Cheers for your posts Tont, welcome to the site.
Kev
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Cheers for your posts Tont, welcome to the site.
Kev
Tony Cargill, I remember you could get in the clubs because you was old enough and used to get away with paying kids fare on the buses cos you looked so young. I remember you falling asleep in our Mikes flat above the coffee time cafe on Kenny and we coloured your face in and stuck ciggy stumps and matchsticks in your hair, you woke up and went out without knowing, god we pissed ourselves laughing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Cargill
On going through my late dads possesions i've found a few photo's of the Zambonie , they're not very clear but i was wondering if they'd be worth adding to this thread ( not that i could add them lol) you can see the huge clock clearly , lol . also things relating to the Dorchester rooms ,
Karen
Hi, I like all of you used to go to The Silverblades rink in Liverpool in my teens every Saturday night. I remember the smell of the place, the 80's tunes (dire strates, Duran Duran & A-ha) The place was falling down, you could not get to one side of the rink because the plaster work was unsafe.
I loved the place so much I have tried to recreate the atmosphere and feel of the place in Warrington. I could not find the money to open a real wet ice rink, so my place is a synthetic rink but the kids love it and its prity good to skate on. I would love to see anyone who used to go to the Silverblades,Liverpool. Who like me are all grown up now with kids of our own!
Come down to Ice-Blok, Cockhedge shopping centre, Warrington
Ice Blok - Synthetic Ice Skating Rink in Warrington bring the kids and have a laugh.
It's been great reading about your memories of The Silverblades Liverpool. I would love to see some photos of the old rink if anyone has any?
Cheers
Dale
There is a group on Facebook called ' Campaign for an ice rink on Merseyside '
it has gathered over 5,000 members in the last couple of weeks.
Really! the other one closed because it wasn't making enough money to cover its overheads and upkeep of the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by surestart
At least thats what I got told when it was on the verge of closing down.
The other one closed because the bloke who owned it ripped the guts out of it thinking he was getting a grant to bring it up to date. Never got the grant, Liverpool council ended up owning it and ran it into the ground. Thats as far as I can remember but it was a long time ago.
Looks like a good set up you've got there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice Blok
How does it compare to skating on Ice?
I've put this pic' on before, for someone,but thought you might like to see it again!?
I just hope some of the Liverpool community who are also on Facebook can join this group, maybe leave a good comment and forward it on to their friends so that they can join too
So,is there a plan for a new rink somewhere?
Possibly :handclap:
Hi Lee. Les was a bit on the portly side and had grey curley hair , he used wear a sheepskin coat when at the rink to combat the cold.Quote:
Originally Posted by lee timmins
Les was a well known chap in the Liverpool area as he was the owner of the ice rink , its a place that i will never forget and wish i could turn back the clock to do it all again, and to find out that Les had died of a suspected overdose to me was a huge shock and one which i seriously doubted and heres why , Les was Jewish by relegion and he knew how to make and look after money... insurance companies would hold out on the life insurance payout in those circumstances and its this fact that makes me wonder what really did happen to him. I will always remember him fondly and will treasure the memories i gained there all those years ago.
On a foot note , does anyone know the first names of his two daughters , i understand that they went on to become cabin crew for an airline, i am an aircraft engineer myself for Virgin Atlantic Airways and would love to look them up and get a chance to say hi again .
Very best wishes.
Mike.
I've only been caught on ice skates a couple of times in my life. One time was on Christmas Day in 1958 when my parents and I were living in Wallingford, Connecticut... I'm shown below with a friend (I'm on the left). The other time was during the mid to late Sixties at the Silver Blades when I used to go with my friend Geoff (I was living with my Grandad in Mossley Hill at the time). Geoff courted his future wife there.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2790/...25c7318a_o.jpg
(Cell phone pic from a color slide)
Hi Mike .
For the life of me i couldn't remember the girls names , then it came to me ,,
Gaynor & i think Gill became a model/skater. Les really wanted both girls to become skaters.
Like previously said , i don't believe for one minute that Les took his own life , He could be a grumpy old sod but i got on with him . I remember him phoning & asking for my dad ,My dad was fed up at the time of Les expecting him to drop everything & told me to tell him he was in the bath , WELL !!!!! did Les kick off or what ..
haha , remember that sheepskin coat :rolleyes:in
Love Karen
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge
Looks like a scene from 'Blair Witch' Chris!
Took my fisrst girlfriend there still remeber the place well saturday morning disco's t-rex lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Kev
After many years rollerskating in Sefton Park ,m I and a few friends started going to the ice rink in Kensington, after a while of hiring the skates , I spotted a pair for sale in a second hand shop in Larkl Lane , the shop was called Martins, eventually I pursuaded my mum to give me the 16 shillings to buy the skates, on buying them I found that they were girls skates as they were in a cream colour, my mum dyed them a navy blue so they didnt look to out of place, and I used them untill they became too small for me, that was in the years 1954- 1956, Ahh such happy memories I was 12 at the time that I started going to the ice rink. Cheers Keith .
YES I DO KNOW LES THE OWNER . I ALSO KNOW NORMIN AS I WORKED WITH HIM FOR MANY YEARS IN THE ICE RINK THEY WAS THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE IS THIS CAREN HIS DURTER IF SO CAN U SEND AN EMAIL ADDRESSQuote:
Originally Posted by gorgeous
MY NAME IS LESLIE ALEXANDER ( LITTLE LES) I WAS NOWN AS IN THE ICE RINK
merseyside61@hotmail.com.COM
OMG
Where the hell have you been hiding Les ?
