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34-554: Thanet / ˈ θ æ n ɪ t / is a local government district in Kent , England. The council is based in Margate and the district also contains the towns of Broadstairs , Ramsgate and Westgate-on-Sea , along with several villages. It takes its name from the Isle of Thanet , a former island which gradually became connected to the mainland between the 12th and 16th centuries. The district lies on

68-461: A mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have

102-485: A combination of natural silting and artificial land reclamation . An Isle of Thanet Rural District covering the rural parts of the isle had existed from 1894 until it was abolished in 1935 to form part of Eastry Rural District . The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering the whole area of three former districts and part of a fourth, which were all abolished at

136-540: A significant contribution to the government's national and regional renewable energy targets. Thanet Earth is the largest greenhouse development in the UK, covering an area of 91 hectares with 7 greenhouses each the size of 10 football pitches producing cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers all year. Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs each have shopping centres with a mix of local and national retailers complemented by Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Westgate and Birchington-on-Sea. Westwood at

170-497: A similar way. Thanet has a wide variety of local schools including approximately 41 primary schools such as Drapers Mills, Palm Bay, and Upton. Outstanding secondary schools include Dane Court Grammar, and Chatham and Clarendon Grammar. The community learning within the district is varied and wide, including charitable training organisations such as East Kent ITeC Ltd, and organisations such as Margate Adult Education Centre, Thanet Skills Studio and Thanet Stage School. East Kent College

204-461: A two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with a borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them

238-421: A unitary authority or those that transferred from one county to another, including those that changed name. Nor does it include unitary authorities that have been abolished ( Bournemouth and Poole ). Turner Contemporary Turner Contemporary is an art gallery in Margate , Kent , England , intended as a contemporary arts space and catalyst for the regeneration of the town. The title commemorates

272-554: Is a provider of further education in Thanet and a Training Provider that works with local businesses to raise the level of education across the region. In 2023, Nelson College London overtook the former Canterbury Christ Church University campus in Broadstairs, offering HND courses in Business and Hospitality Management. Thanet enjoys a maritime climate , being surrounded on three sides by

306-519: Is not helped by poor overall indicators for health. In a study of resilience to economic downturns, Thanet was poorly rated at 295th out of 324 districts. Unemployment levels are nearly twice the South East of England as a whole, and as a result a great deal of planning is being done to encourage more businesses to relocate to the District. The Thanet & East Kent Chamber produces a weekly business digest,

340-610: The Chatham Main Line through Margate to Ramsgate, and the Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line . New high-speed rail links from London to Thanet began in December 2009, and it is now possible to travel from Margate to St Pancras railway station at an average speed of 96 kmh (around 60 mph); maximum speed of 225 km/h (around 140 mph). This will form part of the UK's first true high-speed commuter service, according to

374-584: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with

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408-790: The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital , known as the QEQM. Extension work which started in 2007 has made the QEQM a major hospital site. As of July 2010, overall indicators of health were poor for Thanet: Local newspapers are the Thanet Extra , part of the KM Group ; Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times (merged with Adscene, October 2009), (the Thanet Times was withdrawn in October 2012) all owned by Northcliffe Media ; and

442-560: The District Council has introduced an empty property initiative and has compulsory purchased empty and derelict buildings with the objective of bringing them back into use. The Thanet Offshore Wind Project , near North Foreland, began operating in September 2010. The project is expected to have a total capacity of up to 300 MW which, on average, is sufficient to supply approximately 240,000 homes with green energy. The project will thus make

476-587: The South Eastern Railway Company. Main road links are the A28 which brings traffic from Canterbury and Ashford; and the A299 , north coast route. The Saxon Shore Way Long distance footpath skirts the coast. There is an airport, now closed, at Manston , formerly RAF Manston , but later renamed by its commercial operators as Kent International Airport . The airport closed permanently on 15 May 2014. Because it

510-466: The Thanet & East Kent Insider, which reports on economic activity in the private and public sectors. New projects underway include: A new community centre for Broadstairs. Redevelopment and renovations are to be undertaken at Margate's Dreamland (a Heritage Amusement Park); Cliftonville (Lido site); and a Holiday Inn (hotel), now open. A large retail and residential development on Ramsgate seafront, known as Royal Sands , started construction in 2011 but

