In 1954 I played in goal for the Comets Rollerhockey team. Frank Burnett by this time was captain of a team called the Stars. Our captain was T.Taylor. The man in white shirt in the first photo is Stan Scott who reffereed all the games. Peter Parker I think lived on St. Nicholas road he had a younger brother named David who was my first partner in the comedy act of the Roller Revels show. Followed then by Tony Bean. Frank Burnett was a proper James Dean type black leather jacket and jeans to my young years he was my idol . We must all have had an idol some where? Thanks for the photos they bring back happy memories.

This is awesome to see. I have been playing since 1981 in the US and it's amazing to see how the sport has progressed. Thanks for posting the pictures.

When I played roller hockey in the 1950s I can remember some Americans used to play against us on the outdoor rink I think they came from one of the air bases? They were just friendly games, one of the players was called (Buck wheat) this was just a nick name. Our local teams played at the Norwich rink, Lowestoft, Kings Lynn and Hunstaton: their rink used to be right near the beach opposite what was once the open air swimming pool. It used to take hours to get there and back but win or lose it was great fun. Are there any other players out there?

Roller hockey is among the best games that I have ever played. There are 5 players present on the ground at all times. One is the keeper and the others play ahead. It is a highly complex game which has a lot of aggression in it.

would anyone know if F Yaxley was related to John and Robert Yaxley?

Hi, my name is Billy Brown, I am the odd one out in picture 3. I started playing at Gorleston around 1947 when Jocelyn Taylor & Frank Martin were skating there. When Gorleston closed I went to Yarmouth and played for the Stars up until I went in the RAF in 1954. The Stars team at that time was Wally, Giles in goal, Albert Nichols back, John Annis pivot, Frank Burnet right wing, and me left wing, that was how we played then.
In the 70,s hockey restarted and I played for the Yarmouth Flyers, different formations were used, one of which was the box formation, good for defence and attack as well. I still have my gear ( skates, stick, pads etc.) but don,t think I will be using them anymore at my age (75), in my dreams perhaps.

Good to see you are still about Billy, 75 years old, I still remember playing hockey with you, now 47 myself

Hi my name is Julie Yaxley, my father was F (Freddie) Yaxley of the Commets roller hockey team. To answer Kathleen Kennedy's question, we don't recall a John or Robert Yaxley in the family, Dad's family were from Northgate Street.
My Mother (Greta) has enjoyed reading this page, recognising some names from her younger days!.

I started playing in the early 80's along with my brother Andrew.some of the 'older' players were John Hollowell, Brian Thompson aka Chef, Billy Brown, Pat Johns(ladies keeper), and some of the younger ones along with Andy Caton, Justin and Jason Rounce, a tall lad called Mark (sorry forgot surname), and Chris Hales,who's mother Valerie was also a player. I started in the 'Jets' with Matthew Hollowell, Paul Angel, Justin Franklin,and William Lynde. My brother Andrew, Paul Mancini and Hustin Stonebridge...those were the good days. Sunday evening practise in a leaking, freezing, arena, or if it was summer the outside skating rink which was not even remotely flat!!

On my visit to Yarmouth's Time & Tide museum I learnt from an old school friend that a good roller hockey friend Frank Burnet had passed away. He could not remember when. He will be sadly missed by all us roller skating crowd.

This brings back a few memories.
I played for (and captained) the Comets Junior team in the late 70's when Billy Brown's son Graham also played as a very young member. We won the UK Junior Championship (can't remember the year but will try to dig out my old scrap book with all the news paper cuttings), the team consisting of myself, John Thompson (son of the then rink professional George), Neil Thomson, son of the Flyers Goalie Brian Thomson, Ian Smith, Paul Gibson, and Paul Goffin, an old schoolfriend of mine in goal.
As a kid we all spent many hours at the rink every week, especially in the school summer holidays.
Many weekends were spent traveling to various venues around the country to play league games, with a great team moral.
Senior team at the time, the Flyers whom I also played for was Brian Thomson in goal. Billy as mentioned above, Graham Cubitt who also played for the England national team, his brother (sorry can't recall the name), Billy Boldra, Giles Tuffield, and Robin Stolworthy.
the other team around at the time was the still named Comets, consisting of I believe it was Graham?? in goal, Neil Thomson, David (sorry again surname evades me) Andy and Paul (no surname again, it's an age thing), John Holliwell.
Wonder where they all are now?

Brian Taylor nice to see that you took up the gloves of the roller hockey teams in the 70s, you will see that I found my photo of the comets 1953-4 on the web site funny, but our capt was a Tony Taylor any relation ? In the 1940s I went to the Priory boys school on what was priory plain some off the names you put forward sound familiar may be (dads, grandads) I knew G.Thompson is picture is on photo roller revels 1954 also goffin & cubbitt but I might be wrong any way a new rink is opened on the sea front I'm told, hope it does well await replies Colin Browne