Popeye, Jimmy Offen, Bagsy Baker, Dicky Bird. Cocoa Beach. A novel way of keeping the beer cool was devised. Take four chairs tip them on there side and form a square. Un-bolt the ice making machine from the lobby wall, wheel it to the pool-side and tip the "quarter of a ton of ice" into the centre of the chairs. This kept the "twenty" crates of beer cool for the afternoon....Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Popeye cooling down in Cocoa....Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
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Popeye, Graham Wrigley. When, Where??...Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Popeye trying to win the 'Best Dressed Tourist' Award...Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Gut Bucket, Wilf Harley, Dog Bonser, Popeye....Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
I'm going to need some help with names here. Eric Wilkins,
Dave Cummings, Sandy Beech, Tim Barry, Jim Halliwell,
Buster Brown, John Pope, Dave Forsyth, Mick Graham, John Harrowsmith, Pip Cox, Dave
George, Dodger Long, Olly Burton, Chats Charters, Bob Fosker
Taff Monks, Arthur Hook, Kenny Kennewell.
...Picture
donated by Popeye Pope.
John Harrowsmith, Polly Perkins, Tom Harrington, Oggi Parsons Popeye and Mick Graham....Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Barrow Sports Day
SKIPPER 'BENT' RULES IN SPARTAN SPORTS!
Oh woe is me! The shame of it all! Commander Nigel Goodwin, Captain of HMS Spartan (right) leads his team off the field after he had moved the touch-down mat in the no rules rugby match and got his team sent off at H.M.S. Spartan's crew sports day last week. [Lt Cdr Curnock WEO was the referee at the time, bad career move, if ever I saw one??]...Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Commander Nigel Goodwin did better at hockey than he did at rugby. Here, he makes a strike at the ball and scores the winning goal watched (incredulously?) by Leading Wren Ethel McMahon, "borrowed" from Faslane to (hopefully) keep order and fair play!...Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
We'll play this game according to me....and the rules! Leading Wren Ethel lays the law down to Mike 'Buster' Brown and Ian 'Emma' Peel (right)....Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Six year old Robert Griffiths lends a few pounds to help out the lads in the Panel Beater tug of war team in the H.M.S. Spartan sports. Dave 'Red Adair' George and Emma Peel look on....Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Matthew Tapping son of Lt Ken Tapping, and a borrowed "Ted" cheering on the "combatants" at H.M.S. Spartan's crew sports last week....Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Mick Stonestreet, Piggy Page, Scouse Moss, Brum Gough, Popeye Pope...Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Mick Stonestreet, Eric Wilkins, Piggy Page, Scouse Moss, Brum Gough, Popeye Pope...Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Popeye, Piggy, Kevin Baxter, Arthur Hook. Oggy Parsons can be seen in the
background flexing the pectoral's.
...Picture
donated by Popeye Pope.
Spartan Crew demonstrating the art and grace of Sport as they try to rip an opponents head off in this "friendly" match. Buster Brown is about to get "stamped" by one of his own team!!!...Picture donated by Popeye Pope.
Again need help with names George Edwards, Goody, Gaz
Marsland, Crashman, Paddy Owen, Kev Hollis, Popeye
Bullet, Jonah, ?, Buster Brown...Picture
donated by Kev Hollis.