st.ives allnighters

[Guest Pablo]

Superb photo Pablo. You rarely see that kind of quality from those kodak instamatic cameras that everybody used.

The colours are really sharp & strong. Nice one. Phil O'Hearn is still on the scene.

Macca.

'Tis a good pic isn't it? I did scan it a very high res to keep as much quality as i could. Talking of Mr. O'Hernia, if you look at all 4 pics in my galley, they all involve Phil. I only have 1 other pic from those times not uploaded, of me asleep on a train back from some allnighter, and Phil took that! Like we were joined at the hip!! I was also best man at his wedding to the lovely Yas.

Went with Phil & his 'crew' to the 30th (?) St. Ives anniversary a couple of years ago. Had a great (but very weary) night.

Paul

[Guest]

Hi Skippy,

Wondered if this was the Skippy from Dudley i used to know back then, when we used to hang out with Jacko, Paul etc.(RIP both) I was with Liz then, from Reading, cant remember when i last saw you?? Saw Strug & Heather couple of years ago, also Steve W., Budgie. Got loads of photos from Yate etc will post some more up when get scanner working. Chick living in Bedford i think.

All the best,

Al

hello Al it is Skip from Dudley im in devon now mate nice to hear from you i see budgie now & again

be cool to see ya mate i remember liz. When we all came out of nick & had a reunion at chievely village hall near Jackos home that was top night i would love to catch up with you mate. Are you going Judy Youngs 50th birthday bash in Reading oct 17th 08? respect mate

[Eamesy]

hello Al it is Skip from Dudley im in devon now mate nice to hear from you i see budgie now & again

be cool to see ya mate i remember liz. When we all came out of nick & had a reunion at chievely village hall near Jackos home that was top night i would love to catch up with you mate. Are you going Judy Youngs 50th birthday bash in Reading oct 17th 08? respect mate

See you at the party mate - looking forward to it already!!

Al

[Guest gordon russell]

just sitting and remembering,

Stina... god bless his soul,

Pete chance...

Manus,

Kev Feetam....

Brillo...

Nikki from thrapston, she was really tall

Hibble....

Morris

Vernon and Sarah Johnson

Julie Parker

what was the guys name from Corby? red hair, had a toy croc on the Kettering coach. He was really funny and annoying.

Bev Lac

Sue Budworth all used to go up North Park before St Ives.

THAT WOULD BE THE LEGANDARY WILKY

[Guest whippet]

Yes it is Monica she used to go out with Shuan Dann I believe. Phil you look about 12 ha ha.

[Guest PaulBrown]

Sorry to say, I don't remember too much about Monica...just that she was a nice gal! Did she live in Kettering? Who was Shaun Dann?

BTW, Phil not only LOOKED 12, he bloody acted it too!!

Yes it is Monica she used to go out with Shuan Dann I believe. Phil you look about 12 ha ha.

[Guest bazabod_downunder]

Hi Paul....just told Kathy (Rosie) about your post.....she's in the shower at the mo, she remembers you well, she said that she saw you at St.Ives the last time she was over in the UK for the revival.

KTF

Baz

Used to know a Chick Patten from Bedford way back in St. Ives days. Small chap, blond hair.

Used to go to Ives from Kettering. North Park first (now sadly a block of flats!) to warm up. Caught the coach from opposite the Corn Market Hall, where I believe they now put on Northern nights.

Was friends with ppl from all over. Norwich Brum, Sheffield. Went out - briefly!- with a girl from Doncaster, called Steph Brewer. Remember she had an old beetle. We kinda 'got together' in the pitch black oldies room!

Also had a crush on Rosie from Norwich, now down in Oz I believe.

Loved this all-nighter. Only ever really been a fan of oldies tho...

Paul

[Guest gibber]

Any held at the corn exchange down the town centre ?

Vaguely remembering something .

St Ives soul bowl anyone .

gibber

[Guest PaulBrown]

Hi Paul....just told Kathy (Rosie) about your post.....she's in the shower at the mo, she remembers you well, she said that she saw you at St.Ives the last time she was over in the UK for the revival.

KTF

Baz

Hiya Baz,

thats right, caught up with her at that St Ives revival (30th?). Still had an old black & white pic she gave me of her at school i think, so I gave her it back. remember she used to knock around with a girl called Cheryl too, and Chalky Keelan (think thats right???).

