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[Harry Crosby]

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/Heroes-York-t90994.html wasn`t in the armed forces myself but helping the lads promote this one, very good cause, the two lads i`m working with are BRIDGEY & PAUL DICKO on here

[Kevinkent]

That's great Harry, and I'm gonna try and get up to support it and I hope a few from this site, and certainly this thread, support it too.

It's maybe unfortunate that the Soul For Heroes (South) event is running so close to this one. With a venue in Chatham so near to the 80 acre Chatham Historic Dockyard, which is hosting events for Armed Forces Day, I saw it as too good an opportunity to miss. Gonna get down there and rattle a few charity buckets............or maybe more - watch this space .

- Kev

Edited January 24, 2009 by KevinKent

[Guest]

Well done Kev - ubique!

I bubbled you to Pete(retford) a few months ago

Knew you'd help out m8 - once a sapper............

[Kevinkent]

Well done Kev - ubique!

I bubbled you to Pete(retford) a few months ago

Knew you'd help out m8 - once a sapper............

........always a sapper....and honoured to be asked to do my bit mate!

Sorry i didn't see this sooner Ash .

You coming down to this? If not see you at Sutton anyway.

[Kevinkent]

Are any of the guys on this thread coming down to Chatham for a bit of a re-union during the week long Armed Forces Day national celebrations at Chatham Historic Dockyard?

Entry to the site is free for those serving and for Vets sporting a Vets badge. Details, including how to get a vets badge are on www.armedforcesday.org.uk

I should be running a charity stand for Soul For Heroes, so throw a penny in the bucket and introduce yourself and we'll go for a beer!

I won't be there on the day itself, 27th June, as I'm doing the SFH Chatham Alldayer just a mile away (see the events thread if you're up for it).

Either way, dockyard or dancefloor, it'd be nice to put a few more faces to names.

- Kev.

[Guest nomad]

Any ex Army people on here at all?

Be good to see where you were based and what clubs you went to.

Hi,just thought I would 'break cover' and say Hello.

I was in the Sappers for 22 years and served everywhere and anywhere they sent me. Served in Iserlohn at first then came home for a good spell at 39 Eng Regt then 33 Independant Sqn, 62 Cyprus, Chepstow and 33 EOD both in Chatenden and Wimbish. During this time I met a few good soulies but the memory fades. Kev Villiers is one I recall, Dave Warr another.(anyone know of them)? I did the usual trade training at Brompton and went to lots of soul orientated dos around that area...oh aswell as the Brompton Stomp...hmmm!!!... KevinKent were you the Brompton Cowboy?? ...lol I used to go to the Dockyard for their dos and always heard some Northern aswell as some good Jazzfunk so I guess that is testiment to the theory that squadies etc are responsible for the spread of this gospel that is Northern Soul.

I picked up some nice bits during my travels especialy from the states where all R'n'R was spent digging. Anyway I must tell you that I managed to get to the last Wigan even though I was on a Jnco cadre at the time..wasn't gonna miss that for anything. Almost got kicked off but managed to pass a BFT on the Mon morning in a Vgood time...cant imagine where the energy came from .Glad I grew out of that though.

If anymore likeminded squadies read this please send a reply as I would appreciate the chat whilst sitting on a sandbag and swinging a light

Anyone going to the Army Navy game at Twikkers in May... be good to meet you for a wet. Ill be with the rest of the 'toffee wrapers' sporting my issue rugby shirt.

Cheers

Ubique...always

Paul

[Kevinkent]

Hi,just thought I would 'break cover' and say Hello.

I was in the Sappers for 22 years and served everywhere and anywhere they sent me. Served in Iserlohn at first then came home for a good spell at 39 Eng Regt then 33 Independant Sqn, 62 Cyprus, Chepstow and 33 EOD both in Chatenden and Wimbish. During this time I met a few good soulies but the memory fades. Kev Villiers is one I recall, Dave Warr another.(anyone know of them)? I did the usual trade training at Brompton and went to lots of soul orientated dos around that area...oh aswell as the Brompton Stomp...hmmm!!!... KevinKent were you the Brompton Cowboy?? ...lol I used to go to the Dockyard for their dos and always heard some Northern aswell as some good Jazzfunk so I guess that is testiment to the theory that squadies etc are responsible for the spread of this gospel that is Northern Soul.................

Hi Paul,

Always good to see another sapper on here mate!

I was at Iserlohn too - "Dirty" 30 Sqn, about '77 untill I got out in '79. Maybe a bit before your time.

Brompton Cowboy!!! Only time I was a cowboy was when I tried to ply my trade as a brickie .

Where are you now mate, and where do you get out to? Ther's a few R.E.'s on here so I'd be surprised if some weren't close by.

Cheers,

Kev.

[Guest nomad]

Hi Paul,

Always good to see another sapper on here mate!

