the requests and above all

things, keeping Line Dancing

fun! This is now the 3rd

edition of our Line Dance

Newsletter, thanks to

e v e r y o n e w h o h a s

contributed, and we hope

that you enjoy having a look

at what we are up to. If you

have any photos, articles or

comments you would like

included please do get in

touch.

Oli, IOW Tours oliverwilliams@iowtours.com

2014 is set to be Isle of

Wight Tours’ biggest

year for our Line Dance

Party Weekends. Now in

their 20th year, we are

taking more dancers to a

more carefully chosen

hotels, covering more parts

of the UK and Europe than

ever before.

Next year you will see

several new faces join our

team of hosts including Karl

Harry-Winson, Honky Tonk

Cliff and Craig Bennett, as well

as retaining all our ever

popular hosts that have

made you smile so much

over the years; some of

whom have been with us

since day one! (Mel Fisher

we know you don’t look old

enough but yes, that’s you!

-Ed). As well as staging our

largest ever weekender in

Disneyland Paris in 2014, we

are honoured have been

asked to be the sponsor for

the Crystal Boots Awards

2014 held in Blackpool at

the end of January, so if you

are there come say hello!

Key to the success of all our

weekends is the simple

notion that the most

important person on any

weekend we run is you. We

maintain that every one of

our weekends is attended

throughout by a Rep from

IOW Tours - (if you’re

unlucky enough me - Oli) -

not just there to assist and

ensure the smooth running

of everything but to

join in the fun too!

We understand that

each and every club

is different and will

have members of

varying abilities;

some might like

more pop and

others country, but

what we feel creates such a

relaxed and easy going

atmosphere is making sure

everyone gets a fair share of

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Party on the

Pier 2013

2

IOW Tours

2013

3

Host Spotlight:

Tina Argyle

4

Venue Spotlight:

Mundesley

5

2014 Big

Weekender

6

2014

Event Guide

8

IOW Tours Line Dance News

From Red Hot Salsa to Voodoo Jive…

Infinity & Beyond: IOW Tours, 20 years of Line Dance

OLI

IOW Tours

V O L U M E 1 ,

I S S U E 3

Join IOW Tours for our New Years Bash

with 3 great Nights and a New Year’s Gala!

A great way to see in the New Year with Billy

Curtis and the Award Winning Craig Bennett join

the Isle of Wight Boys for fun games, quizzes,

dance, live acts & more to welcome 2014.

With guest DJ - Justine Brown

• BUCKS FIZZ BREAKFAST • NEWS YEARS DAY OPTIONAL PANTO EXCURSION •

Linedancer Personality of the Year

Natalie • Billy Curtis • Texas Tornadoes

3 SUPERB ACTS

3 GREAT NIGHTS

ONE GREAT PARTY!

NEW YEAR PARTY

3 SUPERB ACTS

3 GREAT NIGHTS

ONE GREAT PARTY!

NEW YEAR PARTY

Above: The Andover Leg

Shakers at Whitecliff Bay, IOW

in March. Gaye Teather hosted a

fabulous weekend for us!

P A G E 2

Party on the Pier 2013

Working for a National Tour

Operator certainly has its

moments (don’t even get me

started on single rooms!) but

on the whole it’s a job that

offers much variety, a great

opportunity to meet new

friends and faces and, my own

personal favourite, a chance to

explore this wonderful country

of ours. Having never been

there before, it was within the

first week of working for IOW

Tours that I got the chance to

visit Weston-super-Mare and,

not really knowing what to

expect, I can honestly say I was

won over by its charms from

the outset. The long sandy

beach, the fantastic views

across the Bristol Channel over

to Wales and the colourful

buildings terraced over the hills

surrounding the bay giving it a

Mediterranean feel on a sunny

winter’s day. From my

perspective the only real

disappointment was a total lack

of hotels with any decent sized

dance floor!

