the youth club

[Michael Alexander]

John Creedy's Youth CLub Snaps from the 60's....

[Cherry (Alcock)]

I aee John already had his eye on Leila then! :-)

[SandyB]

Richard .. memory  blast  .. yes  youth  club  behind  Town electric ... Robin  and i went  there the one time  wearing these leather armbands with long leather tassles  that we had made up from  laether  skived  out of  the  old  landrover  seats  in  the  car dump .. we thought we looked  so  cool  then.. looking  back  we  must ahve looked  quite  strange ??

[Michael Alexander]

This is new to me, where or in which building would this have been held in? What year did it start and when did they move?

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Come now Sandy you should remember that?    I remember that luminous painting at the back of the hall L.S.D "Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds" . The Castle's played in a band  there in my time. Was that not also behind or rather to the side of the power station?

[SandyB]

I think about  71/72 but I recall going  there  .. again  hazy ...  sniffing  of rema tiptop vulcanising  glue and anything  else we could  smoke  spinningweed ...  plus  
I will look at map  when I get chance and pinpoint ..

[Nada Ulbrich (Rall)(RIP)]

The place was later known as Ali's Emporium and now houses the J & P contractor's offices.  The original doors are still there, maybe Micheal can post a photo!  I seem to remember years ago the doors had pictures of the Beatles painted on them?  I was too young to go there but it always looked interesting.

[Michael Alexander]

Thanks to the Benton Boys...this is their snap...

[SandyB]

Thats  It ...

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Oh yes thats it,but didn't have the wall.

[Ronelle Van Rooyen (Groenewald)]

 
Who could remember those "Purple" lights - Naughty girls wore white!!  Boys hurt their sight!!

[Richard Opperman]

Rather late than never!

Yes that is the building - Sandy on the nail it was 1971 - Diana you are right the Castle boys band did play there and I remember the luminous wall  - I think the youth club was moved because of the proximity to the houses in the area.

Ja nee Ronelle - it did get the heart racing a bit - what about the brilliant white teeth and fantastic tans!

Keep well
Richard

[Michael Alexander]

Ok! I have been asked for clarity on the Youth Club,

1) Where was it before it moved to the Community Hall?
2) When was the Community Hall built?
3) On what date was the Community hall changed into the Youth Club?

I know that there is a Newsletter from the era regarding the start of the Community Hall, but I don't have the year...

Cheers and Thanks

Mike

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

The answer to question 1 : is in the posts just above this.....a hall connnected to the power station somehow....if looking at the power station from the main offices it would be to the right to-wards the back. Facing the main buildings. There is a photo posted of this somewhere on this forum. Was known as Bop Sessions back then. Not sure but as to Qyestion 3 : I would think it moved 71/72 as I remember going to both locations. Mavis would know the answer to Question 2 : Guessing here early 60's. Other than the Rec Club most of O'munds expansion took place in the early 60's   

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

Diana, I think the building you are referring to was alongside the then Town Electric workshop with the old fire station at the rear. When we arrived in 1981, the front section was being used as the Refrigeration Workshop, whereby the toilets and kitchen section was used by the electricians as their tea room.

Talking about the refrigeration section and for those who can remember them, Jenny and myself had tea with Rose & Charlie Summerton this morning, they have recently moved into Gordon's Bay, just up the road from us.