Talk:Clubs and societies in Thanet


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I'm interested in ******. Is there anyone else out there?
Suppose there are a dozen people around Thanet with an interest in some hobby or sport but there's no club and these people don't know each other. How can they discover each other and eventually start their own club? It would be neat if there was a way of helping individuals reach critical mass and eventually form a club. A way of letting people say:
 * "Hey, I'm interested in X. Is there anyone else out there?"

Does anyone have any ideas on how to achieve this?

Check for existing groups
It's possible to get a list of groups from Facebook:
 * Thanet groups
 * Broadstairs groups
 * Margate groups
 * Ramsgate groups
 * Sandwich groups
 * Kent groups

Groupomatic.com
http://www.groupomatic.com It's free to start a group and free to join an existing group.
 * Groups with a shared interest in Thanet

Meetup.com
http://www.meetup.com is interesting, but it's not free. It's free to join a group, but if you want to start a group it's over £100/yr so that's too much of a barrier.
 * Meetups in Thanet

Airsoft/paintball
Nothing in Thanet.
 * Airsoft: ShadowOpz in Dover: . They also have a Facebook group .  80.236.250.128 23:16, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Airsoft, team Ronin in Ramsgate (added to directory)

American football
There used to be a club called Thanet Vikings that played at Hartsdown according to
 * A mailing list of people interested in playing American Football in Thanet http://www.groupomatic.com/062aievt

Badminton

 * Badminton: found a club in Minster but they don't have a website Received some useful info from Kent badminton.

Basketball
There seem to be no clubs in the area with the exception of Pfizer. For comparison, Canterbury has six, Herne bay has 3.

According to http://www.rhinos.tripod.com: Due To Recent Difficulties With Facilities, Thanet Rhinos Weekend Basketball Sessions are suspended until further notice. 81.242.169.131 13:14, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Clay pigeon shooting
There are clubs in Canterbury (http://www.greenfieldsshooting.co.uk/) and between Deal and Dover (http://www.martingorse.co.uk/), but there appears to be nothing in Thanet. 83.38.114.128 10:13, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
 * There is also http://www.kentclayshooting.co.uk/ Sandwich Bay.

Coin collecting
There appears to be nothing in Thanet. There's a Kent Numismatic Society, but they don't have a website. See http://www.coinclubs.freeserve.co.uk/Kent.htm For a list of clubs, see: http://www.coinclubs.freeserve.co.uk/societies.htm

B.A.N.S. The British Association of Numismatic Societies http://www.coinclubs.freeserve.co.uk/

Ice-skating / Ice-hockey
The nearest ice-rink is in Gillingham. There is a Facebook group lobbying to get an ice-rink for Thanet. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131417432309

Language/Culture clubs
There are of course several language schools in Thanet, but there don't seem to be any clubs, like a French Club or Alliance Francaise, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, etc. They provide a great way to share culture, taste different cuisines, practice language skills, and make new friends.

Does anyone know of any clubs like this?

Model boat club
Does the Ramsgate 'Vikings' Model Boat Club still exist? According to Club based in Ramsgate with water at the Westcliff Leisure Park Boating Pool, Royal Esplanade, Ramsgate, Kent, UK Contact Mr F Styles 16 Biddenden Rd, Margate, Kent CT9 3RD

Parachuting and Paragliding
We have an airport, we have cliffs...
 * ...does no-one want to jump?

Rowing/Kayaking/Canoeing
There's a rowing club in Deal. Anything closer?
 * Pegwell Bay is a good place according to http://www.sitons.com/wheretokayak/location-140.php

According to britishrowing.org the nearest clubs are:
 * Deal Walmer & Kingsdown ARC 7.21 miles
 * Spitfire BC 8.58 miles
 * Dover Rowing Club 15.77 miles
 * Herne Bay 16.82 miles
 * Kings School Canterbury BC 18.59 miles
 * Kent University RC 18.74 miles
 * Spitfire Boat club is in Monkton. Added their website to the directory. 83.134.235.219 03:04, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Synchronised swimming
Anyone know of a local club?

