Dymchurch Players 2025

Once Upon a Time in Pantoland: January 17-26th

Day of Syn 2024

23 - 26^th August

Yes, there were Four Days of Events!

Well, they were celebrating the 60^th Anniversary, so there was music all weekend.

Here are the Marsh Choir at the Ship.

Plus the Grand Prize Draw. Winners were announced Tuesday 27^th

The Full Draw is available.

Day of Syn 2022

August 27 - 29^th

Scarecrows are In?

As featured on The Masked Dancer.

As featured in computer games.

Well . . . almost.

And television advertising.

Brokenwood Mysteries

Surprise TV inclusion of the year: upon hearing an observation that 'one sheep looks like another' someone asks “You can't tell a Romney Marsh from . . . ?”

I didn't catch the other breed, but that's not the one that caught my attention.

From Romney Marsh . . . all the way to New Zealand.

Britain By Beach

Channel 4, 8pm Saturday 27th August

This episode (S2E2) featured the coast of Kent - and Martello Towers.

Jamaica Inn

Historic Smuggling Location

Immortalised by Daphne du Maurier, the iconic site has been sold for eight million pounds - by the man who bought it for two million. From smuggling to daylight robbery?

Not quite; the deal includes the pub, restaurant, shops and two museums - one for smuggling and the other for du Maurier.

Going to Dymchurch?

Some landmarks encountered en route in 2020.

And in the Village in 2020.

Not Going to Dymchurch?

Stay at home and read an appropriate comic instead:

Or maybe this one?

Day of Syn 2020

Went Ahead, in its way

There was a showing of smugglers, soldiers and revenue men, with a cessation of hostilities (well, barring one hanging) due to prevailing conditions, to keep the tradition alive.

Here are some photos

. . . of the scary, ragged figures haunting Dymchurch. Oh, and some scarecrows.

New Scarecrow photos here.

“We did not forget to remember . . .”

Here're some memories of bygone Syns.

And I've found some more 'Return of Dr Syn' photos

Dymchurch in the National News - and the Countryfile smugglers feature.

Well Goodness Gracious Me . . .

This has to be the least-expected Dymchurch 'appearance' ever.

Dick Barton - Special Agent

Dick Barton and co. (Jock & Snowy) race to recover the 'XB19' (a secret weapon) before it's passed to 'the enemy' - on Dymchurch beach!

You don't really get to see Dymchurch as such - just some trees, some beach, some sea and a guest house. Nothing that actually resembles Dymchurch with any conviction.

The series was on Talking Pictures TV, at 8:30pm, weeknights, and may be on again some time.

Deal

Now Eastbourne has followed Hastings in losing it's pier (hopefully temporarily) Deal remains the local example.

Spearfish Creek Wild West group at Damyns Hall.

What you’ll find here:

Information on the next Day of Syn, a little about the Day of Syn Society and a roster of the characters featured in the seven Doctor Syn books. (Well, four of them so far.)

The Night Riders, excise men, Dragoons and . . . carpenters; all reside within!

Eventually I will complete the character information, include daguerreotypes of the events at Dymchurch and details of the film and television versions of the books.