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I worked as a security guard during the construction phase of Don Valley Stadium for alocal firm Constant Security. At the time the city was on its knees with the closing of the steelworks and the mines. My boss brought potential from all over the north and midalnds to the site to show them how sheffield was rebuilding itself, he went on about how the organisers of the worls Student games were committed to using local firms to run the games and how good it would be for the local economy.

The stadium got built, with no losses due to theft or vandalism and we were looking forward to providing our services to the games themselves, what happened? we got the sack and they brought a firm in from Manchester to do it.

Sheffield Council how wonderful you are. I for one will never forgive those who made the games such an emabarrasment. They know who they are.

Why does everyone knock the poor guy, what has he ever done but try to entertain? I have never had the balls to get up on a stage and entertain and i guess neither has many of the "contributors" ,I am no great fan but surely the outpouring of vituperation is a bit much. three cheers for knutty I say

Find Graham Storr and you will find him

he`s my father. trying to find out if he`s alive and well.

Great landlord Terry, I remember standing outside the Mulberry with Mick Lee when a guy came past and greeted him and had a 10 minute conversation about how great the Black Swan had been in the past etc the man thought that Mick was Terry and they did look alike, Mick being the gentleman he was never let on.

What happened to Terry Steeples former landlord at the Mucky Duck, last I heard I think he moved out to the East coast

Big Mick Lee at the Mulberry Tavern, Chuck Charlesworth at the Golden Ball, Johnnie Angel at the Cannon. This would be 1975 to 1980 town was never better!

steve cheetham was the head barman,what happened to him?

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Josephines opened November 6th 1976 same night as new Mulberry Tavern owner of Josephines was Dave Allen now Chairman Sheff Wed Big Mick Lee was owner or manager of Mulberry now Managing Director of a leading security company, both successfull business men. Wayne Chadwick never owned Josephines he worked for Big Mick then went down south for a few years before coming back to Sheff were he did well. Not a pratt hard working guy.

This is the definitive story of the security guards and the ghost. Two security guards employed by Constant security of Mexborough were working patrolling the road which was still being constructed. About a mile on the tankersley side of peayroyd lane bridge they saw a group of children in medieval costume dancing round a bush. Shocked they carrid on in silence for some distance fianlly stopping near to Pearoyd Bridge. When they attempted to leave the vehicle a large inhuman presence held the drivers, then the passenger side door closed. The presnce behaved in a threatening way then vanished. Both men paniced and went to the local vicarage in a state of terror, they were then sent to the Police station eventually returning to thier office in Mexborough where they were sent home.12 hours later they were interviwed by thier employer who stated that in his opinion they were "traumatized".

Neither man has worked again, one lives in barnsley with his family and is under constant medical supervision. the other, affected even more badly lives in a Roamn catholic seminary in montreal where, within the last few years he has received visits from clergymen of the catholic, orthodox and Jewish religions and where in 1994 he was visited by the muslim grand mufti of Jerusalem.

I worked with these men and new them well, I have never seen a ghost nor do I particulrly believe in them, however what happened was far from funny and has ruined the lives of to decent ordinary working men.

You can still get the cane a Le Chambre and other establishments in the Attercliffe area.

Regarding having chalk thrown at you, I have never heard of that but, as they say, "whatever turns you on"

I remember when georgie fame was on, he was supposed to have been involved in a car accident? wonder if it was the same 'incident'!!

No georgie was very very drunk, I was in the Mulberry tavern across the road from the Fiesta and Georgie was there with Alex Higgins about noon, I went home at 2 and returned at 7.30 and they were still there!

Not many people mention the Mulberry when Big Mick had it, Herol Graham behind the bar and the best looking bar staff in the UK! I always remember the night Ringo Starr Eric Clapton and the McGuinness Flint band came in to see Mick. He had done some roadie/security work for them in the late 60s early 70s and stayed in touch.

By the way do you remember the chef from the Fiesta who murdred the prositute in Handsworth. Her name was Edna, forget his.

Georgie Fame appeared thre one night nissed as a pewt and they had to close the cutain on him.

He had been drinking in the Mulberry all day with Alex Hurricane Higgins, Mick Lee the landlord threw them out at 10.30 and he was onstage at Midnight off at 5 past.

Early seventies, went in the Mulberry prior to going to TR, in walked two punks wearing dog collars and tied together by dog leads. Big Mick lee, behind the bar, says to first one you can stay but you mates got to go. Tug of war ensues. Hystrerical.

Happy days.

I know that Les was from the north but if hes the same guy I am not sure.

Les Diskin used to wrestle in London against guys like Bert Assirati and Jack Cuthbert he took part in the 8mm naturist films such "Naked as nature intended" and "Greek Wrestlers"

Does anyone know the origin of the names Attercliffe, Carbrook and Brightside?

I think that "atter" is a corruption of "Otter" and it may be that otters lived in the Don and were hunted.

Doe anyone remember Roy Smith who worked there for years? also his wife Wendy? If you know of thier whereabouts i would love to make contact.

whatever happened to George and Kevin, i used to know Mick Lee pretty well and went into the Mulberry in about 1975/6. I was involved in a meeting with George and Mick Lee when george asked him if he would get together with him and kevin and open the "Limit". Apparently Mick backed out and George and Kevin did it on thier own.

As I remember the original owners were George Webster and another guy whose name I forget but who ended up running other pubs and clubs in the West St area.

George was a good DJ from the sixties and early seventies who, before the limit worked at The Lathkilldale hotel in Derbyshire and for big Mick Lee at the Greengate High Green.

The bouncer was Mick Crich well known psycho now known to be patrolling the Pearly Gates area.

I never worked at Davy United but was a regular at the Sports and Social club, probably the best designed and well managed of its type. The Manager wa called Brownhill, who went on to manage Bakewell show I believe, really nice guy and lovely family.

Friends who worked at Davys included Roy Smith, Wendy Wragg, her brother Malcolm, Frank Hammond, Joan Foster, good people smashing memories.

I lost touch many years ago. I do not know exactly why the place closed down but guess like the rest of british manufacturing did not get the government support that competitors got, unions got too strong and beligerent hence uneconomical.

My first job was working for a firm called Poter wright ans company who were Wine and Spirit merchants with offices and a warehouse on Castle Green down from the Hen and Chickens Pub it was demolished within a few weeks of me starting there in 1963. In one of the cellars thaere was a bricked up entrance that was clearly a large tunnel its direction was towards Exchange street therefore the Castle.

If the cellars were originally part of the tunnel then from the directio logically it would have ended somewhere near the river at the bottom of Millsands.

I saw it, I have no idea when or why it was bricked up it was big enough to drive a coach and horses through easily.

he went to oakwood junior school on norwood road. I think he is a solicitor practising in Docklands or that side of London.

What a great film the gang wars would make!!!!!!!1

Sean Bean as George Mooney

Brian Blessed as Sam Garvin

further suggestions as to cast?

The pub was renamed the bulldog after re furbishment as the then licensee bred pedigree bulldogs. His name was Arthur Sayles and his wife was called Winnie. This would be about 1958.

Before that I think the pub was called the Bridge

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