Dave Neville (BSc Mechanical Engineering, 1968)

Dave Neville and nine friends with their car in front of the Vale lake. — A group of Lake/Wyddrington Halls friends sitting in a car.

I was one of the first residents of Lake Hall in 1965 and stayed there for two years. The kitchens and dining rooms were shared with the near identical Wyddrington Hall for women (with excellent planning they put shaving sockets in Wyddrington but none in Lake).

There was a heavy wooden sliding partition in the dining room separating us from the women. Our first successful campaign was to get this rolled back so that we could sit together.

There was rivalry between us and High Hall. High Hall had an excellent High Hall Hop and we aimed to outdo them with the Lake Hall Do. We booked a well-known pop group, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. However, they split up and the agent told us we were only getting the backing group. The High Hall lot thought that very amusing but the Tremeloes became stars in their own right and when the event took place, they were no. 3 in the charts with "Here Comes My Baby". We had the last laugh!

Dave and Fellow student Kathy arm in arm — Dave and Fellow student Kathy van der Linden.

Dave sitting in an old car with friend Jenny Pacey with three other friends standing next to it. — Sitting in an old car with friend Jenny Pacey

Dave and four friends laughing. — Dave 'under attack' in his student room

Dave holding a bowl and wearing a dress, standing with friend Rex during carnival week. — Dave with friend Rex Hinton during carnival week