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CAROLINE		16-Sep-2008 20:47
HI DOING FAMILY TREE, DOES ANY ONE HAVE PICTURES OF THE TEA ROOMS IN MINSTER I THINK, AND A GREEN GROSERY IN ALMA STREET MINSTER OWN BY KATHLEEN GILBERT , BORN 1900 SHEERNESS, HER FATHER CHARLES GILBERT, AND ALICE.BOTH BORN MINSTER,,, SHEPPEY ??E M AIL CACHS@SAPO.PT

Teresa Barnwell		11-Sep-2008 09:45
Anyone know my great aunt Hannah Fulljames or great uncle Austin Fulljames. Hannah died in 1961.

guest		07-Sep-2008 19:30
hi does any body know ena and frank surname not known but enas maiden name was stone they lived in merrick road and had 13 children three of there names were frank june and shirley we are the family of enas brother george stone and would like to hear from any of the family thanks

Sarah		05-Aug-2008 22:22
Trevor, please could you help my father in law used to live in Pier Cottages and it is his 70th birthday in September and I would love to find a photo for him

Sharon M		29-Jul-2008 11:38
HI Trevor please could you help me find any pictures or information on Westminster Football club as my Dad played for them in the year they gained promotion to div 2 I still have the cup he was given at the time It was around 1956 I am a very keen football fan and would love to collect as much information as possible about my dads team

Maggie Styles (Carol Baker)		30-Jun-2008 15:30
I lived in Victory Street in Sheerness in Victory Stores in 1960 and went to Rose Street School. 2 friends that I remember were Marilyn Jones and Helene Scott. Are they still on Sheppey I wonder and is the old Victory Stores still there?

Mick Mckeown		30-May-2008 17:11
hi Trevor my name is Michael Mckeown great site i was born on the island in 1964 and left in 1986 my father and son still live there all these pictures bought back a lot of good memories we used to live in Queensway and I worked for British gas me and my dad use too be Zulus for a while. keep up the good work any one out there remember me.

michael mckeown		24-May-2008 15:22
hi my name is michal mckeown im a ex sheppy boy now living in milton keynes i left in 1989 just had a look at this site it brings back a lot of happy memmories my dad and son still live there any one rember me

m.deane		05-May-2008 17:22
i was born on the isle of sheppey in queenborough road, my father arthur bostock was the foreman of canning town glass works for many years before he retired in 1963 does anybody remember him.

John McGarvey		01-May-2008 15:23
Hi, Anyone remenmber 24 HAA Regt which left the town about 1958. I was there from 1950 to 1952 and really enjoyed my time there. John McGarvey

Michael		08-Apr-2008 09:58
Hi Trevor, An interesting site of a place I know nothing of! Except! a great grandfather who married a local woman , and had his first child in Sheppy Sheerness about 1884. He was a sapper in the army. Was there any kind of military station nearby? Thanks, Michael Bennett in New Zealand.

Guest		25-Mar-2008 00:30
I would love to see more pictures of the Ritz cinema (Images cinema) / Woodys. Any pics inside or out. They are demolishing that building right now. Sad a cinema sat there, closed for over 20 years.

Guest		29-Feb-2008 16:19
I would be very interested in finding out more on the owner of Canning Town Glass, probably in the first half of the last century 1900-1950. All I know is that he was a Colonel Braley, that he owned a large red car, possibly a Rolls Royce, a large yacht and probably lived in London. The previous Mayor Bill Flanagan gave me the information above, today, but he didn't give me the Colonel's first name. I'm following up an old family story and would like to find some facts to the fiction!

Guest		27-Feb-2008 18:37
HI, Just dicovered this site and am delighted. I was stationed at Sheerness with 24 HAA RegimentRA from 1950-52 and have very happy memories of the town and the people. John McGarvey

ROGER CLARK		07-Jan-2008 04:33
Hi, my name is Roger Clark. I used to live at Queensway 1965-70 . Great pics, brought back lotsa memories. I always go to the Island when I go back, will be down the High St this year....Xmas 2008. My Dad was born in Bluetown. My Gran used to live at Rule Court on St Georges Ave, and of course I went to Sheerness Central. Anyone remember me? I now live in Vancouver,been here since 76.

