Rye Secondary Modern School Skiffle Group 1956/57

All photos © Dave Muriel

Dave Muriel… Our skiffle group at Rye Secondary Modern School around 1956/57. Myself and Paul Wood, Robert Pinwell, Chick Holland and ?

John Gale… Excellent photos

Will Cornell… Question from across the Atlantic: is that kid playing a “tea chest” Bass? (over here we use washtubs in our “jug” bands).

Colin Bell… Yes he is Will, just about every early skiffle band had one

Ken Copsey… Lovely photos.

Paul Dove… Was that Chick Holland who was in the early Tremeloes? (Brian Poole and the Tremeleos)?

Jon McCallion… hi Paul, I think it is the same Chick Holland, remember seeing him at the Queens Head in the very late 60s as I remember he was a very talented guitarist and played Shadows stuff quite well.

Paul Dove… Hi Jon, thanks for that info I played with Chick Holland in a Shadows tribute band with drummer Jed Stone, in late 60s early 70s,  yes he was a brilliant guitarist 🎸 he also had a model plane shop in Hastings I remember.

Jon McCallion… he played with Jed Stacy Tim’s brother before he formed his Shadows tribute band.

John Wallbank… Paul, I can well remember Chick , he actually went to Bert Weedon , so he only learnt from the best…

Tylden Reed… Memories! I had forgotten about the group. The guitarist looks like David Wood? I was in the same class as some of them.

Hastings Art School – Brassey Institute 1957

 

photo supplied by Dave Muriel

John Mcewen… I went to art school there, apparently with Derek Riggs of Iron Maiden fame. I’m told he remembers me but sadly I can’t say the same.

Mike Waghorne… Now the library !

John Mcewen…. it’s always been the library. The art school was on the top floors.

Mike Waghorne… John, yes I worked on the past referb there !

Lloyd Johnson… John, Yes! That’s right I went there in 62/63…

Tara Reddy… awh this is so lovely, I was looking for contributions last year but we had no responses for a project based on the Trinity Triangle. The group who have been involved have done a great job though and have created a lovely mural with characters and places that reflect that unique area of Hastings…there are so many interesting hidden histories in this town and I doubt the mural covers it all but hopefully will be a pleasant artwork to share with the community.

Carol Acott… I went to Saturday morning art classes there when I was at senior school