Good Friends And Memories...

Hello Jenny.Do you remember me,Pauline Crutchley,and my younger sister Janet? My surname is Coles now.We lived in Wood End Gardens,and went to The Oriel youth club.We had a mutual friend,Annette Riley,alias Dougal.Another mutual friend, Gary Coulson,died in a motor bike accident aged 16yrs.I married William Bowman in 1974 and you came to my wedding with Annette.Pauline.

Just found this site,reading the memory's of others who had they pleasure to grow up in Northolt brought a warm smile to my face, i remember so much, the school,the clubs,the pubs,dancing,the parks,lido, the people so many things to do for the youth at that time,, i lived on the Fairview estate from about 68-80, would be nice to know whos still knocking about, B good B lucky,

Hi Gary, I remember you well .friends with Steve and the rest of our awesome crowd hanging around The Load of Hay .. to name one of our haunts.. . we used to all go down to Newquay and lived in vans in summer of 1976 .. good golden memories
. Hope you are well and life treating you well with good fun times Jenny

Hi Pauline: firstly sorry for the longest response to your email. Yes I remember you well and of course our very much missed friend Annette. Hope you are well and life being good to you. Thank you for your email and again so sorry for long time in responding to you love Jenny x

Hi, it was on hearing the name Pauline Crutchley and mention of the Oriel that made me post, with memories of Anth Stanton (“Beethoven”) and his old London cab. My name is Nick Parr from 43 Kempton Ave on the new estate, and I was in Mr Hatfield’s class at Islip Manor in 1964, having been at the Target and then Northolt Infants beforehand. (In fact, I helped delay the 14 story block being built). I played on the old “black hill” and the big old field, and was there when they first built the swimming baths. Used to go to Harrow open air baths before that. I went on to UCL, but I was an occasional friend of Ray Whitehouse, and helped Gary Coulson polish the Tiger Cub that he later cdied on when the police stalked him. Other close mates were Rick and Jackie Hall, Chris Cobbold (since changed to Stacey), Steve Barron, Chris Preedy (injured by the IRA), Val Green, the McMorrow sisters (Cora and Tina), Val Green, Sue Crick and after 2 years with Angie Sharp from Hounslow, Ann Clinch (who I was married to for 2 whole years and had a wonderful daughter!). I doubt anyone here remembers me, but I remember those days well, Horsenden Hill, “Park Policemen”, the Stone twins and their bike, Vince and Darryl Bennet and so many more. They all live on in my memory, as I haven’t been back since my mum (Margaret) passed 7 years ago. I now live in Portugal with my devoted wife of 45 years (from Torquay), having had a stroke from which I am slowly recovering. I have inherited another wonderful daughter, and wish all you, or those who remember be) well.

Apologie for poor one handed typing, I meant of course to with you all well.

PS it was Val Green who painted "love thy brother" on the garages off Mandeville road, and boke my leg in a m/c accident by the Load of Hay.