Weston-super-Mare has clearly

seen the benefit of some major

re-development cash in the past

decade and the majority of this

has been spent on the seafront.

The entire promenade has been

re-built from scratch, they have

erected a giant Ferris-wheel

offering even better views of

the surrounds and then on

top of all this, with the small

change left over (£39 Million

to be precise), the famous

Grand Pier has undergone a

total transformation. To my

absolute delight the re-

development of the pier

included the state of the art,

self-contained ‘Regency Suite’

complete with 200m2 dance

floor, bar, cloakroom, air-

conditioning and even its own

balcony to enjoy the

wonderful views of the Bay. It

was from the very moment

we laid eyes on the dance

floor that Party on the Pier

was born.

A year and half later nearly 200

Line Dancers descended upon

Weston-super-Mare Pier for

an amazing weekend of dance

that will be remembered for

years to come. Hosted by the

fabulous Tina Argyle and

with live performances from

Richard Palmer, Calico,

Streamline & The McCalls,

the mood from the outset was

one of fun and laughter and

seaside shenanigans. The room

was decked out from floor to

ceiling in true ‘by-the-seaside’

style. Patriotic bunting hung

from all corners and was

interspersed with inflatable Sea

Gulls and even the odd giant

Palm Tree! Each table was

decorated with a seaside

bucket & spade containing a

flag with the name of each Club

to allocate the seating and we

even brought pebbles all the

way from a beach on the Isle of

Wight knowing Weston-super-

Mare only has sand! As a final

touch each table had a couple

of newspaper wrapped fish &

chip boxes filled with sweets

and chocolates to keep the

energy levels up with all the

dancing going on.

Four hotels in all were used to

accommodate the Guests; all

I O W T O U R S

“With our own

IOW Tours Reps

on hand at all

our Line Dance

Party Weekends,

you are

guaranteed to

have a weekend

to remember!”

‘’Over the years

we have been

on lots of

brilliant holidays

with IOW Tours.

We just didn’t

know quite what

to expect with

Party on the

Pier... it turned

out to be the

best holiday yet!

We can’t wait to

do it again in

the future’’

- Diane Moore,

Crystal Steps.

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3

located along the seafront just a short

stroll from the Pier. For those wanting

to save their legs for the dancing we

provided a shuttle service between

the hotels and the Pier by coach and

we even put on a dotto-train to carry

the jovial dancers the length of the

pier to the venue!

Practically everyone joined in with

Saturday night’s fancy dress theme ‘By

the Seaside’ with prizes going to

Pamela Anderson from JD’s London

and a great effort from all at

Clevedon’s Easy Strollers with their

dashing Victorian bathing costumes.

Best table went to Jayne Ball and her

crowd that had even brought a fish

tank which you try your luck at

catching a fish and a paddling pool

filled with sand off the beach. (Not

sure the Pier management were too

keen but it looked amazing! -Ed).

A sunny Sunday afternoon set was

provided by the McCalls who did a

great job in keeping the party moving

despite very tired feet. And for those

just after a little rest and relaxation we

took them out on a coach trip to

Cheddar Gorge on the Saturday and

Street on Sunday. Dances taught

during the two morning tuition

sessions included Always Stay, Driven,

Anything Goes & Shattered Dreams.

The weekend proved so successful we

are staging another by popular

demand! Join us for Party on the

Pier 2014 by calling Oli at IOW

Tours. Welcoming your host Honky

Tonk Cliff with Rancher, Richard

Palmer, The McCalls & Bittersweet.

26 - 29 September 2014

£179 including Return Coach or

£159 to Self-Drive for 3 nights.

‘Tina’s tuition

was infectiously

brilliant - if you

could stop your

s i d e s f r o m

splitting with all

the laughter!’

Right - Morning

Tuition at Party

on the Pier with

Tina Argyle.

2013 Round Up: All the Fun so Far!

Pick of the 2013 Photos

Top Left: The Legion Legshakers, IOW, March. Top Middle: Michelle Risley at Disney Launch, Blackpool Top RIght: Geoff with Sandra Speck, Torquay, April.

