ore youth club

Sandown School, Ore Village home of Ore Youth Club in the early 60s….

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supplied by Lloyd Johnson

Lloyd Johnson… A few bands were formed here early on!….

Colin Tapp… The Redcoats started at Ore Youth Club

Paul Phillips… Yes Steve Kinch and John McCallion both played in the band Conversation Piece

Stewart Rockett… Paul, You probably know this, but Steve is now a stalwart of Manfred Mann’s Earthband.

Alan Esdaile… I used to go up to Ore Centre and watch Conversation Piece practicing.

Allan Mitchell… I remember those days Started School Here 1967

Paul Collins… Went to my pre school play group there before I started at Red Lake.

Mick O’Dowd… Went here for a year before returning to School Road. Everybody was exiled here for 1 year it seemed! The prefab (still there) was the arts and crafts department complete with potter’s wheel!

Paul Phillips… Mick, it was years 2 and 3 1 and 4 was School Rd

Ian Quinnell… Paul, yep, 2nd year in main building (Mrs/Miss Atkins??) 3rd in pre-fab with Miss Biker (recently passed away, RIP)

Heather Sidery… How I loved teaching there

Graham Mccallion… I remember those days

Fred Marsh… Started school in the small building next door, we went in there for dinner. I couldn’t believe it when I went in there last year and it still smelt the same.

Miriam Moffat-Bailey… I went to school there Happy days and my husband Derek went to Ore Club

Iain Cobby… ….and I played bass guitar in the Conversation Piece

Paul Phillips… And Richard Piper on drums

Lloyd Johnson… Fred, do you mean the two prefabs Fred?…one of those were my class room in the 50s…..I think there might have been a lot of asbestos in those ‘huts’ as they were called in the 50s….

Fred Marsh… Lloyd, yes what is now the men’s shed

Terry Hopper… I was in the hut 1958 second year Mr Levey was the teacher I remember it being very cold in the winter months

Mick O’Dowd… Still got a pot that I made on the potters wheel in the Hut. Originally it was quite tall but somehow it got shortened! Also at Sandown Road I made a wooden stool out of apple boxes (I’ve still got that too) helped along by Nobby Norton!

Edward Adams… Went to both parts of Sandown. Then to Ore Youth Club.

 

Circuit 4 – Ore Youth Club, Grove Road 1965?

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supplied by Mick O’Dowd

CIRCUIT 4 – Taken at Grove Road, Ore Youth Club 65?. Jane Newman?John Hall, Roger King, Pip Glazier Mick O’Dowd, Chris & Jane Glazier and Gil Cottle. Band was Circuit 4. Pic 2: Stuart Tanner Mick O’Dowd, John “Ongie” Hall, Roger King and Pip Glazier.

Matt Thomas…..Alan,is this our old place in Grove Rd?

Alan Esdaile….Well spotted Matt, I don’t think we had this much fun when I had it as a warehouse.

Matt Thomas…. dunno,you didnt see us when you was in the office lol

Mick O’Dowd….Picture  update. Blonde female turned away from camera was,I think, called Lesley.

Mick O’Dowd… Circuit 4 if memory serves me right were: Cliff Brooker, Mervyn Ashdown, and a guy called Neil(?) on drums but the name of the 4 th one eluds me. Any takers?

Harry Randall… Circuit 4 took the name from Watkins Circuit 4 guitar, wasn’t one of the guys called Clive? He was a lefty and I bought my Watkins Rapier 33 from him when he upgraded to a Circuit 4

Mick O’Dowd… There was Cliff Brooker of the builders merchant family in Norman Road. G.H.Brooker

Geoff Evans… I think the names you’re after are Keith Barron on drums and Tony Hughes lead guitarist (left handed and had a couple of Watkins Rapier models).

Ore Youth Club 1960 Disco – with Pete Millington as DJ

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photo © Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland

top left hand corner by window is Pete Millington putting the records on. Anyone recognise anyone else?

Tony Court-holmes… used to go to the one in Newgate Road in the 60s

Pauline Lindsay… Used to go there as well in the early 60’s, met my husband there. In the picture I can see Janice Harley and Christine Paine.

 

Ore Youth Club early 60s. photos by Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland

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photos © Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland

Lloyd Johnson… (photo 1) Barry Goodall talking to Pete Bailey by the Maidstone and District sign and Pete Trickett between them in the back ground with his sleeves rolled up. (photo 2) L-R: Micky Gallop, Brian ‘Bonzo’ Redfern etc…Gordon and Maureen holding hands. (photo 3) Me the lanky one,Johnny Wright and David Dooley purposely looking miserable for the photo. Oh! how rebellious we were! (photo 4) This is Ore Village with The Tudor looking Oddfellows pub in the background…Paddy Truddle (Ore Youth Club leader)in the middle.What a Lovely person he was. He kept us lot happy and under control without feeling no pressure…A great man!….

Miriam Moffat-Bailey… is it Peter or Derek as Peter always had moustache

Lloyd Johnson… Miriam, I remember them getting sent home from school when they were 11-12 years old and told to go home and have a shave…

Miriam Moffat-Bailey… Lloyd, Yes Derek has told me this😂 he thinks it could be him as he said they always used to meet there.

 

Ore Youth Club football team – early 60’s

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supplied by Lloyd Johnson

Lloyd Johnson… top row left to right:1/?…2/?…3 Dave Johnson…4 Paddy Trundle ( Youth Club Leader)…5 Dave Kneel…6 Johnny Wright …bottom row: 1 ?…2 Johnny White…3?…4?…5?…6?…

Penny Collins… Lloyd, 3 looks like Micky Creed, 6 looks like Gordon Lawrence.

Lauraine Brown… Mick Brazier next to Gordon

Tony A Demarco… Top row far left Jimmy Harley?