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Key Updates - Town Promotion Committee Meeting

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23 June 2022

  • Three working groups have been formed and the following appointments have been made:
    • Active Ramsgate Working Group – Councillor Crittenden will chair.
    • Editorial and Website Working Group – Digital Communications and Marketing Officer will chair.
    • Visitor Information Centre Working Group – Councillor Crittenden will chair.

    The confirmed Terms of Reference for these working groups can be found on the website.

  • The feasibility and costings will be investigated into whether clearing out the silt from the tidal pool can be sustained for future use.

  • A project is to be undertaken by the Town Promoter to collate all the current trails, consider what new trails would be beneficial and how the trails should be marketed.

  • The Town Clerk to write to Thanet District Council and ask that they provide Ramsgate Town Council, with a matter of urgency, the process and timeframe involved in getting the weekly High Street Market back.

  • The Chair of Council to invite Louisa Askew from the Thanet District Council regeneration team to a council meeting to update councillors on the specifics in relation to the High Street Bid and how the various bids fit together.

  • The Council to have a discussion with the Town Clerk regarding a Chamber of Commerce for Ramsgate. Bringing together developers and business from all parts of the town, including Newington, Northwood and Addington Street, so it doesn’t just focus on the town centre.

  • The Council is to request a copy of the Heritage Action Zone work on shopfront designs and look as to whether it is fit for purposes within Ramsgate and how Ramsgate Town Council can feedback into the Thanet District Council document.

  • The hyperlocal market is to be taken to Council to vote on the required money to set up this project, as it is already adopted as council policy and the only remaining obstacle to decide on is its costings.

  • The Chair of Council is to write to Louisa Askew and suggest linking the gardening groups along the chines, from East to West, and to give us a timescale as to when this would happen. Ramsgate Town Council would like to offer help, support and partnership with this project.

  • The committee agreed to focus on the following projects: Lighting for the Harbour Arches and around the town; bunting and banners to be installed to create uniformity across Ramsgate.

  • The committee requests that the Finance and General Purposes Committee vire money from the reserves to a special budget to help undertake the lighting for the Harbour Arches and around the town.

  • The Town Promoter to pursue the banners project with the Town Clerk, to create variations of local identity across Ramsgate.

  • The benches stored at Radford House are to be used within Ramsgate, and should be designed in Ramsgate’s colours, creating a sense of ownership by Ramsgate Town Council. The Town Promoter to work with the Town Clerk and the Technicians to ensure the locations and colours are appropriate.

This is not a summary of everything covered at this meeting, please see the official Minutes for the legal record of the meeting. You can also watch the meeting itself on our YouTube channel. The above is intended to provide a snapshot of matters that may be of particular interest to residents.
Written by:
Mr Dean Williams,
Digital Communications and Marketing Officer


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