Jive Links r n r

*Rock n Roll and swing jive*
*links*

	Gig guides and info
UK Rock Magazine	Lots of info and great links. Venues, bands, gear. every thing.
Rhythm Riot. .	Camber Sands weekender November. We checked out the venue from the air. Vintage flights from Lydd airport !
Maggie's BlueSuedeNews	Rock 'n' Roll Magazine. Everything rock n roll !
UK gigs	UK rock n roll gig guide
Lyndas list	*Comprehensive listings of all jive events.*
*Planet Jive*	*Jive news , links, hits guide*
*Dance diary*	Jive events...Sussex, Surrey & Hampshire
Good Rockin tonight radio	Good Rockin tonight is the weekly Rock'n'Roll program on the legendary Radio Caroline
RnR Forum	Forum for Rock’n’Roll Enthusiasts/Teddy Boys
Street Swing	Good info site for swing & Lindy

	*Clubs & dance venues in the south east with live bands and record hops including swing and Lindy hop in SE UK*
.	Rock n roll venues	.
*Shoreham*	In a quiet spot near the centre of Shoreham Get here early, there is a queue by doors opening at 8pm. Seats are filled fast. Good band plus Resident DJ, Toms Running Wild record hop plays a good mix of records/CDs. Saturdays monthly	Phil or Zoe 01903-243392 Club website
The Horseshoe Inn	*Running Wild record Hop* Rock 'N Roll Club every Monday Night from 8pm til 10.45pm £4.00. The Horseshoe Inn. Windmill Hill near Herstmonceux. E Sussex BN27 4RU	Tom 01825 872610 tom.runningwild@gmail.com
*Folkestone, Dover & Deal Rock 'N' Roll Club*	50s rock n roll, strolling and bopping. . Lots of lively dancing, most dancers dressed for the occasion. A good bar including real ale. Perhaps the most enthusiastic and energetic were the children...100 members in their own club. The club takes part in contests, has a float of a pink Cadillac ! Well worth a visit or more..	Pete. 01303-245683 or 07714 279532Pam & Jim 01303-257786 Club website
Guildford Hot 50s	Tucked away, in a quiet backwater just outside Guildford the Hot 50s club is well worth a visit. With a nice atmosphere, not a vast impersonal hall. Friendly people of all ages. Rock n roll jive and lots of strolling. Bar with real ale, snacks available (rolls etc) record/ CD stall. Roy (above) a welcoming committee member. A club to return to again. 2nd Saturday monthly.Fairlands Hall, Fairlands Avenue, Guildford Doors open 7.30pm	Roy & Lyn01483-856744 www.guildfordhot50srocknrollclub.com
*Beauwaters*	A nice venue tucked away in the "dodgy" end of North Fleet, Gravesend. Good large dance floor. Carpeted seating areas. Separate bars. Run by "comedy" Pete Bruce who plays a good selection with the record hop. A lively crowd and well attended popular venue. Live bands twice monthly. Separate large bar area. Lots of off road parking Sundays 8pm Twice Monthly Nelson Road. Northfleet. DA11 7EE	Pete Bruce 01322-407110 or 01474-359222
*Kalamazoo jive*	A truly brilliant venue and club. A buzzing dance floor with all styles. One of the few clubs where there is a true mix of rock-n-roll, lindy hop and swing jive. A good sized dance floor and plenty of seating but it gets crowded so get there early. A warm welcome from Janneke (above) and a good balance of music with resident DJ Colin (below) . They occasionally have theme nights. Bring your own booze. Starts 8pm Saturdays. Mostly twice monthly. St Mary's Hall in Surrenden Road, (entrance to the right of the church down a slope) Brighton, East Sussex.	Tel: 01273 560480 *Kalamazoo website*
Cuxton Rock'n'Roll Club	No current info. Please contact organisers	01732 780076/07836 669349, mrandmrsg1@btinernet.com
East Sussex R N R club	East Sussex Rock n roll club. Hailsham community hall. Monthly. Be-Bopa Lyndn DJ. 8pm bring own drinks. A fun club	Lyndon01323 760277 Sean 01424 440256
*Reading 3Rs*	A spacious venue. Lots of room to dance. In a quiet backwater outside Reading. Ample safe parking if you want to take a classic car. A mix of dance styles but mostly R-n-R. Good live bands each month. At Reading Civil service Club. Burghfield. 3rd Friday	Mick & Ce - 0118 9842664
*Horsham*	Classic rock n roll, rockabilly, swing jive and rockin' blues. Large dance floor in an old dancehall and ex territorial army building. Cheap bar and hot food. Drill Hall. Denne Rd Horsham . Sussex *Open 7.30pm-11.30 +*	Tall Paul 07966 526 260
*Basingstoke RnR club*	Westside Community association, Paddock Rd, South Ham. Basingstoke. Last Friday monthly. 7.30pm - 11.30pm	Brian Wrightson 01256 462305 or Don Ayers 01256 410306
Rockola club	The Paddocks. Long Road. Canvey Island. Essex. Every other Friday	Della on 07745373212.
Hove	"Kingsway" 330, Hove E. Sussex.BN3 4LW Saturday monthly. 7-1am	*info- 07745 453765*
Winning Post R N R club	The Winning Post. Chertsy Rd Whitton. Twickenham. .Tuesdays. Record hop.	*Peter or Evelyne 01323 760700.*
Clifton Arms	Chaldon Rd. Coulsdon. Caterham, Surrey. Saturdays	Terry the Ted 01883 343525
ACE CAFE	Original Ace Cafe London. Rockers & rock n roll venue. Big classic transport meeting place.	.
.Kalamazoo	As R-n-R has its roots with Lindy Hop and swing with many moves not much different It is strange that some clubs are elitist about their dance styles. One of the best clubs with mixed styles is Brighton, Kalamazoo. A wonderful mix of 30s 40s 50s jive music played there.	*Interestingly the 50s film Don't Knock the Rock, with Bill Hailey has jivers doing Lindy and swing as R-n-R !!!*
click image	Canterbury, UCA a regular monthly spot with Jive lessons, a band and Cabaret or Burlesque.	PEvans@ucreative.ac.uk
	SWING & Lindy VENUES

