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What’s on in Thanet this September?

Catch it, kill it, eat it. (Or just the first two if you’re a vegetarian. Or just the first and third if you’re Japanese. Or the second and third if it’s a domestic pet that doesn’t need catching, such as your dog or …)

What are we talking about? The Real Food Safari, that’s what. It’s coming to Thanet on the 6th September and it’s just the thing for all you wannabee Fearnley-Whittingstalls out there.  Take a boat trip from Ramsgate, catch a few fish then tootle off to the Coastguard at St Margaret’s Bay to eat what you’ve caught. Strictly speaking, it doesn’t say that you get to kill the fish yourself but I’m pretty sure if you ask nicely they’ll let you batter the poor creature on its head (before battering it all over and wedging a lemon up its arse). If you’re into killing things and eating them and you live in Thanet, then this has to be for you.

But, it must be said, not everyone likes killing animals. So what else is on in Thanet in September that might appeal to people who would rather see animals alive and happy?

Well, perhaps you prefer to see animals racing? Yes, you do? Then you’re in luck. The Hussar Beer Festival (9 – 11 September) features ferret racing (that’s right, ferret racing), horse riding and a, er, hog roast. Oh.

Okay, enough with the dead animals. Wipe the pig grease off your chin and set your mind to more artistic pursuits. Lovely’s Gallery in Cliftonville is hosting Nigel Rhodes’ new exhibition. An industrial screen printer by trade, Nigel’s latest collection is enticingly entitled ‘Post Penge – the Future’ (3 September – 1 October) and the exhibition features works such as “Nobody Paints Toilets” and “Gas.Electricity.Water.Marmite”.

So. Quite a line-up over the next few weeks.