Forge Hill – No Venue for Faint Hearts August Bank Holiday is the Bi-Annual date for the Aldington Soap Box Derby, when people of normally sound minds have a relapse and take on the daunting half mile dash down Forge Hill in what are more or less ‘Devil’s Go-Carts. The start is outside the famous … Continue reading Aldington Soap Box Derby
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Explore Forge Hill through Rye’s Own, from remembered scenes and historical detail to the news and personalities that gave the place its character. The trail includes “Aldington Soap Box Derby” and “Soap Box Fun at Aldington”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account.
Soap Box Fun at Aldington
They came in their thousands and packed the sides of Forge Hill to see the dramatic Aldington Soapbox Derby of 2013.