On Saturday August 10th 2002, there was a 35th Anniversary Offshore Reunion for sixties offshore personnel ('The Wet Club') to commemorate August 14th 1967.
Mary and Chris Payne from the Radio London website along with some dedicated offshore radio friends had organised a phantastic event.
See and hear Ronan himself explain about the station name. Hear Keefers tell about the sixties on board and on shore. Also the speeches from that afternoon in the summer of 2002.
Many former offshore personalities attended the reunion in The Doggett's Coat and Badge, Blackfriar's Bridge, London:
With: Mike Ahern (Caroline North, South)
Paul Alexander [Rusling] (Caroline '73)
John Stewart = Chris Stewart = John Aston (KING, 390, Caroline North, South, 270, 355)
Nick Bailey (Caroline South, North)
Bud Ballou [Howie Castle] (Caroline South)
Woolf Byrne (City)
Gordon Cruse (Caroline South North)
Robbie Dale [Robinson] (Caroline South)
Johnny Flux = John Edward (City, London)
Graham Gill (London, Britain, England, 390, Caroline, RNI)
Mark Hammerton = Mark Sloane (KING, Caroline South, 355, Caroline North)
Keith Hampshire (Caroline South)
Dave Hawkins (technician on London)
Ronan O'Rahilly
Phil Jay (City)
Duncan Johnson (London, RNI)
Mick Luvzit (Caroline South, North)
Roger Scott = Arnold Layne [Greg Bance] (Essex, 270, 390, Caroline North, RNI)
Keith Skues (Caroline South, London)
Ed Stewart (London)
Dave Lee Travis (Caroline South, North)
Tommy Vance (Caroline South, London)
Johnnie Walker (England, Caroline South)
Willy Walker (London)
Graham Webb (Caroline South)
David Williams (Caroline South, North)
And Hans Knot, Ben Meijering and Martin van der Ven.
Original film made by Rob Olthof.
Many thanks to Martine and Hans.
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