In Memory of Leslie Brian Yates

05/09/1939   to   06/11/2006

I am creating this page in memory of Les / Dad, I would like this to be a fun place to visit with stories and photos that reflected his personality and how he affected all our lives. Stories from when he was a little boy to recent ones, I know there are a lot of people out there whose lives have been touched by Les at some point and you will all hopefully have some fond memories of him. Please could you email me using the link below and I will include all suitable memories onto this page. Thank you - Helen Email Helen -  Les Yates Memories Double click on any picture to see a larger view. Uncle Jack, Larence, Les & Terry Les aged about 5 Les & Terry many years ago 1953 Lyme Regis Scout Camp Terry and Les Lawrence, Les and their Dad Me, Steve, Gilly and Sarah August 1980 Cheddar 1980 First Holiday Gilly & Les Brean Sands 1980 Moon & Sixpence August 1980 Moon & sixpence August 1980 Thorn Shooting Club 1980 Les with Shooting Trophies 1981 Sarah, Me and Les Stratford on Avon Spring 1981 Caravaning Tempsford 1981 with Prince Les at Moon & Sixpence August 1981 Duncan & Les Moon & Sixpence August 1981 Paul, Mark, Me, Sarah, Gilly, Steven and Les Sept 1981 Mark, Grandma, Sarah, Me, Les, Mum, Gilly, Nan, Steve, Paul and Grandad November 1981 Wedding Les and Jean Wedding 1981 Terry & Les July 1982 Sarah, Mum, Me & Terry July 1982 Les, Sarah, Mum and Terry July 1982 Whipsnade July 1982 Mum and Les at Nans 1982 Me, Gilly, Les, Steve and Sarah 1982 at Grandmas Christmas 1982 Kessingland Easter 1983 Happisburgh 1983 Tug-O-War Beds Centre Oaklands Sept 1983 Lilford Park New Year 1983 BBQ Allonby 1984 Allonby Rally 1984 - First Shirt mum made him, he really wanted a cowboy shirt in yellow... Shooting Houghton Conquest 1985 Malvern August 1986 Forest of Dean July 1987 Skokholm Island Wales 1987 Whitesands Bay Wales June 1987 Stoke Bruerne August 1987 Wet Stoke Bruerne August 1987 Rockingham Castle August 1987 Sherborne September 1987 Sherborne September 1987 July 88 inside Mer de Glace glacier at Chamonix Annecy France July 1988 P & O Ferry to Calais October 1988 Les the DJ April 1989 Les and Price June 1989 Les Pre-Sarahs Wedding October 1989 Les & Sarah October 1989 Les at Wedding Les & Grandma at Wedding New Year 1989 - 1990 France June 1990 wonderful beret Canoeing Dordogne France June 1990   Les and Jennie September 1990 Les and Violet Sept 1990 in matching outfits courtesy of mum Les Paris October 1990 Les and Mad Gill 1990 France Etaples October 1991 France June 1992 Les & Terry October 1992 Now what can I say - October 1993 December 1993 - Doesn't he look official Les & Mother New Year Cyprus February 1994 Pyrenees July 1994 - 'Les bought the biggest sombrero in Andorra'. Les & Bugle Norfolk Sept 1994 New Year 1994-1995 New Year 1994-1995 Rushton Hall Les & me April 1995 with a New Hat On Holiday Germany 1995 Mark, Gilly, Les, Paul and Steven at Pauls Wedding 1996 Les & Danielle Les Majorca April 1997 Les Sunning himself in 1997 Buying yet another hat Madeira 1998 Les Millionaire night March 1999 Millenium Rally Rushton hall 1999 6 Weeks after his transplant Gran Canaria Mar 2000 first holiday after transplant Ivan Les Portugal 2001 Les and Tom Paddling 2001 Les with Vulture at Shuttleworth 2001 Ivan Les Cyprus 2002 October 2002 Sentosa island Singapore with scorpions October 2002 Singapore with Richard Hearn - standard bearer and best friend when in Singapore Singapore October 2002 Les 2003 Germany Ivan & Les 2003 Les Tudor Day 2004 Duncan & Dianes 40th wedding anniversary in August 2004 Les with Koala in Australia Les Milla Milla Australia 2004 Les holding a python at Steven Irwins Zoo 2004 Port Douglas Australia 2004 Les 2005 Welton Auction Les and Mum at my Wedding Mum Les & me Wedding Paul, Ed, Me, Paul and Les Wedding Xian Gardens, China Sep 2005, Les having his profile cut out Sept 2005 Jade Market in Hong Kong   Les in Beijing China badaling terracotta warriors 2005 Sept 2005 Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Les Caribbean Cruise Jan 2006 Gill, Les and Jean Caribbean Cruise Jan 2006