I'm sorry to say my dad passed away in Feb , We tried to contact you & also Benny , who is sailing somewhere around the world , Even tried the place in Hesketh st & the Cafe on Aiggy Rd ,
Will send you a message
Karen
what was ur grandads name i worked ther up till it shut downQuote:
Originally Posted by Kev
what did he do ther
did they work ther when it was the liverpool ice rink cos i worked ther thenQuote:
Originally Posted by lindylou
thanks
one was caled jill and other was caled gaynerQuote:
Originally Posted by dilligaf
IM SO SORRY TO HEAR A BOUT UR DAD MY BEST FRIEND ,AND LIKE A 2ND DAD TO ME IT HAS COME AS A BIG SHOCK AS I TRYED PHONEING HIM THE LAST 2 DAYS I HAVE ALLWAYS WHANTED TO GET INTOUCH WITH YOU I EVEN ASKED UR DAD ABOUT 2 YEAR AGO TO GIVE U MY PHONE NUMBER I HAVERNT SEEN UR DAD FOR ABOUT 10-12 YEARS AND YET IT SEEMS LIKE YESTER DAY I WAS IN THE ICE RINK WITH HIM HE WAS VERY GOOD TO ME AND WAS WELL APRECHATED SORRY FOR ME SPELING IN THE LAST 15 YEARS I HAVE DONE LOTS OF ODD JOBS FOR FRIENDS AND NIBOURS AND THEY SAY TO ME HOW DO I KNOW SO MUCH AND ITS ALL DOWN TO UR DAD AND I THANK HIM WITH ALL MY HART NO ONE COULD EVER REPLACE HIM ONE IN A MILLIAN I WOULD SAY ANYWAY HOPE TO TALK TO SOON HOW IS UR LES ANYWAY.Quote:
Originally Posted by gorgeous
BYE FOR NOW
(little ) LES
PeterQuote:
Originally Posted by leslie alexander
THE ICE RINK CLOSED ON THE 4th JULY 1986 FOR THE LAST TIME .
IT WENT INTO LIQUIDATION.
THEN IT GOT PULLED DOWN AND THE BINGO GOT THE LAND FOR A CAR PARK.
I MISS IT SO MUCH
I WORKED THER UP TILL THIS TIME
( Little Les )
:ps I still have my old work referance from Les Williams the owner thats how i know when it shut down.
what was his nameQuote:
Originally Posted by Kev
My uncle (William Stanley), played for the Liverpool Trappers and I've been told by him that upon formation of the team, they had no badge/logo. My uncle Bill, asked my Dad to design a badge for the Trappers, which he did. I never knew until now
Hello everybody... very nostlagic... I skated at Liverpool Prescot road from 1964 thru to about 1973 and then went to Queens Ferry and Altrincham (now pulled down and a new one built)
there was the LSC (liverpool skating club run by Pam and Joy Cubbon) the Thursday Ice Dance Club before the General Session, we had the use of the ice on Sundays from 6.15pm until 7.30pm and was fantastic... anybody remember John Williams and Binky, Len and Anne Williams (len has passed away Anne was teaching at Alrincham) Marj Winstaney, Pat Eastwood, Eric Shrotter, Tony Holles, also my partner Pat Rotheram, and then Mrs I Bailiie who had a daughter Ingrid who danced with Bill Harper... anyone remember brother and sister Pam and Alan Smith??? and the coach trips to Nottingham to watch the British Ice Championshps....how the Fantastic Liverpool Ice Dancing Formation Team run by Hal and Pam Bradshaw???? John Williams and Collette Durkhin (johns father played the orghan on the stage) Had Lots of fantastic times there... and would to hear from any other people who remember skating at that time... one person I have never forgotten is James Woodward and His wife Laura (she has sadly pased away some years ago) who organized the Brugge skating trips..and of course our lovely Friend Anne Roberts..... well I am 65 now and was only 18 wehn first started until I finished at Liverpool when I was 33 and went on to Alrincham.....
Hi lindylou, i am so flattered that anyone remembers me, I did dj at the rink for a while, I only got the job through sheer cheek, i pulled the manager and told him the music was rubbish, "can you do better"? he asked "yes" I said, I had never touched a turntable in my life but I couldn't back down, so I sneaked in early on the day of my audition and quickly got familiar with the controls and somehow got the job,I knew Robbie Rave quite well too, he was dj at the Cavern first on Saturday nights then he got the job full time, i also am proud to say I knew Bob Wooler who was a lovely man, when I left the rink I went on the road and became a singer in a blues/rock band and when that didn't go anywhere I became a roadie, working all over Europe and reaching the dizzy heights of the Montreux Jazz Festival, which was a yearly gig (for a month) thanks for remembering me, my kids read it and were impressed, regards George Hardaker
Hi George,and welcome to Yo!
I never went skating,but got to know Bill Bird,who was quite involved in the skating world,as secretary of the Liverpool Skating Club,(and also as a pope John Paul,lookalike!) Maybe you knew him? As for Robbie Rave,he was the Cavern D.J. when I used to go,in the early 70's,and it would be interesting to know what happened to him,after the Cavern closed! What was the name of your band?
Hello Georgie Hardaker http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...ars/e20299.gif
I've sent you a pm. Check your in box. :)
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I've just re read through this thread - some great memories in here :PDT11 :)