Tuesday, 22 November 2011

East Kent £40m Regional Growth Fund Launch


We had only 48 hours notice to attend a breakfast meeting from 8am - 10.30am last Friday at Hornby on the 18th of November. Seems like it was aimed at businesses large enough for people to be able to take time off at the last minute.

Lots of talk again about how Manston Airport will create thousands of jobs. And yet more on the possible future Parkway Station.

Is there a risk that a Parkway Station would cost us a cut in train services at the towns of Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate?

Who wants to come to an town to have to get a shuttle bus to their final destination?
In the meantime we're waiting to hear how much of this fund will be utilised to create jobs within small businesses and SMEs.

Full article on The Thanet Times:

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Professor Heard's Curious Victorian Magic Lantern Show - Thursday 10th November

The Friends of the Shell Grotto are putting on another one of their fabulous fundraiser events. Professor Heard's Curious Victorian Magic Lantern Show comes to The Walpole Bay Hotel at 7pm on Thursday  7th November, featuring Misadventures at Margate.

curious magic lantern show