From Cllr Clive Hart - TDC Leader.
'Congratulations to the Steam Museum Trust and their partners who have provided local residents and visitors with the excellent Harbour Steam Bank Holiday event in Ramsgate. It has been simply wonderful to see so many people enjoying themselves in such a beautiful setting'.
UPDATE: After receiving feedback regarding the lack of a mention with regards to the Summer Squall in Ramsgate, please see below to read Cllr Clive Hart's response (originally posted on the Ramsgate Arts Facebook page on Monday 3rd September):
"Just a note on the Summer Squall.
It certainly was brilliant and I have to say both the Squall and the Steam events complemented each other superbly. I'm sure that there were many who visited and enjoyed both.
My comment on our website regarding the Steam Trust was simply meant as a thank you to them for repaying our (administrations) trust. We took a leap of faith by signing the lease for the museum over to them earlier this year and our opponents said they would let us down. They didn't and that was all my comment was about.
However, please do pass on my sincere congratulations to all who made the Summer Squall event possible too. I'm afraid that due to grandparent duties I was unable to attend the evening events but all reports say they were brilliant and when I did attend on two afternoons the place was buzzing.
Hope you now understand my comment on our website. Our administration is truly thankful for all the sterling work of local volunteers.
Kind regards
Clive
Cllr Clive Hart - TDC Leader."
One of our fantastic volunteers from A Summer Squall found this message...we're pretty surprised at you Cllr Hart. You've completely ignored the festival that went on for three days last weekend, A Summer Squall, which actually hosted the weekend, set up the infrastructure and encouraged the Maritime Museum to get involved. Thank you for ignoring the work that our group has done over the last year, voluntarily, to create an amazing weekend for Thanet. Thank you for ignoring the work of over 30 volunteers during the weekend. Thank you for ignoring the banners around Ramsgate and the flags decorating the harbour, with the name of the festival on them. Thank you for ignoring the fact that Ramsgate Town Council gave us a significant grant to produce the Squall which run over 70 events, shows and activities throughout the weekend with over 150 professional local and national artists and performers taking part. It was fantastic to work with the Museum and Harbour Steam was a vital part of the weekend. It was great having the engines, rides and historic boats. Together, we gave a weekend where there was, for once, ample things for families and people to do. But it's very sad for us that you've entirely missed the fact that A Summer Squall existed
ReplyDeleteThe Steam was great - but haven't you forgotten about a Summer Squall - 3 days of arts for everyone in Ramsgate - 70 shows - loads of fun from rock to opera to magicians and street theatre. Great to see local organisations like the Steam Museum and Ramsgate Arts working together to put on a spectacular weekend for local people. Me and my family had a wonderful day on Sunday and it was great to see Ramsgate buzzing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting, please see below to read Cllr Clive Hart's response to your comments (originally posted on the Ramsgate Arts Facebook page on Monday 3rd September):
ReplyDelete"Just a note on the Summer Squall.
It certainly was brilliant and I have to say both the Squall and the Steam events complemented each other superbly. I'm sure that there were many who visited and enjoyed both.
My comment on our website regarding the Steam Trust was simply meant as a thank you to them for repaying our (administrations) trust. We took a leap of faith by signing the lease for the museum over to them earlier this year and our opponents said they would let us down. They didn't and that was all my comment was about.
However, please do pass on my sincere congratulations to all who made the Summer Squall event possible too. I'm afraid that due to grandparent duties I was unable to attend the evening events but all reports say they were brilliant and when I did attend on two afternoons the place was buzzing.
Hope you now understand my comment on our website. Our administration is truly thankful for all the sterling work of local volunteers.
Kind regards
Clive
Cllr Clive Hart - TDC Leader."
Dear Cllr Hart. How about a mention for A Summer Squall in the main body of the blog? Although your response above is welcome it still leads to The conclusion that August Bank Holiday's events in Ramsgate were solely down to the Steam Trust. Surely the people behind A Summer Squall deserve some recognition from you and Thanet Labour for the hard work they put in to organise a superb weekend for Ramsgate; I can't help thinking that if this had happened in Margate this and other Thanet blogs would have been falling over each other to mention how successful it was.
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