Graham Bentley		17-Dec-2007 20:44
This is for Rita Scarrett nee Bentley. My name is Bentley too, and although I was born in Chatham in 1949, I lived on the island from 1950 till around 1967. My father's family were Bentleys and lived in Queenborough. Could you be a long lost relative? Hi from sunny California!

helen moon		07-Dec-2007 09:18
HI this is helen, Steve Nortons friend who has just displayed most of your photos at the Crown Hotel, 148 High Street, Sheerness which today is under major refurbishment due to new management. Most of your photographs are displayed on the bar and surrounding ledges in the pub, under tight sealed glass for all to view. Obviously you will remember that I did contact to you to ask permission before "nicking" your photographs. I would just like to thank you greatly for this and add that your site is amazing, i have learnt so much about the island and i will sure be adding your link on the new crown hotel website when it is up and running along with the B&B. Many thanxz Trevor all the best Helen Moon 07/12/07

guest		30-Oct-2007 14:02
When I lived on the island from 1939 until 1956, it was a vibrant town,as young teenagers we had a great time. Queenborough tanner hop, on wednesday evenings, The Wheatsheaf, and Conservative clubs also had dances, and tge "Big Bands" used to come on the island. Ken Macintosh, Joe Loss with Cleo Laine George Melly to name a few. Coach trips were also organised to follow these bands to seaside venues, Margate Ramsgate etc.Anyone remember these times. We were very lucky, and not short of partners, as we had an Army Barracks in town, and also the Navy lads. The fairground and surrounding areas were we used to hand out, when not parading up and down the High Street. Our first coffee bar was owned by Soaves, and they were very foriegn to us, coming all the way from Italy!!!! There was another one next to a jewellers by the Town Clock. When living on the island I lived in Park Road, and worked for Matthews, after attending Sheerness Secondary, in Jefferson Road. Anyone remember Queenborough Youth Club, and busses running late in the evening? I do still visit Sheppey, to see friends that I was at school with, but sadly though, it looks neglected and most buildings look in dire need of a paintjob!! I thoroughly enjoyed looking through this site, and I do have photos of football clubs (Sheppey Tech) and (Dockyard Apprentices) circa 1955.

Lloyd		04-Oct-2007 20:44
Great galleries here. The attention paid to history... very impressive.

Guest		23-Jul-2007 12:23
hi my name is Dawn, this is a fantastic site. We have been to visit family in Sheerness. Had the best two weeks of our lives. Thank you.You know who you are and i love you all dearly. Your town is beautiful, i will treasure the memories forever. love Dawn from Australia. 23-7-07

roger vyvyan		20-Jul-2007 21:53
A really excellent website; perhaps anyone knows of any descendants of my great-grandfather Davis who was born in 1860 and died in 1888, aged just 28. He was employed as a fireman although a carpenter by profession. His father was born in 1816 and his grandfather in 1796. I shall be pleased to hear from anyone who can offer any information, and in return I can give information one member of the family that will knock their socks off!

Paul Dummott		03-Jul-2007 18:12
Hi Guest, Yes I am the ame chap,Paul Dummott(no e). Zilpher (NB.) used to live in 74 Invicta Rd If you want to get in touch with me my email address is ;pauldummott@supanet.com

Simon Mills		28-Jun-2007 13:51
Hi Trevor, wonder if you can help. Do you know of a bakery in Sheerness, pre-1930, run by a family called Rowlands? The daughter, Rosina, was my grandmother. She married Percy Mills from Colchester. Thanks for any info you can give. Simon Mills.

Guest		19-Jun-2007 18:04
I was born in Sheerness and lived in 81 Invicta Road. I recognise the name Paul Dummotte. If it is the same chap, I used to play with his cousin, Zylpha Dummotte. My aunt, Mrs Lutfoot, was headmistress at Alma Road School. Guest.

