RIP. Winston Heath

[Speedlimit]

Just been informed that Winston Heath Bedford /cambs area as passed away thoughts are with his family .travelled afew miles with him over the last 15 years . always a laugh will be sadly missed on the dancefloor

[Winsford Soul]

Rest in peace and sleep well Winston.  Too many going far to young 

[Mark R]

This is a big shock! RIP Winnie 

 

Mark R

[Mike]

very sad news

Winston was a long time member and a major contributor on here since the early days

One of the members who made this place, his profile page can be read here

@Winnie :-)

my deepest condolences to all his friends and family

 rip Winston
 

[Billywhizz]

o no , just asking about , winston , to john , at the 100 , so sad , r i p winston 

 

[Simsy]

7 minutes ago, mike said:

very sad news

Winston was a long time member and a major contributor on here since the early days

One of the members who made this place, his profile page can be read here

@Winnie :-)

my deepest condolences to all his friends and family

 rip Winston
 

Exactly my thoughts.

Shocked and saddened. 

Thoughts are with his family. R.I.P Winnie.

Edited April 1, 2019 by Simsy

[Steve Foran]

We go back to around 1974. We are both from Bedford and both support Spurs. I have lived in Stockport since 1979. I am totally shocked to hear this news. Rest in peace old mate. 

Love to the family

Steve Foran 

[Steve S 60]

Sad to hear this.  Winnie was a regular contributor when I first joined Soul Source.  RIP.

[Zoomsoulblue]

Winston - big supporter of Soul venues in the Beds /Camb's area -did he love to dance - Deffo one of thouse faces which will be missed - RIP mate

[davidwapples]

Met him a few times locally, sorry to hear this sad news 

[Len]

So sad - Winston was lovely. Had many interesting conversations / and laughs with him over the years.

RIP mate.

Len 'n' Nina x

[Nige Brown]

Oh Winnie!!!

I can't recall the number of years we knew each other,,,intense conversations about all sorts of things,,

 

A Very articulate and intelligent ,,amusing,,witty man,,,,I always loved reading his reviews on all Niters and all the problems in the world,,

Will be missed by EVERYONE ,,,the world is really a sadder place without his presence,,,I would imagine there will be hundreds of tributes to him all over the county this coming weekend and Niters and Soul Niter across the UK

God Bless you Winnie,,,I was Proud to know you sir

 

RIP and massive Condolences to All who loved you

 

Nige B xx

 

 

 

[Andyf]

Oh no

Can't believe this. Absolute brilliant bloke, loved his dancefloor. A great laugh.

Condolences to his family.

RIP mate

[Guest]

Just heard the news on Facebook. Got to know Winnie on here over the years and had many a good natter and a laugh at Cleethorpes for the past few years.

He will be very sadly missed Love to the family.

RIP sir 

[Karen Bedford]

I cant believe the news I heard this morning.

A lovely man who I so respected has been taken from us.

I have lots of lovely memories of us three, Winnie, Panch and I in Rimini, in Corfu - dancing together.  I would always be trying to get Winnie to dance with me, when stomping, he would but only for about a min, lol loved it when he did. He was a great dancer.

Voice of Reason I called him. A funny, witty, intelligent soul man, who you could trust also.

I hadn't seen him for a while, knowing he hadn't been well, but it was lovely to see him last Sat at Kettering Allnighter.  So glad I did now.

I would always ask 'where's winnie' when at certain soul nites that he had gone to before.

Winston you dont know how much you will be missed by so many of us.

I wish I told you how much I respected and admired you. 

You were such a lovely man and the Northern Soul Scene will be a much sadder place without you.

RIP my lovely soul friend.

Much love to you Karen x

 

 

[Vynilhound]

It's so sad to loose Winston, We all grew up on the scene together, Kempston Rovers, Wigan, Samanthas, Wirrina, De montforth Hall, St Ives, Yate, Kettering, etc etc, a true gentleman. Clever & articulate and a great loss to all who knew him and his family. It wont be quite the same again. X Andy

Edited April 1, 2019 by vynilhound

[Steve Brown]

I'm shocked and saddened by this news. A lovely guy. He will be missed, that's for sure.

[sister dawn]

One of our old guard is down!!
So saddened to hear the news you're no longer with us Winnie (aka Sinbad) 
It was an honour and a pleasure to share many a dance floor with you over the years and I'm sure there will now always be a space left for you at the front where legends rightly take their place. 
God bless soul bro, time to give the brogues a well deserved rest now xxx

[Peter99]

I am so sorry to hear that. Always liked Winnie's posts on here.

I think we were SS mods together on Current Affairs for a while.  

God Bless you Win.