I was at Iserlohn too - "Dirty" 30 Sqn, about '77 untill I got out in '79. Maybe a bit before your time.

Brompton Cowboy!!! Only time I was a cowboy was when I tried to ply my trade as a brickie .

Where are you now mate, and where do you get out to? Ther's a few R.E.'s on here so I'd be surprised if some weren't close by.

Cheers,

Kev.

Hi Kevin,

I was in 25 Sqn at the same time. I can remember your untidy lot arriving from ...hmmm Hohne??

Im from Wolverhampton and was one of the Wolvo crowed but now live in Cambridge so have linked up with local lads David Hayden and Max Reese and other good people.. so keping it soulful.

Wouldn't mind popping down to the medway for this HoH do so may see you there. If not Im deffo in St Ives in May..This is one not to be missed.

'Hurah for the CRE'

Paul

[Kevinkent]

Hi Kevin,

I was in 25 Sqn at the same time. I can remember your untidy lot arriving from ...hmmm Hohne??

Im from Wolverhampton and was one of the Wolvo crowed but now live in Cambridge so have linked up with local lads David Hayden and Max Reese and other good people.. so keping it soulful.

Wouldn't mind popping down to the medway for this HoH do so may see you there. If not Im deffo in St Ives in May..This is one not to be missed.

'Hurah for the CRE'

Paul

Ha, you're no sprog then Paul if you remember us moving down from Hohne! I was on a course at Brompton at the time and Pam had to move herself into new married quarters in Hamm. She cursed, but it was all nice and sorted by the time I got back to Germany.

Be great if you could get down for the 27th mate. Have a look at the thread on the events page - we've got Sister Dawn and Smudge Smith on the decks so there is a St Ives connection. Sapper Kev Such will be doing his bit too.

"...we are the dirty thirty, we are a fookin shower"

- Kev.

[Guest nomad]

Ha, you're no sprog then Paul if you remember us moving down from Hohne! I was on a course at Brompton at the time and Pam had to move herself into new married quarters in Hamm. She cursed, but it was all nice and sorted by the time I got back to Germany.

Be great if you could get down for the 27th mate. Have a look at the thread on the events page - we've got Sister Dawn and Smudge Smith on the decks so there is a St Ives connection. Sapper Kev Such will be doing his bit too.

"...we are the dirty thirty, we are a fookin shower"

- Kev.

Hi Kev do you know any soulful squadies going to tha Army Navy game on saturday..Ive got my ticket and will be in the Sapper bar for the allowed duration......oooohhh I cane taste the hangover now ..lol

Paul

[Guest nomad]

Hi Kev do you know any soulful squadies going to tha Army Navy game on saturday..Ive got my ticket and will be in the Sapper bar for the allowed duration......oooohhh I cane taste the hangover now ..lol

Paul

[harpo1]

do you know any soulful squadies

Paul,

I thought they always stood out, due to their lack of Soulfullness, you know not tapping their feet to the music etc...etc....

And it was really un-soulfull of them when they smashed in my front door, and took me to Wednesfield nick

Harpo LOL

[Kevinkent]

Hi Kev do you know any soulful squadies going to tha Army Navy game on saturday..Ive got my ticket and will be in the Sapper bar for the allowed duration......oooohhh I cane taste the hangover now ..lol

Paul

I'd forgotten all about it mate! ....and there's no way I'm gonna make it now...pity.

Hopefully Paul, someone on here will chirp up and meet you for a bevvy.

-Kev.

Edited April 27, 2009 by KevinKent

[Kevinkent]

do you know any soulful squadies

Paul,

I thought they always stood out, due to their lack of Soulfullness, you know not tapping their feet to the music etc...etc....

And it was really un-soulfull of them when they smashed in my front door, and took me to Wednesfield nick

Harpo LOL

That's a big LOL mate, so I'm obviously missing something here.

Some squaddies i served with were deffo the most unsoulful lads on the planet. The one's that were soulful were real "defenders of the faith" - and still are.

Now, what unsoulful thing did you do to deserve getting your door kicked in? ........or were you just AWOL

-Kev.

[Guest pauldicko]

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/Heroes-York-t90994.html wasn`t in the armed forces myself but helping the lads promote this one, very good cause, the two lads i`m working with are BRIDGEY & PAUL DICKO on here

THANKS FOR THE HELP HARRY - ME AND IAN BOTH EX ARMY - IAN WAS QLR'S AND I WAS SIGNALS.

IANS DAUGHTER CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE ARMY.

ANYONE NOT GOING TO CLEETHORPES THAT WEEKEND AND LOOKING FOR A VENUE THEN WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU - TICKETS CAN BE ORDERED IN ADVANCE - IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FULL DAY OUT THEN ITS YORK RACES THAT DAY AS WELL.