Bottom Left: Natalie, Geoff and Oli, Crystal Boots, January Bottom Middle: Bren & Jane IOW Tours frequent flyers! Bottom Right: Dave Darrall leading a dance in Eastbourne in February.

2013 started at we meant to go

on with a Valentine's Weekend in

arguably our best venue at the

Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea,

with our cupid Michelle Risley to

‘Shine’ over proceedings.

We had ‘fun’ in Bournemouth and

the IOW Boys look forward to

next year’s weekenders there -

we guarantee to make them a great success as we know what to

do! And that’s why our customers

love IOW Tours as you know

your Reps are with you over the

weekend, to make sure you have

a great time & sort your worries.

Easter in Eastbourne, Spring in

Devon - it’s been a great year.

We said Farewell to Southdowns

after many years but found a great

new alternative we think is even

better: Mundesley, an intimate Holiday Village nestled on a

Norfolk cliff-top with stunning

views out to sea, great for singles!

Autumn kicked off with Tina in

Folkestone - a great budget

weekend with laughs from start to

finish. And when we showed Tina

the Leas Cliff Hall, our venue for

our 2014 Big Weekender in

Folkestone - she nearly wet

herself! With the biggest dance

floor we have ever seen and lots of fun, surprises & treats in store

this will be our best weekend yet!

Thanks to all our friends

throughout the year - the Maurice

Dancers, Mike, Sue, Chris &

everyone from Worthing, Dave &

the ‘Kind Edwards Spuds’, John &

the Ronabillies, Rosemary, and the

Revival 2000 girls … the list goes

on! Sorry for anyone we have

missed but Oli & Geoff really look

forward to seeing you in 2014. Happy Christmas & keep on

dancing xxx

P A G E 4

Spotlight on Host: Tina Argyle Lines does exactly what it

says on the tin. They are a

great bunch who dance a

lot..... And laugh even

more!!

Line dance has taken Tina

as far as Iceland and the

Netherlands and next year

she can add Paris to her

overseas list for the

fabulous IOW Tours

Disney experience.

She has had past Crystal

Boot nominations for

Rising Star, Personality of the

Year & Intermediate Dance

o f t he Year… But

unfortunately no Crystal

Boot on the mantle piece!!

Tina now has a website up

and running where you can

Tina decided to go and

train in Line Dance to save

her village leisure centre

from closing on a Sunday

evening, where she was a

qualified gym and fitness

instructor at the time. Her

very first class drew in an

amazing 153 people all

thirsty for the new dance

craze that everyone

seemed to be talking about

and it grew from there.

Almost 18 years later Tina

loves her job more than

ever!

She moved to Norfolk

almost 5 years ago and

whilst she misses her

family & friends, it's the

best thing she's ever done!

Her new club Laughter

Tina Argyle has

past Crystal Boot

nominations for

rising star,

personality of the

year &

intermediate dance

of the year… But

unfortunately, to

date, no crystal

boot on the mantle

piece!!

I O W T O U R S

Things you didn't know about Tina ...

She was a Ladies County Golf Player for 2 seasons

playing off a handicap of 15!

She competed in a show jumping final at the

Horse Of The Year Show at Wembley in 1986 -

and came 6th!

She rides a motor cross bike!! Yes really!!

She hates Sweet & Sour!

She loves Cinnamon Grahams!!!

She is allergic to cats!

Bournemouth: March

Friday 21 - Monday 24

4 days £189 with coach

Self-Drive offer £165**

The Carrington, located in a

quiet part of town, great floor!

Craig Bennett

& Tina Argyle

Pete Shaw - Cheyenne -

Richard Palmer

Theme: Nursery Rhymes

Southsea: February

Friday 28 - Monday 3

4 days £189 with coach

Self-Drive just £169*

The Royal Beach’ is becoming

our most popular venue, and

with one of our top hosts!

