A free event for 11 to 18-year-olds is being staged in Margate’s Hartsdown Park on Thursday, July 24.

Engaging Youth are putting on Summer Blast to provide teenagers with an opportunity to discover a wide range of activities for them to get involved in during the summer.

The event will offer a huge laser dome, music workshops, inflatable football pitch, climbing wall, temporary tattoo artists, gladiator activities, multi sports pitch, beach arts, Joss Bay surfing activities, body painting, tug of war, golf simulator, junior crossbows, sumo wrestling, Bernie bus and much more.

The fun begins at 1pm and goes on until until 5pm and is followed by a ticketed evening event until 8pm, featuring Panna football and basketball competitions.

Also featuring at the event are the Brighton-based band, Floors and Walls, who have recently shot to TV and musical fame on Channel 4’s Road to V show, and are now finalists with the winners prize being the opportunity to open the V festival.

To obtain a ticket for the evening event, you need to be 11-18 and attend the daytime activities to have a chance of winning one. There are only a few hundred tickets available.

Engaging Youth is a multi agency forum consisting of over 30 different agencies and organisations working together to put on free events and activities for young people in Thanet.