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1931 Shoreham Follies Revue Programme
St.Mary’s Hall, February 1931
Photocopies of this programme, a chorus line photo, a ‘Modern Players’ programme of 1938 and a Shoreham Herald newspaper of Friday June 21st 1946 were donated by ex. Shoreham girl Sue Waterfield of 1, Church Park Road, Yealmpton, Devon. Sue is the daughter of James (Jimmy) Barker who features in the newspaper and in the programmes/photo.
The centenary of a brave rescue in stormy seas has been marked by the grandson of the man whose life was saved.
A record of Shoreham Camp during 7th (S) Batallion, Northamptonshire Regiment’s occupation there and at Southwick. (extract from the Battalion history at http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/library/7th-S-Battalion-Northamptonshire-Regiment-1914-1919/HTML/index.asp#/1/
George Hedgecock, Shoreham’s popular bootmaker in East Street during the first half of the twentieth century was one of the town’s first cycling enthusiasts in the 1880’s taking part in races on his penny-farthing cycle.
In his 40’s he adapted his interest to motorised cycling and purchased a Singer motorcycle and sidecar possibly from Reg Eley’s garage – Reg was a fellow member of Shoreham’s motorcycling club and an agent for Singer Motorcycles.
Continue reading “The 1912 Shoreham /Edinburgh Motorcycle Marathon.”
During the early 1900’s redundant carriages were purchased from the London Brighton and South Coast Railway Company for £10 each and carted across the Adur to Shoreham Beach. Continue reading “Last of the Bungalow Town Railway Carriages”
