Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 12:43 PM

Aha....MacKenzie!!! THERE YOU ARE!!!

;0) xx

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 12:42 PM

Where is said Rugby Club?
G.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 12:42 PM

Don't go dancing in Lidl's Stevie....They might sell you off as a Folk Week Special Offer! ;0)

Actually, all this talk of thrashing around at dances and hanky panky at Sidholme may well make the tempterature reach sizzling degrees!

It's certainly putting my temperature up, that's for sure! PHEW!

Broadstairs will NEVER be able to match this!




Quick Nurse...The Screens!!!! :0) :0) :0) :0) :0)

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: The Barden of England
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 12:34 PM

John J - Yes, the Rugby Club are still doing their week long ticket so no problem.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Steve in Sidmouth
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 12:13 PM

Apart from the convenience, the whole point about having the social dances IN THE TOWN CENTRE was and remains that they added so much to the atmosphere - they are events people could watch from outside the marquees and maybe they would get interested.

Also, in good weather (here's hoping) you can thrash around at a dance, nip for a bacon bun or drink in town, nip to the beach for ten minutes, run back to Blackmore (as was) almost in time for the next scheduled dance. And if the one in Blackmore didn't suit, you could try the one in Church House Lawn instead - or do half and half. That is how it used to be - and the dance music filled the air all the way from the Triangle (central bus stop) to Somerfield.

Now, you either get on your bike and cycle 2 miles to Sidford, or over a mile to St Frances hall, or walk for 30+ minutes, or take an expensive and infrequent bus (after treking to the nearest stop) and if the particular dance you selected doesn't come up to expectation it is another hike (maybe in the rain?) to try something else - and up to two miles to the sea and an ice-cream on the beach. For families with children in tow, the disparate venues must be a nightmare compared to other festivals where EVERY EVENT (and sometimes the camping too) is within easy walking distance of everything else.

As I said, it is still too much like two festivals. Some people last year just commuted between the social dance venues and didn't go into town at all. I know this year of people who are centering their week on Sidford, St Frances and the nearby LIDL store, commuting between these two dance venues (well, two and a half dance venues given that Manstone Youth Centre is big enough to swing a hamster in).

Many casual visitors used to poke their faces into the dance marquees in town and get interested. No-one does that at the out of town venues - there are simply no streams of people passing by.

The current organisers may have done another superb job against the odds but don't let's forget what used to be.

And (sheds a tear) there is no Kate Rusby in the Arena.

Cue for a few words of comfort Lizzie?

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: John J
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 11:04 AM

I've not been to Sidmouth for around 10 years, does anyone know if it is it possible to get week-long parking at the rugby club? My wife is registered disabled so walking any distance is a no-no.

Thanks,

John

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 10:27 AM

Lizzie and Steve,

My mother stays at Sidholme when she goes to Sidmouth for her hols (usually September). I understand that it used to be a Methodist Holiday Guild establishment. mum tells me that it is a quiet relaxing sort of place which perhaps reflects management policy - Quiet few days by the sea for pensioners.

It is perhaps understandable why they don't feel they can open thier premises to the festival.

Steve as far as I can see there sre only two venues that are out of town and I dont see why this is a problem to you - Don't you live outside Sidders anyway (quite close to the aforementioned two venues).

My bags are packed and I pick up the hire car this evening and will be in Sidders tomorrow afternoon.

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 10:06 AM

Ooh! That's good Guest Liam...thanks for that. I'll bet Seth is going to set a few fireworks off in Siddy, all on his own! ;0)

Stevie Scarlett.....I'll bet they get up to all sorts of Hanky Panky in The Sidholme Hotel.....I live very close to it....and I've seen more than a few gardeners in there with a twinkle in their eye! ;0) ;0)

Dance Stevie, dance!

The Ham Marquee's going up! And Blackmore Gardens...and The Bulverton....sooooooo exciting! And my dear pal 'Pudlover' from above (and the Radio 2 Board) is about to arrive ANY second for a cup of tea and a natter.....all the way down from Scotland!

Can't WAIT!!!


