Comments for What Was Pebble Mill?

Comment on The Colony – a reflection by contributor, Victor Williams’ daughter, Sandra by Eve Roknic

Eve Roknic — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:32:21 +0000

Sandra, thank you so much for sharing your post. It is obvious that your Dad’s love for his family, and his beloved Hazel, gave him the strength to “carry on”. Judging from his lovely progeny, whom I have the honour of knowing, I know that he would be so proud of your achievements and your ability to connect to all human beings. I am glad you immigrated to Canada, allowing us the proximity to be on the same soil and giving me the honour of calling you my friend.
Love Eve

Comment on The Last Pebble Mill at One – photo from Mark Kershaw by admin

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:26:15 +0000

Thanks Jonathan, I’ll add them in.

Vanessa

Comment on The Last Pebble Mill at One – photo from Mark Kershaw by Jonathan Dick

Jonathan Dick — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:15:41 +0000

Looks like Trudy Stanton in between Mark Kershaw and Steph Silk. And Roger Sutton on the left-hand end of the second-to-back row.

Comment on Rum Punch Day Football Match by admin

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:20:56 +0000

Thanks for these corrections and additions Jock. I’ll change the original post.

Best wishes

Vanessa

Comment on Rum Punch Day Football Match by Jock Gallagher

Jock Gallagher — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:22:52 +0000

I don’t remember being on the losing side!
However I do remember the team line-up. In the second picture it is Brian King at sixth from the left and next to him is Peter Windows (freelance, producer on The Archers and later a lecturer at City University).
No 2 (from left)in bottom row is Mary Mallett (not Bernadette Kearney), then senior personnel officer.
The date of the match is more likely to have been 1985 (rather than 1995 when I had long-departed from the Mill).
The date of the top picture is probably later because Bridget Allen had become the senior personnel officer when she was coerced into playing!

Comment on Jim Hiscox by Suzy Cadman

Suzy Cadman — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:21:48 +0000

AAAhhh, Jim!! I was Jim’s secretary for a few years in the 90′s…remember the ‘bad taste’ party?! xx

Comment on John Abbott on Shalom Salaam – photo by Dave Bushell by Suzy Cadman

Suzy Cadman — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:19:37 +0000

I was John’s sec from 1992 until about 1997. Very nice man!

Comment on Strange Events at Pebble Mill – blog by Peter Poole by Kathryn Shuttleworth

Kathryn Shuttleworth — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:30:33 +0000

There are many tales of spooky goings on at Pebble Mill. I too had a slightly unexplainable experience in Studio 3. Whilst staying late one evening to prep some SFX I was working in the cubicle and the lights on the studio floor were off. I heard the sound of the studio door open as if being picked up via one of the mics and coming out of the speakers. I assumed it was security doing their checks but when I looked at the desk there were no mics faded up. Strange I thought and carried on working. I was at the back of the cubicle and several times turned round suddenly as I could have sworn someone came in through the door at the back. At this point I thought this was all getting a bit weird but put it down to being tired and went home. The next day I mentioned this to a colleague who wasn’t surprised to hear my tale and told me more tales of mysterious moving props, rearranged furniture and similar bizarre goings on. A few months later another of my colleagues also had a weird experience of strange things happening with CD players and unexplained sounds coming from the speakers. Before we left Pebble Mill we did a piece for Halloween for Late Night Currie. The programme was broadcast from the Mailbox but we still had the ISDN facilities in Studio 5 at the Mill so we did a little OB from there. We had various psychics and ghost hunters in studio 3 at Pebble Mill trying to fathom out all these ghostly tales and see if there was anything there! After the TX the ghost hunting team said they’d love to do an all night ghost watch before the building was demolished. So we did! It was all very spooky and there were certainly some cold spots and unexplained feelings around Studio 3 and some of the basement areas. I do have a copy of the report but it is not conclusive as to paranormal activity. All I know is that there are certainly some good tales of spooky goings on and having experienced something bizarre myself I have to admit I’m not quite as sceptical about ghosts as I once was!

Comment on Strange Events at Pebble Mill – blog by Peter Poole by Roger Slater

Roger Slater — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:19:08 +0000

That’s me as Spot operator knocking the door in the 1971 picture. We wore ties in those days…

Comment on Pebble Mill canteen – photos from Philip Morgan by susan millard

susan millard — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:24:02 +0000

i made the scones from 1971 to 1984