St John's Ambulance Brigade
In the early sixties I was a member of the St John's Ambulance Brigade and often on a Saturday morning I would don my uniform and present myself (as instructed by my leader) to do my duty at the Odeon.
Often there would be 2 or 3 willing volunteers and we would always pray that no-one would get sick or ill so we could enjoy the movie as well. Great days.
In those days the Odeon was massive with a balcony and lower stalls, it was huge and most times everybody behaved themselves - it would only show one film maybe with a cartoon or something unlike todays Odeons.
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RE: RE: St John's Ambulance Brigade
I also used to be in the St John's Ambulance Brigade in about 1967, we used to meet up at Thames View School on Thames View Estate. I used to go to the Odeon in Barking on Saturday mornings to do my duty, wearing a grey uniform with white starched hat, and standing at the back waiting for an injury, with all the children shouting while the film was on. Just the odd grazed knee when they ran up and down the aisle.
Comment from Pauline Farlam on Monday, 22nd November 2010.