Andy Baldock….I was at the Saxon gig and met them afterwards,also the following year @ Brighton Centre
Tim Bruce…..went to that one. was veeerrryyy loud….. Afterwards I drove home but could only tell if the engine had stalled by the ignition light on the dash as my ears had shut down. That was one loud gig!
Leigh Wieland-Boys… I was there that night!
Iain Cobby… Great band Saxon….. I was there with Brian Setchfield. Tigers with John Sykes on guitar what a gig
Alan King… who needs Spinal Tap ?
Alan King… The Hounds of Jazz would have been a better name
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Alan Esdaile… I think the first time I played it was at The Angel pub on the West Hill.
Judy Atkinson… I’ve got a board but no pennies or ha’pennies. Great pub game. My dad said they used to make the boards from the old wooden toilet seat covers
Reg Wood… We still play at home.
Kim Thompsett… Used to have shove and darts night at the Sussex. There was a league, it was serious stuff!
Carol Paffett… Still play
Jane Hartley… We had a board at home, still got the pennies somewhere. Played a lot in the Langham too.
Kathy Wood… We got our board out a few weeks ago, had forgotten about it for years
Nathan Honey… Loved playing this with grandad! Good memories
Leigh Wieland-Boys… My parents still have one!
Tony Bowles… Leigh, so do I but don’t have any pennies
Karen Sweatman… Still play this with in laws at Christmas
Mike Waghorne… 50 years ago !
Martin Stoggell… I’ve got one of them. But no one to play with.
Dawn Leaney… There is still a shovepenny league between pubs in Hastings that play on a thursday eve .. not so many teams as there used to be , unfortunately not many younger people are playing so few and few each year. Xx
Tony Court-holmes… used play it all the time all the pubs in the old town used to have a table. The Nelson was the best. Tony Shipley taught me how to play
Val Shoesmith… We have one.
Stephen Moran… I have very fond memories of playing shovepenny in the Nelson during the late seventies!
Pete Houghton… I used to play it when i used to go in my local pub
John Warner… had one in my pub!
Colin Bell… Used to play it with my dad at The Fountain St. Leonards, long before it was a music venue and still a traditional pub, good memories
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Also appeared Titus and Friends, Blowabella, Ralph McTell, The Kipper Family, Barry Dransfield, Cecil Sharp, Ashley Hutchings, Bonnie Shalijean and loads more. Gigs at various venues and events took place throughout the town.
Robert Searle… Saw Tom Paxton at the Congress Eastbourne .The place was nearly empty ,so embarrassing for him and the audience. A really nice folky who i liked in the early sixties.
Will Cornell… I’d do anything to be able to see Blowzabella. They’ve played S.America a lot, but nary a nod to the ol’ USA. On my top 5 list of faves. Oh well, I do correspond with one of the guys quite a lot on matters re: Hurdy Gurdy!
Alan Esdaile… remember playing this in The Provincial Hotel Havelock Road.
Colin Fox… Many times in the Crown Eastbourne
Martin Richter… what a game ! sadly missed
Reg Wood… At the Langham
Joe Knight… Use to be one in the Wheatsheath pub in Bohemia Rd
Jan Warren… Also remember “shove ha’penny” in the pub too!
Jim Breeds… Very popular in the Jenny Lind in the 1970s. Then the landlord (Ron French) swapped it for a pool table. Not the same fun!
Mike Mitchell… Used to play in The Oddfellows Arms..
Maz Marriott… My husband still plays in the league for the Jenny
Michael Wilson… The Fountain St Leonards.
David Edwards… Used to love bar billiards tho’ very few pubs have them now. But I believe the Jenny has one.
Sandy Max… Still play in the Nags Head! I think they got their table from the Fox when it closed. Much more skilful than the ubiquitous American Pool played in most pubs. I believe there may still be a Bar Billiards league?
Pete Prescott… Used to play this a lot ! Great game !
Pauline Richards… Yes. My grandparents used to own the Langham pub and my grandfather used to let me play for free.
Ian Mantel…I used to play at The Princes, now Pissarro’s. The table was in the corner where they now put the drummer on a Friday/Saturday night
Samuel Freeman… Played there good table
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Keith Veness… I do
Mike Mitchell… The Golden Hind?
