the Hemingways excited. Margate’s highly
motivated community has inspired them.
“There’s a creative uprising here,” says Jack.
“Turner Contemporary opened in 2011, but
there’s also a grassroots creative and art
community.”
He continues: “I’ve never seen such
goodwill for a project in my life. It’s just
unbelievable how the community has come
together and wants to get involved in this, and
want to offer their time and creativity to the
project. It’s great and when a project’s got that
it can only succeed, you hope.”
“The other exciting part about it is
we’re actually stopping something bad
from happening on the site,” adds Wayne
Hemingway. “It was going to be given over
to pretty awful housing in a place where
there shouldn’t be housing. We’re helping to
keep some public land that’s about fun and
enjoyment.”
Young apprentices will be helping restore
the rides, and local artists, artisans and
fabricators are also getting involved. They’ll be
painting the signage for that authentic seaside
feel, and helping refurbish old amusement park
relics. Parts of a