Wednesday 24 March 2010

EASTER COAST PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Surfing taster sessions, coastal storytelling, Rock Doc walks and Great Egg Case Hunts are just some of the free activities on offer this Easter around Thanet’s coastline.

The Thanet Coast Project has organised a variety of events between Easter Monday (5 April) and Thursday 15 April.

Two-hour surf taster sessions take place at Joss Bay for those aged 8 to 18 years old on Easter Monday and Monday 12 April. You can learn basic surfing with the Joss Bay Surf School or try out your kayaking skills, if there’s no surf that day. The Rock Doc will be taking adults out and those over the age of 14 around Kingsgate on Easter Monday, with a Geology Rocks session at Botany Bay the following Monday, aimed at 4 to 14 year olds.

‘Scandalmongers’ will be telling the Thornback Tales, a wild and wacky storytelling walk, with games and sea creatures. You can join the birds in a race for the throne and discover why crabs run sideways. The first session is on Margate Main Sands on Tuesday 13 April, followed by a second on Ramsgate Main Sands on Wednesday 14 April. Both are aimed at 4 to 14 year olds.

There’s also a chance to volunteer to help clean up Ramsgate’s Sea Garden on the Eastcliff, with a spring clean task planned for Saturday 24 April, at 10am for 3 hours. All are welcome, the more hands, the better! Equipment, gloves and bags will be provided. All these events must all be booked in advance through the Thanet Coast website at www.thanetcoast.org.uk

You can either book in advance or turn up on the day for the Great Egg Case Hunt, a chance to hunt for clues of what lives in our seas and to create a marine masterpiece in the sand. The hunts take place on Tuesday 6 April at 1pm on Ramsgate Main Sands, meeting outside the Maritime Museum and on Wednesday 7 April at 1pm on Margate Main Sands, meeting by the Nayland Rock shelter.

You can turn up on the day for any of the Easter Blast events, which the Thanet Coast Project team will be attending. Organised by the Engage Partnership, these are aimed at 11 to 19 year olds and take place on each day from 1pm to 4pm. The first session takes place on Thursday 8 April at Dane Park, Margate, followed by Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs on Friday 9 April and the Warre Rec in Ramsgate is the final venue on Thursday 15 April.

To book for any of these activities or to find out more, visit www.thanetcoast.org.uk All the above events are free and are funded by the Big Lottery.

In addition, the Thanet Coast Project has joined up with Horizon Sea Safaris to run a number of special ‘Sea Safaris’ boat excursions going out from Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour. These will view wildlife and the coastline around Kent’s largest National Nature Reserve at Sandwich and Pegwell Bay, where there’s also a chance to see local seals. These special taster sessions all last for one hour and are run at one rate for all – at only £12 per place. These can only be booked and paid online at www.thanetcoast.org.uk

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