The Beachcombers – Hastings Pier 1963 with Keith Moon

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supplied by Pete Fisher,  taken from the book Dear Boy… photographer unknown

Pete Fisher… The Beachcombers at a familiar venue…

Alan Esdaile… Great find Pete.

Mike Curtis… I seem to remember seeing a band that did Beach Boys covers called the Beachcombers. Played a few times at a pub in Hailsham. Anyone confirm?

Alan Esdaile… Can’t find a date for The Beachcombers playing Hastings Pier but looks like it is 1963. Anyone know?

Pete Fisher… Keith joined the Beachcombers in December 1962, and left after he auditioned for The Who in April 1964, and according to his biography Dear Boy this was summer 1963

Derek Chenery… Was Ron Chenery in the band?

 

Judas Priest – Sin After Sin tour – 21st May 1977 Hastings didn’t happen.

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Anyone know why this gig did not happen? On this date on Hastings Pier was The Damned and The Adverts.

David Jenkins… One of my favourite bands

Shaun Pont… The Damned and Adverts gig was a rescheduled as the original date was cancelled. In 1978 Hawkwind and Sham 69 were both booked to play the Pier on the same date. Sham played supported by The Cimarons.

Mark Randall… This date even appears on set list.fm – but presumably taken from poster dates

Malcolm Cooper… Does anyone on here know who supported Judas Priest in 1977, UK tour?

Mark Rymell… Played the year before 23rd April with Zippa advertised as support.

Keith Simpson… Malcolm, I saw this tour at Liverpool Empire on 7th May 1977 . Magnum were the support band .

 

Hastings Beach Whitsun 1964

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Supplied by Dave Bastable

Dave Bastable… Behind the baths on the beach was always the meeting place through out the summer. There was Biddy the tub man in the sea and someone who walked along the beach selling ice creams. By the pier you could hire a twin hull float and paddle for an hour. Whitsun 1964 was particularly hot if I remember.

Alan Esdaile… Our favourite place on the beach was the alcoves under the prom, by the pier but if too busy, we would also go here by the White Rock baths.

Lloyd Johnson… Liz Hayter Shaw, that looks like you Liz bottom right with the blonde hair..I recognise the girl with you, can you remember her name?

Jon Hayter… id say that’s definitely Liz. Don’t know the other girl though. Good spot!!

Liz Hayter Shaw… wow , yes looks like me, but not sure who the girl is. Looks like Tim’s girlfriend / later wife Gloria

Pauline Richards… We used to walk along the prom to try and find a space!

Josie O’Rourke… Pauline, now we do the same but to find a bar ! X

Lloyd Johnson… That was my stretch in the early 60s when I was a deckchair attendant …

Chris Baker… Given that we lived near St. Clements Church a few hundred yards from the sea, I hardly ever went on the beach. Familiarity breeds contempt?

Jon Hayter… All quiet today

Dave Bastable… I am in it. Lying on my stomach with a striped costume on. in the middle of the photo. The girl with her tongue out I think was Tina. Dick Lingham in the bottom left corner. Others I am unsure

Lloyd Johnson… Dave, Tina rings a lot of bells…..

Colin Bell… Our favourite spot was by the Sun Lounge (as it was then) but you had to be careful in the sea there, it shelved steeply into deep water and the current was often strong

Katy Howard was Parsons… And no one is glued to a mobile phone! How lovely x

Graham Sherrington… The’er Lovely The’er nice Plain or Choc!!! The old matey selling ice creams.

Alan Esdaile… I can still hear his voice in my head, Graham!

Lloyd Johnson… Liz Hayter bottom right with blonde hair next to the girl poking her tongue out…

 

Denmark Place car park Hastings 1980

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Andrew Freeman… Used it every day when I worked at Hastings & East Sussex Building Society early 70’s.

Colin Ash… When we had the Queens hotel and toilets

Janet Gilham… This used to be my favourite parking space in Hastings, I didn’t realise that many years later I’d live in the house built on it.

Mick O’Dowd… The view from the Carlisle!

Colin Mould… We used to tip out the Lido, roar down the seafront into The Carlisle, the landlord put the glasses on the bar. It was one of three privately owned pubs, The Hole in the Wall was another. The car park was a bomb site.

Steve Hamilton… I’m sure I can see myself in the distance on the pier in the halfpenny arcade!

Jasper Bitter… Ah, all those pot-holed car parks – this one, the one opposite the pier (sheltered housing as well), the old station car park and middle street. Good times back then!

Danny Brittain… Harp – you can still get a pint of Harp in Ireland. It’s not bad

Alan Esdaile… Does anyone remember when there was an amusement arcade, ice cream kiosk and more, on the front here?

Ian Corbin… Alan, yes I’m that old

Alan Esdaile… Thanks Ian, I knew I haven’t imagined it.

