Mo Jackson kindly posted this gorgeous photo of herself and her friend Lynne Ruck (nee Pinkney)… She wrote “Myself, Mo (Moggy) Jackson and Lynne Pinkney in new dresses we bought at ‘GURU’…” This makes us feel so proud!!! This photo must have been taken in the mid 1970’s, and Mo and Lynne are every bit as beautiful now!
Our friend Jenny Cameron, wearing a Mexican jerga bought from Guru… Love the backdrop which she tie-dyed herself, and also love her choice of the other interesting objects in the photo…
JUST POPPED THIS IN THE GURU GALLERY: Fab photo of our longtime friend Linda Bailes who says “Poor Ted, more snowballs than a Christmas tree bless. My new hat from Guru was fab and toasty and warm…” (2015)
How naive is Beryl. She once asked Col’s poor dad George, who was dressed up as Guru’s Santa at the time, to deliver our Christmas card to our bank (Barlays on High Row). When he bowled in disguised like that they nearly called the police thinking it was a heist!!!
Drawing of our much-loved shop, 24 Blackwellgate – kindly done by our good friend Jean in the 1990’s
The original Gurus.L to R: Irene, Tony and Beryl. Taken in the 1980’s judging by Irene and Bery’s curly perms. Irene was the original Mrs Guru and was also Beryl’s mam. She is sadly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
24 Blackwellgate (1990-Present) – Our gorgeous ‘Harry Potter’ style shop. We adore its quirkiness, and so do quite a lot of our friends and customers from what you tell us! 🙂
One of Guru’s three units in Court Arcade in the late 1970’s – Window dressing by Lorraine Bailey! This arcade was ahead of its time, as it was a truly exciting and alternative place to be. Over the years there was a saleroom, a diner, a Spencers trousers shop, a couple of comic shops, an American clothing shop, a retro shop, a joke and magic shop, a wool shop, several record shops (including ours), a pet shop (with snakes which sometimes escaped), a jewellers, a wool shop, a baby wear shop, a gift shop and of course Guru Boutique!!
Court Arcade 1972-1990 – This is the facade which was saved when the old Court Cinema burnt down many years ago. By the time we took up residence there, it was a shopping arcade called Court Arcade. The space behind this facade was nothing more than a long shed, divided into units. The units had concrete floors, asbestos in the ceilings, and no proper access to drinking water or toilet facilities. Never the less it became a fantastic ‘alternative’ arcade and was well ahead of its time. We have many happy memories of our time there, and we still in many cases keep in touch with friends we made during those crazy days.
Every time we Gurus go to a gig at The Cluny (Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle), we pass this pub named The Ship, and Beryl always says “I wonder why it’s called ‘The Ship’, and not ‘The Sheep’???”
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