Dovercourt Sea Front Attractions
Sports Club and Tennis Courts
North East Essex Tennis Tournament 1913
The Putting Green, Dovercourt 5135
The Skating Rink (1971)
Lower Marine Parade, Dovercourt, Essex, CO12 3ST
This is one of the last outdoor Roller Skating Rinks in the UK and was opened in 1947, the rink is now run by Simply Skate Ltd a local family owned company.
Lower Marine Parade, Dovercourt, Essex, CO12 3ST
This is one of the last outdoor Roller Skating Rinks in the UK and was opened in 1947, the rink is now run by Simply Skate Ltd a local family owned company.
Castles In The Sand
The "Daily Mail" Sand Competition July 1924
These competitions were popular in the 1920's/30's and were promoted to raise circulation sales locally. They were held on the beach between the lighthouses and the band enclosure; prizes were won, but every entrant received a pail filled with Kreemy Toffees.
For the younger children the “Daily Mail” sand competitions were won by building the best sandcastle or similar building, all entrants were rewarded with a tin box or pail full of Kreemy toffee’s, while the winner was given a train set or talking doll.
The older competitors took part, by making a beautiful pattern of shells and pebbles framing a message, which had to contain the words 'Daily Mail'. The prize was £2, a vast sum in those days. The winning pictures would appear on the back page of the paper in the Saturday edition of the Daily Mail.
The "Daily Mail" Sand Competition July 1924
These competitions were popular in the 1920's/30's and were promoted to raise circulation sales locally. They were held on the beach between the lighthouses and the band enclosure; prizes were won, but every entrant received a pail filled with Kreemy Toffees.
For the younger children the “Daily Mail” sand competitions were won by building the best sandcastle or similar building, all entrants were rewarded with a tin box or pail full of Kreemy toffee’s, while the winner was given a train set or talking doll.
The older competitors took part, by making a beautiful pattern of shells and pebbles framing a message, which had to contain the words 'Daily Mail'. The prize was £2, a vast sum in those days. The winning pictures would appear on the back page of the paper in the Saturday edition of the Daily Mail.
#96819 Lower Parade, Dovercourt Bay (1927) by Bells H&D CIII FW