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billskip

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Any body here a member? Is Paul Killick(spel?)still about? It was about 50 yrs ago I was a member there.
Just having one of those rememberin moments.
 

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I was there when the club was first building the clubhouse as a youngster
The Paul you refer to was he a fireman
I had a boat at the time moored in Duntons boat yard (now Nauticalia)
 

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I was there when the club was first building the clubhouse as a youngster
The Paul you refer to was he a fireman
I had a boat at the time moored in Duntons boat yard (now Nauticalia)
Hi, I think that many years ago he may have been at university, I dont recall him as a fireman, his parents were involved with the club I think, his mother I'm almost sure.
When I joined mid 70's I think I volunteered to do my stint as barman soon to discover that my shifts were always on the fun nights and Sunday lunchtime, I de volunteered soon after. Remember Vic Dillon, his daughter and my stepdaughter were close friends, George Shiner, Drew Henley,(red leder 1 star wars).
 

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Hi, I think that many years ago he may have been at university, I dont recall him as a fireman, his parents were involved with the club I think, his mother I'm almost sure.
When I joined mid 70's I think I volunteered to do my stint as barman soon to discover that my shifts were always on the fun nights and Sunday lunchtime, I de volunteered soon after. Remember Vic Dillon, his daughter and my stepdaughter were close friends, George Shiner, Drew Henley,(red leder 1 star wars).
Hi Billskip! I do believe Vic Dillon and George Shiner used to own my boat Porcelet aka Piglet. Do you have any way of contacting them? I think Porcelet was used in Operation Cycle (Le havre evacuation 1940). I'm very keen to find out more! Thanks :)
 

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Hi Billskip! I do believe Vic Dillon and George Shiner used to own my boat Porcelet aka Piglet. Do you have any way of contacting them? I think Porcelet was used in Operation Cycle (Le havre evacuation 1940). I'm very keen to find out more! Thanks :)
Porcelet was moored at the bottom of George Shiner's garden, I dont know where he got it from, possible he bought it from Vic, but I dont remember Vic owning it, I did a small amount of work for Gorge on Porcelet/piglet as he was keen to take it on new adventures, but if you knew George it was unlikely.Teddy George 's partner she moved across to a bungalow opposite on the Weybridge bank, I dont know what happened to Porcelet/piglet,I would think George and Teddy have gorn on now. We were friends with Vic, My ex wife daughter was very close with Vic's daughter, but I haven't been in touch with them for 30yrs now. George loved that boat and his dream.
Sorry I cant help you more, but on... (I dont do ) ...Facebook another neighbour's daughter is on there and her parents possibly still live there. I can pm you with their names if you want.
 

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Yes I do, we knew them well, he did a couple of paintings of my Princess.
They were very good and all that looked at them thought so. I believe he was related to you . Unfortunately my ex wife took the paintings never to be seen again.
 

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Yes, I was partly brought up on the island. I have quite a lot of his paintings, and will look through them to see if there's anything relevant and send you copies.
 

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Porcelet was moored at the bottom of George Shiner's garden, I dont know where he got it from, possible he bought it from Vic, but I dont remember Vic owning it, I did a small amount of work for Gorge on Porcelet/piglet as he was keen to take it on new adventures, but if you knew George it was unlikely.Teddy George 's partner she moved across to a bungalow opposite on the Weybridge bank, I dont know what happened to Porcelet/piglet,I would think George and Teddy have gorn on now. We were friends with Vic, My ex wife daughter was very close with Vic's daughter, but I haven't been in touch with them for 30yrs now. George loved that boat and his dream.
Sorry I cant help you more, but on... (I dont do ) ...Facebook another neighbour's daughter is on there and her parents possibly still live there. I can pm you with their names if you want.
Thank you for the response! I think George eventually bought the boat off Vic. Yes please to the pm, I'm really excited to try and put the history together. I only have one photo of her as Porcelet on the Thames and a few of her being worked on in a field next to Sunnyside reservoir in Sunbury.

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Hi cf18, I see you are a new member, welcome to the forum.
I'm not sure if you can recieve PM's as you are new, however I will send one now, just to test and if you reply, I will send you the information.
 
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