'Jive''Jive'Jive' was originally started 13 years ago by founder members of Reading Rock'n'Roll Club 'The 3R's'and has always been an outstanding success. Following the death of 'The 3R's' President,Bill Cotterell in January 2005, Willie & Varick Jeffrey (Hemsby) were asked to join the team to ensure the continuing success of the event, which they did. Now in 2008 a new lease of life is being given to it with the help of Kav Kavanagh and Suzy Q at the helm taking over the management from Willie & Varick and 'The 3R's'.We already have a superb line-up for this years event in May. We had to make a decision about whether to cancel this year altogether or to scale it down to a 2 day event, we chose the latter. So we are in the process of working flat out to ensure we put on an enjoyable successful event for all. Hopefully see you there!!! Suzy Q & Kav K Ps: Any help you can offer to promote flyers/ tickets for this Weekender at your local Rock N Roll Club/ Work/ Sports Club/ Pub etc etc, gratefully appreciated....send me an email !! JIVE JIVE JIVE WEEKEND AT THE RIVERMEAD LEISURE COMPLEX RICHFIELD AVENUE READING RG1 8EQ SATURDAY 24TH & SUNDAY 25TH MAY 2008 TICKET PRICES: SAT (PARTY NIGHT) £8 SUN (ALL DAYER) £20 WEEKEND PASS (SAT & SUN)£25 UNDER 18'S (SAT) £6 (SUN) £10 U14'S FREE (PROOF RQD) WHY NOT STAY FOR THE WEEKEND? The following hotels offer excellent rates for 'Jive Jive Jive' Rock 'n' Rollers! Just mention 'J,J,J' when making your booking CALL FOR FURTHER INFO: HOLIDAY EXPRESS 01189 582558 THE THAMESSIDE 01189 590135 RAINBOW CORNER 01189 588140 THE QUALITY HOTEL 01189 500541 (1 mile away) THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL 01189 586222 (THERE ARE NUMEROUS B & B'S IN THE AREA WHICH I WILL LOOK INTO UPON REQUEST) CAMPING FACILITIES ALSO AVAILABLE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE LEISURE COMPLEX (THE THAMES RIVERSIDE SITE) FOR JUST £7 PER NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES USE OF SHOWER FACILITIES (plus A FREE 'SWIM' IN THEIR POOL) AT COMPLEX. YOU CAN BOOK THIS ALONGSIDE YOUR TICKETS VIA THE RIVERMEAD 01189 015000 CREDIT CARD BOOKINGS: Call The Rivermead Leisure Complex direct Tel:01189 015000 (Credit Card Bookings are subject to a £2.00 Booking Fee) PAYPAL ALSO ACCEPTED GENERAL INFO TICKET BOOKING & STALL ENQUIRIES: Call SUZY Q on 01689 852658 or 07734 323898 (between 11am & 8pm) Email: jivejivejivewknd@aol.com www.myspace.com/jivejivejiveweekend www.jivejivejive.co.uk www.jivejivejive.com (Our website is being designed as we speak. Keep your eye on it, it will include maps and directions for your information.) Kav Kavanagh & SuzyQ present the JIveJiveJive Rock'n'Roll Weekender, Sat 24th & Sun 25th May 2008 at Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading, RG1 8EQ, Music, Live Bands, DJ, Dancing, Jive, Stroll and Rock'n'Roll

kav Kavanagh and SuzyQ - Organisers of the JiveJiveJive RocknRoll Weekender of Music and Dance, dancing, strolling and jiving to 1950s bands and fifties singers at Reading at the end of May 2008
kav Kavanagh and SuzyQ - Organisers of the JiveJiveJive RocknRoll Weekender at Reading at the end of May 2008
Excerpt from PlanetJive...

R'n'r guru takes on troubled weekender

RESCUED BY KAV

Kav Kavanagh is "taking a huge gamble" to run this year's JiveJiveJive Weekend in Reading. A question mark hung over the long-running event after a low turnout in 2007. The top DJ, promoter and jive guru said:
"We've saved JiveJiveJive.
Better late than never, it's going ahead with me and Suzy Q at the helm and with the full support of its originators, the 3Rs club and the previous organisers, but it's a somewhat huge gamble.

"The non-profit-making organisers had such huge overheads the weekend wasn't likely to be financially viable any more. We've made some huge cuts in the overspending and enlisted the help of friends in the industry to pull off a revamp of the weekend. We've renegotiated with the venue who are working with us to get it off the ground again. It usually sells out with the exception of last year due to the heavy downpours, but we are optimistic for the future."

The weekend will be trimmed to two days - May 24th and 25th - at the Rivermead Leisure Complex in Richfield Avenue. On the bill are The Kingcats, Crazy Jay & The Partytimers, Danny Fisher, The Hustlers, The Koolkatz and The Kavemen. DJs include Wildcat Pete, Pete Bruce and Suzy Q.
Jive Jive Jive was started in 1994 by founder members of Reading's 3Rs rock'n'roll club. Following the death of 3Rs President Bill Cotterell in January 2005, Hemsby promoters Willie and Varick Jeffrey were drafted in.

Now Kav says he will uphold the event's long tradition: "We have made as little change as possible. For the first time we are introducing a weekend pass to pre bookers and held last year's door prices. We hope the line up is attractive enough for the dancers to want to come back again knowing we are dancers too and understand their requirements. We hope to offer the same value for money and special deals with local hotels and camping facilities as before and improve on them wherever we can within our financial limits. It's pretty short notice, but if we break even this year it will be a success. Then there's next year... Watch this space!"

Ticket prices will be £8 for the Saturday, £20 for Sunday and £25 for the whole weekend. Under 14s will be free with proof of age.

More info on 01689 852658 or 07734 323 898 between 11am and 8pm, and at myspace.com/jivejivejiveweekend


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