Then Brian left and was replaced by Malcolm Roberts, resulting in the name change to The Hellions or Dean West and the Hellions.

The group (Wal, Lawrence, Barry and me) started life as The Demons of which I was lead guitarist. We played instrumentals by the Shadows mainly and the Fireballs and a few original compositions.

We took on a singer eventually whose name I forget (Brian?) but I remember he was good.

Unfortunately I spent three weeks in hospital and "Lek" was found to stand in for me. When I came out I was sacked because he was a better guitarist than I was!

Bob Ainsworth
3/2/09

Bob is forgetting that the ORIGINAL line up was Big Wal, bass; Bob Ainsworth, lead; Stuart (Big Mel) Mellor, rythym; and me, Dave Chalmers, on drum, a snare drum "borrowed" from a Scout ! My father wouldn't let me have a drum kit, thus Barry, a neighbour of Mels' was brought in.

I still remind Barry that he owes all his success to my Dad !!

Dave Chalmers
5/11/09