Jump For Joy	Hastings- St Leonards. quarterly and East Coast swing workshops...............at	Cinque ports swing jive
	Hastings Lindy hop and swing jive tuition. Wednesdays. *A good place to start dancing. No partner needed. Also East Peckham, Ashford. See websites above*
No Name Jive	Classes at Biggin Hill, Sevenoaks & Caterham. Good lively club	Julie Candy 07804 593 503
Now That’s Jive	West Coast Swing Congaroo club Godstone and more. A good friendly club...Recommended. Mostly Tuesdays plus other events.
*Jive connection*	Swing lessons and social dance Surrey & W sussex.	.
	JUMP JIVE & SHOUT Rhythm & blues, rock & roll, doo wop, blues shouters. Djs & guests plus occasional live bands.2nd & 3rd Tuesday of each month. . The Fiddler's Elbow. 1 Malden Road. LONDON NW5 3HS. 2mins from Chalk Farm Tube	PAULETTE (020 8964 8399hm)
Hollywood Swing	*Robert & Claire Austin. Swing in London & across the UK. Everything Lindy Hop, Swing, Jitterbug.*	.
*52nd Street jump*	*Regular classes in Central London, Crawley, Horsham, and Brighton*	.
*1940s society*	Sevenoaks/ Otford/ several dances each year	.
Tiger Rag Club	An evocation of a 1930s British Nightclub/Dance Hall. Suffolk
Swing & Lindy hop	*On line Lindy hop moves and on line lessons,* step by step beginner swing moves on video clips	.

Bands and DJs and Spivs This section under construction

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