1969
January
Richard changes his J45 into a Gibson J200 beastie.
| 10th |
Abingdon Barge coffee bar |
| 19th |
Henley Baptist church |
| 24th |
Assemblies of God, Basingstoke. |
February
The Marvin develops cracks in the paintwork and goes to be resprayed. It'll never be the same again! This was an original Marvin with the carved "violin" headstock.
| 15th |
Crossways coffee bar, Havant. |
March
A regular newsletter is published from this month.
| 5th |
Andover Bridge Street Methodist. Young Wives Club |
| 7th |
Basingstoke Baptist, in aid of "Shelter" |
| 12th |
Henley Baptist youth club |
| 14th |
Abingdon Barge coffee bar |
| 21st |
Basingstoke Folk evening |
| 23rd |
Newbury Baptist "Breakout" mission, service with a team of students from Spurgeon's college |
| 25th |
Newbury Baptist "Breakout" mission, coffee bar |
| 26th |
Grately youth club |
April
| 3rd |
Chilterns Crusade, Amersham |
| 4th |
Good Friday service, Oxford Town hall (with Richard Wurmbrand) |
| 6th |
Catacombs coffee bar / disco, Oxford (I remember this is where someone first suggested Icheck out Eric Clapton.) |
| 13th |
North Leigh Memorial Hall, nr Whitney, youth meeting |
| 15th |
W.E.C. Andover Baptist |
| 17th |
W.E.C. Whitchurch Methodist |
| 20th |
Milbourne Port Congregational service and squash |
| 26th |
Temperance Spring Festival, West Reading Methodist |
May
Herb upgrades again - this time to a Baldwin Burns Baby Bison (sunburst). "This was a nice guitar."
| 3rd |
Coffee bar, Cheltenham Teachers Training College arranged by Tony Redstall (our ex-drummer) |
| 4th |
Evening service, College chapel, Cheltenham |
| 10th |
Glory Hole coffee bar, Marston Shelton nr Bedford run by Irene Wardle and Ralph Chambers |
| 11th |
Glory Hole coffee bar, Marston Shelton, |
| 18th |
Evening service and afterwards, Farnborough Baptist. |
| 31st |
Mustard Seed restaurant, Sheffield with Dave Stillman and "New Song" folk group |
"The Mustard Seed" was special. It was run as a full-time coffee bar in faraway Sheffield. We felt it a privilege to be invited to play there.
June
Richard finally gets his Marvin back!
| 1st |
Leicester Prison with Dave Stillman and "New Song" folk group |
| 6th |
Binfield Bar-B-Q |
| 7th |
Crossways coffee bar, Havant |
| 8th |
Methodist camp meetings, Chieveley with Hannington Brass band |
| 13th |
Reading University |
| 15th |
Catacombs coffee bar / disco, Oxford |
| 20th |
Assemblies of God, Basingstoke |
| 21st |
Upper Gornal, Dudley, Glory Hole coffee bar |
| 22nd |
Upper Gornal, Dudley, Glory Hole coffee bar. |
| 29th |
Crusader's club, Wroughton, nr Swindon |
July
| 6th |
Swindon Youth Week with "The Ribbonettes", "The Proclaimers" and Phil Vogel |
| 9th |
"Sausage Sizzle", Tent meeting, Marcham nr Abingdon with Ken Brighton |
| 12th |
Andover Crusade for Christ, Playing Fields |
| 19th |
Audition for Musical Gospel Outreach, Dive Inn, Kingston with Geoff Shearn and John Webb |
August
| 23rd |
Youth for Christ, Abbey Hall, Romsey with Ernest Plant |
September
| 7th |
Lambourne Methodist Church |
| 12th |
Basingstoke Baptist Young People |
| 21st |
Andover Congregational Youth service |
| 25th |
Chippenham "Flipside" rally with Dave Stillman |
| 26th |
Reading "Flipside" rally, Providence church with Dave Stillman |
October
Paul decides to leave the group this month - we are drummer-less. Nigel Woolmer tries out for a couple of gigs but this turns out to be temporary.
| 3rd |
Shipton Bellinger Youth Club |
| 5th |
Newbury Baptist Church, "Progression or Stagnation" |
| 10th |
Maidenhead Barbeque with Ken Brighton |
| 11th |
Youth Squash, WEC HQ, Bulstrode, High Wycombe |
| 12th |
Bible Pattern Church, Newbury |
| 18th |
"Link Up" rally, St Mary's, Crawley. |
| 19th |
"Link Up" rally, Crawley. |
| 24th |
Coffee Bar, British Legion, Saffron Waldon |
| 25th |
Brethren Hall, Saffron Waldon |
November
Herb introduces the flute into the set.
| 1st |
"The Coffee Cellar", Lewisham |
| 2nd |
Cirencester Crusaders Union Weekend |
| 5th |
Bonfire Nite, Easthamstead Park |
| 8th |
Barbeque, Lane End, High Wycombe |
| 12th |
Henley Baptist Youth Club |
| 22nd |
"Getaway" Coffee Bar, Hilltop Free Church, Earley, Reading |
| 23rd |
Amersham Old Town, Baptist Youth service |
| 29th |
"13th Hour" coffee bar, Wolverhampton |
| 30th |
"13th Hour" coffee bar, Wolverhampton & evening service |
December
A new Baldwin Marvin for Richard purchased from Peter Dyke in a music shop under Centrepoint after much soul-searching. Is it to be a Strat or a Marvin?. This guitar was not a match for the old Burns however and it never quite satisfies.
| 2nd |
Romsey Youth for Christ with Dave Stillman, Abbey Hall |
| 5th |
Romsey Youth for Christ with Dave Stillman and "Three in One" |
| 6th |
"Selah" coffee bar, Oak Hall, Harrow Weald |
| 13th |
Richmond "Flipside" rally, Duke Street Baptist with Dave Stillman |
| 14th |
"Barge" coffee bar, Abingdon with Eddie Vass |
| 20th |
Burghfield Common coffee bar with Dave Stillman |
| 27th |
New Park Baptist coffee bar, Streatham |
| 28th |
New Park Baptist evening service, Streatham |
