Roadrunner at the Cricket Club Aston

[PETE 10]

youve got the wrong pete desy i think youre thinking of pete swanson he does blinds and lives on manvers road and runs the chess club . is the colin you mention colin thompson and goes in the welfare with his missus ella i go in siddalls and the rosegarth

[desy 10]

Originally posted by PETE

youve got the wrong pete desy i think youre thinking of pete swanson he does blinds and lives on manvers road and runs the chess club . is the colin you mention colin thompson and goes in the welfare with his missus ella i go in siddalls and the rosegarth

 

Yes I did and the Colin was Colin Smith

[Little_Alex 10]

Originally posted by desy

Yes I knew of Ray think I am not certain he may have died.

I saw Ray down Chapeltown last year. I used to buy my 45s from his record shop in firth park, nice bloke Ray, the shop was also named roadrunner

[RiffRaff 10]

Might that be Colin "makes my plums ache" Smith?

Slightly lacking in the hair department, but plenty of humour?!

[desy 10]

Coulf be him. But don't know him by his middle names

[RiffRaff 10]

Hmmm....

The same Colin "I've been hill walking in the Himalayas" and "cycled around the earth the equivalent of 15 times" Smith?

Built his own bungalow?

Is not - how shall I put this? - exactly anorexic?

[desy 10]

Could be him nice bloke and his wife.

[RiffRaff 10]

Agreed!

Used to have the occasional lemonade shandy with him - great sense of humour, do anything for you......well, within reason, I'm sure!

[TechnicAl 10]

Used to be a Roadrunner regular both at the Cricket Club and later when it was in Swall Miners Welfare.

I knew Nev (what a shock when I heard he had passed on).

Some of the names are familiar Luce, Bloggs, there was also Chalky (Kevin) White, Neil Patterson, Chabby Beaumont. Occasionally see Chalky in Robin Hood

Not seen Ray Banks for years, he must be 60 ish now

 

There was another DJ at the Cricket Club, think he was called Dave Growns and I think he ended up at Josephines in Sheffield.

 

I bet I know RiffRaff but the title fits most of the people I know

[Buccaneer 10]

THE place to be out of Sheffield on a Friday night. Kids would travel for miles around to come to the Roadrunner which was always packed. Ray Banks the DJ would play some amazing music at top volume through his 20" Cinema speakers. What good times! - Punch-ups as well on occasion!

[classicfan 15]

Didn't Malcolm Beaumont work with Ray as well?

[Buccaneer 10]

I don't remember Malcolm but great that you remember the club.

 

Do you know if Ray is still around??