Wigan Album
Coops
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Photo: john hitchen
Item #: 17497
front row vinny cross,ken freeman,tony knowles,john hitchen and les wilkinson
i remember that day at coops we had a party in canteen.i was the one they sent to lennons for the booze big tin of party four we had a good day.i won a premium bond for 50 pound.when my name was drawn out by mr valentine i had to go and collect my prize in a alcohol haze.great times we had at coops
I remember that motley crew very well.lol
What a lovely surprise to see my late uncle, Peter Whalley, back row, far left.
What a nice group photo and Sheila I didn`t recognise your uncle at first but what a happy chappy he looks here and so like your dad!
Yes Nadine, you can see the resemblance. He had a great sense of humour too. He once said whilst serving in the forces abroad, due to low rations, he was forced to make a cake out of Epsom Salts to feed the troups!
Its great to see these lads again, Ronnie Heyes and Jimmy Fish are the chaps I remember most.. I left in 1973 just after I got Married Happy Days Eh!!
John, Wasn't Lawrence the chap that wandered around the place doing "not so much". rumour had it the his uncle owned the place and gave him a job to keep him out of harms way.
thats true he was out of harms way and did very little else.
john are you related to a Ronald/Ronnie Hitchen born in Ince/Pemberton area around 1939?
could you please email me on melshouse77@hotmail.com
many thanks
Great photo. I remember them all very well.See John Hitchen walking around Kitt Green/ Orrell most day's.
dont know why the mechanics me joe heaton and dave walsh did nt get on this pic.:[