13th January 1961

13th January 1961

Friday 13 January 1961
Martin Dove (age 12)

DEB NIGHT.
Freeman came, played Cluedo, Hancock’s Half Hour and did card tricks.

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My first DEB NIGHT of the year, and the highlight of any week.
DEB stood for Dove’s Entertainment Bureau, which basically was games night at my house. I had loads of board games, and friends were regularly invited over to play.
Hancock’s Half Hour involved wandering round East Cheam and Railway Cuttings, looking for work or beer, or Sid James.
Great fun, but I no longer have the game.
Freeman was John Freeman, a close friend, who tragically died in his twenties.