60 years of memories
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UEA Rugby in the 1960s. Image by Stuart Inger (BSc Physics 1964–67)Sports, and sports teams, can be a big part of student life. The following memories illustrate the fondness of team camaraderie, as well as some interesting stories of travelling with teammates.
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"I was an undergraduate in Social Studies from 1964–67. With my friend Charles Langworthy (now sadly departed), we founded the UEA Mountaineering Club.
"In order to be able to get to distant mountaineering and rock-climbing areas of Britain, the club invested £30 in a secondhand Humber ambulance previously serving the Hoxne area of Suffolk. Club members reconstructed the fitted stretcher bed to create a bench around the inside of the back of the ambulance for perhaps a dozen members to sit, whilst the front bench seat accommodated three people.
"We had several trips to the Lakes, North Wales, Derbyshire etc, but, unfortunately, on one of the trips to Froggatt Edge I crashed the ambulance, skidding in the wet on a corner, and rolling down a small embankment.
"The ambulance was a write-off but thank heaven only two of us sustained injury needing hospital treatment. Rani had a scalp wound, and I got a split lip as my head went through the driver's door window.
"I regret I have few momentos of those enjoyable days other than a photograph of the ambulance at the Achille Ratti Club Hut in Langdale."
Dave Girt
BA Economic and Social Studies 1964–67
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A UEA cricket team in the late 60s. Image credit: Mike Muncaster.
A UEA cricket team in the late 60s. Image credit: Mike Muncaster.
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The UEA cricket team in the 1970s. Image by Dennis Lock (BSc Mathematics and Physics (1968–74)
The UEA cricket team in the 1970s. Image by Dennis Lock (BSc Mathematics and Physics (1968–74)