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BYGONES: Slade concert cut short over ânoizeâ complaints from neighbours THE legendary pop group Slade “blasted their way through a rip-roaring performance” at the Bracknell Sports Centre in 1972, leaving the audience of teenagers “looning with enthusiasm.” Urging everyone to sing along and have a good time, Slade belted through an hour-long rock set, which included their big single successes “Coz I luv You” and “Look Wot You Dun.” But the concert had to be cut short half an hour early, due to complaints about the “Noize” from nearby residents, plus the management at the centre billed the band on its board outside as “SLAD”.
BYGONES: River ambulance set up for festival in 1970s A RIVER ambulance was set to patrol the Thames in 1971, just in time to keep visitors to Reading’s first ever pop festival. Two boats, built and manned by members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, had been under construction for the last few months. The new craft would undertake river trials in the coming weeks and would be fully operational after crews had completed their training. The Duke of Edinburgh visited Bearwood College to mark their 50th anniversary on its current site and after inspecting a parade of ‘Foundationers’ he toured classrooms and lecture rooms.