The Isle of Thanet is a small chunk of land on the far east of the south-east of England. On Thanet, there are 3 small towns and quite a few villages. The three towns are Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. Margate is well-known, nowadays, for the Turner Contemporary art gallery and its beaches. Broadstairs is known for its lovely beaches, its connections to Dickens and its Folk Festivals. Ramsgate is known for its harbour – the only Royal Harbour in England – as well as its connection with Augustus Pugin, the man who designed the interior of the Houses of Parliament, which were rebuilt in the 19th century after a fire.

One place I left out of the above list is Dreamland which is in Margate. In the last century it was a place of fun and excitement; it appeared in films and even tv programmes – looking at you, ‘Only Fools and Horses’!

I deliberately left it out for two reasons which boil down to one reason, really – I have never been there. In my youth, Margate was too far to go for a day out and by the time we moved to Broadstairs, Dreamland had closed to the public. It has since reopened and reinvented itself several times, I believe.

Nowadays, Dreamland is, at least part of the time, a venue for live music, but there are still some rides, places to eat, and a roller-disco. No matter how young I feel inside, I am honest enough to know that roller- discos and crowds of young people on ferris wheels and other fairground rides, are not for me.

If a new friend of mine – Mr Tom Jones – would appear there, maybe I would go see him. Now, I say that Mr Tom Jones is a new friend but I’m of two minds about that. When I joined BlueSky a few months ago, he followed me; in fact he followed me several times! Each time he followed me, he would send me a little note enquiring how I am and for how long have I been a fan. It’s so nice to think that a guy like that would be interested in chatting with an old lady like me. Sadly, I can’t tell him I preferred the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Kinks!