ST JOHNS IS NEAR THE CITY CENTRE AND EASY TO GET TO FROM THE BYPASS. LARGE DANCE FLOOR AND CHILLOUT AREA - ALL THE MONEY WILL BE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE CHARITY - WE ALL KNOW THEY DESERVE THE HELP'

TICKETS AVAILABLE DIRECT FROM MYSELF AND SONIA OR FROM YORK VISITORS INFORMATION CENTRE AT THE DEGREY ROOMS IN THE CENTRE OF YORK.

HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU THERE

PAUL AND SONIA / IAN AND LINDA.

Edited April 28, 2009 by pauldicko

[Guest nomad]

do you know any soulful squadies

Paul,

I thought they always stood out, due to their lack of Soulfullness, you know not tapping their feet to the music etc...etc....

And it was really un-soulfull of them when they smashed in my front door, and took me to Wednesfield nick

Harpo LOL

Hi Harpo me old mate,

It wouldn't have been squadies that kicked your door in. It was more than likely members of 'the SQUAD' the collective nown, used effectionately by the soulfull youth of our nation, to describe a certain type of policeman durng the Wigan era.

They did look out of place with their lack of enthusiasm for the music especially in the casino, or in your case the 'Vic'. Always looking tired at about 4 am, not dancing, chewing or drinking copious amounts of water from the toilet sink taps, ferried to the tables in those little glass coke bottles...Times Guy!!

We,proper squadies, on the other hand were brimming with soul, paying silly money for records and spreading the faith all across the country. Squadies would enlighten the local populace, wherever we were stationed, of the gospel that is all things northern. As already mentioned on here the word spread by simple virtue of squadies travelling to the four corners of this land of ours and in some case to other shores, such as Wales Scotland and Germany. Although not proven it as more than likely a squady that was posted to Detroit and started the whole thing. This is a theory that is neither proven or refuted and could be researched by such great authors such as Dave Shaw etal. It is well documented that some of our scenes top names are indeed former member of the elite group known as 'squadies'. The scource of many soul tunes came from British based American 'squady' bases which gives further momentum to the theory of a british squady going over to Detroit because he would have told those Americans of the music in an exchange of information exercise. Typical of the American army, they would have copied and tried to expand or better what they had been told. I must admit they did a really good job and they are still trying to get it right today.

So kindly retract your accusation of squadies being un-soulfull

Nomad

[Kevinkent]

Hi Harpo me old mate,

It wouldn't have been squadies that kicked your door in. It was more than likely members of 'the SQUAD' the collective nown, used effectionately by the soulfull youth of our nation, to describe a certain type of policeman durng the Wigan era.

They did look out of place with their lack of enthusiasm for the music especially in the casino, or in your case the 'Vic'. Always looking tired at about 4 am, not dancing, chewing or drinking copious amounts of water from the toilet sink taps, ferried to the tables in those little glass coke bottles...Times Guy!!

Nomad

As per usual I was a bit slow on the uptake.

[Kevinkent]

We,proper squadies, on the other hand were brimming with soul, paying silly money for records and spreading the faith all across the country. Squadies would enlighten the local populace, wherever we were stationed, of the gospel that is all things northern. As already mentioned on here the word spread by simple virtue of squadies travelling to the four corners of this land of ours and in some case to other shores, such as Wales Scotland and Germany. So kindly retract your accusation of squadies being un-soulfull

Nomad

Spot on!

You'll appreciate the opening lines of the promo vid for the Soul for Heroes (South) Chatham 'dayer:

"IN THE EARLY '70s SERVICEMEN FROM THE MIDLANDS AND THE NORTH CARRIED THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR NORTHERN SOUL FROM IT'S HEARTLAND IN THE NORTH TO THROUGHOUT THE UK AND BEYOND......"

........"NOW OUR SERVICEMEN NEED A HELPING HAND.........IT'S TIME TO REPAY THE DEBT".

vid has just been finalised and should be on the thread next week, so hope you enjoy it.

Edited April 28, 2009 by KevinKent

[Kevinkent]

Spot on!

You'll appreciate the opening lines of the promo vid for the Soul for Heroes (South) Chatham 'dayer.

Vid has just been finalised and should be on the thread next week, so hope you enjoy it.

If anyone wants to take a peek at the video it's on the thread:

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=98325

I reckon you'll agree that Mick Donnelly has done us proud.

- Kev.

Edited April 30, 2009 by KevinKent

[Madmandy]

If anyone wants to take a peek at the video it's on the thread:

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=98325

I reckon you'll agree that Mick Donnelly has done us proud.

