Synchemicalls Richards the butcher,s shop Bingo down the Blue

I also worked in the Bingo in the Blue.circa 1973/75
I was the prize bingo caller until the original caller swore at one of the players
one Saturday afternoon and walked out, and I took over the main session calling.
I started there when it was Legalite,manager then was a brummy named Gary... it was later taken over by Mecca. Gary left and Mick Murphy  became manager.
This is where I met my partner, she was one of the runners at the time.
Quite enjoyed my time there..

Hi pedropeter 
I worked there in 1970 till1972 the Manager was Mr Harris he had a turn in his eyes when he would be telling us of we would not no who  he was talking to but a great guy i use to run the floor to with a whistle in my mouth waiting for some one to call bingo half the time i would forget and just blow it and then in the intervall and end of the night run a roulet wheel excuse the spelling tall thin man was in charge of us his name was Ron also his wife worked there my sister Jean also worked there also Carol, Tony Scowen, Barbra we had such a laugh there it never felt like work wonder where they are now i think it was called the Rialto then.I hated selling those lucky spin tickets ha  good to hear from some one else who worked there to  

My Mum and my Nan worked for Synchemicals.  Mum ( Dorreen) was a typist and my Nan (Annie )was the tealady for quite a few years.  I can remember going there in the school holidays and meeting my mum from work.

Vossy53

Hi Vossy53
Good to hear from someone who remembers Synchemicals did your mum have dark hair and was very slim  and not very tall she would be about my age now 63 what years was she working there i think i remember her did she once go out with a boy named Kenny Fisher  

Hi willoughby1948

My husband Ken was a driver for synchemicals around 1963/64, which was before your time.  He used to deliver stuff to farms and he would take my young sister out with him when she was on holiday from school.  I also used to buy ciggies from old Ruby, as we called the man in Rubens.
I knew all the Lush family, Ruth, Johnny and Jimmy.  I now live in Whitstable and have such wonderful memories of Bermondsey. 
Regards
Linda

Hi Lawerence123
Do you no what happened to the company did they move out of Bermondsey what i remember was putting lids on the nippon ant killer every time i buy it now i think of my old work place weighing up white powder for hidrangers i think that would turn your teeth black so would not be happy if we done it at the weekend trying to clean your teeth to get it of before going out i think it was run by 2 brother,s one was a Douglas and i think the other one was Brian it has been 40 years or more now i now live in Norfolk but have such good memories of Bermondsey and the people. 

Hello Willoughby48
The description sounds like my Mum but its not the same person.   Mum is quite a bit older than you. She is 79 and its their Diamond wedding anniversary next month.  Just spoken to  Mum and she reckons she worked at Synchemicals in the mid 1960s. It was called GH Richards Synchemicals then and the boss was Mr Richards.  My other Nan lived in Keyes Road just past old Ruebens shop about the same time, so I remember all those shops you are talking about.  The houses are all gone now...its just part of the park.

Vossy53

Hi VOSSY53
Thank you for getting back to me the girl in the office i think her name was Dot the ladys i worked with in the factory was Linda Ada Eileen i remember there was a woman in the office cant think of her name she had a Daughter who went to a private school in Kent i can remember giving her sweet 16 record on her 16th birthday i think her mother was Mr Richards secretary or Mr Douglas they where our bosses they where brothers does your mum remember any of them or where the factory moved to did they move out of Bermondsey i no they took over our old house when we moved to kent and used it for offices i think in grange road next to what use to be a petrol garage thanks Margaret 

hi
 my mum worked in the bingo from about 1971 her name is sally and her friend who worked there aswell was jessie she married a fella called jock tweedie who also worked at the bingo .

Hi Shaddon 
I don,t remember these names they must have started after i left which is a shame thank you for your reply Margaret  

Margaret

Mum doesn't remeber any of the people you mention except Mr Richards and Mr Douglas.  She thinks the firm moved to the Borough.

Vossy53

Hi vossy53
Thank your Mum for her memories and you for asking her also wish your Mum a very happy Diamond Wedding Anniversary Thanks Margaret 

Was the house opposite Fendall St in the Grange Rd. It was a really nice house. I used to think it would be nice living there. There was a pub right across from it. It may have been called the Grange.
I vaguely remember having a schoolboy friend called Brian Willoughby. Was he related?
Graham

did you go to any of the parties at the Lush's prefab off of Willow Walk opposite the Alscot Arms?
Ruth used to sing at the Bricklayers Arms pub in the Old Kent Road. The Zac Lawrence Quartet provided the music. Do you remember Peter the Pouf. He used to sing there too. Had a great voice.
Graham

Hi Jarsy no i lived in Grange road next door to the Garage and no i dident go to any of the Lush party,s we just use to shop at there green grocers shop 

Synchemicals Limited is still alive and kicking! It relocated from Grange Walk in 1988 to Coalville in Leicestershire. The businss still makes Nippon Ant Killer. Douglas was my Uncle and Brian was my father. I worked in Bermondsey from 1980 to the time we moved and now run the business. I have some great memories. Some of the staff from Bermondsey moved to Leicester. Dot Garnett was the name of the secretary, and Mrs Doreen Harris was secretary to my father. Linda, her daughter also worked there. Linda married Jimmy, another employee.

Hi gooding 
So pleased to hear from you so good to no that Synchemicals is going well still. Loved working there in Bermondsey.How is Mr Douglas and Mr Brian i remember Mr Douglas more because he worked in the factory with us more say hi to him for me but i don,t no if he will remember me it was so long ago he use to call me twiggy because i was so thin.He was a good and kind person to work for.When i worked there in the factory was Ada Linda Eileen Flo and me i cant remember the name of our foremen but i can remember he was x RAF we played him up a bit lol. I can remember Dot and Mrs Harris and her Daughter Linda i remember giving Linda the record Happy Birthday sweet 16 when she was 16 she always came in her school holidays i think she went to a private school in Kent they lived in Manor Place and had a little poodle dog i think. Where are they all now do you no. My Family moved out of Bermondsey around 1970 to Kent and i think your Dad and Uncle took over our house and turned it into offices we backed on to the factory from Grange Rd. Thank you so much for getting back to me. I am so pleased all is still going well because your Uncle and Dad where such hard workers and good people to work for such good memories. Best Regards Margaret Willoughby