also runs Ramsgate Youth U7 to U16, which play in the Molten East Kent Youth League. Two other popular youth teams in Ramsgate are Trinity and Hugin Vikings; both play in The Molten East Kent Youth League.

Thanet Wanderers is the island’s only rugby team and has enjoyed recent success at London Division 1 level, achieving its best result by defeating Doncaster at Twickenham in the final of the Intermediate Cup in 1997. The club runs five senior sides and many junior teams, all of which play at St Peter's.

Cliftonville Hockey Club plays its home matches at St Lawrence College and has a clubhouse that it shares with Broadstairs Cricket Club.[35]

Thanet Galaxy is a Pan Disability Football Club that provides structured coaching for male and female footballers of all ages who qualify within the nationally and internationally recognised Pan Disability categories. The club trains at Chatham House Grammar School and plays in Kent Disability Football League in three age bands: U-11, U-16, and 16+. In their first season (2008/2009), the adult A team won the Kent Disability League Adult Championship.

Ramsgate’s sports facilities include a public swimming pool,[36][37] and a fitness centre[38] with a gym and sports hall. Tennis clubs can be found at Spencer Square and St Laurence. Ramsgate has three golf clubs: St Augustine's,[39] Stonelees,[40] and Manston.[41] There is also a sailing club, the Royal Temple Yacht Club, which is steeped in yacht-racing history and hosts racing throughout the year for a variety of historic trophies. The highlight of the season is the annual international sailing regatta, known as 'Ramsgate Week', which is usually held in August.[42]

Arts and local media

Ramsgate Maritime Museum

The Gallery IOTA (Isle Of Thanet Arts) was based on the towns west cliff but is now on the harbour front.[43] Ramsgate Maritime Museum near the harbour quayside has exhibits showing the evolution of Ramsgate Harbour and east Kent maritime history. One of Ramsgate's cinemas and theatres is the Granville Cinema, situated on Victoria Parade, in the town's Eastcliff area. The King's Theatre is situated near the town centre and offers shows, community events and a seniors' club every Monday. Talks on Ramsgate's history are frequently held there.

Ramsgate has two paid-for newspapers, the Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, both of which are owned by Northcliffe Media.[44] Free newspapers covering the town include the Thanet Extra, part of the KM Group; and yourthanet, belonging to KOS Media.

The local radio stations are KMFM Thanet, owned by the KM Group, community radio station Academy FM (Thanet), and the county-wide stations Heart Kent, Gold and BBC Radio Kent. Thanet Community Radio (TCR [45] offers an online arts- and features-based service for Thanet District and the surrounding area where people can listen to podcasts of local interest. The service works closely with Dover Community Radio.

Landmarks

The Hugin Viking longship in Pegwell.

The Hugin is a reconstructed Viking longship located at Pegwell Bay in Ramsgate. It was a gift from the Danish government in commemoration of the 1500th anniversary of the legendary arrival of Hengist and Horsa to England in the year 449.

Architecture

Main article: Historic Buildings in Ramsgate

There are many Regency and Victorianbuildings in Ramsgate. In all, there are 900 listed buildings in the town with more than 200 in the vicinity of the harbour.[46] One of the town's most notable buildings is the 18th century Townley House designed by Mary Townley.[47]

The town has three notable churches. The first building used for worship in the Thanet parish of 'St Lawrence' was at St Laurence-in-Thanet; it was built in 1062 and rebuilt during the following centuries with the most significant changes made in the 16th century. Note the difference in spelling between the village of St Lawrence and its church, which is dedicated to the Roman Martyr Laurence.

The second notable church is St Augustine's, which is situated on the town's West Cliff. It was designed by Augustus Pugin in 1847 in the neo-Gothic style. Its dedication commemorates Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, who landed at Ramsgate in AD 597 bringing Christianity to Britain. In March 2012 the church was designated a shrine to St Augustine of Canterbury; this ended a five-century absence of a shrine to St Augustine, as the original (at St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury) had been destroyed during the Reformation.

