It is with a heavy heart that I write this. Steve Jones formerly of Congleton in Cheshire passed away last week just 3months short of his 56th birthday.

Steve was a avid Wheel goer and don't think he missed one in the last 2years till it closed. Steve was a very close friend and the gang that went the wheel with him included Al Barnett, Johnny Dale, Tony Smith, Oscar, Rasper Morris, Flynny from stoke, Pemmy now on Merseyside,Galli ,the Probert twins and the list goes on.

He dabbled on and off with the scene a couple years after the wheel and went the Torch,Ambassedeur (Bradford) and did a couple of very early forays to the Casino.

He left Britain in the ealy 90's and went to live in California with his wife and daughter,and really enjoyed the lifestyle across there. He only made a handful of trips back over here but on those (Oh too few) trips back he would always ask us about northern soul and we would get together,play a few tunes, and generally ' chew the cud' over days gone by. His favourite record was 'scratchy' by Travis Wammack and that would always remind him of 100mph dancing at the wheel.

Steve was a person who never seemed 'down' and even when you were feeling p*ssed off he could always seem to lift ya.

Maybe or maybe not some ex Wheelites on here will remember Steve ,but as many on here can testify ,to lose a lifelong friend is like losing a piece of your own jigsaw of life.

My first experiences in Northern Soul were with Steve and the gang and shall never forget them.

My thoughts go out to his wife and family at this time.

Always a pleasure to be in your company Steve. Rest in peace mate.

Dead but not forgotten

It is with a heavy heart that I write this. Steve Jones formerly of Congleton in Cheshire passed away last week just 3months short of his 56th birthday.

Steve was a avid Wheel goer and don't think he missed one in the last 2years till it closed. Steve was a very close friend and the gang that went the wheel with him included Al Barnett, Johnny Dale, Tony Smith, Oscar, Rasper Morris, Flynny from stoke, Pemmy now on Merseyside,Galli ,the Probert twins and the list goes on.

He dabbled on and off with the scene a couple years after the wheel and went the Torch,Ambassedeur (Bradford) and did a couple of very early forays to the Casino.

He left Britain in the ealy 90's and went to live in California with his wife and daughter,and really enjoyed the lifestyle across there. He only made a handful of trips back over here but on those (Oh too few) trips back he would always ask us about northern soul and we would get together,play a few tunes, and generally ' chew the cud' over days gone by. His favourite record was 'scratchy' by Travis Wammack and that would always remind him of 100mph dancing at the wheel.

Steve was a person who never seemed 'down' and even when you were feeling p*ssed off he could always seem to lift ya.

Maybe or maybe not some ex Wheelites on here will remember Steve ,but as many on here can testify ,to lose a lifelong friend is like losing a piece of your own jigsaw of life.

My first experiences in Northern Soul were with Steve and the gang and shall never forget them.

My thoughts go out to his wife and family at this time.

Always a pleasure to be in your company Steve. Rest in peace mate.

Dead but not forgotten

I knew Steve at the Wheel and thought he was a great guy! so sorry to hear about his death my thoughts are with his family

sue bushby

I knew Steve at the Wheel and thought he was a great guy! so sorry to hear about his death my thoughts are with his family

sue bushby

shame last time i saw steve was at my flat in rochdale if you can remember that far back sue....good guy i liked steve we had some great times

and flynny and all the stoke guys whatever happened to them sadly we will remember steve

little pat

shame last time i saw steve was at my flat in rochdale if you can remember that far back sue....good guy i liked steve we had some great times

and flynny and all the stoke guys whatever happened to them sadly we will remember steve

little pat

Hey up mate, me memories not what it was, but was that the time we went to the Ambasedeur in bradford and Steve ,johnny Dale, me and John Elkin and a n other? went back to a flat in Rochdale after??

Hey up mate, me memories not what it was, but was that the time we went to the Ambasedeur in bradford and Steve ,johnny Dale, me and John Elkin and a n other? went back to a flat in Rochdale after??

THAT WAS THE TIME SUE WAS THERE AS WELL ended up with about twenty people in the flat sue rigby was their and the big fella who was with cath mc glyn he is still in bradford from what sue told me last parky or perky ? cant remember had good times then lol

pat

also one of the guys was a DJ if i can remember right brains are scrambled lol

anyone got suffering city johnny copeland

pain in ass aint i lol

pat

Edited September 12, 200816 yr by little_pat

THAT WAS THE TIME SUE WAS THERE AS WELL ended up with about twenty people in the flat sue rigby was their and the big fella who was with cath mc glyn he is still in bradford from what sue told me last parky or perky ? cant remember had good times then lol

pat

also one of the guys was a DJ if i can remember right brains are scrambled lol

anyone got suffering city johnny copeland

pain in ass aint i lol

pat

Bloody 'ell small world innit!!! Went round Johnny Dales the other night for a few beers and a chin wag. I reminded him about that night ---but his memories worse than mine!!! All he could remember was a few being there and that Steve had gone round cos he had pulled a 'bird' from in the ambassader and gone back yours with her as well. Now I can't remember that! what I can remember was it was raining and we were in a ford anglia and the fooking wipers broke (think Al barnet was in our car) All the way to rochdale from Bradford --no wipers unreal eh??

Anyway do you still get out much mate to soul do's--- have to have pint if we meet out

cheers Jez