Host - Paul Chapman

Texas Tornadoes - Natalie -

Tony Crooks

Theme: Best of British

Torquay: April

Friday 11 - Monday 14

4 days £220 with coach

Self-Drive Special Offer

just £189* for 3 nights!

TLH Victoria: possibly the

best ballroom in the country!

Host - Gaye Teather

Souls & Stone - Billy Curtis

Sunday Night Disco Requests!

Theme: Glitz & Glam

Late Availability 2014 IOW Tours Weekends have

a fun theme every Saturday

Tina Argyle:

Choreograper, DJ &

Mr Whippy’s bit on

the side!!

find her latest dances and

where to find her - go to

www.tinaargyle.com

Tina would like to thank all

the people that have

supported her over the

years, for the fun &

laughter and looks forward

to the many more happy

weekends to come!!

* self-drive discount available when not booked as part of a group with coach travel

**offer available to new bookings only

Spotlight on Venue: Mundesley Holiday Village

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3

Mundesley Holiday Village,

nestled away on the Norfolk

Coast, has long been a popular

destination with our Line

Dancers and group travellers

alike. With its experienced

staff and ‘village’ feel there is

an atmosphere of warmth and

friendliness about the place

which at once enables you to

relax and feel at ease from the

moment you arrive. It has

modern chalet accommodation

and with their flexibility

towards singles

means that all the

group will pay the

same price for your

holiday with no

s i n g l e

supplements on

our weekends.

All Line Dance holidays at

Mundesley are full-board with

8 meals included in the price

of your weekend. Membership

to Weight-Watchers is not

though! You will have full use

of all the on-site facilities

including indoor swimming

pool, min i-gol f course,

petanque, bowls and croquet.

In addition to the facilities on-

site our coaches will be on

hand to take you out in the

afternoons to places such as

Cromer and Great Yarmouth.

Mundesley’s star attraction

though has to be its ballroom

with large 1750 sq ft dance

floor and purpose built stage.

On every weekend here we

put on a Sunday afternoon act:

all this combined makes

Mundesley a true Line Dance

gem on the Norfolk coast at a

pocket pleasing price.

monthly events including;

London theatre and shopping

trips, 10 Pin Bowling, coastal

walks and picnics, murder

mysteries and of course Dance

Socials. This variety means

that non-dancing partners can

join in too. The Club has also

enjoyed Weekends away with

Isle of Wight Tours for the

past 10 years and now has a

regular Spring and Autumn

dancing holiday with the

company.

Holiday makers are always

welcome to join in and the

latest information of classes

and activities can be found at

the website;

www.southernstomp.com

or call Joy 01273 587714.

You will be given a very warm

welcome from all the class!

Joy and Philip Ashton are now

in their 19th year running

“Southern Stomp” Line Dance

Club. They hold various day

and evening classes throughout

the week in various venues

along the South Coast near

Brighton, in East Sussex.

Joy, like many other Line

Dance Teachers started out as

an aerobics instructor and

after attending her first class

was ‘hooked’ , as was

Philip. Both went on to qualify

with the International Dance

Teachers Association, gaining

their Associate Degree in

Country and Western style

dance.

The Club dance programme is

usually selected from the

‘Linedancer’ top 40, thus

covering a wide range of music

and dance styles. Every lesson

has a variety of new and old

favourites, although the

expanding repertoire of

‘favourites’ is getting more

difficult to keep in the

‘memory banks’!

As well as classes ranging from

‘Two Left Feet’, the yearly

Social Calendar hosts different

The star

attraction

has to be the

ballroom

with large

1750sq foot

dance floor

Spotlight on Club: Southern Stomp

Mundesley

2014

Fri 20 - Mon 23

Jun 14 4 days £189

Self Drive* £169

5 Great Acts

2 Top Host

with Richard Palmer,

Bob Keeley, Billy Curtis,

Calico & Rancher

Hosts Janice Golding

& Karl Harry-Winson

Dancing start to finish!

