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David Muriel 21st party at the Pam Dor Hastings invite

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The Preachers photo © Bruno Ceriotti http://brunoceriotti.weebly.com/the-preachers.html

David Muriel invite card for his 21st birthday party which was held at The Pam Dor in Hastings and the band that performed was The Preachers which featured Peter Frampton and original drummer of The Rolling Stones Tony Chapman.

Nadia Compagnone… I would to know what year this was.

Peter Millington… it’s on the poster – 1965!

Lloyd Johnson… I think this would have been June 1965 as they played Dave’s birthday party at The Pamdor ‘Take Five’ club upstairs from the main coffee bar the day before their gig at The Witchdoctor….The club was on the 2nd floor ,2 floors above Hepworth’s in Queens road. Halfway through the set there was knocking on the 2nd floor Clubs blacked out window.I told Les Martin R.I.P. who managed The Club and he gently opened the window and there was Johnny Blackman who worked at KEPS Casuals ( the best clothes shop in Hastings at the time). He had been banging on the street level glass door but couldn’t make anyone hear 2 floors above so made the decision to climb the drainpipe….What a laugh!…. I’ve just found the poster image for The Witchdoctor gig so they played The Pamdor /Take 5 Club Dave’s birthday party the same weekend with Peter Frame in the band. Pete Millington/ The Confederates we’re the support band at The Witchdoctor gig…

 

Pam Dor discotheque Queens Road Hastings membership card

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shared from Hastings and Area Past And Present https://www.facebook.com/HAPP1066

supplied by Kay Lobb.

Kay Lobb… came across this from the 1960’s when I was looking through old diaries. Think I spent hours at the Pam Dor in those days!!”

Pauline Richards… Never had a membership card used to just climb up those stairs!

Marilyn Spence… I don’t remember having a membership card and I used to spend hours there too!

Nicola Dobson… Yes me too

Robert Carey… A Sunday was sometimes Witchdoctor for lunchtime – Pam Dor for coffee and over the Cinema across the road for the film.( Gaiety??)

Mick O’Dowd… I don’t remember having a membership card although I practically lived in there. Mind you I think the disco was upstairs and I tended to stay downstairs in the pinball room and the coffee bar with the jukebox!

John Busbridge… I remember walking into the glass door at the bottom of the stairs and nearly knocking myself out!

Mick Mepham… My sister took me in there once when I was a young ‘un…

Patricia Burgess… Home away from home, as Barry Herbert working there then…memories

Paul Coleman… Spent many a happy hour in the Pam Dor. I remember once they opened up really early in the morning to cater for the people coming from the all nighter on the pier. – might have been the one with Jimi Hendrix?

Lloyd Johnson… I use to clean the floors before I went to Art School and would work behind the bar some evenings….

Pam Dor Coffee Bar 7 York Buildings Hastings 1959

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supplied by Leigh Kennedy

Leigh Kennedy… Removal of the victorian bay window frontage to No7 York Buildings for Pam Dor – 1959

Patricia Burgess… Loved the coffee bar upstairs regular place to meet in the 60’s

Nicola Dobson… Yes loved it there

Lloyd Johnson… I never went to this PamDor…I went to it when they moved to Queens Road above Hepworth’s .The entrance was a glass door between Hepworth’s and Chelsea Girl formerly Lewis Separates….

John Busbridge… A very early haunt of mine in the 60s.

Patricia Burgess… John, Barry Herbert was behind the counter

Paul Coleman… I remember going in there at about 5 o’ clock in the morning when they opened up early for all the people coming off the pair after an all night gig. Think it was the end of ’67 when I saw Jimi Hendrix.

Lloyd Johnson… I lived in London from 1966 so didn’t get to see Hendrix on The Pier…I saw him at ‘Bag O’ Nails’ in Kingly street with Sebastian Keep R.I.P….

 

Pam Dor Coffee Bar – Early 60’s Hastings

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supplied by Peter Millington

Peter Millington….Eric behind the counter at the Pam Dor Early 1960’s.

Mick Knights….That’s the ever popular Eric, the owner, serving. I, along with just about every teenage lad, was banned by him at one time or another!! The Pam Dor had the first Discotec in Hastings, which was on the second floor, a place I never entered, nor did very many, as it soon closed. its second incarnation was the Astral club, which morfed into Toff’s.

Peter Pursglove….i did the door up there for a few years until it closed Alan ,Mollly Russell ran it ,busy little club

Tom Boyer….Great times, we loved it, a fabulous place to meet. Tom & Lin Boyer (nee White)

Sue Bartholomew (Nee Finch)… I remember the Pam Dor, it was the best place to go, we paid a shilling entrance and that also got you a coffee or a frothy hot chocolate, and sit in there for as long as you wanted, it was always busy and behind in Middle Street was a long line of Lambrettas or Vespas belonging to some young lad who was in the Pam Dor.

Colin Bell… Love this photo Pete, met my first ‘proper’ girlfriend there…happy days…

Mick Mepham… Who were your ‘improper’ ones Colin and are you still in touch with them?

Nicola Dobson… Spent a lot of time in there…I remember that seating area..they should have coffee bars again Im sure they would be popular!

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Les Martin R.I.P.

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supplied by Maureen Fuller

I’m sorry to announced that Les Martin has passed away. I know a number of people will remember him.

Andre has just posted this on The Pam Dor Facebook page…
It is with great regret that I have to report that Les Martin passed away early this morning in the Conquest Hospital. Les was to so many of us a great friend and supporter in our early youth. Our prayers go out to his family. As soon as I have any more information I will post.

Madeline Reade… Omg. What a lovely person. RIP Les. Xxx

Kevin Burchett… RIP Les a wonderful person

Ernest Ballard… Sad news thinking of his family and friends today

Sandy Max… Another one bites the dust. RIP Les Martin

Matt Thomas… R.I.P.Les, many childhood memories, sending condolences to his son Jason and now reunited with his daughter Tracy

Andy Qunta… RIP, Les.

Leigh Wieland-Boys… Sad news

Carol Paffett… RIP Les Martin

Martin Stringer… So sorry to hear that. I used to work with him at the Pam Dor in the sixties. Vicki.

Josie Lawson… R.I.P.

Terry Hopper… R I P Les a real gentleman

Janine Anne Scott… Loved Les.

Maureen Fuller… Elmer Leslie Martin known as Les Martin
Sadly passed away 10th November at Conquest Hospital Hastings East Sussex.
The Funeral Director is Douglas Mercer & Son 01424 421805 they have set up a Tribute Page https://elmer-martin.muchloved.com/ with those details to let everyone know and it has somewhere people can post memories and make a direct donation to MacMillan Cancer. Les funeral service is at Hastings Crematorium at 10:15a.m. on Monday 26th November. Then, the wake after is at The Harrow Inn, The Ridge all friends welcome .