Hull Daily Mail 'Class of 1984' Reunion
3-5 July 2009
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Advance!

April Flurry

Being Santa

Birthday

Brush Strokes

Byronic

City of Dreams

Cook and Drive

Do A Little, Leave A Lot

Ed Cases

Egg

Girl With One Track Mind (Sexhunters)

Glory Sealed

Haiku Firework

Hangover

Holiday Camp

I Fell in Love on the Northern Line

I Fought The Law and I Won

Jack Dove (Canto 1)

January Blue

Job Sonnet

Jury Service

Letter to February

Lewes (Till I Die)

Loving You

Madhouse

Meat Elegy

My Best (Wasn't Good Enough)

Odd Ends

Our Neighbours

Ownsome Valentine

Persian Sailing

Probably Not

Road Kill

Salsa

Saturday Night at the J H Tavern

Slam Door

Smoke In The Night

Snowscape

The Fight

The Last Word

The Liger

Whilst on Lose Hill

Women


Friday, 3 July 2009

Image of Ian Cross, Dave Jester, Phil Ascough and Steve Morgan
THE BOYS ARE BACK: Ian, Dave, Phil and Steve in the Spring Bank

Image of Phil Dawes on his retirement from the Hull Daily Mail after 46 years
EARLY DAWES: Phil Dawes takes 'early' retirement after a mere 46 years on the Hull Daily Mail

Image of Dave Jester, Steve Morgan, Phil Ascough, Ian Halstead, Angus Young, Ian Cross and Paul Grinstead
SAY CHEESE: Dave, Steve, Phil, Ian, Angus, Crossy and Paul return to the Hull Cheese for one night only

Image of Chris Wilson, Ian Cross, Steve Morgan, Ian Halstead, Dave Jester, Paul Grinstead, Angus Young and Phil Ascough
BY GEORGE: Chris, Crossy, Steve, Ian, Dave, Paul, Angus and Phil hit Hull Old Town

Image of Dave Jester, Phil Ascough, Angus Young, Ian Cross, Ian Halstead and Steve Morgan in the Black Boy pub, Hull
UNION RE-UNION: Dave, Phil, Angus, Crossy, Ian and Steve recall NUJ branch meetings at the Black Boy

Image of Paul Grinstead in the Black Boy pub, Hull
WHERE'S ME BEARD?: Paul Grinstead laments his lost-long facial hair at the Black Boy Image of Phil Ascough and Ian Cross in the White Hart pub, Hull
LOCK-IN: Better than a lock-out

Image of Dave Jester in the White Hart pub, Hull
ONLY HERE FOR THE BEER: Dave Jester has his pick of glasses

Image of Ian Cross, Tim Cornwell and Angus Young in the White Hart pub, Hull
GIZZA A BREAK!: Another good story from Crossy at the White Hart

Image of Ian Cross in a Hull kebab house
KEBAB-ULOUS: Crossy orders the world's largest kebab

Image of Tim Cornwell playing pool in a Hull pub
TINKER TAILOR HUSTLER SPY: Tim Cornwell cleans up at pool

Image of Tim Cornwell and Dave Jester playing pool in a Hull pub
WHO IS SUPERMAN?: Dave Jester has brought a phone box

Image of Ian Cross and Dave Jester in the Propaganda nightclub, Hull
CALLED TO THE BAR: Ian and Dave at Propaganda nightclub Image of Ian Cross, Dave Jester and Tim Cornwell in the beer garden of the Propaganda nightclub, Hull
RETURN TO ALCATRAZ: Tim recalls those happy Bransholme days - in the Propaganda beer garden

Image of dawn breaking from the beer garden of the Propaganda nightclub, Hull
BLUE SKIES DRINKING: Morning dawns and the boys are still out

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Image of Ian Cross, Pete Fenton, Ian Halstead and Dave Jester at Beverley Races, East Yorkshire
AND THEY'RE OFF: Crossy, Pete, Ian and Dave on their first pints in the members' bar at Beverley Races

Image of Pete Fenton and 
Deb Shannon in the bar of Beverley Races, East Yorkshire
KNICK KNACK PADDY WHACK: Give our Deb a phone!

Image of Chris Wilson, Pete Fenton, Ian Halstead, Deb Shannon, Dave Jester and Ian Cross at Beverley Races, East Yorkshire

COP THIS: Passing WPC captures Chris, Pete, Ian, Deb, Dave and Crossy

Image of the police having a word with girls who have been running on the tracks at Beverley Races, East Yorkshire

YOU'RE KNICKED!: And then Plod has a word with young ladies who've mislaid their accoutrements

Image of Belinda Szonert and Pete Fenton at Nelly's, Beverley
BEVERLEY BEL: Belinda laughing with Pete in Nelly's, Beverley

Image of Deb Shannon at Nelly's, Beverley, East Yorkshire
SMILES AWAY: Deb's lost in cider space

Image of Ian Halstead at Nelly's, Beverley, East Yorkshire
FERRY FUNNY: Ian Halstead recalls a North Sea nightmare (nuff said!)

Image of Deb Shannon, Pete Fenton, Jan Godwin and Angus Young in a Hull beer garden
THE NIGHT IS YOUNG: Angus with Deb, Pete and Jan back in Hull

Image of Jan Godwin in a Hull beer garden
CHEERS, ME DEAR: Jan in fine fettle

Image of Pete Fenton and Phil Ascough, with Library Ian behind, in a Hull beer garden
MIRROR MAN: Slimline Pete communes with a dancing bear

Image of Ian Cross and Deb Shannon at the Adelphi Club, Hull
HAPPY HOUR: Ian and Deb return to the Adelphi Club, Hull

Image of Jan Godwin and Library Ian's wife having a bop to reggae at the Adelphi Club, Hull
LET'S DANCE: In the reggae vibe at the Adelphi

Image of Deb Shannon and the Adelphi Club's owner
MISS YOU: Deb bids a fond farewell to the Adelphi's supremo

Image of Deb Shannon and Angus Young at Ray's Place Indian restaurant, Hull
PICTURE PERFECT: Deb shows some snaps in Ray's Place

Image of Ian Halstead at Ray's Place Indian restaurant, Hull
FARE ENOUGH: Ian 'Tandoori' Halstead displays a healthy appetite

Image of Jan Godwin and Deb Shannon at Ray's Place, Indian restaurant, Hull
TWIN STARS: Jan and Deb at Ray's Place, Hull

Image of Phil Ascough, Ian Halstead, Ian Cross, Deb Shannon and Dave Jester at Ray's Place Indian restaurant, Hull
ALMOST TIME FOR BED: But Phil's as fresh as a daisy

Image of Dave Jester
WHO'RE WE GONNA CALL?: Dave Jester!

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Image of Deb Shannon, Dave Jester, Brian Lavery and Ian Cross at the Queens pub, Hull
MORNING GLORY: Deb, Dave and Ian are none the worse for wear - with Brian Lavery at the Queens

Image of Brian Lavery in the Queens pub, Hull
VINTAGE DAYS: Brian Lavery reflects on the Hull Daily Mail gang of '84

Image of Deb Shannon in the beer garden of the Queens pub, Hull
CALLING TIME: One last picture before, sadly, quitting Hull again

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