Lizzie :0)

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: GUEST,Liam
Date: 31 Jul 06 - 09:50 AM

Good article here on one of the Sidmouth headliners (Seth Lakeman)

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2286191,00.html

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Steve in Sidmouth
Date: 30 Jul 06 - 06:03 PM

Quote from Lizzie:

we don't want any of that Hanky Panky going on, under the guise of Folk Music! Strictly forbidden in Siddy you know!

You may never have spoken a truer word my girl.

I was at a dance in Bath recently and the subject of Sidmouth came up during a two hour 'bring and share' supper. Yes! Two whole hours to feast and then back to the dancing!

However, I was told that the reason the Sidholme hotel music room was pulled as a venue for the social dancing was that whilst the local management of this Christian-run hotel was happy to have folkies (and their dubious activities) on the premises, the booking was quashed by national management. I don't know if it is true, but it was from someone who appeared to be 'in the know'. Very sad on two counts if it is true - as a friend said to me "how very un-christian". Also, Folk Week has lost (perhaps just for this year?) one of the best social dance venues it could have had outside of a proper marquee right in town.

The other large hall - at Sidmouth College - appears still be to stymied by fire regulation problems - again so I have been told.

This year then it is still two festivals - one in Sidmouth and with the social dances located one and two miles away. So much for the comments about Folk Week now being 'centred more in the town' than in the Steve Heap days when a fraction of it was all of a third of a mile away in the Knowle Arena! Does anyone else remember how central to the town atmosphere it was to have the social dances morning, noon and evening in the Blackmore Gardens and Church House lawn marquees?

Mind you this is Sidmouth, where logic and truth take second place to befuddled vested interests.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 30 Jul 06 - 07:19 AM

McGrath,

You may be right.

You could always make this a suggestion for future years. Drop a note into the festival office or fill in a "Feedback" form (I think they will have something along those lines)

Finally I think the whole festival was "broken" when Mrs Casey Music pulled out so (nearly) everything had to started again from scratch.

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 01:41 PM

One really silly thing is that they haven't reinstated the practice of attaching a list of appearance numbers to the section listing the artistes. That had always been one of the most useful features in the working probgramme. Dispensing with it is an example of the common re-organsising principle - "If it ain't broke, let's break it anyway".

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 01:20 PM

I certainly will, Cllr!

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: GUEST,Rumncoke
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 12:37 PM

Duh - I had the Free program (still in the bin) - now replaced by the working program, lots more information.

OK - now where is that highlighter pen....

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 10:31 AM

The details are there Ann, and are really useful, but I can see you'd have had to wade through a lot first if you were downloading.

Fringe - page 47      Workshops - page 42

This year there's a clear distinction between what is 'fringe' and what is festival - hence all the stuff gathered together on the Fringe page. But there are also programmed events which you could look out for - such as the Theatre Bar, the Volunteer and the Themed Sings in the Woodlands Hotel.

Sorry, but I think you'll need to pull the programme out of the bin (assuming it's the same as the printed one). Many of the things you're interested in will be labelled 'Collection' in the right hand column.

I'm sure it'll be a great week again.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 10:14 AM

Rum.

Go to the website and download the Working programme.

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: GUEST,Rumncoke
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 10:01 AM

So how do we find out about what is going on in Sidmouth Folk Week?

I downloaded and printed the 'Program' assuming that it would be like the one last year, but I just threw it in the bin - where are the details of the singing sessions, the workshops, all the 'goings on'?

Is it back to the usual situation of no information available?

I don't go to Sidmouth for the concerts, and last year was the first time I was trying to decide between different venues and having trouble finding time to eat - it was the best Sidmouth I ever attended.

I am sure that everything has been organised, the timetable is done - so why is it not available?

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 09:54 AM

I take it you remember the Polish dancers from Southampton, the Irish dancers from Yetminster, the Russian (Orlyk) dancers from Manchester, and the Punjabi dancers from Wolverhampton?

That's precisely what I was remembering, Kitty, and I'd like to see that Sidmouth tradition extended and expanded. I'd like to see the whole range of living folk traditions in these islands feeding in to the festival.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 06:29 AM

Cllr

Are you down there already Mike? There's keen for you.

I'll be down on Tueday.

