Scaffolders wanted London

Correct Bobbysupa, worked out of Barking/ KX for years in 70s happy days, always made me laugh when guys used to run GBs down and jack only to see the same faces return after a few months.
 
Well sun I started there 10 yrs ago at kings cross and then west ham

Don't get me wrong the £££ was shlt compared to others I've worked for (but as it was my first firm u don't know any different) the boys were pukka tho even on the last scaff meet up we bumped into old vic jagger couldn't believe it, he was on sgb for over 50 yrs true legend
 
Thanks for that.I,ve already mailed them so I,ll see what they come back with.
It,s a long time since I,ve been called son.:sad:
 
Old vic jagger eh bobby, sat there nice and quite with a pint in his hand in a pub full of outa control scaffs.
 
When I started scaffolding was a good job.Everyone blames agencies for the crap that,s going on now.Let,s have it right.If the companies employed direct then agencies would not exist.I can,t help thinking that scaffs have been sold out by the companies that made them what they are today.I would like to be employed by a company on a full time basis.The unfortunate thing is I come from " up north" Now, anyone who lives anywhere North of London will understand this.The fact is there is very little work North of London.The north is being starved of work!I would be more than happy to stay at home if I could get a job up there,my other option is to work in London via agency,not get paid lodge,get lied to and still pay £130 per week for a room in London and £109 per week up North.So let,s have it in perspective.Asking for dig money all the time is not out of order.Why aren,t scaff companies taking all this on board?Because they don,t want to pay what scaffs are worth.Agencies exist ecause the companies don,t want to know.That,s why I say scaffolding has gone down the pan.Get the Scaffs Union going!
 
sun xv said:
Correct Bobbysupa, worked out of Barking/ KX for years in 70s happy days, always made me laugh when guys used to run GBs down and jack only to see the same faces return after a few months.
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Both branches were full of characters in the 70's.
Fred Taylor, Joe Rothery
Lofty Harrison, Ken Warrick, Bob Hanson, Sid Pearce, Gordon Vincent, Graham Pope, Mervin Hays, Basher Banks

Some good times were had in the 70's
 
The laughs i had with Kenny Coleman AKA( The fag thieving, squid eating yid ) Band/Plate my goodness they were the day's.
 
Alan u might remember a thread recently about sgb of old not sure if it was u I asked about the boys I worked with that were legends ie vic jagger,johnny abblet, Harry Tulley, dave miles , Alan white , John Ely,tony fisher,pat hogan,Kenny Doyle, tommy Johnson,frank Edwards (Taff) and John McGowan ? They were kings cross yard I believe
 
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