Around Kingswear Around Kingswear
ALL ABOARD THE SKYLARK early on in the recent Jubilee celebrations a very strange
event indeed took place on one of the lower ferry platforms. town and parish councillors and others involved in working for the community on a voluntary basis were invited to a high tea on the high seas. All suggestions that the ferry could be scuppered and so get rid of a lot of trouble in one fell swoop were quickly side-stepped and the assembled multitude enjoyed a lovely tea served by the young royal Castle Hotel staff. Sandwiches, cake and a fine cream tea were scoffed at an astonishing rate, helped by the hungry ferrymen. we were moored-up in the middle of the river for about
an hour, presenting a danger to shipping no doubt, during which time the nauti buoys regaled us with sea shanties. when they came to ‘we are bound for South Australia’ there were some anxious glances at Cliff but he managed to keep us in the Dart where we belonged and to bring us safely home to shore. the sun shone, the breeze was warm, it was delightful. thanks are due to the councils of both Dartmouth and Kingswear for their kind thoughts and a thumping good idea.
TEA FOR 60 OVER 60S TO CELEBRATE 60 YEARS
the wi ladies rallied to the cause by providing 60 over 60s with a lovely cream tea in the decorated village hall on the Monday of the Jubilee celebrations. this was very well- received and enjoyed by all. virginia Stevens produced a very
splendid Jubilee cake, beautifully decorated in appropriate style which i imagine was dispatched in no time by those lucky enough to get a piece.
CELEBRATION OF SONG Sunday afternoon saw the church ring with song when rev
ian blyde hosted a concert with ell’s Angels, June Pocket and Paula bell all in good voice. the day before it was the village Hall which held ‘Jubilee Jazz’ that sent out sounds into the street with the Maggie reeday band performing. the concert was much enjoyed by those lucky enough to be there.
by Mike Trevorrow
STREET PARTY it seems that no Jubilee celebrations are complete without
their street party and Kingswear’s was a cracker. this took place in Priory St. which was closed to traffic for the occasion. Around 200 people sat down to a bumper tea which represented very hard work by the heroic folk who put it all together. tables were snaffled from the royal Castle and chairs from our village hall. Happily the rain JUSt about stayed away although there was moisture in the air. this will be a happy memory for the children who came along. Many thanks to all those who supported the street party either through generous donations or through hard work of organising and preparing for such an epic event. it was quite something.
KINGSWEAR HISTORIANS in the lower Hall during the Sunday and Monday
celebrations the Kingswear Historians presented an exhibition of 1953-2012 photographs, both in a bunting display and on the computer where 98 pictures were shown on a loop. there were newspaper headlines from this same period from local newspapers and a display of maps showing the village as it was in 1946 and how it has changed up to 2011. there was a good attendance at the exhibition and many local people (some now living well outside the area) came to enjoy the pictures and have a laugh at themselves and their relatives. Shouts of, “will you just look at our Malcolm!” and “there’s me mother dressed up like a queen!” and the like could be heard from quite a distance. All good stuff. well done historians, again such an event marks a lot of careful background work to get it up and out there for the rest of us to enjoy.
SCHOOL MADNESS no the teachers haven’t run
away screaming, nor have the kids but they did have a Mad Hatter’s tea Party at the School garden where there was a lot of dressing- up in top Hats and tiaras. All the children, staff and their families came along for the festive occasion with a fashion show of the children’s best finery before a tea of treats and cakes!
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