- Kev.

have seen it posted (by sister dawn) on the H4H FB group

I myself have also posted a little plug on there for sutton this sunday

But the video is very tatsefully done

and there are comments commending it

See you all sunday those of you who are attending

PS ...I wanted to join the RAF in 1980 and they said no I was too short...come back when you're 5 foot 4 ...never got there

Mand 5ft 1

[Guest glyn-w]

Hi you lot..ex R.G.J hear...i see theres quite a few on hear from the bed`s/notrhants area..thats my turf to lol...was from bedford meself, we used to go to the tin hat..the george at wilby..the Kettering do`s..Northampton Shades..bedford Adderson center... rowing club..night spot..enyone remember the allnighters at Bletsoe !! have a walse with a pig and walk home i used to go there with most of the Bedford lads...smelly george..hank..irish..tilly..Dave Crawly.. Pete Willard..stick (thats me)..we used to have a do at the george & Dragon Bedford to enyone go to that lol..

[Kevinkent]

have seen it posted (by sister dawn) on the H4H FB group

I myself have also posted a little plug on there for sutton this sunday

But the video is very tatsefully done

and there are comments commending it

See you all sunday those of you who are attending

PS ...I wanted to join the RAF in 1980 and they said no I was too short...come back when you're 5 foot 4 ...never got there

Mand 5ft 1

Hi Mand, Sutton is going to be a cracking do!!!

I'll look out for you there.......how will I recognise you?

[Kevinkent]

Hi you lot..ex R.G.J hear...i see theres quite a few on hear from the bed`s/notrhants area..thats my turf to lol...was from bedford meself, we used to go to the tin hat..the george at wilby..the Kettering do`s..Northampton Shades..bedford Adderson center... rowing club..night spot..enyone remember the allnighters at Bletsoe !! have a walse with a pig and walk home i used to go there with most of the Bedford lads...smelly george..hank..irish..tilly..Dave Crawly.. Pete Willard..stick (thats me)..we used to have a do at the george & Dragon Bedford to enyone go to that lol..

Glyn, I reckon our paths must have crossed mate.

I definately remember smelly (I'd forgotten that tag 'til now) George. Some of the others sound very familiar too. Memory's not too good now though.

-Kev

[Madmandy]

Hi Mand, Sutton is going to be a cracking do!!!

I'll look out for you there.......how will I recognise you?

Clues for Kev to Mand spotting

1.I will be the lady taking the silverware and the prize money ( tongue firmly in cheek)

2.I shall be wearing a shirt with my name on ...strange cos no one has recognized me when I do wear it LOL

3.I will be with a tall chap who blocks out my sun

4.I will be dancing for the vast majorty of the day unless someone plays a shite record I dont like

5.I will be avoiding all flash photography

6.I will change outfits half way thru

7.I will be bathed in sweat and dish out sweaty kisses on cheeks to folks who then wipe it off and say eugh!!

8. I shall keep walking into things and squinting cos I dont wear my spex while dancing

9.I won't look like I did at the start of the day

hope you spot me and say hello or shout for me and I will wave

If all else fails LOL

Edited May 1, 2009 by Madmandy

[Kevinkent]

Clues for Kev to Mand spotting

1.I will be the lady taking the silverware and the prize money ( tongue firmly in cheek)

2.I shall be wearing a shirt with my name on ...strange cos no one has recognized me when I do wear it LOL

3.I will be with a tall chap who blocks out my sun

4.I will be dancing for the vast majorty of the day unless someone plays a shite record I dont like

5.I will be avoiding all flash photography

6.I will change outfits half way thru

7.I will be bathed in sweat and dish out sweaty kisses on cheeks to folks who then wipe it off and say eugh!!

8. I shall keep walking into things and squinting cos I dont wear my spex while dancing

9.I won't look like I did at the start of the day

hope you spot me and say hello or shout for me and I will wave

If all else fails LOL

And I'll be the really old git with a bad back.

I sometimes play shite records, but only so people stop dancing and come and speak to me.

[Madmandy]

threw out the army or and N/S do Webby?????

never done any drugs sept cream soda pop

[Natalie]

On 18/07/2008 at 20:19, Indywoman said:

Can any of you help me find some old mates who were all in the army at some time (and one Navy chap). I need them for my 50th Birthday Party!

 

 

• Knocker Cole (Andrew) originally from Stroud - disappeared off the scene when he went into the army. We used to travel all over together
• Gary Summersgill - ex RHA (Bramcote, Kings Troop, Kirton in Lindsey etc) Sorry not an army type so don't know all the right technical terms for the places!!! Was a PT instructor, chef, horseman - in fact always seemed to be taking on new things
• Gary Steele from Barnsley - was at Tidworth for a while. Last seen at Trentham Gardens a few years ago.
• Ginge Halvey - ex Navy - last known working in Thailand but believe he's back now. Features dancing on a famous record cover!

cheers

 

Judy

Hi Judy, Ginge Halvey moved back to England in 2003 and is currently living in Buckinghamshire