On the path towards total sustainability, you may also be wondering about clothing fibres. Second-hand always works best, but you may also want to consider high-quality materials that don't cause any harm and do last for many years. For warmer fibres, some prefer synthetic and vegan, others choose natural and animal, but there are multiple implications for the environment and [...]

Fourth meeting of the Home Energy Hub series curated by Iain James Purves on how to reduce your energy bills. Let's get ready for a cold, expensive winter by learning how best to: - Understand the energy situation - Reduce your heating bills - Insulation and draught-proofing - Reduce water heating costs - Reduce the [...]

After the long pandemic break, we are so thrilled to be resuming one of our favourite annual celebrations: Martinmas, with the lantern making workshop and the lantern walk, the following week. This will be an informal and free pop-in workshop from 4pm till 7pm for all children to make lanterns, for themselves and for friends old and [...]

Prolific songwriter and DIY recording artist Charlie Hannah will be performing an intimate acoustic show featuring brand new songs as well as a selection from his 5 album back catalogue. Charlie is the pioneer of two new genres – ‘Domestica’ and ‘Rock ’n’ Scroll’. He explored the latter on his most recent album – ‘Thames Estuary Blue’. He is [...]

Soirée! 101 Social welcomes you to a night of music and poetry curated by The Secret Travel Agency. Dan Lyons is a Margate based musician and songwriter. In 2021 Dan and his band The Tenants set up a DIY studio in an old theatre and recorded the follow up to 2020's 'SubSuburbia' in just 10 days. [...]

Bee's Bookshare, Margate’s book group with a difference comes to 101 Social for its festive edition. There’ll be a book quiz with teams of 4 and prizes for the winning team(s); Secret Book Santa (wrap up a good read and bring it to give to someone else, with a clue on the tag of what’s inside), and the inaugural Booker(share) [...]