She knew Phil from Peterboro really well too i think. I knocked around with him on a pretty permanent basis!

Cheers

Paul

[leev]

Bedford.

if it's the same chic i'm thinking of, we used to live in the same notorious flat for a while in nottingham in the late 70s, officially it was the late jez partridge from derby's flat, but it ended up like a northern commune for a while.

chic (steve patton) was really diminutive, about five foot five, he was originally was from bedford, but due to borstal etc. had relocated all over, he seemed to know everyone, and everyone knew chic.

he'd been part of the black country scene for a while, the man was a legend, a brilliant dancer and just great fun to be a round.

things turned sour in our flat after jez's girlfriend tracy's inquest, we all got busted, chic, me, jez, john from hemmel,karen his mrs.

after that i moved back to leicester, then down to cornwall in 1980, god i haven't seen chic for about 30 years, if anybody knows his wherabouts, i'd love to catch up with him.

we had some great times in that flat .....jeremy charles partrideg r.i.p.

[Indywoman]

if it's the same chic i'm thinking of, we used to live in the same notorious flat for a while in nottingham in the late 70s, officially it was the late jez partridge from derby's flat, but it ended up like a northern commune for a while.

chic (steve patton) was really diminutive, about five foot five, he was originally was from bedford, but due to borstal etc. had relocated all over, he seemed to know everyone, and everyone knew chic.

he'd been part of the black country scene for a while, the man was a legend, a brilliant dancer and just great fun to be a round.

things turned sour in our flat after jez's girlfriend tracy's inquest, we all got busted, chic, me, jez, john from hemmel,karen his mrs.

after that i moved back to leicester, then down to cornwall in 1980, god i haven't seen chic for about 30 years, if anybody knows his wherabouts, i'd love to catch up with him.

we had some great times in that flat .....jeremy charles partrideg r.i.p.

Chic at Wigan

[Guest]

if it's the same chic i'm thinking of, we used to live in the same notorious flat for a while in nottingham in the late 70s, officially it was the late jez partridge from derby's flat, but it ended up like a northern commune for a while.

chic (steve patton) was really diminutive, about five foot five, he was originally was from bedford, but due to borstal etc. had relocated all over, he seemed to know everyone, and everyone knew chic.

he'd been part of the black country scene for a while, the man was a legend, a brilliant dancer and just great fun to be a round.

things turned sour in our flat after jez's girlfriend tracy's inquest, we all got busted, chic, me, jez, john from hemmel,karen his mrs.

after that i moved back to leicester, then down to cornwall in 1980, god i haven't seen chic for about 30 years, if anybody knows his wherabouts, i'd love to catch up with him.

we had some great times in that flat .....jeremy charles partrideg r.i.p.

[Guest]

hey mate where are you in cornwall? im real good mates with Chick new everyone who lived in that flat in nottingham chick lived with me [skippy] taffy bosley benny sam betty mary mozzle heather.. send us a message id like to catch up wiyh you im in devon not far from you...cheers

[Guest Steve Lehair]

did nt like the st ivo centre a first slowly warmed to it. unfortunatly my 2 main memories are of the police searchin every car before goin in car park

one night and i have a car ful of people all and myself all wit h pockets full of you know what and you could nt get out of car cos they were walkin up and down queue, thankfully with 2 cars to go they arrested some peeps and went , second memorie OD ed on black an whites went down in toilets thanks to some quck thinkin by girlfriend came out of it ..but seriously did have some good times there

Steve

[burt weedon]

hi russ, went to a few of the early ones,used to love it.me ginger,kev burdon,budgie,larkin. went down the one nite in our escort van,bleedin big ends went,me n ginge decided to thumb it the rest ov the way.big no no we were in the middle of sum god country side,no one about for miles. ended up walkin most the way of our bloody eads.got there to see momments n wotts.had finished,and only a hour left.thumb it all the way back,took us 10 fckn hours,wouldn,t av missed it for the world. cheers m8.ktf..kenny h.

hi all, just thinking to myself doesnt seem 5 mins ago since as a young lad in 1976 attending my

first st.ives allnighter now 30yrs on cant wait to attend and dj at the first allnighter for over 15yrs

very fond memories

so what memories or stories do you good people have of the famous burgess hall st.ives?

happy soulin

russ

ps, dont forget 28th december first st.ives allnighter for over 15yrs see events

[goodisonturf]

