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1968
January
" The Way" was a regular coffee bar held in the upstairs rooms of a disused shop in Swindon. I remember some rough visitors.
| 8th |
21st Party, Bucklebury |
| 13th |
"The Way" coffee bar, Swindon |
February
| 3rd |
"The Way" coffee bar, Swindon |
| 9th |
Nu Kreetcha, Reading |
| 11th |
Whitchurch Parish Church, nr Pangbourne |
| 17th |
Andover Congregational coffee bar |
| 18th |
Andover Congregational church service |
| 21st |
Coke Hole, Andover |
| 24th |
The Way, Swindon |
| 28th |
Young People's mission, Shipton Bellinger |
March
| 22nd |
Nu Kreetcha, Reading |
| 23rd |
The Koupe coffee bar, Eastleigh Baptist with the "Free Folk". |
April
| 19th |
St Birinus youth club, Calcot |
| 24th |
Grammar school Christian Union, Swindon |
| 26th |
The Way, Swindon |
| 27th |
Crowning the Reading Temperance Queen |
May
| 10th |
Nu Kreetcha, Reading |
| 11th |
British Transport Christian Fellowship, Providence Free Church, Reading |
| 18th |
Youth for Christ, Swindon with "Last Week's Collection" |
| 19th |
Andover Congregational Church |
June
| 8th |
Andover Crusade for Christ (outside Guildhall) |
| 29th |
Romsey Youth for Christ, Abbey Hall |
July
The AMen Unplugged. Richard introduces his Gibson J45 for some songs.
| 6th |
Romsey Baptist Bar-B-Q |
| 10th |
Andover Carnival, Congregational church float |
| 13th |
Andover Crusade for Christ, playing fields |
| 28th |
Evening service, Bible Pattern church, Newbury |
| 30th |
Andover Bar-B-Q, Picket Piece |
August
| 30th |
Nu Kreetcha, Reading |
September
| 7th |
Newbury Congregational "Piscados" club |
| 8th |
Newbury Baptist squash |
| 11th |
Henley Baptist "New People" club |
October
Herb trades in his Colorama for a Harmony H75 3 pickup sunburst guitar.
A Borstal - an institution for reforming and training young offenders. The Vicar had a beautiful old Alvis and drank hot water and brown sugar before bed.
| 11th |
Oxford Brethren coffee bar, James St hall |
| 13th |
Bridge St. Methodist evening service, Andover |
| 16th |
Commonweal school, Swindon. Harmony H75 purchased |
| 19th |
Huntercombe Borstal, Nuffield |
| 20th |
Huntercombe Borstal morning service Nuffield Parish church |
| 22nd |
Mortimer Youth club |
| 26th |
Shinfield Free Evangelical coffee bar |
November
| 15th |
St. Marybourne Methodist guild |
| 20th |
Henley Baptist coffee bar |
| 23th |
Gorse Hill Baptist church, Swindon |
| 29th |
Abingdon Barge youth club |
The church in Abingdon had a narrow boat ("barge") on the river as a facility for youth work. Slightly cramped for a band.
December
| 1st |
Northcott church, Oxford, squash |
| 4th |
Grately youth club, nr Andover |
| 13th |
Whitney Technical College Christmas Special (with Nigel Goodwin, Jimmy Darius etc) |
| 23rd |
Huntercombe Borstal |
