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It’s filling up so jump on board
and book as soon as you can.
You won’t want to miss out!
Booking is simple. See Flyer.
£5 deposit secures place!
Early Bird Ticket £34
From April £39.50
Book early to avoid disappointment
3 dances, 2 bands and lots more in one
of the most the picturesque villages in
Devon
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Swing, Jive and Surf Weekend and lots more...
During the day you can Cycle the famous Tarka trail,
Go Rock Climbing, Surfing, Kayaking, Diving, Snorkelling, Walking
Body-boarding, Fishing, Horse Riding, Swimming, Golf, Tennis and Skateboarding!
or just relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Three themed 1940’ and 1950’s dances in north Devon featuring
The Atlantics and Swing Museum and top deejays.
To book see www.danceontheline.co.uk
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Somewhere to stay…..B&B, Hotels
Vale Cottage B&B, Croyde Bay
Beautiful old surfer-friendly thatched cottage
delicious breakfasts, pub 5 mins walk
Croyde. EX33 1PL
01271 890804
Wray Cottage…A lovely old cottage with ensuite rooms.
Cross, Croyde Ex33 1PL
01271 890480
Kittiwell House B & B (behind The Manor)
Croyde, 16th Century thatched... Croyde’s
best kept secret!
01271 890247
South Hole Farm
Near Forda, Croyde
01271 890775
Sandy Hollow B&B
20 Sandy Way (near beach) Croyde
01271 890556 or 07800 748 468
CROYDE BREAKS
Breakers, Down End, Croyde, EX33 1QE
Jenny & Richard Windsor
Tel : 01271 890101
Chapel Farm
Hobbs Hill, Croyde
01271 890429
The Whiteleaf Hotel & B&B
Croyde Road, Croyde
01271 890266
Parminter B & B
16 St. Mary's Road, Croyde, EX 33 1PF
01271-890030
Baggy Lodge B&B
Croyde Bay, EX33 1PA
01271 890078 Mike Cotton
B&B @ No10...just that bit special...
10 Sandy Way, Braunton, EX33 1PP
01271 890280 or 07817416927
Oamaru
Down End, Croyde EX33 1QE
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St. Helens Priory
Hobbs Hill, Croyde
01271 890757
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Shuna Guest House
Down End, Croyde EX33 1QE
01271 890537
Forda Hill Cottage
Forda, Cross, Croyde Devon
01271 891061
Thistledoo B&B
7 Bonnicot Lane, Croyde EX33 1PU
01271 890245
Norboro Guest House
(opposite Saunton golf course)
01271 816210
Moorsands
Moor Lane, Croyde EX33 1NP
01271 890781
Home House Bed and Breakfast
25 St Mary's Road, Croyde Ex33 1PF
01271 891259
Atlantis Lodge
Moor Lane, Croyde
01271 890384
Seabirds
Withywell Lane, Croyde Road, Croyde
01271 890676
Southview
10 Moor Lane, Croyde
01271 890437
Bridge Farm
Jones Hill, Croyde
01271 890422
The Cottage Guest House,
Cott Lane. in the centre of Croyde
01271 890411
The Thatch Public House
Hobbs Hill, Croyde EX33 1LZ
01271 890349
The Manor Public House
39 St. Mary's Road Croyde EX33 1PG
01271 890241
Saunton Sands Hotel
Saunton Road, Near Croyde
01271 890212
Pickwell Manor Hotel
large manor house with superb views
Georgeham, EX33 1LA. 01271 890110
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Holiday Parks, Camping, Caravan…..
Croyde Bay Holiday Village
(Unison) Croyde Road
01271 890890
Ruda Holiday Park
(Parkdean Holidays) Moor lane, Croyde
0870 4202884 / 01271 890671
Luxury caravan in a beautiful ,quiet sea
view location within Ruda Holiday Park
available for rental all enquiries call
Tim on 07974 129 266
Les & Angela own a top of the range Luxury Holiday Caravan at Ruda Park,
Croyde.
It's available for letting... call 01749671460 for details
Paul and Yana own a Luxury Holiday
Caravan at Ruda Park, Croyde.
