Kent Coastal Week 24 Oct - 1 Nov

SAT 24 OCTOBER

Ramsgate Royal Harbour Fishing and Eating for a Healthy Sea, 10.00am – 4.00pm

Celebrating the fishing industry, locally caught seafood and the diversity of sea life! A variety of stalls, events, exhibits and workshops. Come down to the harbour and find out which fish are sustainable to eat! Other Ramsgate events listed below. Contact: Thanet Coast Project.

Ramsgate event will also include: -

SeaART2009 - contemporary art exhibition, Ramsgate, 24 October to 12 November

The sixth SeaART Exhibition with art inspired by the coast and Kent Coastal Week’s theme showing at local venues including the Belgian Café, Old Ramsgate Town Partnership Office and Visitor Information Centre. Events free unless otherwise stated. Booking only necessary where stated. For more information or to book please contact the relevant organising body.

For further details on the programme, please contact Kent County Council. See overleaf for contact details. Events may be cancelled due to poor weather. Seals are wild animals and boat operators cannot guarantee sightings.

SeaART ‘Herring’ Workshop at the Belgian Cafe, Ramsgate, 10.30am – 12.00pm

Create your own ‘Herring on a stick’ to take away to the storytelling walk at 12pm. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

The Mighty Mystery at the Belgian Cafe, Ramsgate, 12.00 – 1.30pm

Calling all explorers! Something intriguing has been washed up on Ramsgate Main Sands. Join Detective S. Noop (aka Scandalmongers) and help solve the mystery, but watch out for red herrings! Suitable for 4 - 14s, but must be accompanied. Meet outside the Belgian Café. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

The Peckish Penguins at the Belgian Cafe Ramsgate, 3.00pm – 4.30pm

Percy and Penelope Penguin have travelled all the way from Antarctica to the famous Kingdom of Thanet and they’re hungry. Help the Penguins (aka Scandalmongers) fill their bellies and build a giant penguin nest on the beach. Suitable for 4 - 14s, but must be accompanied. Meet outside the Belgian Café. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Seal Encounter, 2.30pm and 4.00pm

See the Kent seals in their natural habitat on the River Stour. Special coastal week rate of only £7 a head. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

SUN 25 OCTOBER

Ramsgate Royal Harbour – Fishing and Eating for a Healthy Sea, (activities continue – see Sat 24th)

Day two of this event. Includes Cool Seas Roadshow, with models of giant marine mammals, plus, stalls, displays and much more!

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Seal Encounter, 2.00pm and 4.00pm.

For details see Sat 24th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

MON 26 OCTOBER

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Bays and Beaches, 10.00am, 11.30am and 1.00pm

60 minute tour along the coast; see lighthouses, beaches and chalk cliffs; with commentary on local history. Special coastal week rate of only £7 a head. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

Darwin200 Seashore Safari at Reculver Country Park, 10.00am start, two hour duration.

Cool Seas Roadshow also running see below. Exploring the rocky shore, hunt for marine creatures and discover how they have adapted to this extreme environment. Meet: Reculver Country Park Visitor Centre, Reculver Lane, CT6 6SS. Wellies and/or sturdy footwear required. Free family event. Dogs on leads. The access path to the beach is not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs. Contact: Kent Wildlife Trust, Julie Thomsett on 01227 740676.

Cool Seas Roadshow at Reculver Visitor Centre 10.00am – 4.30pm. Seashore Safari also taking place at 10.00am

The Cool Seas Roadshow is the Marine Conservation Society’s own spectacular initiative, which raises awareness about the importance of our fantastic marine wildlife. Presenter Andy Starbuck introduces his life-size, inflatable whales, dolphins, sharks, turtles, seals and porpoises. Free event, call in any time during the day. Contact: Kent Wildlife Trust.

