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Margate Pride in Pictures
Ahead of this year's Margate Pride, we look back at the event through the years in pictures
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On stage at Margate Pride: ‘It was a moment of queer mayhem and magic’
Local drag acts Pretzel Cage and Janet District Council on performing with Peaches, roller skates, and their time on the stage at Margate Pride
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Margate Pride nine years on: 'You are loved, you are welcome here'
Margate Pride co-founder Amy Zing on growing the grassroots festival from a three-minute walk into a whole town takeover
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Thanet, Kent and London summer holiday survival guide
It's summer holiday time and you've no doubt already said, "I don't know what we're going to do for six whole weeks" about 700 times. Don't worry, we've got you covered. We've put together a range of ideas for activities in Thanet, wider Kent and London
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This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete: ‘I can’t stand touchscreens. I think the old stuff's more exciting’
Ever had the urge to push a mystery button? Strange Tourist visits This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete, where visitors are invited to do just that. Visitors are encouraged to make music and sound with old tech (whether it was designed to or not) and in the process learn about how it works
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All the Margate Pride 2024 events you’ll want to check out
The build up to Margate Pride 2024 on August 10 is underway, with a wide programme of events taking place over the next month ahead of the big day itself. Check out our picks of the performances, workshops, film screenings and more over the next month, plus the main event and after parties
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Rachel Proctor, from Offvine: 'A great vineyard should have a strong identity'
Rachel Proctor, founder of Offvine wine tours on why you don't want to drive to a Kentish vineyard
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Where to catch one of those cracking coastal Kent sunsets
The best spots in Thanet to catch a sunset (with a sundowner in hand)
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Queer Cuntry: 'Our dream is that Chaka will sing live for us dressed as a giant husk of corn'
Lennie and Ray from Margate band pink suits chat Queer Cuntry before they take the explosion of camp, queer country and Americana to London's Southbank for Chaka Khan's Meltdown
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Mike Lindsay: 'I want to explore with no real rules'
Tunng’s Mike Lindsay will release his new solo album Supershapes Volume 1 later this month. Strange Tourist speaks to him about the album’s celebration of “the majestic in the domestic,” the influence of the sea on his work, and making cucumber salad live on stage
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Mergate 2024: In pictures
Margate's mermaid parade, Mergate returned this weekend, in a glitter and sequin filled celebration of coastal living.
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Pride in Ramsgate: 'There are so many wonderfully unique, creative people'
Hedi Moran, a founder of Ramsgate’s inclusive community arts space Sugar Rush and Salon Du Miel, on building Pride from the community up