Call 01275-849930 or 0777 277 3595 for
details
Surfers Paradise Camping
(Part of Ruda) Sandy way, Croyde
0870 4202884
The Orchard Camping
Jones Hill (just by Brook Stores), Croyde
01271 890364
Forda Farm Camping
Forda, (passed Cross) Croyde
01271 890493
Bay View Farm Camping & Caravans
Croyde Road, Croyde
01271 890501
Cherry Tree Farm Camping
Putsborough Road, Croyde
01271 890495
Croyde Burrows Touring caravans (Part
of Ruda)
Moor Lane, Croyde
01271 890477
Daytime Activities…..
Plenty of cafés, restaurants and pubs in
Croyde.
The market towns of Barnstaple and Bideford are close-by for all your shopping
needs.
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Daytime Activities…..
When you’re on the Atlantic then you’ve just
got to get in the water and have a go at
surfing and body-boarding. It’s Invigorating
and thrilling and that’s just wearing the wetsuit! Don’t worry if you can’t surf, there’s
plenty of surf schools in Croyde that teach.
Or just have a go at body-boarding. You
can hire or buy surf boards, body-boards
and wet-suits. There’s plenty of cheap good
quality wet suits starting around £28 for a
full suit or £14 for a 3/4 suit.
CROYDE BEACH is a beautiful sandy bay,
offering sand dunes and good surf.
Easy access to the village with many places
to eat and drink, yet still retaining the oldworld charm.
PUTSBOROUGH SANDS is three miles of
golden sand.
SAUNTON BEACH is two miles of golden
sands starting at the famous Sands Hotel. It
goes right round to Crow Point and back
over the nature reserve to Braunton...a long
walk if you’re feeling up to it! Phew!
LEARN TO SURF
Surf South West By Burrows Car Park
Off Moor Lane, Croyde Bay
01271 890400
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Located behind Croyde Village Hall and on
the beach at Croyde
01271 890676
Catamaran Sailing Adventures North
Devon, Sailing, Beach Events, Coastal
Yacht Charters
ROYLANS RIDING STABLES...for all
ages. Moor Lane, Croyde
01271 890898
CYCLING AND THE TARKA TRAIL
Otter Cycle Hire
Station Road Braunton 01271 813339
Tarka Cycle Hire
Barnstaple 01271 324202
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Enjoy the attractions of north Devon during the daytime…..then dance , dance, dance in the evening!!
Friday it’s Surfing Party Night 1950’s Style!
From Jitterbug to Jive
THE ATLANTICS
Between sets DJ’s playing
Dance Tracks Hotter than Sunburn!
Dress Theme Hawaiian. Don’t forget your shades!
Swingin’ Saturday
We salute our American Allies who prepared for D-Day
on the north Devon beaches with an evening of Vintage Swing & Jitterbug Dancing
Dress theme American GI, Sailor, Civvies or Plain Smart.
SUNDAY EVENING - French Resistance Night
Paris has been liberated and the French Resistance are dancing and celebrating
Featuring stars of Twinwood’s Glenn Miller Festival. Live on stage!
SWING MUSEUM
Hot Gypsy Jazz at its best for Balboa, Swing and Jive Dancing
Dress Theme: French Resistance meet Allo Allo! French Wartime or Sunday Best, Ooh La La
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EARLY BIRD PRICE £34 (for dances only) - Places Limited. £5pp deposit received before
March secures place but place subject to availability. Balance (£29pp) payable in March. From April,
the Early Bird price reverts to its full price £39.50. To pay deposit by PAYPAL, visit
www.danceontheline.co.uk or pay by bank transfer to J Dunkley a/c 85833835, sort code 60-10-10 or
send cheque to J Dunkley, 27A Vaughan Road, Harrow, Middx, HA1 4DP or pick up the phone and
call us on 020 8537 1850 / 01256 329630. Cancellation Policy Before 1st May less £10pp. After 1st
May non-refundable. Dances start at 7.30 ‘till late. No accommodation provided. See inside For B&B,
Hotels, Holiday Parks, Camping and Caravan Sites.
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From Jitterbug to Jive The Croyde
Weekender opens with local band The
Atlantics. This 5 piece band with their
red hot rhythms and honkin‟ sax will
set your feet tapping, pulse racing, and
floor jumpin‟.
With guitar, double bass, sax, piano, lap
steel guitar, drums and four vocalists,
The Atlantics create a great atmosphere
where-ever they play.
THE BAND MEMBERS
Shorty Long (stand up bass/vocals) has
been playing bass for 20 years and has
had a lifelong love of rock n roll since
first hearing Bill Haley as a young boy.
