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girls from Ince Central just before we left. Summer 1964.
girls from Ince Central just before we left. Summer 1964.
Photo: irene roberts nee griffiths
Views: 6,154
Item #: 9257
top row l-r;Valery Heyes, Barbara Bates;Susan Walsh,Freda Ramsdale;Susan Grundy;Lynda Gaskell.Bottom ROW L-R; Pat Lowe;Karina Lowe;Pat Orrell;Sheila Shawcross; Jean Miller.I'm not on as I took the photo. Photo taken in Pickup Street but note The Dairy in Belle Green Lane in the background; a familiar landmark in those days.

Comment by: Valerie Battle nee Heyes on 13th February 2009 at 17:23

Hi Irene.
I remember being in Mr Hiltons class and we had to perform our little gymnastics routine, jumping over the horse etc to entertain the people of Ince at the May Queen.
Where has everyone disappeard to ?
I see Barabara occaisionaly.Not seen you in a while either !

Comment by: irene roberts nee griffiths on 13th February 2009 at 19:20

hi, valery! good to hear from you. No, haven't seen you in Wigan for a while. I don't work in Boots' anymore.....left to look after my grand-daughter while her Mum and Dad at work. Got another gran dchild due in March.....oh where did those carefree days on the photo disappear to?! Thanks for replying. Please tell Barbara about the photo when you see her and give her my best wishes,ditto to everyone on the photo. Irene.x.

Comment by: Susan on 15th August 2009 at 15:53

Does anyone remember Mr. K. Lowe (Headmaster), Miss Barber and Miss Taylor (married name Hitchens)?

Comment by: irene roberts nee griffiths on 17th August 2009 at 08:20

I remember Mr. Lowe. I think he died a few years ago, shortly after he retired. I don't recall the other teachers;they were probably after my time at Ince Central.

Comment by: Karina Lowe (now Fairhurst) on 13th March 2010 at 21:05

Just found this photo , fantastic ! that old don't remember it being taken !! Hi to everyon, hope you are all well. XX Karina..

Comment by: irene roberts nee griffiths on 14th March 2010 at 17:14

Hello Karina,I took the photo and am so glad you've seen it.It appeared in the local heritage magazine Past Forward a few years ago,along with an article I wrote about Ince Central. Past Forward gets sent all over the world to people with Wigan connections so you're famous!

Comment by: Brenda Halsall on 15th March 2010 at 10:16

Hi everybody just joined Wigan World a few week ago and love looking at the pictures. its nice to know your all still around. Irene has been talking to me on here. its lovely to keep in touch. Like Valery said where is everyone!x Brenda.I have no pictures of school at all hope someone finds some more.

Comment by: Pat Reeve re Orrell on 5th April 2010 at 13:45

Great photo cant belive we all managed to look so clean and tidy . Now living in Lytham but working in Chorley .

Comment by: Brenda Halsall on 7th April 2010 at 09:59

Hi pat glad to see your still here, hope your keeping well.

Comment by: irene roberts nee griffiths on 7th April 2010 at 13:58

Hello Pat! Glad you've seen the photo. Hope all is well with you and yours.Irene.

Comment by: mary hilton on 12th May 2013 at 15:57

sure thats me middle front row

Comment by: irene roberts on 21st May 2013 at 16:09

No, it's definitely Pat Orrell, Mary.

Comment by: Freda Ramsdale- now Markham on 13th February 2015 at 10:30

Hi everyone,Irene introduced me to this picture,I had never seen it either.im well as I hope you all are,now have white hair! I'm on facebook if you fancy a catch up anyone?i live in Chester so not too far away for a meet up? Xx

Comment by: Brenda (Halsall) on 13th February 2015 at 13:09

Hi Freda, nice to hear your doing ok, my sister Anne has told me about the picture on face book it's really nice to see everyone again. I have no photo's of me at school so this was a lovely surprise. Anne has written something for me on face book but just thought I would have a look on w.w. to see if anyone had a comment, and there you were.We are all getting older aren't we. I still speak to Irene sometimes either on e.mail or on w.w. I remember your mum was a florist and you lived opposite the church. and you stole my first boyfriend, Geof ryding ha ha. those were the days. nice to speak. Brenda.

Comment by: irene roberts nee griffiths on 13th February 2015 at 15:56

Glad you found it, Freda. Your Facebook photo is stunning, white hair or not! Mine is still brown but unfortunately the colour comes via the hairdresser these days! It's hard to believe it was over 50 years ago since we were all in Mr. Heaton's class. There haven't been many viewings of this for a long time now, Freda, but maybe some of the girls will be on Facebook and will learn of the Ince site. We wouldn't have believed, all those years ago, that we would be on touch by computer, would we? Hello Brenda, lovely to speak to you again.

Comment by: irene roberts on 13th February 2015 at 16:14

Freda, Geoff Ryding is on the photo before this one, and I believe he has a carpet-cleaning business these days, so if you or Brenda want your carpets cleaned, he's your man, but no fighting, girls!

Comment by: Brenda Halsall on 13th February 2015 at 20:03

nice one Irene, hope your keeping well. x.

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