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Youth Groups 1975-1990

Origins & history

In 1975/6, under the direction of Rev David Ray, Dave & Di Morgan started both a youth club, on Friday nights in the youth hall, and a youth discussion group, which met on alternate Sunday evenings in their home.

 

The youth group, for those aged 13+, decided to call themselves "The After 8's" - nothing to do with the chocolates of the same name but because they met at 8 pm! As well as have discussions on various subjects the group also enjoyed parties, especially round Christmas time and even weekends away.

 

Some time later young siblings of those in the After 8's wanted their own group, so a new group started, meeting on the opposite Sunday Nights, called "Godsquad". By 1980 these 2 groups joined and became the "Sunday Joints" to allow yet another group to form, called "Teenscene".

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Early After 8's weekend away - date unknown - possibly late 1970's

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After 8's trip to London circa 1980

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After 8's weekend canal trip 1981

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Weekend away in 1982/83 - in a farm house in Wales that slept 12 - and there was 17 of us!

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Weekend away in Cornwall in March 1983

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Back to Cornwall for a Christmas celebration 1983

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Teenscene in 1983 - in Wales ....

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...and at Upton Warren

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Teenscene in Devon in 1984 ....

...and "dancing" to "Oops Upside Your Head" in a car park!

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Teenscene outside Bwlch Farmhouse in North Wales in 1985     ...    and again in 1986! ....

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New Year's Eve 1985 fancy dress party - the "boys" (above left) including a "Principal Boy" (Di) and the "girls" (above right) including a very scary "Pantomime Dame"!

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Christmas Party 1987!

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1988 in North Wales - and love was in the air!

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Teenscene in Wales again in 1988

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Meanwhile, in 1988, what are these Sunday Joint members taking photos of?

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Clive and Lesley's wedding, of course!

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And the Youth Club...

Youth Club football team - only played one game!

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Youth Club concert - The Dog Show sketch!

(No dogs were hurt in this sketch!!)

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