TOWN TEASERS TELLING TALES OF SEASIDE PAST

Visitors to Thanet’s main seaside towns will now be greeted with
illustrated teaser boards telling tales and discoveries of the area’s
rich past and heritage. 

Launched today (Friday 16 March), the eighteen visual graphic boards,
known as ‘Town Teasers’, have been placed in shops, bars, cafes and
restaurants windows around Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Thanet
Teasers will also appear on coasters in bars and cafes around the Isle.

Each teaser board features a quirky fact or story relevant to the
particular town it has been placed in and gives both visitors and
residents an insight into events from the past, whilst raising their
curiosity enough to make them want to find out more.  

This can be done by visiting the places mentioned by using the postcode
or by scanning the QR code on a smart phone, which links to Visit
Thanet’s website and further information on the area.  Clues will also
be given to more locations of the Town Teaser boards, encouraging
visitors to move around Thanet’s towns and seek out each teaser board.


Cllr Iris Johnston, Cabinet Member for Tourism, said: “The Town
Teasers look fantastic and they each tell a fascinating story about the
area’s history for both visitors and residents. 

“They also encourage people to move around the towns in order to seek
out the next story in the series. We hope many people will share stories
they may have about the area and its history. ”

An interactive display about the Town Teasers will be located at the
Visitor Information Centre at The Droit House, Margate. 

The Town Teasers boards have been developed and designed by local
design agency HKD, and its owner, Kate Kneale, thought of the idea after
moving down her studio to Margate from London and talking to people
about the history of the area. 

She said: “We wanted to help people get out and about and discover
the areas hidden gems and encourage people to share their knowledge of
the local area.”

The Thanet Teasers are being hosted by a number of shops and venues
across Thanet including; Harbour Café; Weatherspoons; Arrowsmiths; The
Charles Dickens; Eddie Gilberts and The Oak Hotel. 

Thanet Tourism are still searching for other interesting and unusual
teaser tales, so if you have something suitable relating to the three
resorts or villages that you would like to put forward, email
townteasers@thanet.gov.uk 

For more information visit www.visitthanet.co.uk