A A Griggs - AAG

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Top left/Trevor Phillips (Monmouth fitter)rip.top right Graham Jones Fitter Driver Ian Jukes.
bottom left/Stan ■■ manager Silverton (Exeter) bottom left/l to r Phil Jones rip. Norman Pick. Danny Lambert rip. ■■ . John Westcolt. Russ Stephens.
in the mess at RAF Welford during the bomb run.

Monmouth depot. in truck Cliff Davies. Alan Sayce

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on the bomb run from Welford to Ridham docks Alan Sayce Monmouth

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top/ Big Frank & Steve in Strood Garage
bottom l/r John Westcolt(exeter) John Barclay(monmouth) Danny Lambert rip(monmouth) Norman Pick(monmouth) Phillip Jones rip(monmouth) Russ Stephens(monmouth) raf Welford

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Ibjuker:

brian james:
Done a few loads over the border mate happy days do it all again. Ian what you doing now mate still trucking or have you give it up
:smiley:

still trucking been working for Tesco’s for 15 years now, you still living in Bream?? should meet up for a beer …

Hi lan living coalway now be great to meet up for a beer, did see some of boys when we put Ray Martin to rest, we had some good times back in them days where have all them years gone.l got all the time in the world mate doing nothing now would
be nice to meet up.

brian james:

Ibjuker:

brian james:
Done a few loads over the border mate happy days do it all again. Ian what you doing now mate still trucking or have you give it up
:smiley:

still trucking been working for Tesco’s for 15 years now, you still living in Bream?? should meet up for a beer …

Hi lan living coalway now be great to meet up for a beer, did see some of boys when we put Ray Martin to rest, we had some good times back in them days where have all them years gone.l got all the time in the world mate doing nothing now would
be nice to meet up.

maybe try and get get a reunion together for a few beers, do you ever see Bob & Stuart about■■?

Ibjuker:

brian james:

Ibjuker:

brian james:
Done a few loads over the border mate happy days do it all again. Ian what you doing now mate still trucking or have you give it up
:smiley:

still trucking been working for Tesco’s for 15 years now, you still living in Bream?? should meet up for a beer …

Hi lan living coalway now be great to meet up for a beer, did see some of boys when we put Ray Martin to rest, we had some good times back in them days where have all them years gone.l got all the time in the world mate doing nothing now would
be nice to meet up.

maybe try and get get a reunion together for a few beers, do you ever see Bob & Stuart about■■?

had some good nights in Hamilton & East kilbride aaa

I believe that Tim King, fleet manager at Turners, is currently restoring a Griggs F86 or 88 to show alongside his other Volvo. :smiley:

Ibjuker:

brian james:

Ibjuker:

brian james:
Done a few loads over the border mate happy days do it all again. Ian what you doing now mate still trucking or have you give it up
:smiley:

still trucking been working for Tesco’s for 15 years now, you still living in Bream?? should meet up for a beer …

Hi lan living coalway now be great to meet up for a beer, did see some of boys when we put Ray Martin to rest, we had some good times back in them days where have all them years gone.l got all the time in the world mate doing nothing now would
be nice to meet up.

maybe try and get get a reunion together for a few beers, do you ever see Bob & Stuart about■■?

No never see them now fellout with Bob Walkerdine years ago when i left my wife for a younger model i don’t think he liked it, don’t see Stuart much he drives for willkinsons on nights. Would be good to see the boys again keep in touch mate see what you can do I am game for a good ■■■■ up.

brian james:

Ibjuker:

brian james:

Ibjuker:

brian james:
Done a few loads over the border mate happy days do it all again. Ian what you doing now mate still trucking or have you give it up
:smiley:

still trucking been working for Tesco’s for 15 years now, you still living in Bream?? should meet up for a beer …

Hi lan living coalway now be great to meet up for a beer, did see some of boys when we put Ray Martin to rest, we had some good times back in them days where have all them years gone.l got all the time in the world mate doing nothing now would
be nice to meet up.

maybe try and get get a reunion together for a few beers, do you ever see Bob & Stuart about■■?

No never see them now fellout with Bob Walkerdine years ago when i left my wife for a younger model i don’t think he liked it, don’t see Stuart much he drives for willkinsons on nights. Would be good to see the boys again keep in touch mate see what you can do I am game for a good ■■■■ up.

I’m friends with Stuart a Facebook, when I come back of holiday i will see Bickford & Alan Sacye to sort out a night out, send me a text on 07729460550 mate.

ANNIES PRIDE:
my dad works with 2 ex watchet drivers and a ex launceston driver on M way & son of south molton devon . the 2 watchet drivers are called Alan and John Chapman who are brothers, the launceston driver is called Jim Roberts.

John boy has left now but you got Steve Jordon on with you now x watchet driver.

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Stanfield:

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Coddy:
Any old drivers on here, from the Soham, Strood days.

Anyone got any pictures of the Old F7’s and FL10’s

Any stories to tell.

If you look in my gallery you will see my F7 and F86 :smiley:

This one you mean0

Thats the picture me with my son whos a driver now my F7 and old F86 and my 105E anglia.The F7 was new :smiley:

That photo was taken in Strood yard, loved coming into Strood to see the boys.

extrucker:
I believe that Tim King, fleet manager at Turners, is currently restoring a Griggs F86 or 88 to show alongside his other Volvo. :smiley:

Say hi to tim King for me, can you upload some photos of his volvo’s

I will ask him for some pics. :smiley:

Ibjuker:

Ibjuker:

brian james:

Ibjuker:

brian james:
Done a few loads over the border mate happy days do it all again. Ian what you doing now mate still trucking or have you give it up
:smiley:

still trucking been working for Tesco’s for 15 years now, you still living in Bream?? should meet up for a beer …

Hi lan living coalway now be great to meet up for a beer, did see some of boys when we put Ray Martin to rest, we had some good times back in them days where have all them years gone.l got all the time in the world mate doing nothing now would
be nice to meet up.

maybe try and get get a reunion together for a few beers, do you ever see Bob & Stuart about■■?

had some good nights in Hamilton & East kilbride aaa

Sure did mate had some lovely times in Hamilton & East Killbride lovely birds up there O happy days.Spent many day hanging around ringing Ray up telling him can’t get a load just to stay another night don’t think we would get away with it to day

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does anyone here remember the griggs’s yard in chepstow they used too share their yard with a few wentwood haulage motors, unfortuantly the place is now a car garage :frowning:

Remember it well it was aa griggs yard dave langley was the fitter there he owned wentwood transport

Used to be on for AAG pulling out of ds smith clay cross, til tnt/ceva took the contract over in 2004. Some of the lads moved over to Tuxford with em, rest of us stayed and got tupe transfered. Still pulling out of clay cross but on for Archbold now only 5 ex griggs men left now…

hi juker, only just looked in on griggs thread after a long while, yes i was at monmouth from 81 to 95 and on for griggs for acouple of years till they shut it. 2 of my trucks on the gloucestershire thread