News and Events
East Kent 107*
We are happy to announce that Friends of the East Kent's next
Vintage Bus Rally and Running Day
event is due to take place on
Saturday 2nd September 2023
on Walmer Green, The Strand, Walmer
(on the A258 South of Deal, postcode CT14 7DY)
(*to celebrate 107 years since the first day of timetabled bus service operation by the East Kent Road Car Company on 1st September 1916).
We invite any owners/drivers of vintage buses or coaches who wish to attend this event, that is increasing in popularity every year, to please contact us.
We intend to operate Free Bus Services over local routes as follows: -
A Shuttle Service between South Street, (Bus Station), at Deal and the Event Site
Service 85, (open top), from Walmer along Deal Seafront to Sandown
Service 80X from Walmer to the Dover Transport Museum at Whitfield
Service 13 from Sandwich to Walmer Green
Vintage Buses will be on display on The Green
Sales Stands: - Memorabilia, Books, Models, Photos etc.
Vintage Tea Bar - Ice Cream Van
Further Details will be posted nearer the time.
Please make a date in your diary for
Saturday 2nd September 2023
We hope we will see you there.
Saturday 2nd September 2023
We hope we will see you there.
A recreation of times gone by when we took the 1962 AEC Bridgemaster, YJG 807, to stand on its original terminus stop at St. Radigan's on route 129, not too many months after we took ownership of her.
Probably the last time it would have been able to get there as the railway bridge under which it has to pass has since been reduced in height with iron girders to prevent further collisions by over-height lorries.
The vehicle standing behind '807' is the 1970 AEC Swift, VJG 187J. This vehicle passed out of our hands for a few years only to stand in a field rotting until its rescue recently, and she is now back with us at Friends of the East Kent's garage.
Probably the last time it would have been able to get there as the railway bridge under which it has to pass has since been reduced in height with iron girders to prevent further collisions by over-height lorries.
The vehicle standing behind '807' is the 1970 AEC Swift, VJG 187J. This vehicle passed out of our hands for a few years only to stand in a field rotting until its rescue recently, and she is now back with us at Friends of the East Kent's garage.
Dover District Lotto
We've launched our Lottery page on the Dover District Council Lotto.
Please buy your lotto tickets from our page.
You will be supporting local causes in the Dover District and you can win prizes of up to £25,000 !!!
50% of all tickets sold from our page go to 'Friends of the East Kent' PLUS 10% goes to other local good causes.
Tickets only cost £1 per week...Support us and win prizes.....
Go to www.doverlotto.com and search for 'East Kent'
In our first year several of our supporters have had their numbers chosen and won prizes ranging from FREE TICKETS to CASH PRIZES.
