Guess Who!

Going back many years to one of our late friends wedding day....any idea who it can be. I dont think its too difficult really....

Message board

I've noticed that not many of you are using the message board these days, so just to let you know that there are now several new members and messages, so if you are a member of the board please have a look....Jackie

Hammy's 50th

Thanks to Linda & Mike for sending through Jills photos from Hammy's 50th, I know we've had some of these before but there area few different ones.....

Fin's Photos

 Thanks to Fin for sending in a great selection of his photos from the black & white days of photography back in the early70s!

Fin has also included the names of those who he can remember.....

Picture 1- Sue Jones, Colin, Barbara, Fin, Totty (Prince of Wales '74)

 

Picture 2-Back Row Fin, Colin, Clem, Front row, Totty, Phils head, Mr Highland, Curly, Isobelle 

 (The Boss)

 Picture 3- Third along Curly, 4th Fin and Alan

 

 

Picture 4- Isobelle, Colin, Birthday Girl Barbara, Fin, Unknown, Totty, Alan, Curly, Unknown

Photos from John Metcalfe

 Many thanks to John for todays photos, sorry I dont have any details for these at all so maybe someone could add names to the pics.....

Is that Sally above?

More from Shorny..

More of Shorny's photos with a selection of people and places!

Who are they and where were they taken?

5* rooms??

Not sure where this is - its not Lloret

Ramon - Foto Lloses

I've just received an email from Mariano who worked for Foto Lloses and has sent in lots of photos for the blog. This time his email contained 2 photos and also some sad news about Ramon.
This is Mariano's email......

Buenas noches Jackie,last Friday (20 -Abril-2012) died mister Ramón Lloses,in honour of him, I send to your blog two pictures, he took the first one ( the staff of  Foto Lloses) in 1976, the second picture, is Mariano taken a photo of the place more representative and more photographed of Lloret (The Castle). Last year, talking with Ramón Lloses, he told me that perhaps, several thousands and thousands of pics was in Europe taken by his photographers,the best job of my life, who I enjoy very much and bring me very good memories it was in Lloret,in Foto Lloses,that´s why I send the picture of the Castle, because around of it, I spent the best years of my youth, till the next e-mail, greetings from Mariano

Rish's photos

 Thanks to Wilma for passing on Rish's collection of photo albums from his days in the Texas for the Old Stuff.

Gas Meter's 60th

Just for those who haven't yet seen Gas Meters birthday pics on Facebook from Linda and Maureen. Linda has asked me to put them all on the Old Stuff, so rather than get them mixed in with the older pics I've put them on a page of their own. Find the link just above the large sign for the reunion pics above....let me know if I've missed any!

Photos from Doug

Thanks to Doug for sorting through his old Lloret pics from the 70s and sharing them with us.

Photos from Chris Blanksby

 Thanks to Chris for sending theses 2 pics from 1975 and also the nice comments about the 'Old Stuff'.....

 This is the email from Chris......

Nice blog – great to relive the old days in Lloret.
I have attached a couple of photos from 1975 one is at the Londoner with and one is at a crazy BBQ night.
Front row left to right at the Londoner is Kevin “Fred” Furniss – John Batty – Chris Machin –Ian Shaw ---- Back row left to right – Chris Blanksby (Me) Graeme (Gram) Rawson all from Sheffield.
The holiday in September  1975 was possibly the craziest and best holidays of my life.  I have so many memories of this holiday but the most lasting memory is that I never stopped laughing from the minute we got on the plane at East Midlands to the minute we got home again.
One vivid memory is the conga that we created in one of the bars (may have been the Londoner) that ran all the way across the bar and out into the street and into the bar across the street which  basically cleared the pub much to the disgust of the bar owners. I think we got chased down the road for that one – nearly killed myself laughing.
Anyway thanks for bringing back the happy days of my youth.

Photos from Dee.

Another new batch of photos. This time from Dee Clark.....sorry for the delay in publishing them Dee!

 I'll let Dee introduced himself here..I worked in Lloret for a couple of years around '84 and repped for Cosmos and Ferris holidays...I worked in several hotels but the Don Quiote was my favorite and I drank in the Robin Hood in Fanals and of course the BBC! I've sent a couple of photos and would love to hear from anyone. I've been in touch recently with Alonso the coach driver and Martin Rutherford another Ferris and Thomsons rep. I can't believe so many ex Lloret people are still in touch!

So which is this Beach Boys or Tropicana, we had this discussion a while ago!

Good on yer Bob

I've received another photo of Good on yer Bob this morning...this one was sent in by Martin, cheers Martin!

Another photo of 'Good on Yer'

Thanks to Peter for sending this brilliant picture of Good on yer Bob, Wayne and Peter himself.

Good on yer Bob latest news.

Bob's funeral will be held at Garston crematorium near Watford at 4pm Monday 23rd April. 

Here he is pictured with Sue last September when he was here for the 2011 reunion.

Sad news about one of our old friends....

I've just heard some terrible news that 'Good on yer Bob' has sadly passed away, such a shame....I'll add more details when I find out more. It was only a few days ago that I publish a photo of him, here is another I have found on the site pictured with Aunty Jean....RIP Bob from your Lloret friends.

Remember the Donkey's?

Thanks to David for this amusing tale about the Spanish donkey souvenirs everyone took home with them....

No its not time just yet for the Bullfight? story I promised but rather I found this photo the other day... Who remembers the “Donkeys” they were so popular with some flights home having 20 donkeys along with the suitcases!! This shows a very young me presenting one at a party night as  a prize. At the beginning of the season I bought 60 yes 60 of them wholesale for the coming seasons prizes, I had to store them in my bedroom stacked on their sides one on top of the other, I used to wake up some nights with 120 luminous eyes looking at me, we won’t even go there regarding anyone coming back for a drink?
Get ready for the Bullfight saga!!! Coming next E Mail
Regards David

Photos from John Metcalfe

Thanks to John for remembering the 'Old Stuff' and packing some of his old pictures in his suitcase before he came to Lloret for his few days break! In the 1st one which he asked me to publish first are John himself along with Rish and Sally.

Franks Photos

These are the last 2 of Franks photos which Linda sent in on his behalf...you'll have to show him how to do it Linda, so he can send in some more!

Marino's photos

Thank you to Mariano for sending these photos, and also for all the info with them. 

The 'Canaletas' hasn't changed one bit since Mariano took his picture back in the 70s, its still one of the prettiest looking bars in Lloret!

Mariano's info....Some pictures and propaganda, first photo, the wedding, the bride, she was working with me (Foto Lloses) taken photos in night club Rosamar,second pic, I took this picture of "Canaletas"without flash and without trípod and by my opinion, it is a very good picture, in the 70´s "Canaletas"was one of the bars more importants of Lloret, the terrace of the bar was the mirror of the small city, everybody had to cross the square, the black and white picture of the Londoner, is Mariano "again"with two dutch friends and a girl friend,hasta el próximo envio,un saludo de Mariano