Thirdly, the town's parish church of St George is situated just off the High Street. Its lantern tower was added at the request of Trinity House as a navigational aid to passing ships and looks over the town. The ground was consecrated on 23 October 1827.

St Augustine's is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, whilst St Laurence and St George are both Church of England and serve the Anglican community as part of the Diocese of Canterbury. Christ Church, built in 1847, also serves the Anglican community.

Ramsgate library was originally built and paid for by Andrew Carnegie in 1904. On the evening of Friday 13 August 2004, it was destroyed by fire just two months short of its 100th anniversary.[48] Though suspicions were raised about the causes of the fire, due to a similarly timed fire at the town's registry office, an investigation was unable to establish how the fire had started.

Shortly after the blaze, planning permission was granted for a new library. The library has now been fully restored, and was officially re-opened on 20 February 2009.[49]

Transport

By sea

Main article: Port of Ramsgate

The Port of Ramsgate has a 700 berth marina, Royal Harbour Marina, and a ferry terminal built on reclaimed land. The harbour provides shelter from the effects of storms. The Goodwin Sands are nearby. In 2005, the marina had 12,000 visiting boats.[citation needed] Transeuropa Ferries passenger (with vehicle only) and freight ferries sailed until April 2013 to the Port of Ostend in Ostend, Belgium. The Port of Ramsgate has its own road access tunnel from outside the town, avoiding town centre congestion. The RNLI Ramsgate Lifeboat Station is in Ramsgate Harbour.

By road

Ramsgate is connected to the national road network primarily through the A299 Thanet Way, which continues on to the M2/A2 for the M25 (approx 1 hour) and London. The A256 provides a link to Dover and onwards to the A20 for the Channel Tunnel. Bus services are provided by Stagecoach East Kent and also serve Broadstairs, Canterbury, Dover, Margate and Manston Airport, Kent's International Airport.

By rail

Main article: Ramsgate railway station

Ramsgate railway station is situated at the top of the town near the parish of St Lawrence.

A new high-speed service to London started in December 2009, running on High Speed 1 (HS1), the UK’s first high-speed rail line, between London’s St Pancras station and Kent. The journey time from Ramsgate to the new St Pancras terminal, with excellent transport links, is 1 hour 16 minutes.[50]

Other trains run from Ramsgate to London Charing Cross and London Victoria. Commuting time to the capital on these lines is approximately 1 hour 50 minutes.

Trains from Ramsgate are routed via Margate, Chatham and Bromley South, or via Canterbury West or Dover Priory and Ashford International. Ramsgate railway station is operated by Southeastern.

By air

Main article: Ramsgate Airport

A municipal airport was opened on 1 July 1935, operating until the Second World War broke out in 1939. Following a short spell as a satellite of RAF Manston, it closed in 1940. The airport was re-opened in 1952 and operated until closure in 1968.

Main article: Kent International Airport

The town is situated directly under the flight path of Kent International Airport at Manston. From September 2004 to August 2005 a low-cost airline EUjet operated frequent flights to many European destinations, replacing a large freight operator. However, flights were suspended after the collapse of its parent company, PlaneStation Group plc.[51]

Manston was sold to Infratil (owner of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport) on 26 August 2005. Until May 2014, KLM Cityhopper operated two daily passenger flights from the airport to Schiphol airport in the Netherlands. The airport was regularly used by freight operators such as Cargolux and Meridian.

The Airport was sold to Ann Gloag in November 2013. She was reported to be seeking a buyer, but her spokesman reported that a buyer had not been found, and the airport closed on 15th May 2014.

