Olympic Skeleton Athlete Lizzy Yarnold to promote Active Ramsgate Project

A Ramsgate Town Council regeneration initiative, Active Ramsgate, has won the support of Olympic Gold medal winner Lizzy Yarnold. The skeleton athlete, from Sevenoaks has been appointed the new celebrity ambassador of the initiative and will be helping to promote activities and visitation to the Ramsgate area over this year.

The initiative, project managed by Explore Kent, is designed to support economic regeneration, by promoting the Ramsgate area through its outdoor activities, such as walking, cycling, canoeing, seal & fishing trips, golf and geocaching trails.

This is the third phase of the project, the second phase brought in over £190,000 to the town in just one year alone, an increase of 20% on the first year.

Planned initiatives throughout the year include:

• Launch of two canoe trails from Ramsgate
• Themed walking trail from Ramsgate to Margate (in addition to three existing Active Ramsgate themed walks)
• E-cycle itineraries of the Viking Coastal Trail
• Continued promotion of other outdoor activities such as golf, geocaching, seal & fishing trips etc.

Lizzy Yarnold said of her Active Ramsgate Ambassador role: “Keeping fit and active is so important and I’m delighted to be supporting such a valuable initiative. Getting out in the fresh air with friends and family and making the most of Thanet’s beautiful coastline and countryside; what could be better?

I’ve heard about the activities that are planned for the future and those that are already in place, and they sound great; you can go for a themed walk, cycle part of the Viking Coastal Trail, go on a geocaching treasure hunt, play golf, get out on the water in a canoe or on a seal watching or fishing trip, the list is endless. And to treat yourself afterwards there are some lovely restaurants, bars and cafes all along the waterfront around the Royal Harbour. I urge everyone to visit Ramsgate and get active, I certainly will be!”

For more information, visit the links below:

Website: www.ramsgatetown.org/activeramsgate

Facebook: www.facebook.com/RamsgateTown

Twitter: www.twitter.com/RamsgateTown