Guest		19-Jun-2007 04:11
Well done Trevor for creating the best Sheppey site on the web. Absolutely wonderful! Patrick O'Grady

Guest		14-Apr-2007 14:45
What a great site, stumbled across it looking for info on Sheerness. Apparently my 2x gt grandfather was born in Bluetown c1801. He lived in Chapel Street. He joined the RN and married in Devon. The family mostly lived in Cornwall. I know nothing about Sheerness or Kent although I was born in Lancashire I have lived most of my life in Australia. Lesley

Jeroen Bosman		15-Mar-2007 21:05
Hi Trevor, thanks for sharing. I certainly liked Sheerness when I passed through it on my bicycle two decades ago. Best, Jeroen

Guest		08-Mar-2007 19:30
hey i was on holiday in sheppey (priory hill) and me and my friends were walking along the beach when we came across strange little village , when we passed the village we were getting dodgy looks, the sign said.no entry but if the tide is out you can walk along the beach please someone help me find out about this town if anyone has any information pleae email me at cyber_phreak@hotmail.co.uk and make the subject TownInSheppey, thank you so much and i look forward to your response

Guest		05-Mar-2007 21:05
HELLO. lOVELY SITE, BUT HAS ANYBODY GOT ANY PHOTO'S OF PIER COTTAGES, I LIVED THERE FROM BIRTH UNTIL THE AGE OF 15 UNTIL ABBOT'S BROUGHT THE LAND AND THEN WE HAD TO MOVE TO RUSHENDEN, MANY THANKS PETER.

Adam Short		04-Mar-2007 19:11
Hi, I stumbled across your site while searching for information about my family. My ancestors lived in Sheerness, and my grandfather's second wife still lives there. My grandfather, Alexander Short, was a pathologist and a warrant officer in the navy during the war, he died in 1983. He moved up to Liverpool and married my grandmother around the time of the war, but later they divorced and he moved back to Sheerness. I managed to find some information about his parents, William Short and Louisa Roberts, but after that things got a bit more difficult. The Roberts line is a bit easier to trace, but the Short line just stops dead. Short seems to be a name with a certain amount of history on Sheppey, I read some information on the Short Brothers aeroplane factory, but actual genealogical data is a bit scarce. This is a shot in the dark, just wondering if there's anyone reading this (and looking at the great photos) who'd recognise any of the above.

Paul Dummott		04-Mar-2007 13:40
Harvey from Canada, I am vaguely related to a Champion family. I can give you some details if you email me at pauldummott@supanet.com

Harvey		08-Feb-2007 23:35
Hello; I was born in England, but emigrated to Canada in 1966. I am tracing my ancesters and have traced back to a CHAMPION family who lived in Sheppey in the early 1800s. I would be pleased to hear from anyone with the family name of Champion, perhaps we are related!

Rita Scarrett		24-Jan-2007 21:59
Hi Trevor, I was in the same class as you at Rose st School, ( Rita Bentley ). Great to see the pictures, brings back a lot of memories. Left the island in 1984, but all the family still live there & i visit whenever i can. Rio holds memories, my mum worked there in the 70's when it became a factory for Thorns Valves. The Argosy later turned into Ladbrookes bingo, & i worked there for a while along with my sister Lynne, who still lives in Sheerness.

Guest		23-Dec-2006 03:25
looking to see the co -op in high street we hear it was transformed by a young business man on the island and we are so pleased to know this as it was left to go to ruin after being the focal point of the town does anyone have pictures of the store now

Christine		10-Dec-2006 05:29
Greetings from Toronto Canada. I was born in Sheerness...Minster Hospital in 1946. I went to Broadway Girls School 1956-57. Would love to hear from anyone who went there at that time. I loved Sheerness. Loved the prom, the pool, Mr. Beans sweetshop on Merrick Rd. My Mum was born in Bluetown. Gillespie was her maiden name. Would love to hear from anyone who knew the family. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Christine		10-Dec-2006 05:25
Hi Toronto Canada here...still looking for anyone who went to Broadway girls school 1956-57 I was born in Sheerness 1946...left when very young and went back and spent several more childhood years there. I loved it and have never forgotten my time there. Loved the seafront, and the pool, and Mr. Beans sweet shop on Merrick Rd. Used to love to go to the Argosy. anyone remember those things? Merry Christmas all and Happy New Year!!

