April 23rd, St, George's day and Hastings was visited by a dragon. In the shadow of Hastings' ancient Castle the drama played itself out....
"King " Godfrey, Hastings' mayor Godfrey Daniel and "The Fayre
Damsel", Hastings Old Town Carnival Queen, Leah Newman
The Court, from the left, Rosemary Foster, Michael Foster, MP for Hastings &
Rye, "King" Godfrey, and the fayre Damsel
The Dragon's fan club were there too!
And of course the score was St.George 1, Dragon 0, with the dragon being burned
in a boat on the foreshore that evening. Hastings
Borough Bonfire Society couldn't wait until Hastings Day
www.1066.net - Hastings' favourite web site is sponsored by XL(2000)Ltd
Photos copyright (c) Ion Castro 2008
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