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East Kent 103 vintage bus rally at Walmer Green near Deal

More than 24 buses and coaches will be displayed when a vintage bus rally returns.

The event will also offer free bus rides around the area.

It will be from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, August 31.

Exhibits from last years' 'show. Picture: Alan Langley
Exhibits from last years' 'show. Picture: Alan Langley

The annual event by Friends of East Kent, called East Kent 103, will be held on Walmer Green for the fourth time.

If not needed for an emergency there will also a pump from Kent Fire and Rescue Service along with a First Responders first aid team.

The event will also have a memorabilia stalls and sales stands.

A free shuttle bus service will operate between South Street at Deal and the event site every 15 to 20 minutes.

An hourly free service, from 11am until 4pm will run between the event site and the Dover Transport Museum at Whitfield.

On this service each passenger will receive a commemorative East Kent bus ticket, which will allow a discounted entry for £5 for the museum on that day only.

The event is to recognise the merging of five south east Kent bus firms to become one organisation, the East Kent Road Car Company Ltd.

That happened on August 11, 1916 and the timetabled service began on September 1 that year.

This event's title refers to the 103rd year since then.

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