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Comments by Phil (Nobby) Dore

I've discovered this photo of the party which "Tex" Mitchell, so-called because he always spoke with a drawl, and "Ben Tren" took to Belgium at Easter 1956. I've forgotten most names (I was only 13 at the time) but the tall guy on the right was named Merrett and I see such eminent personnages as Geoff Blackburn, "Smeb" Smith, John "Herbert" Sunderland, Arthur (?) Longbottom, (?)McVeigh, "General George" Greaves who encountered a little trouble coming back thro' Customs as he had bought a wrist watch costing c£25 and declared it (the whole trip cost only that!!), Ross Uttley, Keith Garside (almost hidden, 5th from right)), (?) Scott (almost dead centre). The chap at front right, whose name I think was Hogg, turned up at the departure point in his own Austin Atlantic!!!

I hope you can use the photo on the web site - and some or all of the comments if you wish.

I'm not on the photo, I took it. In those days a roll of film (12 shots) was very expensive and cost a further small fortune to develop and print.

Phil (Nobby) Dore 1953 - 60 (phildore@tinyworld.co.uk)