Yare Beat Projects

Yare Beat Projects Celebrating Great Yarmouth borough's rich music heritage, revisiting the days when it played host to now legendary bands and music-artists.

Yare Beat Projects:

Celebrating Great Yarmouth borough's rich music heritage, revisiting the days when it played host to now legendary bands and music-artists. Launched by Matt Sergiou who was born and bred in Great Yarmouth, and for almost thirty years, worked as a professional club DJ across East Anglia including many of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston's top venues including Tiffany's, the Ocean R

oom, One Five One, Tara's (King Street), the Gari, Wintergardens, Bar Chic, and Caesar's. As a radio-presenter, he appeared regularly on Great Yarmouth's Coastal Radio (1993-'95) and Harbour Radio 107.4FM. Matt currently works as an official Heritage Tour Guide and Public Speaker for Great Yarmouth borough Council. Yare Beat Projects Limited is a not-for-profit social enterprise that works with members of the local community to promote the Great Yarmouth borough's rich music heritage. The power of music and memories to bring people closer together. To educate, to bring joy, therapy, entertainment and local pride.

Great Yarmouth.. 1962:
24/03/2026

Great Yarmouth.. 1962:

The Great Yarmouth area played its part in the history of popular music, immortalised in song and also on film.And, did ...
13/03/2026

The Great Yarmouth area played its part in the history of popular music, immortalised in song and also on film.

And, did you know about the influential stars from popular music’s past with family links to Great Yarmouth and Gorleston?

This and more will be the subject of:

Yare Beat – When Great Yarmouth Was Making Pop & Rock History.

This is the follow-up to last year's popular live-talk at St. George's Theatre, 'The Beatles. Yare! Yare! Yare! When John, Paul, George and Ringo came to Gt. Yarmouth.'

Travel back to the Golden Era of the 1960s to the early '80s, when Great Yarmouth played host to the biggest Rock and Pop stars including The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Shadows, Billy Fury, The Pink Floyd, Genesis, The Specials, and so many more.

There’ll be anecdotes and memories, video footage, and historic milestones that were in the making.

Here's a little video of memories back to the 1960s and '70s courtesy of 'Creative Horizons East - C.I.C.' Recollections...
07/03/2026

Here's a little video of memories back to the 1960s and '70s courtesy of 'Creative Horizons East - C.I.C.' Recollections of popular stage-shows in Great Yarmouth including famous contemporary music-acts of the time, both nationally (and internationally), and local bands too.

'Great Yarmouth - The People's History' is a Heritage Lottery funded project, and we are grateful to National Lottery players who have helped it happen.

A new book from Paul McCartney takes the reader on a journey through his post-Beatles years with his band Wings, it’s to...
20/11/2025

A new book from Paul McCartney takes the reader on a journey through his post-Beatles years with his band Wings, it’s told through first-hand accounts from family, friends, old associates, and the man himself, and features an appearance from a slow-moving yet colourful participant with very close links to Great Yarmouth.

A new book from Paul McCartney takes the reader on a journey through his post-Beatles years with his band Wings, it’s told through first-hand accounts from family, friends, old associates, and the man himself, and features an appearance from a slow-moving yet colourful participant with very close ...

Anyone who knows me well will know I'm a bit of a Beatles nut - since childhood. In more recent years, I've been holding...
29/09/2025

Anyone who knows me well will know I'm a bit of a Beatles nut - since childhood. In more recent years, I've been holding live talks in Great Yarmouth about The Beatles' two visits to the town, the most recent talk was at St George's Theatre a couple of weeks ago ('Yare! Yare! Yare! When John, Paul, George and Ringo came to Gt. Yarmouth').

There's much more to this piece of history than merely "they came to Yarmouth in 1963." There is a big backstory attached to it as well many accounts and memories about what is said to have happened when they actually arrived in the town - enough material for a book!

However, there are a couple of episodes during their time in Great Yarmouth that I'm most keen to get some confirmation on:
One of them being, did the Beatles - and their manager, Brian Epstein - go to a house-party held for them after one of their shows at a bungalow on Jellicoe Road (by Crosstead)? It's claimed to have been held by the ABC Theatre's then-manager, Pat Shandley.

Please, if anyone has any information about this, or a point of contact towards anyone who knows more or was connected to this said 'party,' then please do let me know. As I pointed out... there's a book in the making here!

Thank you.

Regards,
Matt Sergiou.

Billy Fury, Great Yarmouth's Britannia Pier, 1962 (reportedly):
28/09/2025

Billy Fury, Great Yarmouth's Britannia Pier, 1962 (reportedly):

Many, many thanks to the u3a Group in Great Yarmouth for inviting me along to speak yesterday in the café at St George's...
25/09/2025

Many, many thanks to the u3a Group in Great Yarmouth for inviting me along to speak yesterday in the café at St George's Theatre, Great Yarmouth...

Almost exactly 30 years ago today, Blur played at the Ocean Room, and here's a new article marking that:
21/09/2025

Almost exactly 30 years ago today, Blur played at the Ocean Room, and here's a new article marking that:

Blur are riding on the crest of the 1995 Britpop wave when they decide to head off on a seaside tour.

With St. George's Theatre Great Yarmouth – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
21/09/2025

With St. George's Theatre Great Yarmouth – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

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