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Whitstable Oyster Festival 2007
Proudly protective of its past while constantly evolving with the times', words that describe both Whitstable and its annual Oyster Festival, to which they warmly welcome visitors and residents alike.
This year the Festival has been organised in part by the newly formed Whitstable Oyster Festival Association (WOFA), made up of local residents committed to returning the Festival to its independent roots within the Whitstable community.
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Whitstable Harbour Day 2007
One of the annual events of the town’s nautical calendar is Whitstable’s Harbour Open Day
Initially a bi-annual occasion it began in the early 1990’s & has since grown to become well established & respected bringing in 1000’s of visitors from far & wide
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Press Release 13
22 July
The X Pilot went out on Thursday the 19th from Whitstable harbour at 1.30 with 12 people and 2 crew on board. Amongst the passengers was a crew from Meridian TV which is the local TV station for the Southeast of England and legendary Radio Essex (Knock John Fort) broadcaster Dick Palmer, also known from Radio Caroline back in the 70’s. Also water and food supplies for the people working on the fort. This afternoon we are listening to Tony Christian a DJ also know from Radio Caroline.
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Press Release 12
Sunday 15th July 2007
On this beautiful sunny Sunday the sounds of Red Sands Radio on 1278 AM can be heard in shops and markets in and around Whitstable. The guys aboard the Redsands Fort are being cheered on by the numerous boats packed with visitors to the location.
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Press Release 11
Collar & Tie
One of the most respected Radio 390 presenters returns to the Forts. Radio 390 once most respectable of the Pirates played easy listening targeted at the housewife. Not quite collar & tie but as close to the BBC light programme as you could get but with lots more music
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Press Release 10
Smooth Sailing
The words of the old Pirate Radio jingle that included the lyric “It’s Smooth Sailing” haven’t rung true over the last few weeks. High winds, torrential rain & heavy seas severely hampered the building of the studios, installation of the generator plant & erection of the radio mast on Red Sands Fort
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Press Release 9
Top Man
One of the Radio City’s Top DJ’s & zaniest of the boys returns to the Forts 7 nautical
miles from Whitstable Ian MacRae famous for his sketches as alter ego Auntie Mable will present programmes on the new Fort based station Red Sands Radio
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Press Release 8
Pam’s joins Red Sands Radio
With echoes from the past Red Sands Radio revives the famous PAMS Jingles
Setting the airwaves on fire the Hot PAMS Jingles came from Dallas USA to first be heard on Radio London from 1964
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Press Release 7
The new Tower of Power on 235mmw
The call sign of Radio City that Broadcast from the old Army Forts off the North Kent Coast promises to return in the form of a new Tower of Power.
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Press Release 6
Breaking Bands
Red Sands Radio wants to play local music on their first of hopefully many planned broadcasts from the old wartime forts of the Kent coast.
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Press Release 5
Sign of Kent
The symbol of Kent that adorns roadside signs, town & village nameplates first came to broadcasting notoriety in June 1964.
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Press Release 4
Sutch a Do
When the second world war Army Forts were left by the MoD in 1958, it was something of a surprise when eccentric Rock Horror Singer David “Screaming Lord” Sutch & his Manager Reg Calvert took over the Shivering Sands to launch Radio Sutch in May 1964.
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Press Release 3
Sweet for You
Once home of the quaintly named “Eve the Woman’s Magazine of the Air” the Red Sands Fort was hardly the idyllic place housewives pictured in their minds eye
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Press Release 2
Thank you for your interest in Red Sands Radio
We will be on air from 14th July on AM from the Fort
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Press Release 1
Bang on Target
The Big 3.7” Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns have long been gone, but Red Sands Radio is bang on Target for its broadcasts commencing on the 14th July 2007
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