Now this isn't strictly a snippet about Tonbridge but certainly in the 1960's the majority of a young Tonbridge person's socialising took place in Tunbridge Wells. This flyer was given to me by somebody who spent her teenage years here in Tonbridge, and what's a young girl got to do in 1963 when her favourite band hits the Assembly Hall ... put on her white stilettos of course and partake in a bit of back combing, get on a number 7 bus to The War Memorial, and get on over there. And, that's exactly what she did, and not only did she see her idols, swoon and get needles and pins, she also waited for their autographs. All four Searchers signed the back of the flyer.
The strange thing is that this piece of memorabilia was rediscovered just recently and I noticed that The Searchers are back on their Sixties Gold Tour at The Assembly Hall this October. That's nearly 50 years since their signatures graced the flyer.
I wonder if she'll take a nostalgic trip.
Mike Pendor was a next door neighbour of a friend of mine in the 1970's
ReplyDeleteNot sure if he is still about or not. I will ask.