Back to Old Home Westenhanger, home of Folkestone Racecourse, has lost the greatest show of military vehicles in the world because the organisers are not certain the venue will be available on a long term basis due to the proposal of a massive housing development on the Racecourse. The move has brought the show closer … Continue reading War & Peace Revival Starts Tuesday at Whitbread Hop Garden Showground
Tag: Cinque Ports Lindy Hoppers
Discover Cinque Ports Lindy Hoppers in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. The trail includes “Summertime Jamboree”, “Lindy Hoppers at War & Peace Revival 2016”, and “1940s Christmas at Dover Castle 2018”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
Lindy Hoppers at War & Peace Revival 2016
Cinque Ports Lindy Hoppers Gipsy John and the Cinque Ports Lindy Hoppers at the 2016 War & Peace Revival Wednesday 20 July A Rye’s Own Video Thursday 21 July 2016 All articles, photographs, films and drawings on this web site are World Copyright Protected. No reproduction for publication without prior arrangement. © World Copyright 2016 Cinque … Continue reading Lindy Hoppers at War & Peace Revival 2016
Dancing at the Tower
Great Dance Evening Out It could have been the Tower Ballroom at Blackpool but no – it was the function room at the Tower Theatre Shorncliff that echoed to the dance music of the Thirties, Forties and Fifties on Sunday 15 July 2012 This evening was the start of something new and going by the numbers attending and … Continue reading Dancing at the Tower
Summertime Jamboree
Report by Amber Carroll and Amy Satchell Photographs by Sammi Davis (www.draytonstudios.com) A golden afternoon of community loveliness was promised by The Rye Retreat at the Summertime Jamboree on the 5th June and that was exactly what was delivered. It may have been a wet and windy June afternoon outside but inside Rye College it … Continue reading Summertime Jamboree