Fri 3 - Mon 6

Oct 14 4 days£185

Self Drive* £165

One of Favourite Star

hosting with our great

live acts -

Richard Palmer, Calico,

Natalie, Chris James

Host Tina Argyle

Joy & Philip Ashton

Southern

Stomp

SPRING

SPECIAL

Fri 4 - Mon 7

April 4 days

Self Drive £159

at the refurbished

Torbay Court Hotel

in Paington, Devon

Host Kim Aldis

Bands Tony Crooks

Thrillbillies, Rancher

Picture Left: Southern Stomp with Oli

at the Channel View Ho-

tel, IOW, in March 2013.

P A G E 6

“With our own

IOW Tours Reps

on hand at all

our Line Dance

Party Weekends,

you are

guaranteed to

have a weekend

to remember!”

.

Tina Argyle has past

Crystal Boot

nominations for rising

star, personality of the

year & intermediate

dance of the year…

But unfortunately to

date no crystal boot on

the mantle piece!!

Tina Argyle

To Book call

OLI

at IOW Tours

01983

405116

YOUR IOW TOURS

LINE DANCE BIG WEEKEND

INCLUDES

Return Coach Travel

Full colour Posters for your club

Organisers’ Incentives

Half Board En-suite Accommodation

IOW Tours Reps on- hand throughout

Fantastic Instructor, DJ & Choreographer

Morning Tuition each full day

4 top class Live Acts

Guest DJs

Sunday afternoon dancing & live acts

Themed Party Night Saturday - fancy dress optional!

After Coach Trip (if travelling by coach)

24 hour Emergency Assistance

The Leas Cliff Grand Hall is a

fantastic venue with a 400m2 dance

floor, bar & allocated seating.

Perfectly situated on the Leas, Folkestone’s panoramic promenade, the

hotel offers 70 en-suite rooms many with views over the English Channel.

Comfortable accommodation, just across the green from the Leas Cliff

Hall, this is a great base for the weekends dancing. Good, home-cooked

food, bar and the all facilities you'd expect at this friendly, owner-run &

managed 2-star hotel. They even have a Ballroom for you to practise!

Flat Screen TV - Bar - Tea & Coffee Facilities - Lifts - WiFi

The Grand Burstin is superbly located overlooking Folkestone's harbour

and has 550 rooms, many with sea views, all decorated tastefully. There is

a state of the art gym & indoor pool. The Victorian restaurant is available

to Premier guests (upgrade for £15!) serving fine cuisine in an informal

atmosphere. The Harbour Restaurant food is renowned for being tasty.

Free Coach Shuttle service to the Venue included at key times.

TV - Lifts - WiFi - Leisure Facilities - Late Night Cabaret Bar

This elegant hotel is ideally situated on the Leas, features elegant and

comfortable ensuite rooms, an excellent restaurant, an inviting bar and

plenty of places to sit outside on pleasant days. A lift services all floors,

and ground floor rooms are available. The hotel offers superb Channel

views. Many of the rooms have sea views. The Leas Cliff Hall is a just a

moments stroll across the green.

Colour TV - Tea & Coffee Facilities - Lift - Ensuite - Bar

At The Carlton Hotel, you can look forward to a cheerful welcome from the

staff and the atmosphere of a friendly home from home. The hotel is

situated on the Leas and overlooks the English Channel. There are 69

guest rooms at the hotel, each well-appointed. The hotel specialises in

great tasting food and is happy to cater fro dietary requirements with

notice. The Leas Bar offers relaxing surrounds with great views.

Colour TV - Tea & Coffee Facilities - Lift - Ensuite - Bar

Premier Room Upgrade - Restaurant Upgrade - just £15!

