The bars of the Sennelager Strip

Travel down Bielefelder Strasse today and those of you who served there in the good old bad old BAOR days, will hardly recognise it. Gone is 'Geordies Bar' which has been replaced by a supermarket and gone is Jocks Bar (the original Jocks Bar) which is now a Church.

Some of the old haunts remain though, but it just doesn't seem to be as active as it was late 70's mid 80's (ish).

I have to say that most of my formative years were spent on that street....along with most of my wages.

I well remember the strip in the late 60s. Ex 23 sqn tank transporters Wksp REME

I was stationed in Dempsey 1961-72 Willy's Bar, Bill Day's and The First Boozer (Hussaren Claus) were our usual haunts

Guys Im based in Athlone Bks just round the corner, most of the singlies go into Paderborn now. Neils bar is used by a few pads, but the strip is dead. However visiting troops using STC may beg to differ!

Bert Mom wrote:

Travel down Bielefelder Strasse today and those of you who served there in the good old bad old BAOR days, will hardly recognise it. Gone is 'Geordies Bar' which has been replaced by a supermarket and gone is Jocks Bar (the original Jocks Bar) which is now a Church.

Some of the old haunts remain though, but it just doesn't seem to be as active as it was late 70's mid 80's (ish).

I have to say that most of my formative years were spent on that street....along with most of my wages.

Geordies bar now a supermarket! Jocks bar now a church!

All those memories. I don't think I would want to see the strip now, I know it wasn't exactly "palatial" in fact it was probably quite rough & ready but we had some great times in those bars. Happy daiz...

In the 70's I was RCT att. to 30 fld amb in senne, remember geordies bar,willy's bar, zum tower, and one for the pads, ricks bar, and I think there was one called andreas bar, the kliene bahnoff, and then we used to use the kaiser queller in neauhaus, there was also a guinness bar in paderborn, Sennelager the best place in Germany...IMO

Remember doing a church parade with the unit RC's in Willy's bar at 0830, one rememberance Sunday,was rat arsed by midday, and me not even a roman candle, had to have my arm twisted toooooo..

I need promotion, one more post should do it.........I hope

Looks like you're putting a bit of weight on there, asdaman !

Is the Strip Joint/Night Club still there, can't remember the name. Spent many a good night in there. I was in the LAD attached to 3 Arm Fld Amb in the mid 80's

Chris

I lived in Loeseke Strasse in '71 and used to frequent Bill Days at the top of Ring Strasse, Bill was ex RAVC. Two of the Bars on the Strip, Jocks Bar and Zum Tower, were run by 2 ex members of 24 Msl Regt, Zum Tower was also at one time managed by a guy from 3 Armd Fd Amb, who I believe now lives in Australia and is a successful author by all accounts.

cobris wrote:

Is the Strip Joint/Night Club still there, can't remember the name. Spent many a good night in there. I was in the LAD attached to 3 Arm Fld Amb in the mid 80's

Chris

Sure is, now called 'Tingeltangel'

Hi there,
Doing N.I. training in Sennelager in '94 we had the odd visit..............quite enjoyable I recall.
atb
Pinky
HUSSAR

Can't beat the Wintergarden opposite the STC entrance on the strip.

Was that "Geordies Bar"?

Shelldrake wrote:

Was that "Geordies Bar"?

Sorry, I'm not sure.

The building were tingle tangles was has been demolished. New housing going up in it's place (2019)

I was stationed at 30 Fld Ambulance RCT in early 70's The stip location somebody forgot was it not the Moulin Rouge Strip Joint?

And i had a weekend Job in one of the bars in the middle of the strip Ive forgotten the name of it..but the owner was called Yan? I was the DJ there for a while/ I remember the twin turntable lave lamps and a film projector emiting culoured light patterns. lol Those were the days. I got free drink and a place to stay for the weekend if i needed also lol.

If i remember 3rd tanks were about here somewhere?

had plenty of fights with the Royal Scots i think were stationed in padderborn? Geez me memory is fading..lol

Its sad to see Jocks Bar gone and i forgot the others.had plenty a good time then.

Shelldrake wrote:

Was that "Geordies Bar"?

No, it was the original 'Jock's Bar' owned by a Jock funnily enough (not to be confused with 'Malcolm's bar', previously known as 'Mario's bar' down the road next to the motorbike sales if it's still there) called the 'Zum Tower' to give it it's proper name.

'Geordie's bar' was levelled and is now a supermarket (RIWA), or was.