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Re: church
Doug I was brought up in Leyland street but did most of my hanging round in church with my brother Jimmy who I sadly lost to cancer aged 38 in 1999 ..I can think of a few names..John Bramwell {mum & dad had a wallpaper shop** Roy Chatwood he once ran away from home and lived in the kilns and all the kids from miles around pinched food from their house to feed him .Jed Heath..hard as nails..LOL..Kim and Ian Potter ,Elaine Warden and her brother..lot of irish peeps..paddy my ex boyf..Fragie ,Pedro ,Cambels..and lots of others I cant just remember..Mick Mcmannus ,Pete flarety mum and dad had a chippy...lad we called nigger I think he was called Nigel..and lets not forget the Capsticks Malcom and Micheal lived near church trafic lights..in the 70s I was one of those pesky skinheads who hung round the triangle..so sorry if I bothered any of you I have grown up now LOL..Tealeaf I was sad to hear about the sad demise of the strange couple they are a big part of my church memories as was the building of Joseph Arnolds building..seeing lady Di open it..the swing bridge near the canal..the grave stones opening at church kirk and all us kids taking a look then running like mad to get away..nipping over the wall at the cross keys to nick their emptys then taking them back to get the money on the bottles..then last but least getting caught by the Armstrong clan for being on their territory and getting a good beating..then on to fond memories of me dad Bert Banks a well know Church character who could be seen up to his death sitting on the bench at the side of the Commercial with who he called the lads..all in their 80s and sadly all dead now..RIP owd fellas who were all Dunkirk veterans..Linda
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