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Cllr
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 06:21 AM

well its raining here in sparkling sidmouth and my brother is just on his way down to visit. Ho ho ho
Gearge I hope you will come and visit Cllr

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 06:02 AM

No Lizzie it's Folk Week.

But when they are not singing, playing, dancing or going to C B S concerts they have to find something to do with their time :-)

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 05:58 AM

Gadzooks Dave!

Do you mean to tell me that The First Week In August is actually Hanky Panky Week?

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 05:31 AM

There's that Guest again!!

Positive as ever!

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 05:26 AM

And let's face it - some have ended there as well.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 05:23 AM

Lizzie,

No Hanky Panky??

You are too late dear girl its been going on for years and there are some people around here whose long term relationships and marriages started at Sidmouth!!

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 04:32 AM

Kitty, this is from Page 2 of this week's Sidmouth Herald:

"SPECTACULAR CLOSE TO FOLK WEEK 2006

Sidmouth Folk Festival is set to close this year with one of the town's biggest-ever firework displays, writes Kingsley Squire.

Financed by local businesses and traders, who have joined forces in a united front of community support, it will take place on the last night, Friday August 11th.

Colin Pyne, joint proprietor of The Bedford Hotel, who has been collating donations, believes the willingness of traders to contribute underlines an upsurge in the goodwill generated by the festival since its re-launch two years ago.

"Sidmouth, in a sense, has now got its festival back," he said this week. "Instead of being focused on The Knowle, it is now right here in the town, much to the benefit of local businesses.

Without local sponsorship and support, which is the lifeblood of the festival, it might not be able to carry on. So we are more than pleased to play our part and put something back.

The organisers have spent a vast amount of unpaid time in putting the whole thing together. Without their dedication it wouldn't happen. They certainly deserve our support."

The business initiative in raising £2,000 for the fireworks display was welcomed by festival co-director Barry Lister. "Wonderful," he said. "It's a tremendous effort, which reflects the support we are getting from the community.

It is especially nice this year to see how many concerts are sponsored by local businesses. There are always one or two disappointments when it comes to sponsorship. We still have some way to go. But overall, we are very pleased."

Businesses contributing to the last night firework display are The Bedford Hotel, Anchor Inn, Black Horse, The Bowd, The Ship Inn, The Marine, Potburys, Devoran Hotel, Radway Inn, The Swan, Stags, Ian Winchester & Son, Glyn Hewitt, Bedford Car Park, Sue's Pantry, Tudor Rose, Shaul's Bakery, Home and Hardware, Haymans, Royal York & Faulkener Hotel, Upper Crust, Dukes, Delderfields, Elizabeth and Kingswood Hotels, Prospect and Mocha Cafes, Salcombe Regis Caravana and Camping."




MUSIC, DANCE AND SONG -WORKSHOPS FOR ALL

Sidmouth Folk Week, August 4/11 has enough this year to keep even the keenest student busy, with nearly 250 workshops providing almost 350 hours of opportunity, taught by some of the leading artists in the music scene.

There are workshops in dance, music and song for beginnners and experienced performers, and from toddlers to grown-ups. In short, something for everyone!

For musicians there is the ever-popular Festival Big Concert Band with John Kirkpatrick, and the Festival Big Ceilidh Band with Nick and Mary Barber, plus you can hone your skills in workshops covering everything from Concertina For Beginners with John Dipper, to Band Arrangements with Cross Current, and all points in between.

Brand new musicians and more experienced performers will all find something to keep the busy, with workshops for melodeon, cello, fiddle, bodhran, guitar, mandolin, banjo and much more.

For singers, Sandra Kerr will be leading the Festival Choir, plus there'll be workshops on harmony singing, including one especially for new and aspiring unaccompanied singers from Graham O'Callaghan. What's more, there is an extra special one-off workshop for snorers
from Alise Ojay, who has developed an effective treatment technique involving singing!

For dancers of all ages, the exciting and vibrant Morris Offspring will be running a series of workshops.

EthnoEngland are offering plenty of activities all week for teens and early twenties, including a workshop with Jaswinder Singh exploring Bhangra music and dance. There are more workshops in everything from American Appalachian and Cajun dance all the way to Eastern Europe.

