Firstly this is not another go at the giant eyesore that is intended to be built in Margate temping though it is. No I just want to share with you the evening I spent at Walpole Bay this Wednesday and make a couple of comparisons.
Firstly The weather was perfect hot with a light breeze providing sufficient relief from the heat. The sea was very still and most of the earlier crowds had departed. You may have already guessed what I am intending to speak about. The sky was beautiful watching the changing light in the clouds off the coast as it changed from various shades of red and orange was a privilege. When we got home we discovered a programme on telly looking at a sunset off the Greek island of Santorino. Hundreds of people were there just watching the sun go down. I promise you Margate’s sunset was better. The clouds in the sky although few had formed majestic patterns that looked like a sheet of ice that had been danced on by an ice skater then covered in a thin wash of red and orange paint.
Santorino though is a beautiful place. During my own visit there this year I particularly remember a gentleman picking up the rubbish that tourist and locals had left on the beach which he placed neatly on a hard standing off the beach. My comparison here is that I too picked up five carrier bags of rubbish left by our tourist and locals. This included nappies lots of plastic bottles and crisp packets. Much of this polution would have endeed up in our seas. Our schools are trying hard to educate the next generation to respect our environment, yet many of Thanets parents are happy polluting. This is our planet look after it, love it, save it, protect it and give our children parents to be proud of.

By Trevor Cooper

If anyone can give us some feed back on the Minster meeting we would love to hear from you. Remember Water is a precious resource lets not waste it or poison it. Save our Island!!!!!!

My Wife suggested we take the open bus top tour of Thanet towns, as it may be quite interesting. But as we thought about it the tour could be quite weird. (read more…)

You may have noticed recently the absence of news recently; sorry I have been away and been unable to put any news on the web site, well I am back and reporting.

Some differences between the UK and Greece, Santarino. (read more…)

1. At the hustings meeting held in our King Street office on the 28th. April, George Jones stepped down as Chairman due to ill health and Trevor Shonk was elected by the committee to assume the Chairmanship as from mid February.

As a result, a new committee was voted in with ‘business as usual’ being resumed and members elected were:
Trevor Shonk - Chairman
Jean Wisker - Hon. Secretary
Peter Condie - Office Manager
Ann Condie - Office Care & Events
George Jones, Alan Bown, Trevor Cooper, Roz Parker, Richard Warner
and John Poole

2. The most disturbing aspect on the political scene is that no later than 2010 will be the
disintegration of our geographical area and losing its English status by becoming a fully
integrated part of the Trans Manche Region of the EU. This will be a very sad
period for anyone who considers themselves as being ‘English’ as this will not be
allowed by our new masters.
From then on, England will be progressively subdivided into other Regions of the EU
whereby the name England will disappear and everything we know as English with
it.

3. At the hustings meeting held on the 28th of April, Trevor Shonk was chosen to be the
the UKIP parliamentary candidate for Thanet South, if you can, please try to convince
your friends to vote for him because with we already have an MEP (Member of the
European Parliament) in the form of the UKIP leader Nigel Farage, what greater strength could we have in Thanet with representation in the London and Brussels parliaments.
Trevor Shonk was born in Ramsgate, is a member of the Ramsgate Society and his work
takes him all over Kent so he knows the local problems.

4. Have you noticed a lack of any anti-EU information on the BBC lately with UKIP, the
Anti-War movement and the Green Party especially being stifled. The BBC’s charter
was drawn up to prevent such things and even Media Lens, the UK based media watch
project, thinks the BBC has breached its Charter. They think the whole media functions
as a propaganda system for elite interests and even John Pilger, the well known writer and
journalist says independent minded journalists get refused BBC posts. Jack De Manio is
supposed to have been sacked because of his Euroscepticism.
UKIP has tried to get Scotland Yard involved in an enquiry on the BBC but as soon as they
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produce evidence of any unusual practices, such as the payment of sums of money to some
top management members of the BBC which has large head quarters in Brussels, such
information falls on deaf ears.

5. UKIP will be putting up a strong field of candidates for the 2010 parliamentary elections
and we will do everything possible to make sure that our candidates will have every chance
of succeeding, as will, the rest of the UK branches. Our Branch office would welcome you
and your friends anytime for a chat and a cuppa, think about it!!
In fact, on the evening of Thursday 29th May we are holding a discussion evening when members and friends are warmly invited to talk on any subject they wish and it will also serve as a ‘getting to know you’ opportunity. This discussion evening will be held at the UKIP office, 158 King Street, Ramsgate (near the intersection with Boundary Road) and
tea/coffee will be available to wet the whistles, starting at 7.00 p.m. up until 10.00 p.m.

END

Evil killer John Bowden, 51, who in 1980, with two accomplices, lured park keeper Donald Ryan, aged 49, to a flat to rob him. While he was still alive they mutilated Mr Ryan using a handsaw, an electric carving knife and a machete. He was then beheaded. During the trial the judge, Mr Justice Mars-Jones, said: ‘There was never a more terrible case of murder than this one.’ Bowden was ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years in prison for the murder.
In 1992 he went on the run from Maidstone prison during a compassionate visit to his sick father. He also held a prison boss hostage for 29-hours in Parkhurst jail on the Isle of Wight.
When recaptured he was transferred to Scotland, where he was held at a number of jails before being transferred to Noranside an open prison in Angus in 2007.
Police said that Bowden was being tested in ‘open condition’ (WHY) when he failed to return to the prison on Thursday. He was last seen in Castle Street in the nearby town of Forfar.
This man was clearly dangerous and evil with no respect for human life. Why was he being tested in open conditions.

I would like to thank Mr Grant for bringing this to our notice and ITN and Orange News reports for providing greater detail.

By Paul Ross.

Don’t say you’re English

From the Queen’s Royal Lancer’s Website:

Goodbye to my England, So long my old friend
Your days are numbered, being brought to an end
To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that’s fine
But don’t say you’re English, that’s way out of line. (read more…)

Snippets From The Daily Mail.

The silliest headline has to be the arrest of three illegal immigrants who were caught trying to leave the UK leaving Dover for France. The Daily Mail 7th March 2008. (read more…)

A letter to the Adscene 28th February 2008

The A256 traffic misery was brought about by council thoughtlessness (read more…)

I am not a number!

NO2ID is a single-issue pressure group established with the aim of stopping the government from introducing compulsory Identity Cards with a National Identity Register. (NIR) the vast database necessary to make the cards work.

The principle of an identify card is not the problem. (read more…)