I used to run a coach/mini bus to every nighter at St.Ives upto late 77 from warrington/St.Helens area meeting up with the brum crew, Sian from Bromsgrove (Girlfriend at the time), Val, Skippy,Mozzle, Donald etc

On my coach do any of you remember our crew, Alex ferguson, Keith Brady, Andy Love, Janet , Billy holcroft, Gaz white & myself Alan Barnes

[Guest Owen Conway]

i remember the st ivo centre. i used to travel there in my mini with a girl i knew from newbury and her mate and my friend mark(bicknell) from caversham. i was a great place and the oldies room was like the night owl all dark and gloomy. remember seeing geno washington and the ram jam band there and im almost certain there was another british soul singer there as well, not on the same night tho.

Edited February 7, 2013 by Owen Conway

[Thfcliam]

hi all, just thinking to myself doesnt seem 5 mins ago since as a young lad in 1976 attending my

first st.ives allnighter now 30yrs on cant wait to attend and dj at the first allnighter for over 15yrs

very fond memories

so what memories or stories do you good people have of the famous burgess hall st.ives?

happy soulin

russ

ps, dont forget 28th december first st.ives allnighter for over 15yrs see events

haha just seen this and I got all excited thinking it was a recent post. I was looking all over soul source for the event and then I realised the date of the thread! opps haha!

Edited March 3, 2012 by thfcliam

[Wrongcrowd]

[Wrongcrowd]

[Arthur Fenn]

I dj'd at the fleet for Ken Cox then was asked to do a dayer at St Ives, i was supposed to be in the small room playing up front northern with Sam & others but for some reason it was closed, Ken put me on in the main room & i thought it went well with the floor ( for me anyway ) busy. Got a letter through the post a few days later sayin "your sevices are no longer req by the east anglian soul club" Charmin!

[Steve G]

Some good all dayers there in the early 80s as well.

Can't remember who was running it then, around 82-83? Don't think it was Cox.

Arthur that letter you got should be a badge of honour!!! Discharged by Ken Cox for playing quality music, respect to you!

Edited March 5, 2012 by Steve G

[Arthur Fenn]

Cheers Steve , yep i've been booted out of more than a couple of clubs, Clifton Hall comes to mind ( but that was totaly down to me ) Wish i'd kept Kens letter, where did he get to?

[Guest smudgesmith]

Cheers Steve , yep i've been booted out of more than a couple of clubs, Clifton Hall comes to mind ( but that was totaly down to me ) Wish i'd kept Kens letter, where did he get to?

Ken is still about Arthur................he appears frequently on Facebook

[Soulman]

Ken is still about Arthur................he appears frequently on Facebook

So asks Smudge who was so sveldt in those days. Have you lost weight hahahaha

[Soulman]

Belting do's at St Ives... some of the best dayers (apart from the Palais) just a buzz from the moment we walked out of the Peacock Pub in Kirton through to leaving the do and .... walking into the Peacock pub in Kirton, only to be told it was closing time. All those mentions of Phil O'Hearne, he's no longer with Yaz which is a shame. Picked him up many a weekend to go to a do or record fair from his "van" in Dukesmead along with Malc Evans, Vic Fairhurst and the rest of the wreckin crew

Happy days

Steve

[ritchie]

Great memories of niters at the Ivo centre.

I use to travelevery fortnight with Steve Garner, Paul Rocha (Woking) Ann Bolting, David Sheldrake (Seamus) & Tommy from Molesey, Gary & Steve Jeffries (Aldershot) Iain & Jasmin Stewart (London/Weybridge)

+ Random "Welshies" we would meet thumbing it around the back lanes of Cambs

I only missed a few, I remember Geno & Jnr Walker anniv ,It shut down so quick that I lost touch with all the friends I had made in the East Lands ,,,,,,,,,,,, and Phil O'Hearne I met up with him after 30 odd years at The "Welly" alldayer , last year !!!

[Guest]

May have been Russ Towers around early 80s ? -

79 was the last EASC dayer at St Ives from what I remember I think ?

Some good all dayers there in the early 80s as well.

Can't remember who was running it then, around 82-83? Don't think it was Cox.

Arthur that letter you got should be a badge of honour!!! Discharged by Ken Cox for playing quality music, respect to you!