Guest		22-Nov-2006 03:13
would like to see pictures of the co-op store across from woolworths in high street we have heard it was wonderfully restored by a young business man on the island to a nursery store. I used to buy clthing upstairs in the mens dept ian rooper usa

Paul Dummott		25-Oct-2006 12:29
To Kerry Hamon Your relative Cllr Hamon opened the Rio cinema in the Broadway on Monday 21 June 1937 shortly after the Riz in Wood St was opened in March 1937 by Cllr Coats who was then the Chairman of Sheerness Urban District Council. I guess your reltive succeeded him as Chairman. Sheerness did not have a mayor. The Rio was a large cinema seating 1600 people. There are photos of both the Ritz and the Rio on Trev's site You can find more information in a booklet stocked in the Sheerness Heritage Centre 10 Rose St Sheerness or on our web site "sheernessheritagecentre.com

Kerry Hamon		09-Oct-2006 14:34
Thanks for your reply regarding cinemas in Sheerness, further research has led me to discover that it was the Rio cinema (not the first cinema after all) and was opened on 21st June 1937, do you have any pictures?

Guest		30-Sep-2006 13:16
To Kerry Hamon There was originally a cinema opened in 1911 as The Electric, then Tower's Hall (after the owner) and finally the Cambridge Latterly Ex Servicemen's Club. It has since been knocked down, like many buildings in Sheerness.The only mayor at the time was the mayor of Queenborough.The Royal Picturedrome was built in Queenborough in 1912 renamed the Queens in 1920 and the Ace in 1945 and closed 1954. A house is now on the site. A book is available in Sheerness Heritage Centre Rose St showing the history of all the cinemas in Swale.

Kerry Hamon		27-Sep-2006 08:31
Please do you have any pictures of the first cinema in Sheerness? I believe it was a relative who was mayor at the time who opened it. Thankyou, Kerry

matt		30-Aug-2006 10:00
if you have any pictures of acorn street please could you send them to me thanks Matt langdon mattlangdon@hotmail.co.uk

Debby		22-Aug-2006 15:40
Trevor - what a great site! I am researching my family tree and discovered a link with Sheppey and Sheerness. I searched the web for information on the area. Fabulous!

Malcolm		13-Jul-2006 20:35
Collins Taxis was owned by Mrs Elsie Collins who also owned the ESSO Garage that is now Quik-Fit

Darren Claringbold		22-May-2006 20:02
hi, my names Darren, i live on the isle of sheppy, sheerness. i see these pictures of sheerness, and i see a wonderfull, peacfull place. but now its just a dump, a horrible place to bein. to be honist, i wish thing where like they looked in the photos. Darren.

Valerie Simmons		05-May-2006 20:41
Hi Trevor Thanks for putting together a wonderful archive of images of Sheerness and Sheppey. My father's family (Frier) lived in Sheerness from the mid-19th century, with strong dockyard connections. I lived on the Queenborough road from 1945 to 1961, and the pictures brought back many memories. Thanks again, Valerie

Frank Volker		23-Mar-2006 00:30
Hi Trevor, I used to be a regular visitor of Sheerness when I was younger. At that time the Olau Line was still in service and I often booked a minicruise with them. I found this site while I was working nightshifts. It's not that busy at night, you see. I remember the times when I visited Sheerness and these pictures take me back to times gone by. I hope, in future times, I will be able to vist the town again. Greetings from a Dutch Britai-fanatic.

kyn		09-Mar-2006 18:09
the co-op club down st georges avenue in sheerness has other aerial pictures of the dockyard. these show the ravelin battery where tesco now stands. it would be good if you could get copies to put on here.

suzie		10-Feb-2006 10:19
yes i remeber when i was young the bridge looked huge then. I am excited about the new boats. Gordon and I met under that clock for are first date.

Susan Duff		28-Dec-2005 22:27
Thanks for these pics. They bring back memories of my childhood. I was born at home in Halfway Road Sheerness in 1951 and at the age of 10, emmigrated to Australia with my parents, brother and sister. (David & Dorothy). I love the "snow" pic with the clock at the centre. I have not seen snow since leaving England. I went to school at Alexandria Infants and then the Holy Trinity School (beside the Church). It is a shame that the School is no longer there, just an empty vacant lot. (Well it was in 1994). I will always consider Sheerness home. I now live in Nth Qld were the climate is tropical. Happy New Year everyone. Thanks Stewart for putting me onto this site.

Brenda j Duff		28-Dec-2005 02:51
Hi, I am Brenda Jean Duff. I was born and raised in Sheppey. 111 Halfway rd. Sheerness. I left in 1959 to join the WRAF. I went to Minster school and I believe it is a house now. Tks for the pics. I rmember new years eve at midnight when drunks would climb the clock to turn the time back. And the fairgrounds? I worked in W.H.Barons music shop on Broadway new high st. When Paul Anka sang Diana.......I live in USA Too. Deborah cheers!

