Ian Whybrow

A silent plea. Rather alarmingly, I’ve lost my voice and shutting up for several days doesn’t seem to have helped. Never mind, I shall scream quietly into cyberspace and play the sympathy-card.
I’m working on a novel. This may go on for some time and may crash and burn, but if I give you hint, maybe some kind soul would can to do a bit of reminiscing for me that could go into the mix. I’m interested in writing about Margate in the days when its cultural centre was the Dreamland complex of cinema, ballroom, skating rinks and funfair and in particular during the period 1950 to 1958 when RAF Manston was taken over by the United States Air Force. Do you remember those days? Do you fancy talking to me about them?  Ah g’wan, g’wan…