[Guest gibber]

haha just seen this and I got all excited thinking it was a recent post. I was looking all over soul source for the event and then I realised the date of the thread! opps haha!

Done this one back in 2006 Liam. cost a few lol

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Hope you are well

Edited March 9, 2012 by gibber

[Guest gibber]

Sorry link doesn't seem to work.

Peterborough / Dedicated soul club did a few all dayes . Russ Towers and his St ives Soul club did the soul nights ( Drama theatre ) and a couple all -nighters last one back in 94. Sooty also done a few .

[John A]

haha just seen this and I got all excited thinking it was a recent post. I was looking all over soul source for the event and then I realised the date of the thread! opps haha!

Done this one back in 2006 Liam. cost a few lol

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Hope you are well

Remember it well, Huge DJ line up, Mick H,James T, Kitch + others and nobody came! Yet a mile down the road those moldy Ivo reunion nights got packed out.

T'was one of those defining points that stopped me seeing the soul scene through rose tinted specs

[Guest gibber]

I know what you mean John

.The flyer I was trying to put up was the first one , there was 2 . I did the first and Russ & Steve took on the second . I had enough with just one . 2 years with soul nights . Got a great venue , brills' for all- nighters ,something different from the same old in Peterborough & cambs, they kept telling me. So I went for it ,got 130 in, lost a grand , not the money that pissed me off but the local soulies telling me to sort my djs out ,"they are playing crap" . Mick was on at the time .& all those who said great will be there , put the tickets on the door, never fooking showed

[Theothertosspot]

Went to St Ives in the 70's with Shaun Chambers and Kojac plus about 8 others from the Burton area, in a mini bus someone hired. As said, a burger to get to but once there, what a night, however a pit lamp would have been useful in the Oldies room as couldn't see a thing, also remember Chic around that time too.

[Guest manusf3a]

I knew b oth linda and pat,dont know what happened to them as MANY CHEMISTS AND A FEW SPELLS ON HMShave passed since those days,my pal Keith hapur moved to norwich from corby man7y moons ago,Kev featherstone diamond lad,didnt like skip as he grassed keith and ivan for a chemist sorry he died though,that was nany years ago of in od in a pub I believe.Myself I spent two short periods of time in norwich in the early seventies both times doing chemists and having the ds on my tail.There was NS NI9GHT ON AT THAT TIME WITH SEAN DJ ING.

[Guest manusf3a]

Chic at Wigan

Sorry to say mate that chic died of an od as far as I know and was some time ago,youre right he was a brilliant lad,I know who you are ,you probably wouldnt believe that ive done a psychology degree among other things since then after about another ten years doing chemists,all the best,sad about chic .

[Guest manusf3a]

Sorry to say, I don't remember too much about Monica...just that she was a nice gal! Did she live in Kettering? Who was Shaun Dann?

BTW, Phil not only LOOKED 12, he bloody acted it too!! Monica came from northampton,dont think she went out with Shaun Dann but my mate Mick Gavin had a crush on her,she gave up the soul scene to be a dancer with a pop group I believe.Her mate Karen(I think)ende up going out with me mate Rug may well be married to him as I havent seen any of them for about twenty five or more years.Had some brilliant laughs with Rug and Wilky ,real classics fron when we went to nighters,the very best one certain drive back from cleethorpes allnighter where Wilky was on top form and we split our sides laughing all the way back,good times to right ha ha.Anyway more stable these days including a pyschology degree fro,m about fiteen year ago,that would shock many no doubt.F.cking hell where has it gone.Wilky land Rug were top collectors and always had some brilliant sounds both actually did dj spots at st ives all nighters back in the day.Used to listen to the best sounds round Wilkys and the best gear was never far away.

[Guest manusf3a]

THAT WOULD BE THE LEGANDARY WILKY

That indeed would be wilky,loved the bloke he was a one off,by the way peggy this is manus,had so may good times with him and rug who said people dont laugh when theyre blocked we did.Do you remember the raffle held by Wilky on the coach back from st ives where rug went round with leenys crash helmet and had everyone write down their names and put them in the hat.The prize was record cover plain white but with no record in it.Wilky won and we all thought it was fixed,some astonished looking faces on the way back that morning.ha ha.

