Recent content by Ivor

I was trying to reply to Caz about living on Lancaster Ave. What is the significance of 7 years?

I am Ivor Gears. I used to live on Gloucester Avenue, No. 11. Who are you? Did you know the Moores family?

I remember that match because I broke my wrist (not my ankle). Did you ever buy a suit length from Bill Ruane?

Hi. I was an apprentice at H & B with Barry Ingham - known to one and all as Flamer. Also my mother went to St Johns in the '20s; she was Freda Nuttall. I am Ivor Gears, please remember me to Barry. I have just noticed the date, however if you can still mention me to Barry.

Just seen this. Alan Worsick was the only one from our class(the B stream) at Peel Park to pass the 11 plus. Mr Gleave was the teacher. Alan did go on to be a cricket professional

Hi. I don't know them. I actually live in a village called Rendlesham, but Woodbridge is our postal town. You workstudy guys wore white coats with green collars; the planners had blue collars, the Jig & Tool drafys had red collars. Can you remember the name of the guy in charge of the workstudy...

Hi. I was in the Planning Office in '71, writing programs for the NC machines. I remember Jimmy Butterworth, Stewart Kenyon(Cougar) and some of the Jig & Tool draughsmen, John Lowe, Gordon Birtwistle(Maigret), Trevor Duckworth, Joe Rayner, Alan Taylor, Gerry Pilkington and Tony Wilson.There are...

Did you work at TMM? If so, I think I met you once or twice.

John Ellwood was my mentor for a time in the Inspection dept. I remember him with great affection. Alec Staff was in charge of the Inspection dept. in my time, but he became forman when George Crawshaw retired. When I was a Planning Engineer, I could approach Alec to get tooling made on my say...

Hi. I was an apprentice in the toolroom at H&B, from '62 to '64, as part of a 6 year appreticeship. In '64 I finished my time and in '65 was moved to the Planning Office, where I wrote programs for the Numerical Control machines that H&B were investing in. The Toolroom foreman in my time was...

In my reply to one for the ladies, I mentioned the making of the stage for the Mikado. I am Ivor Gears and my sister is Bronwen Gears; she was in the Mikado. I became an FE college lecturer in the '70s and came to realise the stunning effort that the staff of Hyndburn Park put into the...

Hyndburn Park Mikado In my reply to one for the ladies, I mentioned the making of the stage for the Mikado. I became an FE college lecturer in the '70s and came to realise the stunning effort that the staff of Hyndburn Park put into the production. No one at the school in those days was...

What about Bronwen Gears? She was in the chorus I think. Also Gordon Birtwistle MP who played the Lord High Executioner. I am Ivor Gears and was one of the gang of lads who built the stage, under the direction of Mr Aspin. Others were (I think) Terry Whittaker, George Carter, Harold Bray and...