544-449: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by

578-471: The association of the town with noted landscape painter J. M. W. Turner , who went to school there, and visited throughout his life. The building was designed by David Chipperfield , whose design for the 3-storey, 20 metres (66 ft) high gallery opened on 16 April 2011, 14,000 people visited in the first weekend and 500,000 in its first year. In August 2013 the gallery received its millionth visitor. On 20 February 2020, Turner Contemporary became

612-501: The centre of Thanet has seen much major development in recent years with the building of Westwood Cross shopping centre which is the home of national retailers and several restaurant chains including a Travelodge hotel. Associated development has taken place around the shopping centre spawning other retail parks. National retailer Primark opened a new superstore in October 2012, the largest Primark store in Kent. The rail connections are via

646-490: The composition of the council was: The independent councillor and the Greens sit together as the "Green and Independent Group". The next elections are due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2003 the council has comprised 56 councillors representing 23 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The district straddles two constituencies, one of which extends beyond

680-488: The council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 1999 have been: The current composition of Thanet District Council's Cabinet is as follows: Following the 2023 election and a subsequent change of allegiance in February 2024,

714-470: The district boundary to include parts of neighbouring districts: The council is based at the Council Offices on Cecil Street in the centre of Margate. The building was originally designed in the early 1970s to be a new headquarters for Margate Borough Council, but by the time the building was finished in 1974 that council had been abolished and absorbed into the larger Thanet District Council. The building

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748-537: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming

782-461: The first contemporary building to feature on a Bank of England note. Turner Contemporary is the largest dedicated visual arts venue in Kent. It is a registered charity under English law. In November 2011, the venue received an award from the British Guild of Travel Writers , for an outstanding tourism project. Queen Elizabeth II visited Turner Contemporary on 11 November 2011, as part of

816-593: The midweek Your Thanet published online by KOS Media . The county-wide newspaper Kent on Saturday also serves the district. Local radio stations are; National TV stations carry regional news: The ITV1 service is provided currently by Meridian Broadcasting ; and the BBC South East Today . Thanet also has a local online radio and podcasting service currently operating online only known as 'Thanet Community Radio' (TCR). The station works closely with Dover -based 'Dover Community Radio' (DCR) which operates in

850-507: The north-eastern tip of Kent, bordering the City of Canterbury to the west and Dover District to the south. It is predominantly coastal, with north, east and southeast-facing coastlines. The Isle of Thanet is the major part of the district. This was formerly an island separated from the mainland by the Wantsum Channel . The channel gradually closed between the 12th and 16th centuries through

884-565: The right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues a style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system

918-467: The same time: The new district was named Thanet, after the isle which covered approximately the same area. Thanet District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Kent County Council . Much of the district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 Thanet District Council election . The first election to

952-448: The sea. This generally results in mild winters and warm, dry summers. Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint

986-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since

1020-484: The wards covering Margate act as charter trustees , choosing one of their number to be the mayor of Margate each year. According to the 2011 census, the population of Thanet was 134,186, an increase of about 6000 in the ten years since the previous census. The whole district suffers from seasonal unemployment, in spite of its proximity to London, because of various factors, among them being inward migration, high numbers of old people, and low numbers of affluent people. It

1054-611: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in

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1088-454: Was formally opened on 9 April 1975. The district contains 11 civil parishes , covering most of the area. The parish councils for Broadstairs and St Peter's, Ramsgate, and Westgate-on-Sea have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the title "town council". The two parishes of Sarre and St Nicholas-at-Wade share a grouped parish council. The town of Margate comprises an unparished area . The Thanet councillors representing

1122-503: Was quickly halted. A multimillion-pound art gallery The Turner Contemporary (opened by Tracey Emin in April 2011) in Margate and this has created the opening of many new shops in the Margate old town and visitor numbers have far exceeded expectation. Margate has been chosen as a Mary Portas retail town. Large investment and building work is taking place in schools across the island. In addition,

1156-573: Was used as a U.S. airbase during the Second World War it has one of the longest runways in the UK, and while open it was designated by the United Nations as an emergency landing site for aircraft in trouble. Ferry services are no longer running from the Port of Ramsgate, and the council is currently in dispute with the former operators over the payment of £3.3 million Thanet has a large hospital:

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