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robbie2010

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One of the latest recruits « Posted: 23 January 2010 at 10:22 PM »

Hello Everyone.
I registered on the site just a few days ago after discovering its existence. So decided to 'join up'. I am finding it a most interesting site - reading through a lot of the postings.
My nickname is Robbie, Scottish born (1938) but married to a Lowestoft lass. (She knows a lot about her home town and will be able to help me with future postings). We married in 1962 whilst I was serving in the Royal Navy (Radio Electrical Branch). We met at the South Pier dance hall - the ship I was on was visiting the town on Fishery Protection duties. After my demob in 1965 we set up home in a new bungalow in Pound Farm Drive, near Oulton. We have three sons and five grandchildren. We lived there until 1988 and then moved to our present home in Akethorpe Way. I worked at the Pye factory from 1965 until the factory closure in 1981 as a Test Equipment Technician. During my employment with Pye/Philips I was for most of that time the Senior Shop Steward for the Technical Staff Section of the EEPTU. Since then I have been self employed running my small Electronics Services business from my workshop in Gorleston. Although I am now well past retirement age I still keep the business going - I am learning something new every day in the electronics field as technology increases at a pace - that is what probably keeps me going! I have a keen interest in local history, particularly about the Parish of Oulton and have served as a parish councillor there for over 20 years. I have constructed/compiled two websites for the parish. One is for the benefit of parishioners to convey information about their parish and its history. The other was done to Honour the Fallen of WW1, WW2 and the Falklands War who were associated with the parish. This site gives details of the Book of Remembrance that I compiled/constructed (I do a bit of woodwork as well as electronics!). The book is installed within the Oulton Community Centre church. It can be viewed by contacting the caretaker.
My other interests are researching family history - my Scottish roots and also that of my wife. Her late uncle (George 'Bloater' Nicholson) was for many years the landlord of the 'Rising Sun' that was (as you all probably know) situated in the now gone Beach Village. I also do a bit of oil painting/ drawing etc., as well as play an accordion (mainly Scottish tunes!!)

The website addresses are:-
http://www.awalkaroundoulton.weebly.com
http://www.oultonparishbookofremembrance.weebly.com

I look forward to contributing to this excellent site and make some new friends along the way.


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #1 Posted: 23 January 2010 at 10:42 PM »

Welcome Robbie and for telling us so much about yourself, I really hope you enjoy the site and join in, we are a friendly bunch


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #2 Posted: 23 January 2010 at 10:46 PM »

Hi Robbie,I too was born in 1938.I married in 1959 and came to the States two years later.I now live in Oklahoma.I used to go to the dances on the South Pier every Saturday night and sometimes to the dances at the Royal Hotel.Welcome to Lowestoftonline.


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #3 Posted: 23 January 2010 at 10:51 PM »

Hi Annie and Meg

Many thanks for the very prompt responses to my 'reception' posting.
I'll become an addict soon!


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #4 Posted: 24 January 2010 at 12:08 AM »

Welcome, Robbie. I hope you enjoy this site. Sounds like you used to live near where my grandparents did. They had a bungalow on June Avenue. I'm another member that lives in the US. I look forward to reading your posts here.


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #5 Posted: 24 January 2010 at 09:37 AM »

Hello and welcome to lowestoftonline Robbie2010


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #6 Posted: 24 January 2010 at 09:44 AM »

Hi Karen

Thanks for your 'welcome' message. June Avenue (near Fir Lane) is a bit closer to my present home than it was to my previous one.


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #7 Posted: 24 January 2010 at 09:46 AM »

Hi Mel

Thanks for your 'welcome' message.


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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #8 Posted: 24 January 2010 at 10:33 AM »

Hi Meg

I mentioned some of my oil paintings to you when I replied to your 'personal message' yesterday. I've attached a couple of photos of my work. One is from the Ford Jenkins collection (done from a monochrome photo of some Lowestoft beachmen playing cribbage- I had to envisage the probable colours!). The photo isn't too good so will have to take another one sometime. As I said I received permission from the photography business he founded. This picture hangs in my workshop office. Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the painting I donated to the Maritime Museum (the one of the old Lowestoft Beachman with the two children). The other is my 'copy' of the Laughing Cavalier (original by Frans Hals).

Laughing Cavalier painting_419x480.jpg (38.56 KB, 419x480 - viewed 137 times.) Lowestoft Beachmen.jpg (39.26 KB, 640x472 - viewed 143 times.)
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Re: One of the latest recruits « Reply #9 Posted: 24 January 2010 at 12:59 PM »

They are really good Robbie.One of our members in Australia(John Little) used to work for Ford Jenkins.


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