I left school (Whitehawk Seniors) Summer of 1952 and moved to Peel Road roughly the same time, having lived at 55 Rugby Place throughout the War. I knew nothing of a Manor Farm Youth Club and probably would have been too shy to even consider it. But Brenda Lord is mentioned as being in the picture. I remember her from Rugby Place and being very attractive with long silvery blonde hair. I can't say anyone in the pic resembles her (they're all brunettes). She had at least two brothers. The girl dead centre front row looks like Gwen Harris, again from Rugby Place and Whitehawk Senior Girls. Her two brothers were Ralph and David.

Thank you Brian for your comments above. Yes, one of the girls you named Gwen in the front row I certainly remember her name now. Brenda Lord is in the back row row on the far left end, with a white blouse, that is definitely her. She was a girlfriend of mine for a while, "going out" as we called it in those days. Yes, she had blonde hair, but the photograph does not show this, the lighting in the club, the scanning of the print, its transfer and its age could have had an effect on it.

Hi, as someone who is related to Maskells from Brighton I would be interested in knowing which bloke in the photo is "Shang" Maskell - thanks!

In response to MM's query above, "Shang" Maskell is the fellow in the second row, second from the right when looking at the photo, with a cigarette in his mouth. Next to me in fact, as I am on the end of that row.