The way the day panned it wasn't possible for me to get to the carnival today so a bit about past carnivals instead.
As far as I can see carnivals in the modern sense seem to date from the 1930s, I think if there were carnivals here before WW1 they would figure in local guides and photos. Earliest seem to be Ramsgate regatta, the card is postmarked 1906 and Ramsgate Floral Fete 1905 where there are floats but no mention of carnival The SEAS Ramsgate water gala photo seems to predate the carnival photo looks to be pre 1930, becomes called Ramsgate Water Carnival and this may have developed into the carnival around 1930
A difficulty here is that when people write things down the meaning can change, or the reader can misunderstand the intention.
With today's technology there are different types of communication breakdown issues.
For instance I deleted this comment before publishing it last week, you can't retrieve deleted comments on blogger and I assumed it was malicious or spam related.
"Plumberjohn100 has left a new comment on your post "Ramsgate sketch, harbour walk photos, Margate and ...":
I had a brother in law who was a toilet on invicta before that Air Ferry at Manston"
Only later did I realise that toilet was probably what predictive text did to a typo or spelling mistake writing pilot.
Margate Carnival next
Work wise I have been fairly busy, Michael's Bookshop where I work here in Ramsgate is increasingly becoming the most viable of the bookshop in the area. I suppose even in terms of shops in general, outside of the essentials like food and clothes the bookshop is becoming something of a destination by default.
I've just read out MP's roundup on The Isle of Thanet News
here is the link to the article
what seems to missing is the thorny problem that the country and the MPs are divided over the BREXIT issue and that this needs some sort of resolution.
I think the Boris plan is to leave the decision much more in the hands of a no confidence in him or his government, than come up with serious solutions to unite the country.
In terms both of the people who voted in the referendum who are still alive (this link takes you to one of the many news articles explaining this) and recent polls another link the country seems to be marginally Remain.
It's very difficult to see how making a major constitutional change, in this case leaving the EU, against what appears to be the will of a narrow majority, is going to be better than staying against the will of a narrow minority.
Once again I'm sorry I just haven't had a chance to get out with the camera today so apologies all round.
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