Showlite Now – still working My involvement with the professional lighting at The Spa Pavilion in Felixstowe led to me receiving many requests for help from the theatre’s amateur users. In 1985 in response to those requests I set up Showlite…
The BBC at Last
Work at the BBC Radio Suffolk In April 2001, some 37 years after my original wish to work for BBC Television, I at last started work for the BBC – BBC Radio Suffolk to be precise. Originally I was a…
Theatre and Music
Working with Music Acts, Cilla Black, Rick Wakeman and The Barron Knights etc Although, as I said back in chapter one of my story, I had quite a keen interest in stage lighting at the time I left school I…
Felixstowe Drama Festival
Felixstowe Drama Festival at the Pier Pavilion and Spa Pavilion The Felixstowe Drama Festivals began at the now demolished Pier Pavilion in 1949, originally they were festivals of one-act plays. By the time it transferred to the newly built Spa…
Hospital Radio
Ipswich Hospital Radio Whilst working in Ipswich around 1976 a mis-directed telephone call led to me joining Hospital Radio Ipswich where I remained a member until the early eighties. During this time I was variously chief record librarian, PRO, vice-chairman,…
Sound On – The First Ten Years
More info about Sound On As far as I can determine from reading through the minutes of the preliminary meetings which were held, a Talking Newspaper for Ipswich and District was the idea of Marilyn Brooks who was an assistant…
Sound On
The Ipswich and District Talking Newspaper I became involved with The Ipswich and District Talking Newspaper as a result of reading an appeal in the Evening Star newspaper for volunteers who would be interested in forming a steering committee. My…
Leiston Labour
Weekly Bingo Sessions Weekly bingo sessions were held by Leiston Labour Party as part of their fund-raising. They were organised and run by Norman Fish and his willing band of helpers under the auspices of the Party’s social committee. As…
Top Hat Sound
Origins of Top Hat Sound At the same time as I was providing commentary at Peasenhall my good friend Ernie Rabett was involved with bingo calling for Leiston Labour Party. As the popularity of our respective events grew I needed…
Stockcar Racing
I first met Eddie Chorlton, the driving force behind Peasenhall Stockcar Racing, whilst I was working for W. Wells & Sons in Saxmundham. Eddie knew of my interest in electronics and PA systems and so, after several lunch time discussions…