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 Deleagle  "Bubba's bar 'n' grill" 28 Jul 12 12.53pm |
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I cannot believe how run down Margate is these days. I remember visiting my cousins & Gran down there on many occasions from the 60's through to the late 70's, and again in the early eighties with my future wife Dreamland / Bembom brothers was in full swing, little fishing boats in the harbour with friendly skippers you could talk to and you wouldn't of been able to move on the beach. It actually bought a lump to my throat yesterday when walking through the town pre match looking for somewhere fairly decent to eat. We found a Wimpy that just about looked okay to what else was around but my stomach is feeling the effects of that this morning, another bit of past nostalgia ruined Shops all boarded up, pubs closed down, chavs and pikeys outside every cheap bar and flocking Primark with the 'spoons looking like a drug den I so hate to see once a lovely little seaside town end up like this, it has really enhanced how much good stuff I had as a kid that I don't have now Does anyone else have good memories of Margate and have they seen what is like now in comparison?
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chris123  hove actually 28 Jul 12 1.10pm |
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Haven't been since I was a kid - Whitstable is very nice though
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| kayjaybee orpington 28 Jul 12 1.42pm |
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used to go to margate/ramsgate/broadstairs with family when i was youngster and always remembered good times, must admit only really visit broadstairs still as margate/ramsgate have sadly seemed to have gone down the pan a bit although in general a lot of seaside towns seem to have gone the same way, which in all honesty i feel is a shame as i,m sure with a general tidy up could pull in the punters again
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| Hoof Hearted 31 Jul 12 11.00am | |
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Classic! "You can keep your costa brava, I'm telling you mate I'd rather.... have a day down Margate with all me family!" Edited by Hoof Hearted (31 Jul 2012 11.04am)
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| Barcelona Based Fan No longer Barcelona, now living in... 01 Aug 12 5.12am |
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Was always going to Margate I loved the theme park in all its guises. The big wheel was one of the biggest in the world at the time. My Mum spent her childhood living there and remembers the original fair ground with this double big wheel Edited by Barcelona Based Fan (01 Aug 2012 5.22am)
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| Deleagle "Bubba's bar 'n' grill" 03 Aug 12 4.20pm |
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Quote Barcelona Based Fan at 01 Aug 2012 5.12am
Was always going to Margate I loved the theme park in all its guises. The big wheel was one of the biggest in the world at the time. Edited by Barcelona Based Fan (01 Aug 2012 5.22am)
I used to love the hall of mirrors maze under the big dipper
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| Holmesdale Nick South Croydon 03 Aug 12 4.24pm |
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I remember going on a school trip to Margate. We ran into Bembons to be first to get on the Mary Rose.
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| Clint Hill Bromley 07 Aug 12 4.51pm |
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Quote chris123 at 28 Jul 2012 1.10pm
Haven't been since I was a kid - Whitstable is very nice though there's nothing there though,fine if you want an oyster or you want to skim a few pebbles on the beach,but other than that it's pretty bleak.
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| chris123 hove actually 07 Aug 12 5.05pm |
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Quote Clint Hill at 07 Aug 2012 4.51pm
Quote chris123 at 28 Jul 2012 1.10pm
Haven't been since I was a kid - Whitstable is very nice though there's nothing there though,fine if you want an oyster or you want to skim a few pebbles on the beach,but other than that it's pretty bleak. Three of the finest imho
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| Pete53 Hassocks 15 Aug 12 2.10pm |
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I agree. A terrible shame. My family used to holiday on the East Kent coast in the late 50s and early 60s. A trip to Margate was always eagerly anticipated. Okay, it never had the gentility of some seaside resorts, but it was a thriving and lively summer destination, with a beautiful sandy beach. How you turn it around I don't know. Once the tattooed, beer swilling, angry dog brigade start to dominate everyone else runs a mile.
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