Nice sent off today to John Smith today your right,he would of loved it that’s for sure good bye good buddy x
Just a quick post to thank everybody who came along to the Crem yesterday and then onto the club afterwards.
John would have loved the whole day as it was just as he wanted it. No fuss and bother but plenty of stories and laughs.
Thanks to you all for making the day a fitting send off.
Safe travels
Richard
huntleyed:
Nice sent off today to John Smith today your right,he would of loved it that’s for sure good bye good buddy x
Hi Eddie it was great to see you again yesterday, many thanks for the lift to the club
Remember these old girls?
Regards Pat
I totally agree with the posts a great send off for John!
Well attended and one of the nicest ceremonies I have ever seen, well done to all concerned.
Regards Pat
Soooo sorry I couldn’t make it Johns funeral yesterday. I,ve been away all week, no excuse
I know and I do feel guilty.
I,ve spoken with Paul Nichols and he tells me it was very well attended.
I truly think it,s great that so many paid their respects and it would have been nice to
have met up with all those old boys that did go.
You were a true character John, R I P mate.
Well here goes some of those who attended John’s Funeral sorry for those I have left out
Pat Scorey
Phil Acas
Tony Brady
Terry Moody
Maury Mackness
Mick Leech
Paul Nichols
Mo Baker
Ennis Stratton
Richard ‘Tribsa’ Maidment
Ian Lawson
Rodney ‘Remould’ Redgrave
Paul ‘Wobbly’ Ware
Eddie Huntley
Chris Sparks
Phil Grant
Terry Weeks
Paddy ‘Sandals’ Keoghan
Derek Miller
Kev ‘Gerbil’
Chris ‘Mr Silly’ Wriggley
Terry Barfoot
Neil Barfoot
A few I forgot
Richard Sharpe
‘Curly’
Stevie May
Regards Pat
Hi All
A couple more to add to Pats list of drivers are David Neller & his immaculate TK Bedford
Steve Linburn
Kay Savage
Basil Brush (The Tractor driver)
Steve Symes &
Bill Haythorne
To name but a few. There was of course the famous great train engineer Dr Steve Hannam
Cheers Rich
Baldrick1953:
Who’s this lot?
Looks very much like some young A S Rawlings drivers to me , but Charlie one will know or Gazzer. Like the thatched mudguards bit on Mappo’s truck did not realize he was that old, did he work for Noah, cheers Buzzer.
PS. Is that in front of a British International truck ?
tribsa:
Hi All
A couple more to add to Pats list of drivers are David Neller & his immaculate TK Bedford
Steve Linburn
Kay Savage
Basil Brush (The Tractor driver)
Steve Symes &
Bill Haythorne
To name but a few. There was of course the famous great train engineer Dr Steve HannamCheers Rich
Thanks Richard I did not know everyone there!
Just thought of another John ‘Axel’ Eaton
But still a great sent off for John (RIP)
Regards Pat
Another old pic of Strongs of Romsey!
Regards Pat
i know this is a bit late, but i didnt know that my very dear old friend john smith had passed away,he will be truly misses,i know that john used to go to the dorset steam ups and was into all sorts of vintage machinery it was his love,i had known john all my driving life and one thing i will say,no messing with john and a spade was spade,it was great to see that so many turned up for his farewell,especially lads like MO BAKER NIEL BARFOOT and his dad,we all worked with john on BAKERS. RIP my good friend,such a loss.
Buzzer:
Baldrick1953:
Who’s this lot?Looks very much like some young A S Rawlings drivers to me , but Charlie one will know or Gazzer. Like the thatched mudguards bit on Mappo’s truck did not realize he was that old, did he work for Noah, cheers Buzzer.
PS. Is that in front of a British International truck ?
Yes john! was XFH 346T or maybe 347. Went like a train had a 350 ■■■■■■■■ Not so good at stopping though.
The blokes in pic are , my old man ( on a jolly ) me Alice the Marlborough girl? Dave Pope and the other two I can’t remember at the mo. All BIT drivers though… BV might know… Cheers! Snowed in here and running out of red wine. CRISIS! 
Baldrick1953:
Buzzer:
Baldrick1953:
Who’s this lot?Looks very much like some young A S Rawlings drivers to me , but Charlie one will know or Gazzer. Like the thatched mudguards bit on Mappo’s truck did not realize he was that old, did he work for Noah, cheers Buzzer.
PS. Is that in front of a British International truck ?
Yes john! was XFH 346T or maybe 347. Went like a train had a 350 ■■■■■■■■ Not so good at stopping though.
The blokes in pic are , my old man ( on a jolly ) me Alice the Marlborough girl? Dave Pope and the other two I can’t remember at the mo. All BIT drivers though… BV might know… Cheers! Snowed in here and running out of red wine. CRISIS!
Hi Baldrick the guy on the right is Barry Aldridge (Reckless Rat ) I think the other chap was irish something like Dave O’Leary not sure tho. The truck would have been HFB 348X OR 346X
Regards Kev
Good to see you,re still looking in Kev, hope all Is well mate.
KNS64:
Baldrick1953:
Buzzer:
Baldrick1953:
Who’s this lot?Looks very much like some young A S Rawlings drivers to me , but Charlie one will know or Gazzer. Like the thatched mudguards bit on Mappo’s truck did not realize he was that old, did he work for Noah, cheers Buzzer.
PS. Is that in front of a British International truck ?
Yes john! was XFH 346T or maybe 347. Went like a train had a 350 ■■■■■■■■ Not so good at stopping though.
The blokes in pic are , my old man ( on a jolly ) me Alice the Marlborough girl? Dave Pope and the other two I can’t remember at the mo. All BIT drivers though… BV might know… Cheers! Snowed in here and running out of red wine. CRISIS!Hi Baldrick the guy on the right is Barry Aldridge (Reckless Rat ) I think the other chap was irish something like Dave O’Leary not sure tho. The truck would have been HFB 348X OR 346X
Regards Kev
346 . K 
Yes Kev… I thought of his name today. You’re right HFB… Dave sounds right. But not o’leary …
Was it a 350 ■■■■■■■■ Kev?
Baldrick1953:
Was it a 350 ■■■■■■■■ Kev?
Hi Baldrick it was a 290 ■■■■■■■ found this on internet looking a bit sad
Kev
mappo:
Good to see you,re still looking in Kev, hope all Is well mate.
Hi tony all good thanks hope all is well with you still on for Tesco
Kev
Normandy Ferries MV’s Dragon and Leopard in Southampton what a loss for this city, cheers Buzzer.
