Thanet Stories

This podcast is one of a series covering The 16 Bays of Thanet. All of the Bays are steeped in historic nature and geographical stories. Join me as I embark on these podcasts & tell their tale.we start with Pegwell Bay. Once the site of the first hovercraft crossing port to France, now a wonderful nature reserve.

Join me, Jez Hulme, as I interview Jo Tuffs,Folkweek Creative Director as we discuss how this years revamped festival is going.

Hear about some of the creative acts & workshops on show this year. How did Saturday's winds & Monday's thunder impacted the festival & did the 'Dunkirk spirits' prevailed?

Listen to Jo Tuffs chat to Jez Hulme about the 'new look' Folk festival 2019 . Hear about all the different styles of folk & dance available to see this year along with the workshops that are happening.

Find out what happened when the 'Grout Expectations' team from Broadstairs get to take on the BBC 2 quiz team - 'The Eggheads'. How were they selected, what's behind the name, what's the inside story of how the programme is recorded & most importantly how well did our team do. Follow this fascinating story on their great quiz adventure

Thanet Man of the Sea Pete Stockwell. Hear the tales of the sea from Pete who's family goes back to the 16th century in Broadstairs. Recorded at 'The Shed' - a voluntary organisation for older people using their metalwork & work working skills in support of the local community- where Pete was a founder member. Join us for this treat through Broadstairs' history.

Hear Jane Wenham Jones - joint founder of BroadstairsLit- talk about the up & coming events for 2019. Find out which 2 great names from the world of diplomacy & entertainment will be gracing the Pavilion stage in Broadstairs over the next 3 months, definitely not to be missed.

Broadstairs's Men of the Sea'- Richard Tremain

Follow the life of this ex Royal Navy man as he discusses his fascinating deployments over his career.

Richard was born in Thanet & returned to Thanet in later life as many do, inspired by this beautiful coast hear how his life panned out & where he finally ended up at a well known delicatessen in Broadstairs.

Harry Tullett enlisted in 1915 & was stationed in Sicily. In 1918 he was transferred to the western front as a member of the Royal Army Medical Corp. His granddaughter Jenny (a Broadstairs resident) 100 years later transcribed the pencil written diary to a coherent story now told in this podcast.

Hear his words as he describes; life in France, his pals, rescuing wounded soldiers from no-mans land, dressing stations, the terrible fear from machine guns & shrapnel, & the shear hard work & danger of his role. Throughout, his humour & those of his pals comes shining through. It's an honour to be able to bring this brave soldier's words back to life

Hear about the new Broadstairs Winter Folk Festival. Guaranteed to liven up your January with top acts from around the universe!..enjoy

Come with me around Broadstairs Folk Festival 2018

Hear about the top artist the festival attracts. Hear reaction from visitors & volunteers alike. Listen to Jo Tuffs, festival director, explain the the ethos, challenges & joys of making the festival work. This is a good overview to new & old visitors to this wonderful folk festival set in the beautiful seaside town of Broadstairs.