Comments on: Happy Birthday Mavis Bullwinkle!

By: Terry Regan

Terry Regan — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:53:25 +0000

Hi Mavis – belated birthday greetings. We were at school together under the watchful eye of Mr Hawes (great guy). You were Head Girl a year ahead of me. Remember you coming into my
classroom and asking the teacher if she could take three boys down to the Head’s office the
names being William Regan, John Regan and Terry Regan, all of which was of course me! Much laughter from my classmates. I us ed to live next door to Spitalfields Market in Peabody
Buildings. Unlike you I wasn’t evacuated to Aylesbury as I was not attending Sir John Cass
when you were. You liook hale and hearty in the photographs on the website and hope this
is still the case. Interesting that in your comments you mention the Rev Holdstock, who I
assume is (or was) the father of Jasmine Holdstock who was in my class. Are you still in
touch with her. Always remember her head of lovely red hair. The school were very kind
to me as when it was time for me to leave they paid for a year’ education at Pitmans
Commercial College in Southampton Row. What is your connection to Spitalfields
Market. All the very best ti you – best wishes … Terry Regan

By: Linda Granfield

Linda Granfield — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:30:00 +0000

Wonderful “Lady in Red”–this article makes me want to meet Mavis in person. What a delightful woman with a interesting history. Thank you.

By: Jane Jones

Jane Jones — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:07:29 +0000

What a remarkable and beautiful lady, and such a snappy dresser!

By: Bob Needham

Bob Needham — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 09:33:04 +0000

Hallo Mavis and and I hope you had a very happy birthday.

I was brought up in South East London (part of Buzz bomb alley) during the war but I have an emotional attachment to the actual east end, particularly Buxton Street. My ancestors lived in the Spitalfields and Bethnal Green areas since the 1500s.

Your mention of the Prince of Wales pub on the corner of Deal and Buxton streets was of particular interest to me as my Great Grandfather ( James Vincent Needham) was the publican of that pub in the mid 1800s. His Father, George Needham, had the Duke of Norfolk pub in Ivimey Street, Bethnal Green. On my Mothers’s side was the Bay family living in the Norton Folgate area for generations.

I now live in Australia but would really like to get hold of a photograph of the old Prince of Wales pub. Any thoughts?

Anyway from one East Ender to another – Many Happy Returns.

Bob Needham

By: Vicky

Vicky — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:36:45 +0000

A very belated Happy Birthday, Mavis.

I wonder whether you’ve noticed that the the photo of you in front of the war memorial at Christ Church, where your father tended the surrounding garden, is also shown in the photographs shown recently in the post about John Claridge. The photo’s title is ‘Hot Dog Van, Spitalfields 1961’. Maybe your father tended the plot as immortalised in this shot. It would be so nice to think so.

By: Henry Watson

Henry Watson — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:03:16 +0000

sorry this is late, every good wish and every rich blessing, I will always remember our times together in Spitalfields young peoples fellowship under T C Ralph, of which we were growing in Christ together, Love, henry.

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:44:24 +0000

Thank you for the lovely photos and the good read. Mavis is an inspiration! Happy Belated Birthday!

By: Carmen (from Bishopsgate)

Carmen (from Bishopsgate) — Sun, 20 May 2012 05:20:24 +0000

Dear Mavis,
Wishing you a wonderful birthday! You are a bright star of Spitalfields!
I hope you’ve received the cd of our interview.
All the best, Carmen

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:04:41 +0000

…oh! i’m a day late, but i’d like to add my birthday greetings to you. I hope you had a lovely day Mavis. Not just a beautiful face, but one of the kindest too.

By: jeannette

jeannette — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:43:50 +0000

happy birthday, beautiful miss mavis. new mexico sends you dust and chiles and cactus flowers and many, many happy returns of the day.