South Shields Sanddancers Forum

Now ya yalking Deka, "The Green Hut" Billy Powel, he kept wa all in check ha ha ! great bloke he was

Aye Dave,no-body took libertys with Mr Powell,had some great nights there,see if ya can think of some names as the old memories fading lol

I do remember hearing that his first wife committed suicide. I either learned this from Ellen's workmates in 1952 or from my wife in 1956. Long after the event either way. What year did this tragic event occur?

St Cuthberts church when in place on King George road,had small wooden hut.In this hut met the scouts/Guides and Brownies and on certain days housed the Mothers Union,i did hear an attempt to set fire to the near by church took place.The scout master at the time i attended was a short guy and good fun.Mind this was long before the News of The World put a diffrent meaning to the word Scout Master.Mind i do remember one boy looking worried when the Scout Master said he would fix his :toggle:

I loved the green hut, so sad kids dont have owt like it now

Myself and a couple of lasses from school were the first girls to join the bader boys club in beach road, around 1969 ish i was 11or12