Tiller Girl Ex-Dancers Contacts 1960's 1970's

Hall of Fame; (Not in any particular order)

Eileen Lindsay	Sandra Howarth	Sue Finch
Rosemary Wiltshire	Avril Owton	Pam Annets
Christine Walsh	Larraine Barden	Anne Conway
Diane Crissell	Margaret Emmens	June Cordell
Vanessa Fields	Sheila Holland	Lynda Ann Martin
Gillian Seymour	Hazel Winman	Julie Ann Weston
Diana Miller	Glennis Quinn	Rita Stubbs
Patricia O’Connor	Carole Rothbart	Lillian Tavendale
Sandra Tavendale	Ann Calvertt	Lesley Harington Hawes
Kathryn Jones	Rosalie Kirkman	Fay Robinson
Jackie Haskow	Rita England	Barbara Griffin

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I received the mail below some time ago from Chris Hawke but unfortunately can not make contact via email Chris can you please contact me again with reference to the mail below. Bernard Tiller.

Ref: Rita England

Can you please also include this letter to your message board on your tiller girls website.

I am looking for a Tiller Girl of the 1960's who I knew then as Rita England and I have noticed you have a Rita Stubs mentioned on one of your pages on your website.

I am just wondering if this could be Rita England who if my family tree brain is working, her mother is called Gladys.

Gladys married a Ron Darley who is related to me, if I am right and this letter reaches her then perhaps someone can email me to let me know. I used to watch Sunday night at the London Palladium every Sunday in the 1960's and my father always mentioned her name every time the Tiller Girls came on.

Thank you for all your help, I appreciate it,

Chris Hawke

Ref Chris Hawke. I am Rita England's sister Doreen. My sister was a Tiller Girl in 1954 to 1958.

Our Grandmother's name was Gladys England. Ron Darley was my Grandmother's cousin, he lived with my Grandmother and us in London, until my granddad's death in 1971. Then he moved to Cornwall to be with sister Greta. He never married, and sadly died in Cornwall. my sister is well. I hope this is some help to you. Can you tell me how Ron is related to you. Hope this finds you, Thanks Doreen.

Ref. Barbara Griffin

This is a Picture of my sister Rita England (back row 2nd from right nick name Ginger) Picture is of the Panto Red Riding Hood, at Bradford please could you include this photo in your picture Gallery. Also we are trying to contact a Barbara Griffin who was also in the Tillers with Rita in the 1950's, Please could you put a message on you notice board asking Barbara to get in contact with us, Thanking you regards Doreen.

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Ref: 1960's Tiller Girls

In the 1960s, I was a dresser at the Royal Court Liverpool, and made some lovely friends.

I was in touch with Rosalie Kirkman, Fay Robinson and Jackie Haskow for some years, but unfortunately I have lost touch. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me from those happy times.

Regards

Maureen Alcock

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Ref: Maureen Hazelton and Trina Rowntree

I am trying to find my cousins who were Tiller Girls in the late fifties/early sixties.

Their names are Maureen Hazelton and Trina Rowntree.

Maureen went to South Africa and then to Canada after her marriage.

I would be pleased if anyone with any information would contact me as I would love to get in touch with them again after all these years.

Regards Ruby Jenkins (nee Clark)

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Ref: Kathryn Jones

I have just come across your website.

I was one of the Tiller Girls in the television show Sunday Night at the London Palladium. It was when Jim Dale became the compare so it would be around 1973. I was with the television show for the full run. We had a wonderful time and also did other things during the run for example cabaret at Grosvenor House Hotel and the Dorchester. I was also in the Black and White Minstrel show as a Television Topper doing both the stage show in London and the BBC series. It is only when I look back that I can appreciate what a wonderful experience it was working with the cream of the profession.

I have noticed some names you have listed on your page that I may not know from my Tiller days but that I have worked with in the Minstrels, the two overlap at times. It is great that you have done the website you have done a great job. You now have my e-mail so their may be some of the girls I worked with who may want to get in touch. When I get the time I will send you some photographs I have a few that may be of interest.

All the best,

Kathryn Jones ( some use to shorten my name to Kathy )

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Ref: Dawn Hoskins/Green

I wonder if you can help me chase details of my late Nan who Danced with the Tiller Girls around the 1960's I believe. Her Name is Dawn Hoskins, or possible Dawn Green. If you have any information or picture's I would be grateful if you could send them on.

