An Oral & Pictorial History
✦In the tradition of Michael Winstanley, Sarah Simpson-Enock sets out to reveal in words and image something of the people of these islands — and beyond.
✦Carmen Peters worked as a hairdresser at Professionals Salon in Thanet for thirty-seven years. She talks about marrying Slim on a blind date, surviving his years of drinking, and the ghosts she has lived alongside her whole life.
Read more →Paul Emin — twin brother of artist Tracey Emin — grew up between North London and a Margate squat, worked nightclub doors, and spent eighteen months restoring the derelict Brown Jug pub at Dumpton Gap. He speaks about race, resilience, and a life lived in Tracey's remarkable orbit.
Read more →From Peckham to Ramsgate, Jonathan Turner built a cleaning empire, presented Channel Five's Filthy House SOS, and now runs the Northern Belle — Margate's oldest pub — where community, family, and a ghost or two keep things lively.
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