Exclusive to the Save Dreamland Campaign, 'All the Fun of the Fair' is a brand new short story based around Dreamland and the Scenic Railway by writer and Campaign member Paul Worts. This is an uplifting tale that will send a shiver down the reader's spine. And any reader who knows their roller coaster history will get an extra pay-off at the end, as the story has a twist in its tale. Download story (PDF format).

About the author: Paul Worts lives In Chatham, Kent with his wife Isabel and nearly 2 year-old daughter Aura, but he grew up around Victoria in London. Some of his earliest memories are of visiting the then nearby Battersea Park Fun Fair in the early '70s, where he fell in love with fun fairs and amusement rides. This was followed by Bank Holiday Monday trips to the travelling fairs on Hampstead Heath after which he discovered Dreamland Margate on a trip to the seaside with his parents in the early '80s. Paul has ridden over 300 roller coasters across Europe and North America, but he will always hold a special place in his heart for the first coaster he ever rode: the 'Scenic Railway'. Paul has previously written short fiction for the award-winning horror fanzine 'Dementia 13' and is currently working on a collection of short stories related to amusement parks and rollercoasters hopefully to be published in the near future.

Leading performance poet Simon Vogel, who made his mark in the Thanet area when he was poet-in-residence for the 2001 Broadstairs Folk Week, has written a poem about Dreamland's Scenic Railway. Vogel performed at Margate's Shell Grotto in February and while he was there wrote this work, which is to feature as the title piece in a forthcoming poetry booklet. He will be appearing again at this year's Broadstairs Folk Week in August. Click here for the Scenic Railway poem.