[Waterworth]

My great uncle, Jim Wilkinson was the landlord at the Alma for many years in the 1940s and 50s. He lived there with my great Aunt Madge. For some time, his mother also lived there with them. Uncle Jimmy was a strong character who was more than capable of sorting out fights! He prided himself on keeping big open fires going in each room in order to attract in the punters. When I was a kid, walking around Baxenden with him, everyone seemed to know him! He would wear a cloth cap and they would say 'how do, Jim', I remember. Much missed.