Key Updates - Town Promotion Committee Meeting

Key updates from the Town Promotion Committee Meeting held on Wednesday 4th January 2023

• Due to the cancellation of the New Year Fireworks, the committee agreed to vire the unspent funds into the Coronation budget and have a fireworks display as part of the Coronation activities in May. The Town Promoter is to investigate more environmentally friendly fireworks for this event.


• The Town Promoter will progress with a Visit Ramsgate leaflet and update the committee at the next meeting.


• The Town Clerk, in conjunction with the Town Promoter, is to look at how the Council can use the information from the Empty Shops Report in a more positive way.


• The feasibility and costings will be investigated by the Town Promoter in regards to the hanging poles.


• The committee agreed and approved the Active Ramsgate Brief document and the Active Ramsgate Project Manager Job Description, with recruitment to commence as soon as the 2023/2024 budget is approved.


• The Kitesurfing Championships will not be returning to Ramsgate in 2023. The budget for this will be put back into the general fund.

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