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Groups

It was a time when almost every street had a group! Every junior school class would have group members - my own pre-11 plus class had four guys that I know of that ended up in groups.
Travelling to bookings was not the easiest of things.  If there was a car owner in the family or street, you could be lucky and travel in style.  Otherwise, you took the gear on the bus or, as in my group's early days, on a handcart to local bookings.

The site does not, of course, list all the local groups.  We could make a list as some sites do but we prefer the site to be a read.  A read that reflects such incredible times.

Enoy, comment and add!

Articles
Title Hits
Dr Jelly (Glossop) 3019
Dragoons (Oldham) 4345
Dream Machine 1969
Dreamweavers (Chorlton) 2578
Drifting Hearts 3030
Dyaks 869
Dyleks (Rusholme) 1526
Dynamites (Blackpool) 1565
Earlkings 780
Echoes from the Peak (New Mills) 3611
Eclipse 2121
Eddie G. Marten and The Falcons (Pendle) 3159
Eddie Rogers and the Avlons (Newton Heath) 1905
Editors (Leigh) 2919
Edward Jon Dynamo 1397
Electrons (Burnley) 2000
Electrons (Wilmslow) 2406
Elkie Brooks 4977
Emotion (Worsley, Farnworth and Bolton) 2305
Emperors of Rhythm - Paul Stevens and the Emperors of Rhythm 6142
Endevers 1618
Engine 1538
Eric's Dog 2079
Estelles 1695
Evolution 90
Executive Five (Leigh) 1510
Executives (Blackpool) 2701
Exit 1581
Exits 7548
Expectations 2385
Fables (Blackburn) 1637
Factotums (Audenshaw/Droylsden) 20784
Falcons (Nelson/Colne) 1494
Falcons (Swinton) 2246
Falcons /The Klue (Oldham/Chadderton) 2781
Falkons (Whaley Bridge) 4092
Famous Watson Browne’s Band 2734
Father Jack Band 1899
Federals/The Manchester Federals/Joni Fayne and The Federals/Tony Fayne and The Federals 3524
Feminine Touch 1866
Fire and Rain (Atherton) 1143
Fireflites - St. Helens 1474
Firing Squad 3168
Fitz and Startz ( Boothstown/Farnsworth)  2964
Five Commandments (Blackpool) 2548
Flashman 2774
Flesh 1543
Flintlocks 1730
Flintstones (Oldham) 1913
Florida Beach 1816

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