Neal Hunter… I do
Patricia Lloyd… Me
Tony Court-holmes… had a snooker table out the back
Jackie Hersee… I do
Stephanie Blackledge… Me too. Used to work in Havelock Road
Mark Harris… Right next door to Frank Bettis Autos! I believe Frank used to ride speedway at the old Pilot Field track.
Richard J Porter… Eddie Bartholomew from Cranbrook took on Frank Bettis Autos. Behind there in Robertson Street my wife’s Father had Coopers the Greengocers.
Mick Knights… My shoes always stuck to the carpet!!
Ian Cramp… I think so, I lived in Hastings until 1982 was it there then?
Alan Esdaile… I think it was The Golden Hind then Ian.
Kev Towner… Ooh – before my time. Fascinating though!!
Martin Richter… I’ve got a brochure for it somewhere!
Paul Sleet… Used to play for their snooker team. Bill and Anne Bailey were the licensees.
Richard J Porter… Hollingsworths too when they were there.
Alan Esdaile… My friend Don Bailey’s mum and dad used to run it. When the pub was closed, we used to play bar billiards.
Tony Davis says… Was looking through SMART the other day and saw some photos of Steve D and it took my mind back to the days when I worked at the Golden Hind. Started me thinking if anyone has any photos of those days circa 1979-1983. If you’ve got any photos, stories or thoughts lets see if we can get a thread up and running on SMART.
Alan Esdaile… Any photos or memories, please feel free to post.
Graham Belchamber… Remember the pub and I’ll have a think through the old grey matter!
Peter Fairless… Yes, I remember it, very well!
Mike Mitchell… I met my wife in The Golden Hind. Sticky carpet and video juke box. That’s the pub not the wife.
Leigh Wieland-Boys… Went to the Golden Hind most weekends before going nightclubbing! Worked in Havelock Road & often popped in at lunchtimes too. Loved that place – lots of good memories!
Jane Dorsett… the good old days leigh……..x
Peter Fairless… Wow, those town centre pubs!
Read moreWho remembers The Golden Hind Pub Havelock Road Hastings?
Paul Edmonds, Chris Meachen, Paul Waite, Les Norman, Min
Gerry Fortsch… I was friendly with min and then lost contact, can someone tell me what happened to him please?
Glenn Piper… Sorry Gerry, but Min died several years ago now, heart attack I think
Gerry Fortsch… I remember he enjoyed life a lot, as did many of us at the time, thank you.
Martin Richter… simon medhurst ?
Harry Randall… Is that Min on the Clarinet? Went onto Sax?
Chris Baker… Min always played both Sax and Clarinet AFAIK. He was an excellent gold and silversmith too. Loved him.
Peter Norman… Never seen this before but that could be my brother Les Norman in that photo…? I know he played the guitar back then, next time i see him i’ll ask! 🙁 Sadly he’s not on facebook.., 🙁 I believe he also played in a group called “SUS” or something like that!
Alan Esdaile… t must be him Peter, as it says he was in Suss in the write up, underneath the photo. It would be great if you could get some comments from him about the group.
Pete Fisher… On seeing this I thought that guy on the drums looks familiar…nestling among my photos of Pueblo (taken by Chris Meachen), the photo I’m posting below has puzzled me for decades, as I couldn’t remember who it was. It must be around ’73/’74, but I only vaguely remember we might have experimented briefly with having two drummers, and I guess it was Paul Waite. Maybe Bernard Jeffery, Roger Carey or Phil Gill could fill in more details…
Bernard Goffredo… Yes I remember doing a gig at the college and we experimented with two drummers, and definitely was Paul on the other kit
Chris Meachen… Ye gods, I’d completely forgotten about this.. Used to bump into Les in record shops a few years ago, but not seen him in ages.. (nor anyone else in these pics..). Yes, one of my pictures, but further details completely escape me.. If I manage to find that sequence of negatives I might be able to add some context…
Phil Gill… Paul Edmonds on the far left. Pete, we played a couple of times in the college basement, where the band was you and me on guitar, Roger Carey, and two drummers, Paul Waite and Bernie Jeffries. No idea what we called the band.
