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Interesting to hear rumours of Big Nance's early demise are somewhat exagerated!

Originally Posted by Deeps

When i arrived at Dolphin after a few years on skimmers , many of the Faslane lads went on and on about ''Big nance'' an old slapper in Helensburgh .I spent 4 years as a regular in the ''IMPS'' and i never came across her . Was she real or just a rumour ???

Oh yes she was real alright, im glad to hear she is still alive and kicking, I wander if she is still kidnapping young matelots and taking them back to her boudiour, I nearly missed the boat cos of that night. A real legend she must be getting on a bit she was about 55 when I knew her and that was in 89

I hope when you say you nearly missed the boat doesn't mean you caught the boat up DBB lol . Big Nance sounds like she's heading for the slappers' hall of fame in the company of Pompey Lill et al circa 1950 . Although I did not have the pleasure of meeting BN she seems to be well known and a favourite with the fleet. Rather sad these people although they do a necessary job. Should be a special branch in the service so they can receive proper maintenance and get the pension no doubt after becoming a fifth pricker was it ?

Jeeze it's all comming back now mid 70s to 80 was a regular in the Imps, Royal, commodore and the rest, remember Big Nance
well

Originally Posted by Davie

Jeeze it's all comming back now mid 70s to 80 was a regular in the Imps, Royal, commodore and the rest, remember Big Nance
well

Big Nance,pints of Diamond heavy and The Imps,we didnt realise how good we had it in them days.

Remember Pay Night every fortnight on a Thursday when they had a band on up at the Club at Faslane(The name of it eludes me!) and the Dunbarton Debs would come rolling in!!

Especially the one who we all thought had a wooden leg and we would do our best to turn her around the wrong way to try and get it to crossthread!!

As a sideline to this;

Is the old Hoolie bar still downstairs at Faslane? Where they let you go on your first night in after a patrol,with the plastic tables and chairs?

It was alongside the bowling alley if memory serves me right.

The place on the patch was called the DRUMFOLK club , lots of friendly
''oncrew wives'' at the bar . I would buy a crate on my NAAFI card and
take it back to the block at Faslane .Of course there was CHEERS BAR
in Dumbarton and the disco on a thusday night at the COMMODORE.
Happy days !

Originally Posted by Deeps

The place on the patch was called the DRUMFOLK club

Drumfork Club, in the middle of the Churchill Estate with a NAAFI shop there too - it was halfway between my home (Kent Drive) and the local school; when I lived there the Churchill Estate was still new (in fact it was still being built in places) and our family was the first to occupy our quarter.

My Uncle did her when he was a Fore-endy on Bombers