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MERELBEKE

We lived in Belgium in the 1970s. Dad, Eric Hayles was working for Volvo Europa at Oostakker near Ghent and we moved into a house in the Verlorenbroodstraat in Merelbeke. We hope you enjoy our evocative photos of life in Merelbeke, a suburb of Ghent.

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GHENT/GENT BELGIUM

We lived near the beautiful city of Ghent (Gent) in Belgium in East Flanders (Oost Vlaanderen) from 1974 till 1978, although dad was there for about another six years after that. We hope you enjoy some of our photo archive from those happy times.

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MERELBEKE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS

Some of our wonderful neighbours and friends when we lived in Merelbeke. If you know any names that we haven't mentioned, please add them below the photo.

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DANSCLUB TERPSICHORE MERELBEKE

Mum and dad had dancing lessons at the Dansclub Terpsichore in Hundelgemsesteenweg in 1977-78. These are pictures from one of their social functions.

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OUT AND ABOUT IN BELGIUM

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Our Welsh friends, the Davies Family

We attended church at the Evangelisch Centruum, Burgstraat, Gent, where we got to know the wonderful Davies family from Wales (the clue was in the name!) Charles and Betty, Godfrey, Joseph and Noel. There were also two sisters who weren't in Belgium. Charles was an accomplished artists and signwriter. He once had a job painting the Coca Cola logo on lorries, so he must have been very good! He also painted a sign for our neighbours opposite which read "Bobinage van motoren".

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Documentation

Leaflets and other documentation from our time in Belgium

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GITO Merelbeke flyer van 1975 4/44716 viewsDec 05, 2017

GITO Merelbeke flyer van 1975 3/44482 viewsDec 05, 2017

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GITO Merelbeke leaflet from 1975 2/4894 viewsGITO Merelbeke flyer van 1975Dec 05, 2017

Cards at Number 311082 viewsOct 27, 2014

Wilfried at his mother's in Moortsele1266 viewsOct 27, 2014

Wilfried's mother in Moortsele1181 viewsOct 27, 2014

Wilfried and Lydiane at Wilfried's mother's in Moortsele1189 viewsOct 27, 2014

Tram near the Gravensteen in Ghent, 19781740 viewsOct 27, 2014

Wilfried adds the finishing touches to his villa1153 viewsOct 27, 2014

Lydiane makes sure Wilfried is doing things properly1155 viewsOct 27, 2014

Wilfried adds the finishing touches to his villa1138 viewsOct 27, 2014

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GITO Merelbeke, 4e Elektriciteit 1977-781426 views4e elektriciteit, GITO, Merelbeke, schooljaar 1977-78. Van links naar rechts:
1e rij:M. Mortier (leeraar wiskunde), Rudy de Sutter, Bernard Ramue, Ronny Meersschaut (mijn makker v.d. Verlorenbroodstraat), Marnix de Bruyker, Jonathan Hayles, Pieter Rijkbosch, Pieter Jacob, Luc Eekhout.

2e rij: Christian Bekaert, Hans Verstichel, Christian Piens, Geert van Assche, Johan Piens, Luc van der Straeten, Wim de Schrijver.

3e rij: Ronny van Wesemael, Geert van Lancker, Dirk Trossaert, Patrick van Hecke, Yvan Courtijn, Ronny Henrickx.

Twee studenten waren afwezig: Pierre de Cooman en Jan (van?) Goedertier. Ik ben niet zeker of de bovenstaande namen allemaal juist geschreven zijn.