re . East Lane.

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Hi Everyone.

 Just wondering if anyone can remember a youth club in East Lane, it was held in a church hall, it would have been about 1954/55.I saw a photo a little while back of a church which I thought it could have been but can’t seem to locate it now. I used to do boxing there and wondered if the boxer Tommy Noble was the trainer. I think someone mentioned that he used to sell White Horse Oils (Embrocation) outside this particular church and I can vaguely remember that. I used to go with two of my mates from school (John Harvard, Union Street) but can’t remember their names, though I think they lived In Kinglake Street in the flats, we used to go back there and have a kick-a- about in the square. I have something in my mind that says it was called Wellington College Youth Club but this seems very unlikely being it was in East Lane, it just don’t sound right. .

 Kiwi           

I have something in my mind that says it wascalled Wellington College Youth Club but this seems very unlikely being it wasin East Lane, it just don’t sound right.

-kiwi

Hi Kiwi,
I attended Wellington College Youth Club from 1960 'til around 1963 and have very frond memories of the place.
The club was held in a building to the side of the church, which I think was called St. Joseph's, but couldn't be sure of that. The name 'All Saint's' also rings a bell, so it could have been one of the two. There were many activities within the club. It had a few good sized snooker tables, table tennis tables and, in the upstairs gym, a five-a-side football area. During my time there it was run by Father Brian Walsh. He had a twin sister who's name escapes me, who ran either a 'Brownies,' or 'Girl Guides' group there. Ted Pretty ran the football side of things, but Garry Fifer,  (the finest man I ever knew in my life, and a great influence for the good of all the lads who knew him,) was responsible for the real day-to-day running of the place. He organised quiz nights, cultural evenings at operas and classical music events. In fact anything that would hopefully improve the lives and mentalities of the kids who attended the club. His youth work was of course voluntary and the prizes given out on quiz nights came out of his own pocket. The man was a living saint.
There was a guy named 'Syd,' who took Gymnastics for a while, but left under a cloud. ('nuff said,) and a 'gentle giant' of a bloke by the name of Mick Healan who coached boxing. Mick was a scary looking guy with a cauliflower ear and a flat nose. He resembled an armed robber, but was the nicest, kindest chap anyone could ever meet. I'm sure he was a tough opponent during his time in the ring, but outside of it he would't have hurt a fly.
At one point, Father Walsh tried to impose a rule that the kids could only attend the youth club if they went to church on Sundays. ( I should add at this point that it wasn't a Catholic establishment, which may surprise.) After a couple of weeks of an empty youth club, the rule was abandoned. 
Ted Pretty and Gary Fifer left Wellington College in 1962 or 63 due to 'differences of opinion,' with Father Walsh and became much respected leaders of 'New Venture Youth Club,' which was run by Harry Moore and and his wife, Jean, and was situated just off the Old Kent Road. 
Gary Fifer passed away in 1985 after a long and hard-fought illness. I've learned since that he was a leading light in the organisation of the 1948 London Olympics and, during the war, helped the British Navy in the hunt and eventual destruction of the 'Bismark.' Gary was born in Argentina of German parentage, (originally, 'Pfeiffer,') which makes his wartime exploits even more remarkable. He was fluent in German, Spanish and, of course, English. Anyone who met him could not have thought he was anything other than a typical English gentleman. R.I.P.
I hope I've thrown some light.