21 year-old policeman Don Harmer won a commendation for bravery from the Queen for crawling for more than 12 hours in the dark from Jaywick to Clacton to get help. Interviewed by Ray Clark in 1992.
Documentary telling the incredible story of that night here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/bbc-essex-the-great-tide-2003?in=anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/1953floods
More archive & radio features here: soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/1953floods

53 Floods Jaywick Brave Policeman

21 year-old policeman Don Harmer won a commendation for bravery from the Queen for crawling for more than 12 hours in the dark from Jaywick to Clacton to get help. Interviewed by Ray Clark in 1992.
Documentary telling the incredible story of that night here: Anton-jarvis-206182017 – Bbc-essex-the-great-tide-2003
Documentaries and more radio/audio features here: soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/1953floods

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Alan Burton & MC Darby  Live@ Cockney Pride Bank Holiday Sunday 2003

The BBC Radio 1 Roadshow featured Steve Wright and the afternoon posse the week beginning July 22nd, 1991. The roadshow visited Great Yarmouth on Mon 22nd, Clacton-on-Sea on Tue 23rd, Margate on Wed 24th, Eastbourne on Thu 25th and rounded the week off in Southsea on Fri 26th July 1991. These are recordings taken from TDK cassette of the roadshow intros, etc

BBC Radio 1 Roadshow 1991 - Steve Wright Intros

Lord Nig of Clacton

I’m never shy nor hesitant, that’s why I joined Reform
They let me rant my rabid stuff and wear a uniform.
And when in the right mirror I glance and see my face
I see the Lordling of Toad Hall — no manners and less grace.

But now in my own boudoir, my uniform it shines,
And all my henchmen praise me, they say 
I’m near divine.
The Fourth Reich of my dreaming — my Brexit is the model,
If ever we take London, the rest will be a doddle.

Chorus
I led my troops to battle, we stood against the foe
In Southport and in Belfast, along dear Sandy Row
The blows we took were brutal, our casualties were great,
I led the retreat to Clacton, the centre of all hate.

I don’t mind those lefties who think that I’m a plonker;
I’m rich and full of enterprise, in fact a merchant banker!
I have a dream to lead my troops up to the cliffs of Dover —
The lemmings who will follow will sink when it’s all over!

I say to Sir Kerr Starmer, proscribe us if you will,
You’ll shortly learn to your great cost, that that’s a bitter pill.
And Tommy Oberführer will come back from the sun,
We’ll lead them from the bunker when the battle has begun!

Chorus
I’ll lead my troops to battle, we’ll stand against the foe
In Southport and in Belfast, all along dear Sandy Row;
And though the blows be brutal, our losses sad and great,
My bunker’s still in Clacton, the centre of all hate.

The people think I’m one of them, I drink good ale and beer!
They see me as ‘the Brexitman!’ T’was I who brought it here!
But at my dinner table it’s Riesling and French cheese,
And strategy, duplicity, that brought England to its knees.

The Lordship they might offer! No, no, Lord Nigel who?
For like Cinderella at the ball, they know I’ll fit the shoe;
And the ermine that will wrap me — well that’s my compromise,
The sword will tap my shoulder, Arise, Lord Nig, Arise!
 
Chorus
The troops I led to battle, to stand against the foe
In Southport and in Belfast, all along dear Sandy Row;
They’ll say that I deserted, but my Peers know that’s not true,
You’ve got to lie to reach the top, that’s what all Sham Lords do!

— Frank Callery

Lord Nig Of Clacton

Alan Burton is an Essex DJ, Promoter, Producer and Record Label owner from Essex. He has been djing for over twenty five years. Alan is an Original 1988 acid house raver and a self confessed Vinyl junkie. He even gave up his secure job in 2000 to sell vinyl for five years before the musical digital age took over!  He has played at iconic London venues in his time such as Turnmills and the Fridge and his very own London Thames Boat Parties which have been running for over fifteen years. Alan has mainly dj'd in East Anglia and played at the legendary Oscars Pier all nighters back in the day in his home town of Clacton.  After a twelve year break from Djing Alan has been back behind the decks and embraced the Facebook Streaming Internet radio station culture with regular Live shows.  As well as Djing and promoting he runs his Inspirado Record labels concentrating on Deep Tech house and Funky house. To date the labels have had over a Hundred releases! In 2021 Alan will oversee a new club night, a second run of his beach parties and a joint hosting of the the VIP tent at the Properfest festival.  Alan's sound is Acid house, Tech house, Minimal deep house and melodic techno, however he always loves to play a classic set! Alan has co-produced releases in the past five years but 2020 has seen him breakout and produce solo with several releases and remixes under his belt.  Alan Now has a Weekly residency Friday  12am till 2am on London's newest pioneering dance music radio station UNITY DAB - this is an exciting new challenge and alan will be pushing new producers and labels and push the acid house , tech house and melodic house sound genre!

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