[Guest manusf3a]

the amigos used to go all the time....All the cambridge soul fans used to get there IRISH,MAGGOT,MARK GOODMAN,ROGER STEARN,SMASHER,TONY DELLAR,WENDY FULLER,SONIA NICHOLS,NICKY MANSFIELD,SALLY FENWICK great bunch of people,great memories.Oh sorry how can I forget the lovely GEORGINA ARCHDEACON.Don't see any of em out and about any more.....shame ah well .

[Guest manusf3a]

think they are both dead not to sure.....couple of nice fellas

Shaun got religion and bible thumps .

[Guest manusf3a]

Chic was from Brum originally, wasn't he?

Originaly mate chic was from corby and if I am right moved to brum after he got out of approved school or dc

[Guest manusf3a]

ivan miles...or the legendary chemist robber WILKY

It was wilky mate,by the way Ivan robbed a few as well

[Guest manusf3a]

Manus is he still around?

Yes mate Im living in peterborough now remember you well Manus

[Guest gordon russell]

Used to know a Chick Patten from Bedford way back in St. Ives days. Small chap, blond hair.

Used to go to Ives from Kettering. North Park first (now sadly a block of flats!) to warm up. Caught the coach from opposite the Corn Market Hall, where I believe they now put on Northern nights.

Was friends with ppl from all over. Norwich Brum, Sheffield. Went out - briefly!- with a girl from Doncaster, called Steph Brewer. Remember she had an old beetle. We kinda 'got together' in the pitch black oldies room!

Also had a crush on Rosie from Norwich, now down in Oz I believe.

Loved this all-nighter. Only ever really been a fan of oldies tho...

Paul

the girl in the picture is MONICA from northampton

[Guest gordon russell]

That indeed would be wilky,loved the bloke he was a one off,by the way peggy this is manus,had so may good times with him and rug who said people dont laugh when theyre blocked we did.Do you remember the raffle held by Wilky on the coach back from st ives where rug went round with leenys crash helmet and had everyone write down their names and put them in the hat.The prize was record cover plain white but with no record in it.Wilky won and we all thought it was fixed,some astonished looking faces on the way back that morning.ha ha.

Am l talking to MANUS FALLON....i,ll assume l am....i,m tezza who used to knock about with MICK GAVIN R.I.P...we still get about to nighters mainly up north because they're better.........me,danny price,john mcclure and irish from cambridge hang out together........still having a ball atb terry

[Guest gordon russell]

kAREN AKA MUSCLES.....top girl.........RUG married a rushden girl and he is now dead.....drank himself to death l believe

[Guest gordon russell]

Sorry to say mate that chic died of an od as far as I know and was some time ago,youre right he was a brilliant lad,I know who you are ,you probably wouldnt believe that ive done a psychology degree among other things since then after about another ten years doing chemists,all the best,sad about chic .

CHIC is still alive and living in the bedford area..........although a shadow of his former self

[Guest gordon russell]

Ivan miles has resurfaced and is living in milton keynes (someone has to lol)......he,s been to the last couple of soul nights at stewartby.......ya would,nt recognise him

[Guest manusf3a]

Ha great memories i used to go for several years back in the 70's when my best mate Rug Bowers was a Dj in the second room with Hammie

Used to got with our lot from Rushden Johnny Warren, phil attley, sid clayton, graham howe, Paul Eppey , Chalky Edwards, Tony Parker, Twig, Kim Parker and the unforgettable Nick Ballard i remeber driving one night in my step fathers car with 8 other people in. Then straight home next day and on the train to Nottingham Palais.

What great weekends.

Andy LuckWhat is Rug doing these days had some brilliant laughs with him and wilky,doing the leanback and Rugs special,the walk of the lonesome rudder.He liked the Mecca stuff,of the time the sheer height of utterness is all I can sy about those times if you see him say hello for me,long live the members of the north stalker keyma rang club(presidentWilky)Myself pschology degree and much more sensible(not)these days.

[Guest manusf3a]

Am l talking to MANUS FALLON....i,ll assume l am....i,m tezza who used to knock about with MICK GAVIN R.I.P...we still get about to nighters mainly up north because they're better.........me,danny price,john mcclure and irish from cambridge hang out together........still having a ball atb terry

You are indeed

[macca]

manus, I'm from peterborough originally and I'm sure our paths crossed a few times. you'll probably recall the white lion, bell & oak and the grapevine as haunts for people prior to all-nighters at the phoenix. monica was asking after you on facebook 'cos she initially thought I was you as my surname is mcmanus. take care.