Jon Nurse… I went to that
Day: 15 April 2023
Beat Rave with The Suspects, The Springbeats and Mud Mulligans Big Boss Band – Hastings Pier 15th April 1967
Dave Nattress… As well as these gigs at Hastings Pier, as remarked before, these events called Beat Raves, were often also presented (and billed as such), at the De La Warr, Bexhill. I started attending them in about 1968 when I was 15, but there wasn’t a lot of raving back then, and of course “Rave” much, much later, actually did become pretty much just that aided for some by funny little tablets. But the raving in Bexhill was assisted by gallons of weak beer and that was about it back in the 60’s in Bexhill. I didn’t get to Hastings Pier for gigs until about 1970 and certainly the beer on offer there was well watered down – a lot was needed before any raving went on!
Wards logo on Wishing Tree bus – Castle Street Hastings 1970’s
Supplied by Colin Bell
Nadia Compagnone… School uniforms!
Graham Sherrington… why does that look like Queens Road but it must be Castle Street I cannot make out the the sign inthe middle left of the photo at the back.
Sis Saunders… Graham, Yes it is Castle Street with the bottom of Havelock Road at the rear of the photo with ‘BODEGA BAR’ on the building. I drove that bus many times in and around Hastings.
Peter Houghton… Great picture!!!
Alan Esdaile… I can’t work out the name of the shop/cafe where the guys standing in front?
Graham Sherrington… yes im confused really confused. Number 75 went down Castle Street to Wellington Pl then Robertson Street, along the seafront or up Cambridge Rd, in that photo the bus must be going towards the Old Town? anyone have an old map of the new town before the underpass. Woolies must be the right hand side of the road looking to the right
Mike Waghorne… Looks like Queens Rd , the parade of shops that backed onto the cricket ground ?
Sid Saunders… Mike, No Castle Street.
Positive Routes – Pig In Paradise Palace Bars 1985
photos supplied by Tim White http://www.whitehouse2002.co.uk
Steve Todd guitar, Tim White bass/vocals, Pete Wooley percussion, Mick Mattess drums, Charlie Garrioch sax, John Plummer trumpet, Sally & Shirley backing vocals, Jimmy Osho lead vocals.
Gerry Fortsch… I remember playing at the PIG in the eighties with the Hippo band, we always started off with medium tempo songs and eased into more upbeat numbers later in the evening after people had indulged in a few beers and got a little rocking. On this one evening the PIG was fairly full of French students that wanted to bop from the beginning, we were all knackered by eleven o’clock.
Jon Nurse… Where’s Jimmy now?
Nick Foster… I’ve got 2 original vinyls of Positive Routes single African Connection / Tomorrow. Published on the Pig in Paradise label. I remember their gigs at the Pig – always amazing.
Claire Prime… My parents are in these photos !
Andy Pooley… Tim Charlie and Steve I remember
Richard Poulter… I remember the band
Chloe Loake… Claire, ook at our mums! Xx
Paul Saxby… Went to school with Jimmy Osho at Priory Road