HISTORY

Remember the Bette Guest School of Dance? Good Intent Our article about the uncertain future of the Good Intent pub prompted John Williams to write to us: I was sorry to hear that the Good Intent has closed its doors and hope that it is temporary. My wife Pat (nee Adshead) used to attend the Bette Guest School Of Dance at the pub, which was owned by Bette's parents.The room used was the childrens room. Pat joined the class in approx 1951 and stayed with them till 1957.There were many shows done at the Memorial Hall Lower Gornal and Sedgley Parish Hall. Also the older girls used to do cabarets and also danced at BILSTON THEATRE ROYAL a number of times. Some of these girls names were Margaret Harris, Valerie Yarsley, Pauline Hawkes, Janet Cash,Pat Woodhall, Pat Adshead and Vera Walker. Many happy hours were spent there. Sadly Bette passed away in Feb 1999 in Anglesey Does any Yampy reader have more memories or information about Bette's dance school? Email us at admin@yampy.co.uk.