 

Steppin’ Out – Archery Tavern Christmas Eve 1977

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supplied by Paul Dengate

Paul Dengate…. I’ve checked through my diaries and I reckon this was taken at the Steppin’ Out “party night” at the Archery, Eastbourne, 24th December 1977. Used to do the sound for the band, but this was probably a special party-piece. L-R: Wesley Magoogan, Ray Fenwick, Paul Dengate, Martyn Baker, Roger Hubbard. Drummer is possibly Andy Knight.or Kevin Hoad.

Andy Qunta… Great band!

Nigel Ford… Was Tich Turner in Steppin’ Out at some point,…soon after he left Stallion, I seem to remember?

Alan Esdaile.. Yes your right Nigel. Here’s a press photo from 1977…

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John Wilde… One word. Hair.

Wesley Magoogan… Serious flairs!

Martyn Baker… Yeah, nice pair of lionels Wesley but I think if there was a biscuit around then Paul would have taken it.

Paul Dengate… Yes.

Dave Nattress… Samisen played the Archery Tavern once when I was with them – mid-week I think and If I remember correctly it was one of those gigs where the unappreciative audience had just about made double figures.

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Who remembers Dimarco’s?

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supplied by Terry Huggins

Mark Praid… Wow, this brings back memories of the one in Hove. The best hard ice vanilla you could get.

Dennis Torrance… Ice cream was amazing there so good. I remember going shopping with my mum price rite then egg and chips lime milk shake on Friday night thanks for the memories

Wendy Belton… Remember it well. Their ice cream was amazing.

Rachel Rayburn… It was my very first job! Saturday mornings serving coffee

Keith Blizard… Not only great ice cream, a wonderful family !

Mick Knights… All meeting up late Sunday afternoon for egg beans and chips before deciding which film to see in the evening, we were creatures of habit in those days

Lloyd Johnson… I do! Tony Di Marco went to my school and I had a summer job along the seafront towards the Old Town working for the family in their ice cream shop, just before George street…

Nastassja Kaschevsky… Used to go in there a lot, lovely family.

Dennis Torrance… My mum worked in the dimarcos under st marys in the castle early 60s I used to play the machines and eat the ice cream there to mums name was Ivy Torrance

William Wallace… the one in hastings gave u the biggest cup of tea in the world lol

Keith Cowper… One of my favourite places in the 50s and 60s

Chris Meachen… Some of my earliest memories are of my dad taking me in there,- He seemed to be friends with the owners (Mr Louis is the name I recall?) I used to have an egg & tomato finger roll followed by one of their fabulous ice creams. Went in regularly all through the years until they closed, much better than a poxy macdonald’s.

Andy Caine… So much time spent in there! The interior was beautiful.

Harry Randall…  see a lot of comments about the Ice Cream! Well a lot of people don’t realise the Ice Cream/Cafe opposite the “De La Warr” in Bexhill is the same family!

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Remember The Wheatsheaf Pub Bohemia Road St Leonards?

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Sheila Maile… Remember Bill & Irish at Welcome. Had wedding reception at Wheatsheaf 1982

Stuart Moir… Chinese restaurant for a while.

Paul Phillips… Stuart, Still is

Ian Johnson… I do, I used drink there sometimes

Pauline Richards… It was my grandmother s local as she lived nearly opposite at 133!

Martin Richter… i went to a memorial service in the catholic church down the road for a young lad on a work placement from Africa and (suited and booted) popped in for a pint on my way home – it wasn’t busy and the bar staff served the people to my left and to my right – but not me – even though i was holding a tenner to help pay their wages

Michael Dengate… It was my local for a long time, Kay and Jackie run it, many a good night was had in there, played darts, snooker and shove penny, also card games.

Chris Fitzgerald… I used to buy sweets before school across the road from there.

Chris Hart… Wasn’t that the local cop shop hangout?

Ted Cogger… Went in there with my dad

Nicola Harvey… I remember it having a full-size snooker table in the back bar, not Off pub had that

 

Shaft – Mk1

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supplied by Bob Shipway

Bob Shipway… Shaft Mk1 (L-R) Pete Shaw, Andy Knight, Colin Pearce, and Bob Shipway. Not sure of the date or location.

Andy Knight… What were we doing, you look v happy on drums! Dave and I singing, mad or what, Jim hiding, looks like Hastings Pier to me or maybe Lees Cliff ?

Bob Shipway… yep very happy indeed. I thought it may be Hastings Pier. Yes, mad, and good, times. I can remember swapping onto drums so you could sing at the front on a couple of songs but can’t for the life of me remember what they were.

Alan Esdaile… Rare to see Andy out front. Does look like the pier.

Robert Searle… Remember seeing Dave and Shaft at the Regent

Andy Knight… Will look that date up, not sure about Pete Shaw, prob Dave?

Andy Knight… It was Dave Shaw