Peter

Edited April 1, 2019 by Peter99

[stomper45]

R.I.P. Winnie, top fella

[Mrmick]

Both my son kevin and i are shocked and saddened by this very sad news. Someone else who has gone way too early.  I loved the way he had time for all the young newcomers my son included. Peace be with you Winnie and with all of your family and close friends.   

Kevin and Mick

[ZootSuit]

Another of the originals gone, will be sorely missed .

 

[Jumpinjoan]

Winston is one of the people I remember most from being a young pup at Jon Buck's RSG events. Rest in peace Winnie x

[Thfcliam]

Rip Winnie. COYS!

[Daved]

RIP Winston. He was always really nice to me when I bumped into him regularly in the lates 90s /early 00s. I think thta's when he started writing his excellent reviews for this website. 

[Blackpoolsoul]

RIP Winston

He did some great charity work too raising thousands

https://www.sponsorme.co.uk/winstonheath/52-nighters-in-52-weeks.aspx

[Kevinkent]

I'm shocked to hear this very sad and unexpected news. Such a nice and popular bloke.

RIP Winnie.

Condolences to family and those closest to him.

- Kev

[Ben Owen]

Such sad news. 

Condolences to family + friends. 

Rip 

[Reforee]

Another top Soul man lost to our scene.

 

RIP Winnie.

[Martyn Pitt]

Such a shame to read this, I can remember Winnie from years ago, used to see him out and about all the time.

RIP Winnie

Martyn & Carol x

[Shsdave]

That's a shock 

Didn't know Winnie well & hadn't seen him for a number of years but always friendly & a likable guy.

Sad to hear this .............. Condolences to family

RIP Winnie

 

 

Edited April 1, 2019 by SHSDave

[Baz Atkinson]

Lovely genuine man saddened to hear this news. 

RIP Winnie x 

[Goldsoul]

Terrible news. A supportive fan of the scene and good writer too. Will miss you pal. 

Rest in peace 

[Biggordy]

Gutted.  When I first started going out and about in the late 90s I'd bump into Winnie often and like others have said, he was always taking newcomers to the scene under his wing and giving them a warm welcome.  I haven't been out beyond local nights for some time now but we'd keep in touch on social media and he always had time for everyone and was only a message away when you needed someone to chat to.  Rest Well Winnie.  

[Rugby Soul Club]

My dear dear friend.

RIP darling

[Iancsloft]

My thoughts & prayers are with Winston's family and close friends a lovely fella 

Always loved Never Forgotten x

[nubes]

Absolutely gutted ...but also proud to say that he was a friend...someone who stood by his convictions ...a well read intelligent man who held his own in various discussions...didnt suffer fools at all...however was also very respectful....the scene has lost one of its strongest supporters ...but the loss to some of us ...is stronger....RIP hun....xxxx

[Len]

1 hour ago, Goldsoul said:

Terrible news. A supportive fan of the scene and good writer too. Will miss you pal. 

Rest in peace 

It is terrible news, which will hit lots of us hard.

I know Win was writing a book - It would have been a very good insight to our Scene.

Len.

[Baz1]

R.I.P winston the scene has lost an icon baz n shelly

[alison]

7 hours ago, billywhizz said:

o no , just asking about , winston , to john , at the 100 , so sad , r i p winston 

 

I wondered why he wasn't there too. This is incredibly sad news.

[Russoul1]

really sad news, will play a few tunes for him this Friday at "Club Caliente" which he used to attend over the last ten years

 

 

[Soulcarp]

R.I.P. Winston my deepest sympathies to family and friends 

[Hammie]

One of the nicest guys that you could be privileged to be friends with...he typified all that was good and should be about our music scene....I and a lot of folks will sadly miss this long time friend...RIP mate...respect

 

[Soulandy]

Very sad news. Didn't know him that well but first met a long time ago through the KTF group. Last spoke in person about 3years ago at the Stoke niter. A sound bloke who will be missed by many. Condolences to his family.

[Roger Banks]

Shocked & saddened to hear this, RIP Winston, you'll  be  missed by many.

Condolences to your family & close friends 

 

[Ficklefingers]

I woke to rumours this morning, which were quickly confirmed and left me deeply shocked and saddened

Condolences to his family and closest friends.. another one gone before their time!

[Louise]

R.I.P Winnie

Ditto what Joan said.

Louise & Dave

[Ian Stacey]

R I P Winnie  will be missed by me down the 100 club 

[Rich Buckley]

RIP Winnie. He contributed loads to this site and was always witty and had an opinion. Sleep tight.

[Upthejunction]

So sad to hear this news today, Winston and I went back a long way, not only was he a top bloke, true soulie in every sense, he was well informed, articulate and knowledgeable, he was also a very good Snooker/pool player, we had many battles over the years,  R.I.P Winston,   A Yid through and through. !!!!