Still remains under the Robinson name but not a family run business anymore.
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Still remains under the Robinson name but not a family run business anymore.
Sorry Margaret I meant Wallace Arnolds not Robinsons merging
waaly arnolds merged with shearings but there is now talk of them operating in their own right again
any one remember philip o'brian did several years with eagle coaches before it became fraser eagle worked with him down at the national coal board moorfield garage his he still around with me now living in sunny morecambe I have lost touch with many of my old workmates of my time both the coal board and gilbraiths
ksh when the moorfield garage closed down on I finished on a friday night and started on the monday morning at thomas gilmartins for the next five years I was driving a six wheel albion tipper here there and everywhere then gibraiths bought out jackand george hindle known as jacks motors and I moved there in order to get experience on artics for the next 15 years covered the country carrying mostly at first manchester liner containers and then the firm devoloped into storage stayed there till they closed down 1982
you will know me old mate then keith? Fred Greer.
Fred Greer cashy, knew his brother Gottle ofyou will know me old mate then keith? Fred Greer.
Kirkhams sold out to Rigbys coaches about 5 years ago .
You are right about Fred. Sadley all Geoffs family were killed in plane crash some years ago and Geoff now lives in Gt Harwood
yeh yer right it was the "Stockport" air crash think mid-late 70s a tragic episode fer many.
Hi Atarah, do you still reckon it's a good idea to book a package holiday with Frazer Eagle?
Marian...you are a mine of information:...you are right of course.
when the Dan Air jet crashed into a mountain in Tenerife, claiming 146 lives.
They included her dad, former Accrington Stanley soccer star Bob McNichol, her mum Marjorie and her nine-year-old brother Robert, who lived in Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle.
With them were Marjorie’s mother, Mrs Anne Kirkham, 71, and her brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Margaret Threlfall.
Mrs Kirkham was the widow of Fred Kirkham, who had founded the family firm Kirkham’s Coaches.
They were all very good friends of mine.....Marjorie was my cub mistress at Church Kirk....Fred Kirkham was my boss...Fred Threlfall, he was know as uncle Fred was the mechanic and was very badly injured in the accident that killed Fred Kirkham. Jean, Freds other daughter died a couple of months ago, leaving Geoff and his family...I wish them well.
ksh I remember les blackburn nickname whirlybird he use to be coming back from yorkshire with his first load before any of the other gilbraith drivers had got out of bed and I worked at gilmartins the same time as frank hargreaves he lived on charter street then but would only drive a four wheeler despite bobby martins the managers pleas big blow for les losing his licence after the big fog crash on the m6 cash For a period at jacks I was shop steward and attended many meetig with fred mostly at manchester where he was to finish up anyway as a fulltime officer we had some hairy meetings moreso with our brothers from liverpool last time I heard of fred he was living in bury but when I knew him he lived in owen street
The northern airport on Tenerife has recently been reopened to tourist flights after runway improvements following the collision of the two aircraft, saving holidaymakers wanting to stay in Porta-de-la-cruz a 2-hour transfer journey. Understand it is restricted to Lufthansa at the moment but soon to be opened to other tour operaters.