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 Memories of Merelbeke - een randgemeente van Gent

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Maureen with her brother in law, Fred780 views
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Volvo colleague Dennis Kinchen in Lourdes778 viewsDad and Dennis visited Lourdes, near Oostakker, in 1974 just to see why everyone else was heading there.
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Stephen Hayles and Eric Hayles in Ghent774 viewsThe centre of Ghent / Gent in 1974.
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Ghent by night by Eric Hayles 764 viewsEarly 1980s
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Ghent skyline 1979764 views
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Sledging on ice on a small brook next to the Watersportsbaan in Ghent.762 viewsUnknown Gentenaars.
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Volvo colleagues in Ghent757 viewsDad (on the right) with a colleague from Volvo Europa.
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Mijn ma in haar eigen TUCO :-)755 views
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Skating on ice on a small brook next to the Watersportsbaan in Ghent.755 viewsThe Hayles brothers, December 1975
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Maureen Hayles in Gent in 1974752 views
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Ghent by night by Eric Hayles743 viewsEarly 1980s
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Ghent skyline 1979739 views
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Ghent 1979739 views
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British Week in Ghent 1974736 viewsScots pipers on parade.
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Volvo colleagues735 viewsTwo of dad's colleagues from Volvo Europa in Ghent.
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Party time at Dansclub Terpsichore Merelbeke733 views
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Centre of Ghent showing tramlines729 views
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Visit to The Atomium Brussels 1975729 views
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A canal in Ghent.728 viewsCan anyone help identify which one?
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Fountain in Zuidpark Gent727 views
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Park Hotel headed notepaper722 viewsFrom the Park Hotel, Wilsonplein, Gent, 1974.
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Ghent skyline 1979722 views
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Cousin Debbie playing with Reuben Piens in back garden of Verlorenbroodstraat 29716 views
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Maureen Hayles in Gent in 1974716 views
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Ghent skyline 1979715 views
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Maureen Hayles in Gent in 1974713 views
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Maureen Hayles in Savaanstraat Gent in 1974708 views
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Party time at Dansclub Terpsichore Merelbeke706 views
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Eric Piens watched by his son Reuben702 viewsApril 1978
I believe Eric is using Wilfried de Moor's cement mixer. I recognise it well!
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Ghent by night by Eric Hayles701 viewsEarly 1980s
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Maureen Hayles in Savaanstraat Gent in 1974699 views
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Josh and Lydiane in Number 29696 views
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Verlorenbroodstraat 31692 views
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Sint-Michielsschool Eindejaarshow 1998690 views
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Sint-Michielsschool Eindejaarshow 1998687 viewsQuinten interviewt Jonathan
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Sint-Michielsschool Eindejaarshow 1998684 viewsJonathan begeleidt zijn lied op keyboards...

WIJ ZIJN DE KINDEREN:

Wij zijn de kinderen van de Sint-Michielsschool
Wij vinden alles tof hier, we vinden alles "cool"
Wij leren goed onz' lessen, wij letten heel goed op
't Is werkelijk een eer les te volgen in deze school


Wij werken hard, iedere dag, er is altijd veel te doen
Da's geen probleem, wij werken graag, wat flink zijn is toch schoon
Wij houden van de leerkrachten, wat zij zeggen is altijd juist
Maar 't beste moment van elke dag is wanneer wij mogen vertrekken naar huis


Wij zijn ook op het internet, de wereld kan ons zien
Wij zijn bekend in 't buitenland, in de ruimte ook misschien
Dat zou ons niet verrassen, wij hebben al lang gedacht
Dat onze onderwijzers van de Sint-Michielsschool, bezoekers zijn van Mars


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Josh and Lydiane in Number 29683 views
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Eating out in Ypres666 viewsMaureen Hayles, Godfrey Davies (just!), Noel Davies, Charles Davies, Ivan Cowan, Josephine Cowan, Betty Davies.

Please watch Godfrey's tribute to his father where towards the end he recalls the occasion in this photograph.

http://www.forevermissed.com/shadowsflee/#gallery%2Fvideos%2F283772

The Davies family had gone to Ypres to have a meal in celebration of Charles and Betty's wedding anniversary.

Quite seperately, Eric and Maureen Hayles had gone to Ypres because Scottish friends from our church in England, Ivan and Josephine Cowan, wanted to visit there.

Ypres is near the French border, nowehere near Ghent, so you can imagine how suprised both parties were to bump in to each other there.

They all had a meal together, and it was a memorable occasion, as Godfrey recounts in his tribute.
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Charles Davies and Joe Davies on BBC One's The One Show - Just their bit664 views
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Patricia Meersschaut and friend 663 views
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Josh in living room of Verlorenbrooadstraat 29662 views
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Jonathan (aka Josh or Zors) and Ronny Meersschaut (aka Frein)661 views
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Sint-Michielsschool 1999654 views
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Reuben, Josh and Maureen654 views
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Patrick Meersschaut and friend647 views
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Christmas fun in Verlorenbroodstraat643 viewsJonathan Hayles, Hedwig Piens, Andrew Hayles
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Maureen and Josh643 views
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The neighbours of the Meersschauts in Meerstraat (nu Weidestraat)641 views
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Sint-Michielsschool 1999639 views
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Michael and Julie639 views
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Godfrey's Reliant Robin....639 viewsFound this among dad's pictures. He obviously took it when he came to pick us up from church and was waiting around. He took a few pix of the roads and would have had no idea that was Godfrey's car parked there... not until I told him today, nearly 40 years later!!

Eeeek! For anyone who hasn't found out yet, 40 years is nothing... it flashes by.
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Sint-Michielsschool 1999638 views
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The Cowans and the Davies's636 viewsA visit to Ypres. Mr and Mrs Cowan from Hayes Town Chapel were staying with us. Mum and Dad took them on a visit to Ypres. Betty and Charles Davies are there too, along with their sons Noel and Joseph. Dad can't remember if you all met up in Ypres or travelled together. Either way, he didn't have room in our car for his sons, and it was as a result of that he decided to buy the Volkwagen minibus you see in some of our other pictures. It was so if friends came over from England, we could all go out together.
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Sint-Michielsschool 1999635 views
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Cousin Debbie and Smurf635 views
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Wilfried de Moor being very neighbourly635 viewsFor some reason, Wilfried seems to be clearing the snow at Hayles House! December 78 or Jan 79.
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Eric Piens helped by sons Hedwig and Reuben635 viewsApril 1978
I believe Eric is using Wilfried de Moor's cement mixer. I recognise it well!
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Sint-Michielsschool 1999634 views
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Maureen Hayles and Monique632 views
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