Stewart Duff		28-Dec-2005 01:37
I really enjoy looking at these pictures,Iwas born on the Island and lived in Sheerness East for 16 years untill I joined Army Boy Service in 1955,my parents then emigrated to Australia in 1961.When I was in sheerness there used to be three cinemas.the Argosy the Ritz and the Rio it was a lively old town.The first job I got when I left school was in the dockyard as a yardboy in the carpenters and joiners shop I was 15.Sometimes I pay a viit to the Island and my favourite place is Harty I like the remoteness of the place and I really love the little old small church there it is unique.

Joanne Santillo		24-Dec-2005 21:58
Great set of Olde Photos Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Paul Dummott		13-Nov-2005 16:57
Trev Harry Summerton's email address is. I have been in contact and he has many memories of his time in the police here.Paul Dummott E-mail Address(es): harlor@sympatico.ca

Malcolm		11-Nov-2005 20:11
Blue Town got its name from the blue paint that was smuggled out of the dockyard and used to paint houses on the cheap

KELLY LISTER		04-Nov-2005 19:30
HI I HEARD THAT NEW SHOP NEXT TO POLICE STATION IS IT ALDI?? HAVE YOU GOT ANY PICTURE OF NEW SHOPS IN SHEERNESS.

Trevor Edwards		01-Nov-2005 12:32
Harry SUMMERTON from Mississauga,Ontario, CANADA Email not working, can you resend please.

Guest		25-Oct-2005 01:39
Hi there again, Harry SUMMERTON from Mississauga,Ontario, CANADA. Was surprised to learn that the old Police Station in Bluetown, (Any idea how Bluetown got it's name), was one of the,if not the oldest in England!! During my stint as a Constable in Sheerness, we used to have a police office in the High Street, almost opposite the Goat Inn. Was astonished to see how The Broadway has changed!! Looks so much narrower than in my day, when traffic was two way,as was traffic in the High Street. The pictures of the Maidstone and District double decker busses sure brought memories flooding back. I was courting my first wife during my first few months in Sheerness. Used to take the E6 Express bus to Victoria coach station often, taking the very last one back to Sheerness, that got there after 2am!! And, after a couple of hours sleep, was able to be ready for early turn; 6am to 2pm!! Such names on the island as Cowstead Corner; Halfway; Westminster; Queenborough;Ship on Shore. A taxi company owned by someone named COLLINS, used to stand outside the railway station.All their vehicles were Hawker Siddeleys. Two local Doctors were named MADWAR, (Father and Son),and there were three others. The Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages was named Reg FILEY. When I had to attend courses at Police HQ, Maidstone, took the M and D bus; the 40 went via Key Street, while the 41 went via Detling. Along the wall of one shop in the High Street, was the following; "May your life be like a semibreve and not cut off stacatto. Look sharp and be sharp". Wonder if it is still there? Near the Clock Tower was a Montague BURTONS; Thomas the Chemist, and Stocks, the newsagents. Lil STOCK was a super lady, very hard working, and there was always a hot cup of tea waiting for the Constable on duty. What a trip down memory lane!! Many thanks, Harry SUMMERTON.

Guest		24-Oct-2005 14:53
Good morning to you from Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA!! A fascinating website is this. Even moreso for me!! From 1949 until 1953, I was stationed at Sheerness as a Police Constable in the Kent County Constabulary!! The old Police Station was indeed, in Bluetown, and many is the time, usually at 6.30am, again at noon, then at 1pm, and finally at 5pm during the week, did traffic duty at the Clock Tower,when all the dockyard workers would go to and from work!! I was there in the terrible East Coast flooding, when much of Sheerness, especially lower parts were flooded for some time. I later moved to Tenterden, then to Rochester on Traffic, before coming to Canada in 1964. Sincerely,Harry SUMMERTON. Email: harlor@symatico.ca

Trevor Edwards		23-Oct-2005 14:41
You were quick Paul, I'd only just put the pic up! Changed it, mate. (I must be tired, I'm on nights).

