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National Lottery award a grant from their Community fund to GRASS Cliftonville to start initial works at The Oval Bandstand.

April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 Grass2018 Cliftonville, Margate, The Oval Bandstand

The grant of £10,000 will be used towards initial refurbishment of The Oval Bandstand; and combined with the monies received

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Cliftonville’s beautiful buildings

March 16, 2021March 8, 2021 Simon Bell architecture, Cliftonville, conservation, conservation areas, heritage, Margate, planning, planning permission

By Jeremy Richardson, GRASS committee member and conservation specialist at BCR Surveyors. In 2018 we needed to have a complete

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Celebrate World Book Night with Dame Jame

March 14, 2021March 15, 2021 Simon Bell Cliftonville, dame jame, drag kween story time, Margate, world book night

GRASS is thrilled to let you know that our application to receive books for the World Book Night 2021 giveaway

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Exciting plans for the Margate Synagogue

March 12, 2021March 7, 2021 Simon Bell arts hub, Cliftonville, cliftonville cultural space, Community, dance, education, Margate, margate synagogue, music, save our shul, theatre

By Francesca Ter-Berg, co-founder of the Cliftonville Cultural Space.  In December 2020 a group of local residents saved the Margate

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A Summer of Fun at The Oval Bandstand

March 11, 2021March 7, 2021 Simon Bell Cliftonville, cliftonville games, cliftonville outdoor cinema, Margate, Oval Summer Sundays, The Oval Bandstand

By Helen Pitman, GRASS committee member  The summer of 2021 has a lot to live up to since COVID affected

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Abuzz with Bees in Thanet

March 10, 2021March 8, 2021 Simon Bell bees, butterflies, Cliftonville, ecology, environment, Margate, rewilding, wildlife

By Helen Pitman, GRASS Member  Bees have such an important role in keeping our planet healthy but unfortunately bee populations

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Thanet Way Employment Service

March 9, 2021March 7, 2021 Simon Bell charity, Cliftonville, covid-19, employment, furlough, grass roots, health, live well kent, lockdown, Margate, mental health, rethink mental illness, support, thanet way employment service, wellbeing

By Will Hebditch from Thanet Way Employment Services / Rethink Mental Illness Wow what can I say, this past year

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What is the Cliftonville Coastal Project?

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Simon Bell Cliftonville, cliftonville coastal project, cliftonville west, Margate, margate town deal, northdown road, queens promenade, thanet district council, the oval, The Oval Bandstand, tourism, town investment plan, viking coastal trail, walpole bay, walpole bay lift, walpole bay tidal pool

Simon Bell talks to GRASS ROOTS about the origins of the Cliftonville Coastal Project (CCP).  During the summer of 2020

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Cliftonville in Bloom competition now open!

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Simon Bell Britain in bloom, Cliftonville, Cliftonville in Bloom, cliftonville west, Community, Competition, gardening, gardening competition, Margate

By Jodie Nesling, GRASS Cliftonville committee member. The best gardening competition is BACK – the beloved date in the Cliftonville

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GRASS ROOTS SPRING 2021

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Grass2018 Cliftonville, Community, grass roots, Margate

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