Thanks

Ricky Murphy

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Ref: Ann Calvert

My name is Ann Calvert & my mum Joan Suter was a Tiller Girl between about 1943 – 1947.

I was a Tiller between 1967 – 1969. If anyone remembers my mum or myself please contact me, we would love to hear from you.

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Ref: Emily Drake.

I hope that one of the ex-Tiller Girls from the 1960’s may be able to help Dawn solve a mystery about one of her relatives.

Dawn thinks her relative was called Emily Drake and was born in 1885. Evidently Emily became a dancer and moved to America where it is thought she danced with the Blue Bell Girls and possibly the Tiller Girls.

Emily came back to the UK for a time between 1965 and 1972 and made the newspapers while she was here by taking to the stage with Tiller Girls at a Palladium show while in her 70,s. Dawn did have a copy of the Newspaper cutting but it has been lost, she would be grateful to hear from anyone who can remember this event.

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Ref: Sandra Willis (Nee Howarth)

I was very excited to find your web site as I am an "old" Tiller girl from the 60/70's looking for friends. I joined the Tillers in 1968, my first show being with Frankie Vaughan at the Glasgow Empire. After numerous other summer/winter seasons we were split up and half of the troupe went to Paris and" me "with the other half went to South Africa with Mike & Bernie Winters being the top act. I stayed in SA and got married and have recently returned to UK to live again. I would dearly love to find some close friends from those days namely - SUE FINCH, ROSEMARY WILTSHIRE & AMBER BUCK. I understand that they are probably married and have different names now.

As I was reading your web site I came across the name Faye Robinson who was my head girl when I was with the troupe. Also Eileen Lindsay was in some of the shows that I performed in. Sorry for the long e-mail but hope you can help me. Sue was from Nottingham area, Rosie from Stroud and Amber from Portsmouth. kind regards Sandra Willis (Nee Howarth)

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1970's Girls.

A Tiller Girl from the 1970s is trying to locate some friends she used to dance with in 1974 are you one of the girls in the photo on the previous page please email.

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Ref Diana Miller.

Has anyone any idea of the whereabouts of Diana Miller

We go back a long way from when I worked at the Blackpool Opera House

PLEASE

Ken Miller

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Ref Glenis Quinn.

Hi

I’m trying to locate Glennis Quinn who used to be a tiller girl along with my mother (Eileen Lindsay) in the 1960’s and 70’s. She was from Wadworth near Doncaster, and I believe she must have left tillers in about 1970. Any details please to

Thanks, Emma Hudson .
Note. Glennis's son has been in contact and hopefully Eileen and Glennis will be in contact very soon.
Ref; Rita Stubbs
Emma would also like to contact Rita Stubbs who danced with her mother.

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Ref Patricia O’Connor

Hi there Bernie
I am looking to find Ros, I cant remember her surname, we were Tillers together in 1962 in Gt Yarmouth ‘The Lonnie Donegan Show’, we went on to tour with Winifred Atwell and Dickie Valentine afterwards. There are other girls that were in the show I would love to know how they are and what they have been up to, Nina and Julie specifically. I'm sorry I do not remember any surnames. I was known as Patricia O’Connor, we were all very young, I was 15.

Thank you in Anticipation

Regards

Patricia
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Ref Carole Rothbart

Hi Bernard.

My name was Carole Rothbart and I was with the Tiller girls from 1962-1964 at the Palladium and in Brighton for Panto and Summer Season and Scarborough for Summer 1964.

If there is anyone who remebers me and would like to be in touch, I would love to hear from them.

Thank you.

Carole Rohan
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Ref Sue Tavendale
Hello

I am trying to contact my Aunties Lillian and Sandra (nee Tavendale, now Phillips and Jones respectively) also Toomie who were Tillers in the '60's.

We are looking to reunite the girls for an event celebrating the life of Dame Vera Lynn.

Please help!

With Thanks

Sue Tavendale
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Ref Christine Walsh
Dear Bernie

Great to find your web site I am a ex tiller girl it would be good to hear from anybody who danced in the Charlie Chester show at the Winter Gardens Morecambe in 1961 also was at Oxford New Theater staring Roy Hudd or in Manchester with Bernard Beslaw in 1960.

Many Thanks

Christine Knights (nee Walsh)

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