Paul Dummott		23-Oct-2005 13:44
Surely what you call a view down the High St is a view down Broadwy TO the High St

Guest		16-Sep-2005 20:57
STEVEN? Lovely picturs mate

Alec Stevens		14-Sep-2005 03:23
"Rio was built in 1938. It was the biggest of the three having a seating capacity of 1600 and was the most luxurious having a large tea dance room on the 1st floor. The Rio was closed in 1958 and had a short life as a factory before being demolished and a block of flats" QUOTE FROM PAUL DUMMOTT This, what was a, fine example of architectural, social and local history is just one illustration of the demolition and erosion of the foundations of Sheerness together with one of Kent and England's earliest Police Stations at Bluetown; the magnificent facade of the Wheatsheaf Building and many more instances that were destroyed or allowed to decay. Buildings and places that would have be fiercely maintained and protected in many towns proud of their heritage. Such apparently 'head in the sand' planning leads to rumours of brown envelopes an backhanders in disbelief of such ignorance being present or if it been, was repeated. Alec Stevens

Trevor Edwards		11-Sep-2005 16:14
Cheers Paul, it's a good job people like you know so much. I'm lost when it comes to stuff like that.

Paul Dummott		11-Sep-2005 12:05
Trevor Re the queries about cinemas.These are the ones in Sheerness.In 1911 the first cinema The Electric opened in Sheerness near the Crown Hotel in the High Street. It was later called Tower�s Hall after the then owner. The Arcadia in Sheerness was built over the Wellington public house and patrons reached the ticket office via a steep flight of wooden stairs. It was renamed the Casino in 1921 but soon after closed. The other cinema in Sheerness was the Oxford, which seated 600 and finally closed its doors in 1937. The building still exists in Russell St as the Oxford Shopping Arcade. The golden years of cinema in the 1930s saw three super-cinemas built, the Argosy, Rio and Ritz - all in Sheerness. The Ritz was opened 0n 15th March 1937 and seated 1300 patronsThe Argosy was built in 1936 and the Rio was built in 1938. It was the biggest of the three having a seating capacity of 1600 and was the most luxurious having a large tea dance room on the 1st floor. The Rio was closed in 1958 and had a short life as a factory before being demolished and a block of flats erected next to the Royal Hotel. The Argosy was converted into a Bingo Hall in 1975 and the seats, which were the originals, were donated to Sheppey Little Theatre, which opened in 1975 There was also a cinema in Queenborough finally known as the Ace. We have a booklet in Sheerness heritage centre tracing the history of all the cinemas in Swale

Guest		20-Aug-2005 17:40
Trevor, I used to work at canningtown glass works before it was taken over. I have such happy childhood in sheerness before I left in 1982. I have been back there two years ago and was shocked to find the changes there. I have looked at rhe photos and was shocked to see you and your dad and all my former workmates still around. thanks so much for the happy memories. Terry

bob		16-Aug-2005 13:17
hi

John Butler		13-Aug-2005 16:21
Trevor, Excellent site and a wonderful archive of pictures. Those like me who spent a wonderful and safe childhood growing up in the town in the 1950's, when it was a lovely seaside community, should be forever grateful to you. I especially like the rare photos of the Bluetown community of which my mother was part at the beginning of the 1900's. She was one of the apparently numerous "Young" and "Vile" families. Regarding cinemas, the book, "Memories of Kent Cinemas" refers also to the "Oxford" cinema, the building of which, can still be seen in Russell Street and the "Electric Theatre", which became Nokes' workshop and the ex-servicemens' club, next to the "Crown" pub in the High Street. Evidently the Hippodrome theatre also functioned as a cinema occasionally in its early days. There was also a purpose-built cinema in Queenborough named the "Queens" and subsequently the "Royal" Some halls up the Island functioned as temporary summer season "cinemas"

Trevor Edwards		08-Jul-2005 13:58
Hi Ben, Yes there were several cinemas in Sheerness, I'm not sure how many exactly. I know of the Rio, Ritz and the Argosy. Maybe someone else has more information.

BEN RANGER		08-Jul-2005 12:54
HI WAS THERE A CINIMA IN SHERENESS

margaret		29-Mar-2005 18:17
even more wonderful pictures of such a little town.

Deborah		24-Jan-2005 20:29
Trevor - Thanks for doing these - I used to live in Sheerness in the mid 80's. I work for PDI do you have any pictures or know any of the employees there? I am now in the USA. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

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