robinson7131@msn.com:
Hi, My name is John and I just found out about my uncle Jack passing away. I worked at the yard on Geldered rd as a general dogs body in the late 70s, I was about 17 then, also worked in Bradford at the warehouse where we stored whiskey bottles and I drove forklift. Since then I have lost all contact with my uncle’s, Lesley, Harold, Robin and George. Anyone remember them and know how I can contact them. My dad was Terry Robinson who passed away in the 80s in Scotland. He worked as a watchman and was buried at Lawnswood also. I lived in Germany after that and was a truck driver there for 20 years. Then moved to the USA and did some trucking here.I remember some of the guys like “Gummy” Taylor, as Harold called him and Wilkie also Reg. I gave wilkie an old wooley coat when I left. I would appreciate any help. Thanks!
Hi there John, thanks for the message, if you let me know where you live in Florida, we might be able to meet up in November, I’m in Jacksonville for a month from the 1st November to the 1st December, I was working for Chapmans when Jack bought us out, and I was with A One for 25 years untill they went bust, “nothing to do with Jack”, it was the prat who bought him out when he retired, so if you make contact with me I may be able to fill you in with some of the past. Regards :-Jack Graham.
Hello Jack, Such a grand surprise to read your response. My wife and I would love to meet up with you while you are in Jacksonville. Choose a weekend that is suitable for you and we will take a drive to meet up. Keep in touch via e-mail to make final arrangements. Look forward to meeting you! Best Regards, John
stuart broughton:
thank you to all of you that took the trouble to turn up at the reunion i hope you had a good time and you enjoyed the grub many thanks to to the lads that chipped in a little xextra frank jack stuart .lenny moggie it was just a pitty that it clshed with a leaving party for some one else thats wher the rest of the lads had gone any way you all stay in good helth and have a good year to come and may you have a lot of good look AND TO ALL YOU THAT STILL WORK FOR A LIVING KEEP WORKING TO PUT IN TO MY PENSION FUND COS THEAR BE NOWT LEFT WHEN YOU RETIRE BY FOR NOW S BROUGHTON
Yes Stuart, it was another good night, good to see the lads again, although we were down on numbers it was still nice to talk and enjoy one an-other’s company again, so let’s look forward to next year, and see you all again. Regards :-Jack
Yes,another good night to remember,got Trever nussey home safely,but when i got home i fell in the garden i did not remember but my wife soon reminded me this morning with my hangover.going back out now for a hairy dog beer
Thanks for sorting Trevor out with the lift Kieth, it was nice to see him, regarding the fall and hangover, why change the habit of a lifetime, but glad you enjoyed the night. Regards :-Jack
Hi All. Glad to hear that you all enjoyed the evening,if any of you took any photo’s will you put them onto my profile.I would like to see some of the old face’s again. Thanks. Regards Alan.
Alan Bennett:
Hi All. Glad to hear that you all enjoyed the evening,if any of you took any photo’s will you put them onto my profile.I would like to see some of the old face’s again. Thanks. Regards Alan.
You were missed Alan, but not to worry, we had a few pints thinking and talking about you, I have just downloaded some pictures from Joyce and Billy Parky, I will email them to you soon.
We were mostly concerned that your wife was OK and that she is recovering. :-Jack
Alan Bennett:
Hi All. Glad to hear that you all enjoyed the evening,if any of you took any photo’s will you put them onto my profile.I would like to see some of the old face’s again. Thanks. Regards Alan.
You were missed Alan, but not to worry, we had a few pints thinking and talking about you, I have just downloaded some pictures from Joyce and Billy Parky, I will email them to you soon.
We were mostly concerned that your wife was OK and that she is recovering. :-Jack
Hi Jack. Kath is a lot better now that she is at home,but she is still realy weak,but she gets better by the day. I look forward to seeing the photo’s Billy and Joyce took,and i wish i could have been there. hopefully there will be another one next year. Thats it for now Jack so. All the best and take care. Regards Alan.
Once again, a good night had by all. Next year, Another time, another place■■?
I have to apologise for the delay in putting all the photo’s on the web----- I have somehow sent them all to the “Recycle” bin, and need to get them BACK!!!
I’ll try later.
DRY GINGER:
Once again, a good night had by all. Next year, Another time, another place■■?
I have to apologise for the delay in putting all the photo’s on the web----- I have somehow sent them all to the “Recycle” bin, and need to get them BACK!!!
I’ll try later.
Stuart
Oh! dear Stuart, may-be that’s where your contact numbers went last year, “just a thought”. :-Jack.
Sorry this is a bit off topic, and hope you Leeds lads don’t mind. I posted this on the “Old cafe” site, but as it involves Leeds I thought I’d put it on here as well. I’d be great if some of you older lads that lived or worked in the area, might know of, or used this place…
Cheers…Fergie
A mate of mine asked me to post this one up as he was a friend of the sons owner, and use to spend many a summers holiday in and around the cafe, and still keeps in touch with his friend today.
It’s Radcliffe’s Transport Cafe on Kirkstall Rd, Leeds, and was very near the Craven dairy. The owner was George Radcliffe an ex army chef…a very busy place, with cracking food.
This would be the late '50’s - '60’s. Anyone remember the cafe,.
keith 2:
any one know were the old atki is after a one restored it, jack robinson sold it on.who and where ,keith
I’m not 100% sure, but when I saw JMR last year he didn’t tell me where it was, but some-one said it had gone to a guy in South Wales, “may-be Robbin will know”. :-Jack.
keith 2:
Have we any photes of the reunion yet lads keith
Hi Kieth, just sent you some this morning, look on your emails,:-Jack.
Thanks Jack,they are very good,i wish we could get the photo albums which was shown at the reunion on here,i did not know who they belonged to.i did not have time to look at them due to talking and drinking too much Keith
Hi guy’s, had a call from Jack the painter today, he apologised for not being at the reunion, unfortunately he was in hospital having treatment for his cancer, but he’s back at home now, and I wished him all the best from us all.
He also said he wants to know when our next reunion will be, because with luck he will be there next time, so we can start now if you all like, to come up with another date for our next get together, that’s assuming you all want another one, and can someone wake up “Dreva”, god knows how he missed the last one, “but he did, what a plonker”.
Regards :-Jack Graham.
Wow!, where have you all gone, dont tell me you’ve all given up on the website, I’m off to the US next Tuesday for a month, Ive arranged to see John Robinson who contacted us through the website who now lives in Florida, I’m hopping to send info from him via my sister’s computer so you can keep up on the gossip, I’ve sent him some photo’s of ours from the website, and hope to fill him in with what happened to A one after he left, remember he said he was related to JMR, but lost contact since moving away, so what about it have you all gone to sleep, or should we have a reunion every weekend just to keep in contact. Regards :-Jack.
i did not remember but my wife soon reminded me this morning 
with my hangover.going back out now for a hairy dog beer 
:-Jack.
