SAVE Dreamland Campaign - event

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All welcome!

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Videos:

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The event:

SAVE DREAMLAND CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES DREAM COASTER EVENT

Following the recent arson attack on the Scenic Railway, the Save Dreamland Campaign has teamed up with Margate-based Limbo Arts to stage a community exhibition celebrating Dreamland’s heritage and inviting the public to share their memories of the park.
The public are being invited to come along to the Substation at Bilton Square (off Margate High Street) to help build the Dream Coaster, a huge wooden model made out of donated scrap timber and based on the layout of the Scenic Railway. The build will be supervised by a core team of workers, and helpers can pop in for an hour, stay for the day or work on the coaster all week!


Our Dream Coaster will then be the focal point of a week-long exhibition when visitors will be invited to share their memories, hopes and dreams. We are also asking the public to loan Dreamland or Scenic memorabilia for display and dig out old film footage of the park that we will convert to DVD and make into a montage film. A programme of talks and workshops is also being planned.
“The Scenic Railway and Dreamland are synonymous with Margate; the coaster is much loved by the community and residents and visitors of all ages have memories of the park,” said Paul Hazelton, Project Manager of Limbo Arts. “The recent fire has created a sense of loss in the town and galvanised the local community: people feel they want to do something but feel powerless. The Substation once powered Dreamland and we hope the Dream Coaster will now empower those individuals.”

Save Dreamland Campaign Coordinator Sarah Vickery added: "We want people to delve into their sheds or garages for scrap pieces of wood and bring them along to turn into our own version of the famous ride.

"So many people have been affected by the fire, we thought one way of tapping into that momentum was to give everyone the chance of joining in a community art project like this.

"The actual size of the Dream Coaster, and the amount of detail, will depend, of course, on how much timber we are given but the inside of the Substation is 16 metres long, so it has to fit inside that space."

We need the public’s help in a number of ways…

Donations of scrap wood, especially long lengths to be used for the main structure. Also nails, screws and wood glue. Please ring Paul Hazelton, Project Manager of Limbo, on 078 1278 0984 to arrange either pick up or delivery time.
Loan of Dreamland/Scenic Railway memorabilia for display. All items can be deposited at the Shell Grotto, Margate, open daily, 10am to 5pm.
Loan of old film footage, which again can be handed in at the Grotto.
So get these dates into your diary:

Build week: 23-30 May
Exhibition: 31 May – 7 June
The Substation, Bilton Square, off High Street, Margate

 

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An update of the event is now on the website.

 

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A printable poster is now available on the newspage - anyone who can and lives in the south please see if you can display it!

 

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Message of support from SAVE:

The heroic efforts of the Save Dreamland Campaign to publicise, preserve and now rebuild this magnificent structure should act as an inspiration to other groups around the country who are bravely fighting to halt the destruction of our precious architectural heritage. SAVE wishes the Dreamcoaster event every success and hopes that it will further galvanise local and national support for the swift reconstruction of this iconic attraction.

William Palin
Secretary
SAVE Britain's Heritage

http://www.savebritainsheritage.org

 

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New pictures added to the site today:

http://www.joylandbooks.com/scenicrailway/images/gallery8.htm

 

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The latest news from the Save Dreamland Campaign:

Saturday, 17 May 2008

The Thanet Extra on 16 May covered the forthcoming Dreamcoaster exhibition:

Help build replica of Scenic Railway

People shocked by the Dreamland Scenic Railway fire are being urged to help build a replica of the ride in a week.

Margate’s Substation gallery off the High Street, has been booked from 23-30 May by the Save Dreamland Campaign and Limbo Arts, for people to bring timber to build a 15 metre long model of the 1920 structure, which will be called the Dream Coaster.

The build will be supervised by a core team of workers, and helpers can pop in for an hour, stay for the day or work on the coaster all week!

An exhibition of memorabilia, talks and workshops are being planned for the following week 31 May-7 June when the finished Dream Coaster will be on view.

Campaign spokesman Sarah Vickery said: “We want people to delve into their sheds or garages for scrap pieces of wood and bring them along to turn into our own version of the famous ride. So many people have been affected by the fire, we thought one way of tapping into that momentum was to give everyone the chance of joining in a community art project like this.”

Campaigners also want to mount displays of photographs and memorabilia of Dreamland throughout its history to raise awareness of how the park and cinema used to look. Talks and workshops discussing its history are being planned as well.

Sarah added: “The event will be a nostalgic look back in time at how Dreamland used to be and the influence it has long had on the success of Margate. If anybody has memorabilia, cine footage, video, posters or photographs they are willing to lend for the display, we would love to hear from them.”

Paul Hazelton, project manager of Limbo Arts, said: “The recent fire has created a sense of loss in the town and galvanised the local community. People feel they want to do something but feel powerless. As the substation once powered Dreamland, the Dream Coaster will now empower those individuals.”

Donations of scrap wood, especially long lengths, are needed for Dream Coaster’s main structure as well as nails, screws and wood glue. Please ring Paul Hazelton on 07812 780984 to arrange either pick up or delivery time.
Items for the Dreamland display, including film and video footage, can be deposited at the Shell Grotto, Margate, open daily, 10am to 5pm. The Grotto can be contacted on 01843 220008.

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