COMMENTS 2022

June 2022

By John Hills

DENTON ROVERS FOOTBALL (View page)

"I have said before Terry Hollands ( Olly ) got me into so much trouble when I was an apprentice. Crashing his van when I should not have bee..."

By: Terry Howard                        Added: 26/06/2022

TRIP OUT ON THE NEWHAVEN LIFEBOAT (View page)

"How long were you in Newhaven Robin ? My family moved there in 1964 and my father Len was an auxiliary coastguard before joining the lifeboa..."

By: Rob Patten                            Added: 24/06/2022

DENTON ROVERS FOOTBALL (View page)

"Terry, plumbers wouldn't do that to you, would they?. Especialy the likes of Terry Hollands and Spaz Purcel, not forgetting the gentlema..."

By: Colin Brandon                        Added: 23/06/2022

DENTON ROVERS FOOTBALL (View page)

"I am pretty sure JAB Burt was still at Hillcrest school when I was there. Or perhaps he was at the old school in Dacre Road. My grandson had..."

By: Terry Howard                         Added: 21/06/2022

DENTON ROVERS FOOTBALL (View page)

"That's right Colin. they were always coming into the joiners shop for back boards for meters. I remember one of them throwing themselves..."

By: Terry Howard                         Added: 21/06/2022

DENTON ROVERS FOOTBALL (View page)

"The man in the middle row 2nd from right looks like it may have been the old Newhaven school teacher, Jabby Burt. He not only taught me..."

By: Colin Brandon                        Added: 20/06/2022

DENTON ROVERS FOOTBALL (View page)

"The left hand side of the semi detached house in the background in Denton Rise was lived in by the Walser family. The father Oscar had a plu..."

By: Terry Howard                        Added: 17/06/2022

BREAKWATER AND PROMENADE (View page)

"What a civil engineering project, take your hat off to the Victorians. No doubt it came in on time and close to budget, unlike projects toda..."

By: John Knight                          Added: 16/06/2022

OLD NEWHAVEN (View page)

" Sorry for the long ramble. This is a message for Teresa who says her Great Grandfather was a Lower, I have yet to find a link but will..."

By: David Beale                          Added: 05/06/2022

ON THE EASTERN FORESHORE (View page)

"Interesting history to read. Good to read these stories about this vessel White Horse. The comment from Rob gives a lot of context of the hi..."

By: Tom Bakkers - Vicii bv           Added: 03/06/2022

LAWES AVE (View page)

"What a street Lawes Avenue was back then!. Proper community spirit and any excuse for an all inclusive party! Good times and good people."

By: Graham Precey                     Added: 02/06/2022