The Penguin Mason Lathe Road. 80s

[petcharlie]

I used to work at the penguin lol gawd that was many moons ago

 

Saw this and wondered who you are because I worked there to.Names I remember were Olive,Tom and Winnie Billingham,Ian MaKennan, Tom Hattley.and of coarse Colin and Shiela Goddard the landlord and landlady.

 

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Remember the pub opening .It had a freeze on the wall in the lounge with penguins on .Forget the name of the landlord but I can picture him and his family.After a few years he took the Tinsley club and his son took a pub in Derbyshire at Bradwell called the Bowling Green With Collin Goddard taking over the Penguin.Later on the original landlord took over the Trades Club in Rotherham.

Edited August 22, 2016 by petcharlie
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[jgill506]

I remember Landlord, Colin and Sheila Goddard and Ian McKellan. I played football for the Penguin Sunday league team which finished runners up in 1972. Other players I recall at that time were Jack and Peter Bullivant, the Billau brothers, Alec McCauley, John Colville and Alan Greatorex. I've had many a pint of the lovely 'Magnet' beer and the bottled Old Ale, but sadly, neither of these are available now. In those days the pub was thriving and there were regular 'turns' arranged by the Landlord, in fact I'm pretty sure that Paul Shane appeared at some point. There also used to be a nobbly knees competition each year around Easter, which was a great laugh. Other names of people frequenting the pub at the time were Mick Crapper, Kevin Smith, Ray Kelcher, Alan Foers, David and Roger Bacon and Barry Rayner.

The football team manager at the time was Charlie Glaves. Does anyone else remember these times and people?

[Padders]

jgill just told alan foers about this post he says tell my mate im still alive

[bossdogg]

Jo Bowes was local window cleaner along with nunkie later his son took over the round also a name missing is Barry gillott

[okismoki]

If it's " young" Barry Ashton , he died some years ago.

[jgill506]

Hey Padders, thanks for your post. Its good to know that 'Big Al' Foers is still alive........ he was the finest full back I ever played against !!! and he was always a stubborn so and so...

Anyway send him my regards.

Going back to the nobbly knees competition, I'm pretty sure that Big Al entered one year although he'll definitely deny it! However he might remember Dennis, who, when he'd had enough beers, would come from the Tap room in the Penguin to "the stage" and perform his version of Al Jolson's April Showers song. He never knew the words properly and he had a shocking voice, but it was all harmless fun.

You might ask Al if he knows whether the other guys I mention in my post are still alive also, as after all, we are talking of a time some 44 years ago.

It seems like yesterday!

 

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Hey Padders, thanks for your post. Its good to know that 'Big Al' Foers is still alive........ he was the finest full back I ever played against !!! and he was always a stubborn so and so...

Anyway send him my regards.

Going back to the nobbly knees competition, I'm pretty sure that Big Al entered one year although he'll definitely deny it! However he might remember Dennis, who, when he'd had enough beers, would come from the Tap room in the Penguin to "the stage" and perform his version of Al Jolson's April Showers song. He never knew the words properly and he had a shocking voice, but it was all harmless fun.

You might ask Al if he knows whether the other guys I mention in my post are still alive also, as after all, we are talking of a time some 44 years ago.

It seems like yesterday!

[bossdogg]

Jo Bowes passed away some years ago

[handypandy]

I started my drumming days at the Penguin in 1965.. 5 nights a week with a lad called Peter Blair on piano. It would look very old hat these days but the place was packed every night..... and everyone was suited and booted.

 

Two of the regulars were known as the Two Charlies, I think they worked on the bins. They were very funny characters and on occasion would do comedy routines dressed up in all sorts, army or police uniforms, womens clobber...whatever.

My dad was the organist up the road at Bellhouse wmc. He told me that the Two Charlies turned up to the old folks Christmas party complete with a lookalike BBC TV camera on wheels, headphones, mic etc and got all the old dears waving to the camera, thinking they were on the news.

 

 

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[Padders]

big al has come clean he has admitted entering knobbly knees contest it was on easter monday still stubborn though

[gluedtopc]

Saw John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett there, think it was 81/82-good times.