The Hook Greyhound Kennels, Northaw - Harringay online2024-03-28T17:00:42Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/the-hook-greyhound-kennels-northaw?feed=yes&xn_auth=noCould have been but somehow I…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-12-05:844301:Comment:15197842022-12-05T20:28:27.012ZJohn Witneyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JohnWitney
<p>Could have been but somehow I don’t think so</p>
<p>Could have been but somehow I don’t think so</p> Hi Caroline I remember Joe Pi…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-12-05:844301:Comment:15197052022-12-05T20:27:52.061ZJohn Witneyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JohnWitney
<p>Hi Caroline I remember Joe Pickering being in conversations at home. We lived at 3 Hook Lane. The second pair of semis up the ‘concrete road’. Did you live down the lane towards Northaw?</p>
<p>Hi Caroline I remember Joe Pickering being in conversations at home. We lived at 3 Hook Lane. The second pair of semis up the ‘concrete road’. Did you live down the lane towards Northaw?</p> The girl workers of my childh…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-12-05:844301:Comment:15197042022-12-05T19:36:18.826Zcaroline jacksonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/carolinejackson
<p>The girl workers of my childhood so many memories of them I wish I could remember the names of those in the pictures but it so long ago. But our Auntie Molly as she was known to us kids still lives in my memories.</p>
<p>The girl workers of my childhood so many memories of them I wish I could remember the names of those in the pictures but it so long ago. But our Auntie Molly as she was known to us kids still lives in my memories.</p> Like you John I have many mem…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-12-05:844301:Comment:15196292022-12-05T19:20:28.813Zcaroline jacksonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/carolinejackson
<p>Like you John I have many memories of the Hook, did you live on site my family did I was a Pickering Joe was my dad and in 1951 was Head Lad for Mr Hiscock attached to Stamford Bridge. You might have known my brother Joey.</p>
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<p>Like you John I have many memories of the Hook, did you live on site my family did I was a Pickering Joe was my dad and in 1951 was Head Lad for Mr Hiscock attached to Stamford Bridge. You might have known my brother Joey.</p>
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<p></p> The kennel on the right was m…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-12-05:844301:Comment:15198542022-12-05T00:04:17.164ZJohn Witneyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JohnWitney
<p>The kennel on the right was my dads, Harry Witney, and I’m sure that Gambling Gay was one he trained for the owner, Mr Gamble. I don’t remember the lady in question although I knew all dads staff at the time, but it’s a long time ago, I was only 9 in 1951.</p>
<p>The kennel on the right was my dads, Harry Witney, and I’m sure that Gambling Gay was one he trained for the owner, Mr Gamble. I don’t remember the lady in question although I knew all dads staff at the time, but it’s a long time ago, I was only 9 in 1951.</p> Hi Peter, Those of us who fol…tag:harringayonline.com,2022-12-04:844301:Comment:15197462022-12-04T12:04:59.002ZAdrian Hurthttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AdrianHurt
<p>Hi Peter, Those of us who follow Hook Kennels are about. The 1950's is well before my time. I was there from 1982 till they closed in 1985. I knew a lady called Molly Reynolds who was a partner of one of my Dads friends a builder in Preston Lancashire. I mention this as I had no idea she worked at hook kennels until I saw her car outside the assistant Racing Manager Scott's house one evening to find out she had worked there for many years and was due to become the first female trainer at…</p>
<p>Hi Peter, Those of us who follow Hook Kennels are about. The 1950's is well before my time. I was there from 1982 till they closed in 1985. I knew a lady called Molly Reynolds who was a partner of one of my Dads friends a builder in Preston Lancashire. I mention this as I had no idea she worked at hook kennels until I saw her car outside the assistant Racing Manager Scott's house one evening to find out she had worked there for many years and was due to become the first female trainer at Hook. That was until she met Mr Milligan who had a dog with my dad Jack kennelled with Randy Singleton trainer for White City London. Here is the article about the "Greyhound Girls" at Hook featuring Molly. (Click the images to enlarge).</p>
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<p>Hope this is of interest to you. The second picture you show outside the kennel block is the first range of kennels that you come to. This was the kennel I worked in for Trainer Mick Puzey. This is a picture of me taken outside that very block in 1983</p>
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<p>A picture I have of the kennel girls from 1953?</p>
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<p></p> Hi - I remember Pacemaker. Wh…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-10-13:844301:Comment:11977252019-10-13T20:19:25.294ZTerri Rogershttps://harringayonline.com/profile/TerriRogers
<p>Hi - I remember Pacemaker. What a great name! I remember she came down to the hospital as a pup and was put in with a litter of 8 pups ( Dinos pups Chaingang x U Must Be Joking) They all went crazy running around the paddock and Pacemaker broke her toe! What a shame. It healed ok tho. I remember Kathy Probert too and Janet and Sue. How lucky we all were to work there!</p>
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<p>Hi - I remember Pacemaker. What a great name! I remember she came down to the hospital as a pup and was put in with a litter of 8 pups ( Dinos pups Chaingang x U Must Be Joking) They all went crazy running around the paddock and Pacemaker broke her toe! What a shame. It healed ok tho. I remember Kathy Probert too and Janet and Sue. How lucky we all were to work there!</p>
<p> </p> Some Northaw memorabilia up f…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-05-14:844301:Comment:11665282019-05-14T12:24:28.358ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Some Northaw memorabilia up for auction in a few weeks' time - <a href="https://hgyol.in/2VnFN81" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://hgyol.in/2VnFN81</a></p>
<p>Some Northaw memorabilia up for auction in a few weeks' time - <a href="https://hgyol.in/2VnFN81" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://hgyol.in/2VnFN81</a></p> Hi David. Adrian here. Drove…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-03-28:844301:Comment:11576202019-03-28T15:42:56.382ZAdrian Hurthttps://harringayonline.com/profile/AdrianHurt
<p>Hi David. Adrian here. Drove a large VW Orange Van that you would see parked across from Mick Puzeys kennel range, the first range you came to, after Scotts house. I also had a blue Ford Cortina Mk4 that Reggi bought off me. I will try and message you if I can find a way. I'm trying to help with the three cottages that where derelict and still there in 85/86 as I used to go and help Royce when he was clearing out the Hostel after the kennels had closed. </p>
<p>Hi David. Adrian here. Drove a large VW Orange Van that you would see parked across from Mick Puzeys kennel range, the first range you came to, after Scotts house. I also had a blue Ford Cortina Mk4 that Reggi bought off me. I will try and message you if I can find a way. I'm trying to help with the three cottages that where derelict and still there in 85/86 as I used to go and help Royce when he was clearing out the Hostel after the kennels had closed. </p> Hi John. I live at 3 Hook lan…tag:harringayonline.com,2019-03-20:844301:Comment:11560792019-03-20T18:54:55.441ZSandra Moseleyhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/SandraMoseley
<p>Hi John. I live at 3 Hook lane and wondered if you remember 3 cottages called Hook cottages being demolished prior to the reburshments? If you do, do you know what year it was?</p>
<p>Many thanks</p>
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<p>Hi John. I live at 3 Hook lane and wondered if you remember 3 cottages called Hook cottages being demolished prior to the reburshments? If you do, do you know what year it was?</p>
<p>Many thanks</p>
<p>Sandra moseley </p>