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Forum: Lost Friends / Family 18-03-2012, 18:53

Replies: 9 William Riley Family, Oswaldtwistle Views: 1,423 Posted By christine wood Re: William Riley Family, Oswaldtwistle Harry Riley is my cousin lives in brixham devon now. Wuddy

Forum: Lost Friends / Family 17-03-2012, 17:51

Replies: 43 woodnook sec school Views: 3,112 Posted By christine wood Re: woodnook sec school Hi mick See john alf hockett has done alright for himself looks a nice place he has. I now go to christine's son's house in Vancouver B.C after never been abroad in my life. great place but very...

Forum: Questions and Answers 11-03-2012, 19:27

Replies: 64 accy pubs Views: 4,191 Posted By christine wood Re: accy pubs The Australian pub was at the bottom of Castle street must have been open in the early sixties fell of a stool was so sozzled when the piano was going. It was famous for the 30s murder by Bronco...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 04-03-2012, 20:14

Replies: 343 Years Gone By Views: 28,618 Posted By christine wood Re: Years Gone By The Coop at the corner of dutton st was formerly Woolies , they used to fire cash up brass tubing on the ceiling used to fascinate me as a kid. Then went to Moffat's with mum and as somebody said on...

Forum: Heritage and History 04-03-2012, 18:21

Replies: 223 Accy Buses............ Views: 24,971 Posted By christine wood Re: Accy Buses............ The DDS&S club on the corner next to Wood's tobacconists is were they built the Halifax building society. The old club was knocked down and the cash from the site built the Brooks club. Had many...

Forum: Heritage and History 26-02-2012, 19:35

Replies: 5 Snooker - the riley championship Views: 794 Posted By christine wood Re: Snooker - the riley championship The Riley Shield was played for in the Sunday school league, my husband Colin Wood played for Springhill Methodist on Richmond rd, as did his father and grandad. In later years the forties up to the...

Forum: General Community Talk 26-02-2012, 19:03

Replies: 30 Woodnook Secondary Modern Views: 6,873 Posted By christine wood Re: Woodnook Secondary Modern My husband Colin Wood went to Woodnook 1954-8 knew Alf hockett and walked to school with Mick.P then back home with John Bob Davies and Stewart Slattery. John was the star centre-forward for the...

Forum: Heritage and History 25-02-2012, 11:47

Replies: 165 Howard & Bullough Views: 18,545 Posted By christine wood Re: Howard & Bullough My husband Colin Wood worked in the fluted roller over both Stevenson St and the Globe works he knew Mick Pettifer and remembers his father. He also knew Jim Procter and states that the apprentice...

Forum: Lost Friends / Family 24-02-2012, 10:31

Replies: 43 woodnook sec school Views: 3,112 Posted By christine wood Re: woodnook sec school My husband Colin Wood went to Woodnook 1954-58 he walked to school with Mick Pettifer, and back with John Davies and Stewart Slattery both have passed away in recent years. Somebody mentioned Tony...

Forum: General Chat 18-02-2012, 10:10

Replies: 125 ASDA hiding ciggies Views: 4,243 Posted By christine wood Re: ASDA hiding ciggies The facts are that no-smoking in pubs and clubs as added to most places demise. When the barmy government brought out these they didn't know the harm it would cause in lost jobs etcetra,and put more...

Forum: Lost Friends / Family 16-02-2012, 08:38

Replies: 1 concerning H@Bullough's Views: 691 Posted By christine wood concerning H@Bullough's my husband colin worked at Howard @ B (Howard@B)ullough's from 1958 -1970 and again from 1982 -1990, he knows a lot of folks from the place. he worked in the fluted roller both over Stevenson...

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