As if that weren't enough, there are story-telling workshops from some of the country's leading story-tellers, craft workshops, workshops especially for younger ages, and a special workshops for musicians, singers and dancers to come together in Maypoles And Mistletoe, to produce a fantastic folk musical."



Heck! That sounds SO good I might just go!!

MacKenzie...I've booked you in for the Snorers Sessions (I'm merciless aren't I! Chuckle!!) ;0)

And I'll also be watching out for Secret Snogging during the Mistletoe and Maypoles Sessions too....after all, this IS Sidmouth and we don't want any of that Hanky Panky going on, under the guise of Folk Music! Strictly forbidden in Siddy you know!



ALL THAT..................AND.........COOPE BOYES & SIMPSON AS WELL!


Ohhhhhhhhh!! ;0)

How LUCKY can a town get?


Lizzie :0)


PS...I'm just off to try and find where they're hiding the mistletoe 'cos I've had a GREAT idea.........

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 29 Jul 06 - 04:23 AM

>>Sorry Lizzy you won't find me in a tent, not at any price.<<

Ha! I'll find you MacKenzie! ;0)

...And when I do...I shall fill your sporran with giant ice cubes!

I know how to 'get my own back' on a Scotsman! ;0)

Lizzie
(Rolling On The Floor With Giggles Smiley!)

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 06:11 PM

Oxi Giorgio.
G.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 05:41 PM

Two hu... oh bugger

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 04:51 PM

I'm all in favour of recycling, but not when guests post tired messages from last year. If I've understood correctly, the licences for the marquees are issued when they're put up, and have been checked in situ.

The Sidmouth Herald will have been published yesterday, so can a local tell us what this week's big story is (Lizzie)?

Mc Grath - when you say "perhaps with a different basis, relying more on the communities with different traditions from all over the world who are living in this country" - I take it you remember the Polish dancers from Southampton, the Irish dancers from Yetminster, the Russian (Orlyk) dancers from Manchester, and the Punjabi dancers from Wolverhampton?


Kitty

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 04:30 PM

Sorry Lizzy you won't find me in a tent, not at any price.
G.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 04:20 PM

Why of course....Muppet MacKenzie........MacKenzie! ;0)

Now listen you.....I'm going to sneak into your Sidmouth tent one night and let your air bed down!

Then....I may sprinkle you with itching powder....or pepper, depending on how much I'm chuckling at the time!

And....you leave those Muppets alone! This world was a better place when Kermit and Miss Piggy were in charge!

Hiiiiii YA!

Oh! You are SO not going to believe THIS MacKenzie! I'm not sure WHY I'm so good to you after all that you say....but...here you are.....to get you in the mood for Siddy! ;0)

http://www.myspace.com/kermit_the_frog1955

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 03:44 PM

Muppet! Hmm

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 03:04 PM

Mary Mack! That was it! Thanks Rhiannon..... xx

I've had every M word in the universe going round my head...

From Muppets to Millionaires....

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: BB
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 02:35 PM

George, it's good to find someone else who hates high temperatures - although I would have thought your background would have made you more tolerant than some of us.

See you there, rain or shine.

Barbara

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 02:01 PM

I don't know, GUEST 28 Jul 06 - 12:48 PM, is it true?
Do you think I should cancel going, just in case?
Thanks for the warning, I am glad you're there to mind our interests.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 02:01 PM

Lizzie: I think you're probably thinking of MGAS who has one of the best voices on the folk scene. She sings Mary Mack which has a load of Ms in it: "Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mack marry me ..."

You can't miss her - she is the one with very long curly hair.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 01:11 PM

Oh and I've just thought of another song....That lassie who sang the one with all the MMMM's in...Oh...what was it called...Marry Merry Mary Moggy...(!!!) ;0)

I can't remember, but I remember my mouth was open in admiration for her when she sang it....it was wonderful! Hope she sings it again...apologies for not remembering her name, but then I can barely remember mine these days!

All our own sand in Sidmouth by the way....The rocks arrived by JCB though. ;0)

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jul 06 - 12:48 PM

is it true the local paper says the council havent given entertainments licences to the marqees yet, and there are objections from locals?

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 07:00 PM

George P - I'd be surprised if you didn't get a new song out of Sidmouth, red cliffs, shingle and all. (The beach is part of the Jurassic Coast.)

