Wigan Album

The lad in the middle looks like Tommy Heagar from Gidlow Lane.

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jas Holdin, me, Tom Hager, steve chritchley and chetah Brown

A whiff of cellotape?

I'd recognise those keks anywhere. I fine body of men. The Grammar School Tiddly Winks team. Undefeated I believe. The finest TW Team ever produced by the school.

I didnt know these lads were involved in tiddley winks. The names Dire and Roscoe seem to ring a bell. Mind you I cant even recall a fishing club. I spent my time avoiding school masters, couldnt imagine meeting em after school except for detension. Wasnt there someone called Lady Docher those days who was a tiddly winks champion.

Jemmy lad where did you get them kecks ... Kays?

I played for the Linacre but dont recall these lads although the one with the cap and nobbly knees looks familiar.

Which year did "Blue Peter" begin?

Healy boy - behave yourself or I'll thrash to an inch of your miserable existence.

I reckon them breeches of Jim Holdings must have had a life of their own. I bet he locked em in the cupboard at night to stop em running away.

Tell you what ... if these lads .. were not great at tiddly winks they would have definitely been favourites for the nobbly knees contest - Cliff and Steve give a whole new meaning to "show a leg".

They look a jolly set of little rascals.

barrel o' laughs young Critchley.

Your right Cliff. Steve looks like Cheta just dropped one.

Cant help but chuckle when I see this pic.

I shoulda played that day - but my tiddly wouldnt wink - so Cheta substituted.

Hi Pikey. I'm not surprised. The funniest picture on the web-site :o)
PS-I'm not frightened of "The Ghost of Joe Boz" :o):o):o)

Hi Pikey. I'm not surprised. The funniest picture on the web-site :o)
PS-I'm not frightened of "The Ghost of Joe Boz" :o):o):o)

Your a brave man Frank. I'm terrified by just looking at his picture and teamed up with Paddy makes me 10 times more frightened. There is a legend that if you look at a pic of Joe Boz and repeat his name 6 times his ghost will come and get you!

Hi Pykey. I think the "Ghost of Joe Boz" is already at work; my last comment came through twice. Spooky? :o)

archie,,how you keepin,,,my last first aid course not the same without you in charge????but you right about the keks had the jacket to em,one the ten bob range of suits designed for Kays Gents Outfitters and general emporium of Darlington St,,,by the french/italian designer Ivorgotti de Mobbe,,,,sad story really he was taken prisoner of war and shipped to the east lancs moors in a pow camp,,,settled in Ramsbottom after the war and showed all his gallic flair into creating a range of "no-frills" budget fashion clothes for all ,in those autere years after WW2,,,he open a chain store "Wearer to Weaver"which eventually went bust.He was last heard of wandering the streets of Oswaldtwistle a broken man,,,,legend has it he made it back across the channel,,,I,d Like to think so anyway

I never knew there were so many out of school activities..fishing..first aid..tiddly winks. Where was I. Well I guess being a juvenile delinquent I wouldn't a done em anyhow. I thought you were like me Jas .. a mugwump jevenile delinquent fro lomoro greyn.

There was also a fives club. Albert Wrights bible club, a cycling club and a chess club.

Hmm cheta,,alberts class was "The Scipture Union"and yes before I face the wrath of "Squeek" I was a member,and also the fishing club,chess thingy as well,,but never did me much good not no how

Hey lads,

I, too, was a member of the Scripture Union and the chess club. Didn't do me no good eiver..!!!

I was a member of a lesser known club. The bloo movie club. You would probably not remember cos I was the only member. I can say though I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I wasn't a member of any of the clubs and look what happened to me. 1958 when Blue Peter started.

Blue Peter? I think he starred in a couple of the movies I saw. Blue Mary wasn't bad either.

Tom looks browned off.

You would be too if you were sat between Sctitch and Cliff Higham.

Aye, one of em looks a real barrel o' laughs.

I think Steve Critchley and Cliff Higham are the Chuckle Brothers.

Enemy in the camp. A little bird told me that Frank Healy is really a Linacre Lout.

Jas Holding and Cliff Higham are still pals after all these years. Great stuff.

How do you know Ernie and who are you?

yes ernie come clean,,who are you,,,still friends with cliff,and others,,would be good if more boys of the old class and cross country pic would re-appear

Couple of years younger than you jas lad. Remember you used to get me a bottle of milk at break when big lads were hoarding it. Little lad,,,red hair, freckles?

jas,,,forgot to mention,,saw you all in the Brocket,,when you had the famous photo taken. No co-indence. heard on the grapevine something going down. wasnt the only one saw a few old faces from Wigan GS who were with your group. Good Luck on your next reunion ,, hope to see you.

hi ernie,,you should have come over and had a drink,most welcome to catch up you and any others ,,,wll certainly let you know of any planned meets,,,will have to try organise summat wi joe f,cliff and the rest of em will save you a pint instead of the milk,,,

I think I look more interesting and intelligent than the others.

Cheta...I could not agree more but then you always were as I recall.

Surely I was the best looking lad in the class nay the school.

I've just had browse through the comments. Frank Healey seems obsessed with Blue Peter. Wonder if it was anything to do with that owd boiling peice who presented it, they all go on about. What was her name now ....?

Cliff the Blue Peter presenter your alluding to, the one you muse Frank Healey fancied was Valerie Singleton. I think she was the pimply youth fancy of the time.

So Frank Healey fancied Val Singleton then. Like you say I think all the callow youths of the time were into the same thing.

Dont you think I'm a handsome chap and get a load o' them knees girls!