Education

St Lawrence College public school in Ramsgate

Infant schools

  • Dame Janet Infant School
  • Ellington Infants School
  • Priory Infants School

Junior schools

  • Christ Church C Of E Junior School
  • Dame Janet Junior School
  • St Ethelbert's R C Junior Mixed & Infants School
  • St Laurence-in-Thanet CE Junior School

Primary schools

  • Newington Community Primary School
  • Newlands Primary School
  • Chilton County Primary School

Secondary schools

Colleges and further education

Twin towns

See also

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/khrp/khrpa.html.
  2. ^ The black book of Canterbury. The register of St. Augustine's abbey, Canterbury.archive.org University of Toronto. Robarts Library.
  3. ^ ‘The history and antiquities of the church of St Laurence’ by Charles Cotton 1895.
  4. ^ Bosworth & Toller’s Anglo Saxon dictionary.
  5. ^ Concise Dictonary World place names, Oxford Uni. Press: 2005
  6. ^ A Dictonary of British Place names 2003: A.D Mills
  7. ^ encyclopedia.com: OED etymology of "raven"
  8. ^ http://www.cinqueports.org/ramsgate.htm
  9. ^ http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/RM07/letter.html
  10. ^ Van Gogh Letters Volume I https://www.thamesandhudson.com/vvgcontents.html
  11. ^ Van Gogh Museum - Letters http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let077/letter.html
  12. ^ [W J R Gardner, The Evacuation from Dunkirk, Operation Dynamo 26 May - 4 June 1940, Frank Cass Publishers 2000, ISBN 0-7146-5120-6 (p.21)]
  13. ^ History Learning Site - Dunkirk Evacuation and Trains
  14. ^ "2003 Maximum". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  15. ^ "Annual average warmest day". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  16. ^ "Average >25c days". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  17. ^ "1986 Minimum". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  18. ^ "Annual average coldest night". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Air frost average". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  20. ^ "Annual average rainfall". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Annual average raindays". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  22. ^ "1971-00 Sunshine". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  23. ^ "Climate Normals 1971–2000". YR.NO. August 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  24. ^ "Climate Normals 1971–2000". KNMI. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  25. ^ "Council & Democracy". Thanet District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  26. ^ [1]
  27. ^ http://www.coastalkent.net/data/fact/document/Fisheries.pdf
  28. ^ "Unemployment figures for February 2006, Thanet District Council". Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
  29. ^ http://www.thanet.gov.uk/council__democracy/thanet_fact_file/markets.aspx thanet.gov.uk
  30. ^ a b c d e "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  31. ^ "Blue Flag and Quality Coast Award Winners 2012" (PDF). Keep Britain Tidy. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  32. ^ "Blue Flag and Seaside Award Winners 2013" (PDF). Keep Britain Tidy. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  33. ^ Welcome to Thanet: Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Margate
  34. ^ Ramsgate Carnival
  35. ^ "Cliftonville Hockey Club". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  36. ^ Ramsgate swimming pool is around 30 years old and will be rebuilt
  37. ^ http://www.leisureforce.co.uk/indoor/ramsgate_swim/facilities/default.asp
  38. ^ http://www.leisureforce.co.uk/indoor/ramsgate_sports/facilities/default.asp
  39. ^ St. Augustines Golf Club
  40. ^ Stonelees Golf Club
  41. ^ Manston Golf Club
  42. ^ Ramsgate Yacht Club
  43. ^ Gallery IOTA
  44. ^ http://www.northcliffemedia.co.uk/our-regions/south-east
  45. ^ http://www.thanetcommunityradio.co.uk
  46. ^ Ramsgate Focus
  47. ^ Paul Nettleingham, "Townley House in Ramsgate", Michaels Bookshop Ramsgate. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  48. ^ "Arson inquiry after library fire". BBC News. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  49. ^ "Ramsgate Library's rebirth Trusted article source icon". this is Kent. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  50. ^ Southeastern 2009 - your journey starts here : Home
  51. ^ "Airline goes into administration". BBC News. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

Bibliography

  • Martin Easdown, A Fateful Finger of Iron: The Story of the Ill-fated Ramsgate Promenade Pier Within a Resort History of the Town, Michaels Bookshop (Jul 2006), ISBN 1-905477-65-1
  • Bob Simmonds, Ramsgate From the Ground: An Alternative Look at the Town and Its History, Michaels Bookshop (April 2006), ISBN 1-905477-47-3
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