Mr Miggs (guitar/vocals) led a rock n
roll lifestyle for 15 years as guitarist
with various rock bands. Loves playing
rock n roll and R&B.
Ruby Darnell (sax/lap steel/
harmonica/vocals) loves all those old
50s honkers such as Joe Houston, King
Curtis, Big Jay McNeely and loves the
40s/early 50s big bands and old R&B.
Drummer Johnny Ace at 18 years old,
he‟s one of the youngest drummers on
the scene and has plenty of energy,
cracking out rimshots and shuffle beats
like there‟s no tomorrow.
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Boogie Bill (piano/vocals) completes
the line up with his pounding rhythm
and piano hooks, giving The Atlantics
that big sound and boogie woogie vibe.
If you have a passion for dancing , The
Atlantics will deliver an amazing set of
jumpin‟ R&B and rock‟n‟roll at The
Croyde Weekender.
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Tonight „s theme is a wartime café in Paris where members of the French Resistance meet members of the
TV series Allo Allo to celebrate the liberation of Paris! The organisers of The Croyde Weekender ask that
you make a big effort to dress in the style of the French Resistance or cast of BBC‟s TV comedy Allo Allo or
traditional French to create a fun evening for the final dance of the weekend in Le Café Croyde.
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On stage this evening The Croyde Weekender brings you the wonderful SWING MUSEUM, one of the
most popular bands at last year‟s Glenn Miller festival.
The quartet - two guitars, bass and violin—accurately recreate the Hot Gypsy sound of Django Reinhardt
and Stephane Grapelli that will make you actually think you‟ve stepped back to a café in wartime Paris.
These guys will not only have you dancing Balboa, Collegiate Shag, Lindy and Jive they will expect you to
sing along with them to old classic tracks too! Viva La France!
Best dressed person (or most creative!) will win a copy of SWING MUSEUM‟s fabulous CD. Ooh La La.
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Gary is AKA Big Vern—Gary has been teaching Lindy Hop for over 10 years and runs The Hayling
Hop and holds dances and dance workshops in Portsmouth‟s St James‟s Hospital, Entertainments Hall.
Gary is house deejays at Sugar Push, Dance On The Line, and has played guest spots at Brighton
Boogie, Jump For Joy, Jive Connection, The Walpole Weekender and many others swing dances.
Rick is AKA Community Swing and takes his deejay name from Glenn Miller‟s Community Swing. Rick
loves the big swinging dance bands sounds of the swing era and loves to play obscure broadcast recordings of the big hits. Rick has played The Winning Post, Jive Junction, Dance On The Line and numerous other swing dances. Rick is house deejay at Bal-Swing Jive.
Jamie is AKA Spinnin‟ Jim and organiser of The Croyde Weekender and Dance On The Line. Jamie has
played Milestones Museum (40‟s, 50‟s and 60‟s dances), Brighton Boogie, The Walpole Weekender, The
Winning Post, Jive Connection and many other 1940‟s re-enacting dances and parties and functions. Jamie is Slick Nick‟s guest DJ at the first big Brighton Boogie Swing dance of the year on Sat 19 March .
John is AKA Big John Special and was formerly known as Jivin John . John runs Chocks Away, a bimonthly vintage dance, with his partner Jane. John has played all the important swing and jive dances
Cats Meow, Dance On The Line, Kalamazoo, Keston, Otford, Spitfire Bounce and many others dances
and events. You‟ll be able to catch John at this year‟s Walpole Weekender in October.
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Jean is JC and lives in Paris . JC has a passion for vintage music and is as comfortable spinnin‟ the discs as
well as jiving on the dance floor. Jean has played Hep Cats weekend, Spitfire Bounce and many other swing
dances in England and France. JC teaches French Jive and will be lead DJ on French Resistance meets Allo
Allo Evening and will give the evening a real French mustard flavour! I will only say this once, Ooh La La.
Shaun is AKA The Mad Hatter and is one of the original “dancing dj s” from the world famous Jitterbugs club in
Marble Arch London. The Mad Hatter has been keeping lindy hop dancers in the groove over the last couple of
years in the clubs on the London scene. Making the rhythm as solid as a rock and playing swing dance favourites
from the 1930‟s and 1940‟s. The Mad Hatter guarantees a good time on the dance floor and loves to swing out.