BeachART on Ramsgate Main Sands, 1pm – 3pm

Get creative with artist Ruth Cutler, using just natural resources on the beach! Suitable for 4 - 14s, but must be accompanied. Meet: Obelisk, opposite Belgian Café, Ramsgate. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

TUES 27 OCTOBER

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Bays and Beaches, 10.00am, 11.30am and 1.00pm

See Mon 26th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

The Mighty Mystery at the Belgian Café, Ramsgate, 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Calling all explorers! Something intriguing has been washed up on Ramsgate Main Sands. Join Detective S. Noop (aka Scandalmongers) and help solve the mystery, but watch out for red herrings! Suitable for 4 - 14s, but must be accompanied. Meet outside the Belgian Café. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

End of the Line film show at the Palace Cinema Broadstairs, 8pm

£5; £4 members; £3 concessionary: pay on the door. The Inconvenient Truth about the oceans! A film that will change the way you think about seafood! This Thanet Coast Project event is running in association with Thanet Film Society, with a preview of special Thanet Coast Project short films at the start.

Scrub management task at Sandwich & Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve

Do your bit for coastal conservation, practical conservation task with Kent Wildlife Trust, meeting arrangements available following registration. To register contact Kent Wildlife Trust.

Beach Clean Up in Pegwell Bay, 10.00am

Meet in car park at Pegwell Bay Country Park, on the A256 between Sandwich and Ramsgate. Contact: Kent Wildlife Trust.

WED 28 OCTOBER

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Bays and Beaches, 10.00am, 11.30am and 1.00pm

See Mon 26th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

SeaART Energy workshop at Belgium Café, Ramsgate, 1pm – 3pm

Get creative with artist Ruth Cutler harnessing the on-shore wind! Suitable for 4 - 14s, but must be accompanied. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

Autumn Migration guided walk at Pegwell Bay Country Park, 9am – 11am

Discover autumn bird life. Meet in car park on the A256 between Sandwich and Ramsgate. Contact: Kent Wildlife Trust

Coastal Rock Doc Walk - Dumpton Gap, 11am -12.30pm

Delve into the world of the rocks, chalk cliffs, flints & fossils with the Rock Doc. Meet at top of the slope (TR396667) Book: Thanet Coast Project.

THURS 29 OCTOBER

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Seal encounter, 9.00am

See Sat 24th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Bays and Beaches, 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm

See Mon 26th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

The Peckish Penguins at the Belgian Cafe Ramsgate, 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Percy and Penelope Penguin have travelled all the way from Antarctica to the famous Kingdom of Thanet and they’re hungry. Help the Penguins (aka Scandalmongers) fill their bellies and build a giant penguin nest on the beach. Suitable for 4 - 14s, but must be accompanied. Meet outside the Belgian Café. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

FRI 30 OCTOBER

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Seal encounter, 9.00am, 10.30am

See Sat 24th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Bays and Beaches, 12 noon, 1.00pm

See Mon 26th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

Darwin200 Seashore Safari at Reculver Country Park, 10.00am start, two hour duration.

Cool Seas Roadshow also running see below. Exploring the rocky shore, hunt for marine creatures and discover how they have adapted to this extreme environment. Meet: Reculver Country Park Visitor Centre, Reculver Lane, CT6 6SS. Wellies and/or sturdy footwear required. Free family event. Dogs on leads. The access path to the beach is not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs. Contact: Kent Wildlife Trust, Julie Thomsett on 01227 740676.

BeachART on Ramsgate Main Sands, 1pm – 3pm

Get creative with artist Ruth Cutler, using just natural resources on the beach! Suitable for 4 - 14s, but must be accompanied. Meet: Obelisk, opposite Belgian Café, Ramsgate. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

SAT 31 OCTOBER

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Seal encounter, 8.00am, 9.30am and 11.00am

See Sat 24th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

Rocky Shore Discovery Tour! 3.00pm – 4.30pm

Meander across the rockpools with marine ecologist Ian Humpheryes, looking at our incredible range of different shore life. Meet: Dumpton Gap, Broadstairs. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

SUN 1 NOVEMBER

Thanet Coast’s Big Draw - ‘Fishy Followings’ at Broadstairs, 11am – 1pm

The fish are migrating and we’re going with them! Join the Scandalmongers Adventurers for a storytelling journey to the centre of the fishy universe, and help create a mighty conch shell in the sand. Meet: Broadstairs Harbour (opposite Tartar Frigate), Viking Bay. Book online with Thanet Coast Project.

Horizon Sea Safaris boat trips from Ramsgate, Seal encounter, 8.30am, 10.00am and 11.30am

See Sat 24th. Booking essential with Horizon Sea Safaris.

For details of other events around the Kent coast during Kent Coastal Week 2009, download the leaflet here.