P A G E 7 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3

EVENT GUIDE

FRIDAY

Arrival & dinner at your chosen hotel

Dancing in the Grand Hall 7.30pm til late with Tina Argyle

Live Act Bittersweet

Late Night Guest DJ Justine Brown

SATURDAY

Morning Tuition in the Grand Hall with Tina

Afternoon Coach Trip*

Afternoon Tuition/Dance in the Grand Hall with Guest Justine Brown

Party Night at the Leas Cliff Grand Hall hosted by Tina “All the Fun of the Fair” 7.30pm til very late

Live Act Texas Tornadoes

Late Night Guest DJ Justine Brown

SUNDAY

Morning Tuition at the Leas Cliff Hall with Tina

Sunday Afternoon Country Club in the Channel Suite with Mel & Lisa - Live Act Rancher

Sunday Pick of the Pops in the Grand Hall with Justine Brown

Live Act The McCalls

Farewell Day-Glo Party in the Grand Hall

Live Act Billy Curtis

Date Days Hotel Price inc Coach

Self Drive

Saturday Theme

DJ Bands

14 Feb 14 4 Royal Beach

Southsea N/A FULL Red & White

Michelle Risley

Luke & Mel Billy Curtis Alan Gregory

21 Feb 14 4 Ocean View

Shanklin Isle of Wight N/A £159f Shiver me Timbers

Alan Spence

Tony Crooks Thrillbillies

Steve Lovett

28 Feb 14 4 Royal Beach

Southsea £189 £169 Best of British

Paul Chapman

Texas Tornados Natalie Tony

Crooks

21 Mar 14 4 Carrington

Bournemouth £189 £165 Nursery Rhymes

Craig Bennett &

Tina Argyle

Paul Taylor Cheyenne Richard

Palmer

28 Mar 14 4 Trouville

Sandown Isle of Wight £205 £205f Beside the

Seaside Justine Brown

Pete Shaw Lass Vegas

4 Apr 14 4 Torbay Court

Paignton £179 £159 Caribbean

Cruise Kim Aldis

Thrillbillies Billy Curtis Natalie

11 Apr 14 4 Tillington Hall

Stafford N/A £169 Best of British

Tina Argyle

Calico Billy Curtis Natalie

11 Apr 14 4 Carrington

Bournemouth £189 £165 Wear it Pink Shirley Kerry

Lass Vegas Billy Bubba Bittersweet

11 Apr 14 4 TLH Victoria

Torquay £220 £189 Glitz & Glam

Gaye Teather

Souls & Stone Billy Curtis

25 Apr 14 4 Trouville

Sandown Isle of Wight £205 £205f As Daft as you Dare! Mel Fisher

Texas Tornados Billy Bubba

9 May 14 4 Royal Hotel

Woolacombe N/A FULL Wild Wild

West Roger

Shepard Stubby Muddy Boots

Alan Gregory

16 May 14 4 Torbay Court

Paignton £199 £179 Through the

Decades Sandra Speck

Steve Lovett Fools Gold Pete Shaw

20 June 14 4 Mundesley

Norfolk £189 £165 Summer Holiday

Janice Golding Karl Harry-

Winson

Richard Palmer Billy Curtis Bob Keeley Calico

29 Aug 14 4 Royal Hotel

Woolacombe £175 £155 Punk

Rockers Lois

Lightfoot Rancher Natalie Richard Palmer

19 Sep 14 4 Southcliff

Folkestone £179 £159 Allo Allo Karl Harry

Winson ThrillBillies Chris

James Muddy Boots

So what makes IOW TOURS DIFFERENT?

Well, we genuinely care about the type of holiday you have.

We always send our own IOW Tours Rep on each of our

events, to ensure the smooth running & success of each and

every one.

And because we love to have fun!

from IOW TOURS

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Weston-super-Mare

Friday 26 September 2014

4 days from £179 inc coach

Self-Drive from £159

Our fantastic host Honky Tonk Cliff

with top bands Rancher, Richard Palmer, The McCalls & Bittersweet.

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