Organiser Alan Turnbull said: “After a welcome and productive ‘shout out’ in Hartlepool Life earlier this year announcing and publicising the planned reunion, former members of the St Luke’s 1st West Hartlepool Boys’ Brigade Company came together for the first time since the early 1960s for a special occasion to renew old friendships and reminisce about ‘the good old days’.”
He went on: “On the night in May, 19 old friends, their ages ranging from 69-89, met in Hartlepool Cricket Club and thoroughly enjoyed an evening of shared nostalgia, recapturing cherished friendships formed all those years ago. In our enjoyment of such a brilliant evening, our first reunion in 65 years, we all raised a glass to ‘absent friends’ and committed to repeat the exercise, though not to leave it so long until the next one.”
Alan said: “We are aware of other old friends still around in the Hartlepool area who couldn’t make it last time, and would like to include any we have as yet been unable to find. In an effort to maximise our numbers, we would like once again to take this opportunity to utilise the good offices of Hartlepool Life as a channel to reach out to all former members of the St Luke’s 1st West Hartlepool Boys’ Brigade from the early 1960s who would like to get in touch.”
He added: “If the above applies to you and you are interested in joining us to engage in nostalgic reminiscences of those long gone days of our youth, please email [email protected] with the subject heading ‘BB Reunion’ and include your name and mobile number in the message body. We look forward to hearing from you.”