Triathlon

 * Thanet roadrunners has some duathlon events (mountain bike and running)
 * The Deal Tri club is large (400 members) http://www.dealtri.co.uk/ Perhaps people from Thanet are going there.  Perhaps a Thanet Tri spin-off might be an idea to cut down on the driving.

See also http://www.southeasttri.org/

Volleyball
In Margate we host the Margate Masters Beach Volleyball. International teams attend and it has been "voted as the Best Tour Event in 2009 and 2010 by the players and officials of Volleyball England". Yet we don't have a volleyball club in Thanet! Does anyone of know of any local clubs?
 * There is Pfizer Volleyball Club http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=208119489583 but not sure if it is still active.

Water polo
Wednesday, 16 September 2009: Unfortunately water polo clubs in Thanet have all closed. The nearest active clubs are  Faversham,  Dover,  Folkestone or Hythe. Expense and the availability of pools bought about there demise but the Clubs above are all thriving. The is an East Invicta Water Polo Section but once again that is based on the Clubs above. Possibly a group in Broadstairs: http://broadstairslifeguardandswimming.com/gpage.html3.html

Activities without a website
There are some activities at the Westgate pavilion that would probably benefit from having a website: 80.236.229.101 18:46, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Tap dancing
 * Indoor bowls
 * Tea dance
 * Line dancing
 * Keep fit
 * Belly dancing
 * Yoga
 * Burlesque

Update: IT IS WITH REGRET THAT I HAVE TO INFORM YOU ALL THAT THE WESTGATE PAVILION HAS BEEN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. I WILL UPDATE YOU ALL AS SOON AS I HAVE ANY NEW NEWS. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR LOYAL SUPPORT. 09 June 2010 Shame, I wonder where these groups meet now.

Ideas for some new clubs

 * Inventors club
 * Scalextric club
 * Petanque club. Found http://www.kentpetanque.org/ with a club in Ramsgate (Vale Tavern)
 * Bonsai club. Kent Bonsai club in Canterbury
 * Electric guitar club
 * Paintball (the nearest is Canterbury) Quex.
 * Trainspotting, http://www.nrea.org.uk/ http://www.railenthusiast.co.uk http://www.lorryspotting.com/
 * Biohacking club. Explore DNA and genetics in your home lab. Biohacking, DIYBio, biohacking article in Wired magazine
 * Motocross. There's http://www.mxcp.co.uk in Dover, but it looks more like a business than a club.  Where do people with their own bikes go?
 * Go-karting. There's Jungle Jim's in Birchington http://www.jungle-jims.co.uk, but it looks like a business rather than a club. Where do people with their own go-karts hang out?  At the hoverport?
 * Hovercraft Club http://www.hovercraft.org.uk The HCGB has a number of regional branches located around the UK where enthusiasts hold regular meetings to talk about their craft and the exciting sport of Hovercraft racing and cruising.
 * Cosplay. Some people nearby
 * Guerrilla gardening: Gardening/tidying up public land or someone else's land for everyone's benefit. Some guerrilla gardeners carry out their actions at night, in relative secrecy, to sow and tend a new vegetable patch or flower garden. Some garden at more visible hours to be seen by their community.
 * Renewable energy club: DIY and give mutual support and encourage others to become more knowledgeable, gain confidence and invest in their own on-site generation. See for example http://www.renewable-energy-club.org.uk

Thanet Sheepdog Society
Does anyone know if the Thanet Sheepdog Society has a website? The club is mentioned here: Welcome to the South of England Sheep Dog Trials web site. Formerly run by The Sussex Sheepdog Society the site name has been changed to reflect that it is now sponsored by Sussex SDS in association with Romney Marsh and District and Thanet Sheepdog Societies. 80.236.250.70 11:07, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * found it. 80.236.243.176 15:24, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

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