The first person I heard sing "Light from the Lighthouse" was Maglan, in the Theatre Bar. I've heard she's over from St Helena on a visit, so hope to see/hear her in the Theatre Bar this year.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 06:45 PM

The beach is naturally pretty pebbly, but there's some sandy beach. I think that's probably sand trucked in by the council from time to time. The same goes for many of the rocks people clamber on.
...........................

It's a great festival though. And this year with the season tickets back it'll be more the way it shouod be. I'll still miss the foreign dance sides though. I hope that in time that side of the festival will come back - perhaps with a different basis, relying more on the communities with different traditions from all over the world who are living in this country, rather than just on visiting groups from abroad.

Only a week to go.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 02:48 PM

Thanks Don, I'll certainly pop into the Beford, Theatre Bar (on Sunday), and the Middle Bar, properly unstrung for the last one, i.e. sans douze-cordes (what a showoff).

I hope your weatherman is right, Barbara.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 02:39 PM

Well, I don't know about that Barbara....but my friend Kati was fair freezing when she came out of the sea this afternoon...she's not a mermaid I hasten to add....

Deeply refreshing though!

And I sat on the beach with my Show Of Hands Brolly up! Yes....the most perfect parasol! ;0)

Great Dave...I'll look forward to that....and do you Middle Bar Singers ever record your song sessions, because you should you know. Oh yes! George singing as well....book me a seat! This could leave The Ham empty the rate we're going! ;0)

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: BB
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 02:13 PM

According to the local weather man, the sea temperature is actually at an abnormally high 18° - hardly freezing! Oh, and by the weekend, we shall have seen the last of the really high temperatures, he says.

Barbara

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 02:03 PM

Hi George,

Do try to make it to the Bedford, at some point in your full schedule.

It's right up your street and we'd love to hear you.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 07:31 AM

You and the more butch Middlebar types George!!

Probably Sunday lunchtime in the Anchor unless I am minded to do Blessed Quietness (My other Sunday song)

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 07:27 AM

Bagsy the bass counterpoint part...

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 07:18 AM

I will probably sing "Light from the Lighthouse" at some point Lizzie.

The last time I sang it in this part of the world someone turned the lights out and I sang it by torchlight.(I can take a wind-up)

Dave

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Lizzie Cornish
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 07:11 AM

Ooh George....I'm just off to phone the Sidmouth Herald....we don't have many virgins in Siddy these days...Government Policy I'm afraid! ;0)

OK...We've pebbles George, sorry...unless it's low tide, in which case there quite a bit of sand on the main beach, mostly inbetweenn the Rock Islands (someone cue Lonnie)and the waves come in at right angles to each other...and they literally do a Mexican Wave..love that bit......or far more sand at low tide, up at Jacob's Ladder beach around the corner...

We've no sea urchines, but there was a weaver fish or two apparently reported the other day, so bring your slippers....and we have mermaids! Up in the Clock Tower Restaurant, which has the biggest cream cakes in the world! You can work off the calories by climbing Jacob's Ladder to get up there George, no worries ;0)

All the town is in the flat part.

The water's freezing George....I think the polar caps are melting this way! If you see a man with a yellow lilo, singing "We're bound for South Australia" walking nonchalantly down the road, being followed by loads of other Yellow Robed Recruits....don't panic...it's all perfectly normal in Siddy! ;0)

Oh...and watch out for that Jim Causley! ;0)

And Dave....The Lighthouse Song....I loved that one too...you sang that with such passion, can I put in a request for that one as well...

Don't mention the passion word though...Mackenzie's after me for being too noisy this morning! Shhhhhh! Don't tell him I was here....you know nothing! ;0)

Subject: RE: Sparkling Sidmouth!! :0)
From: Dave Earl
Date: 27 Jul 06 - 07:06 AM

Hi George

I clocked your spots in my prog and will probably look in to the War memeorial Club for a Tea with.

Plenty of places you will enjoy. Look in to the Theatre Bar for Kittys session. And you will have heard of the Middle Bar and maybe the New Tavern (Newt).

The Swan (garden)and/or The Dove between sessions in the afternoons.

You will be spoilt for choice.

Dave