Jan Warren… I remember Min, nice guy
Sam Davies… you know I’ve never heard of this particular band so this is fascinating! Does anyone know if there are any recordings of Planets? It’d be great to hear my old man playing some clarinet. Also, where was this studio? I don’t recognise it.
Chris Meachen… no recordings, I regret, but the studio was actually your grandfather’s, & was upstairs in a building next door to St Clements Church Hall in Croft Road..
Jan Warren… I lived in Queens Road and Middle Street in the early 70s and I remember Min, he was a friend, bless him
It should read Easy Street!
Peter Fairless… Haven’t had one in ages
Alan Esdaile… likewise haven’t had one in years, used to love the pastry.
Peter Checksfield… occasionally buy one for the pastry – the filling nowadays tends to lack any solidity (more like gravy with bits in it)
Jane Cranfield… Brings back childhood memories i used to love these pies and the puddings,still do when i remember to buy them lol
John Scaife… Still got a some in the Cupboard (Different Flavours)
Paul Huggett… Back in my bedsit days a Fray Bentos steak and kidney pudding boiled in the tin, a can of processed peas and a packet of Smash constituted a hearty meal
Alan King… luxury
Paul Huggett… sometimes I made gravy, but mostly just huge dollops of tomato sauce.
Steve Fox… They were revolting, as a child I thought I didn’t like pie but it was just them!
Graham Bradley… Always had a couple of these in the cupboard always tasted great after leaving the Astral or Prinnys etc at 2am in the morning
Alan Wood… Had a vegan one last week ,bloody lovely, wife had steak and kidney ,she normal !!
Chris Garrod… YUK! Horse meat.
Alan King… these days I eat the pastry and leave the meat for the cat (what meat ? I should say leave the gravy for the cat). have you got any fingers left after removing the lid ? always keep some superglue and plasters handy before attempting to open (especially at 2:00 am after a drink). I always thought it was a town in Argentina, but it’s actually in Uruguay.
Leigh Wieland-Boys… We had a chicken one last night….🤢 it was disgusting! Ended up binning it & ordering a Dominos pizza
Pauline Richards… You can still get them in the pound shop Peter
Nicola Dobson… Not much meat in them now
Robert Coe… I thought I liked them back in the day, but tried one recently and it was gross. No meat just gristle, yuk
Ricky Adelaide… Oh yes and the steak kidney pudding
Jim Quinn Mcg… Offfft ..minging ….
Paavali Mears… I liked em but knew someone who used them as door wedges
Roland Clarke… Bit of a guilty pleasure. I avoid them a little these days as I’m not sure that they are good for you.
Mick O’Dowd… One of the worst tins ever to open safely but the wait is worth it. Have often resorted to a screwdriver and other tools!
Peter Fortsch… Oh Yes !
Lance Collins… Diet of campers !!!!
Genny Marsh… Love them , it is the pastry top. Steak and Kidney is the best
Nicola Barfield… Oh yes steak and kidney
Florence Foster… Got one in my cupboard
Pete Houghton… Yes love themand still eat them now got a couple of tins in the cupboard
Andrew Moodie… Just the pastry, not the mystery meat within.
John Sydes… Love em, just make sure you follow the instructions.
Jeff Pardan… There is not as much meat as there used to be Most of it is gravy .I won’t be buying any more .!!!
Colin Gibson… Oxymoron there I think, or is it a tautology?
Alan King… who cares about Frey Bentos ? Soylent Gregg’s will be opening soon ! Hip Hip Hoorah
Tim Moose Bruce… There was a restoration of a lightweight Villiers powered bike in Classic Bike back in the 80s. The owner used a Fray Bentos steak n kidney pudding tin for the rear light assembly. These bikes were made to a price and they probably got the tins from the Metal Box Company who made them.
Pete Fisher… Was with two German mates on the west coast of Ireland in ’93 and their VW hippy van broke down in the middle of nowhere. They fixed it by making a washer out of the lid of the tin of vegetable soup we ate for supper…got them back to Germany…