Wigan Album

i have seen this photo before,its around 1974/75,and the ones i know are duncan mcpherson,roy davies,malc green,tony tomlinson danny turner,phil jones,george valentine,alan yates,jerry glover,winston white,...its hard to identify who is where because there isnt an order where they are sat,if you ask to identify specfic people i will try to help...hope this helps.

I think the gent on the front row kneeling 2nd from left is
Stan Yates went to school with his son Phil?

a few on this pic have since died,and a lot have retired....dave would that be pem boys you went to with phil yates,i was there from 68/72

Tommy yep went to pem boys between 1964/68? long time since.

phil still works at hj heinz(some sort of manager)

some more names...neil critchley,mick ackey,phil stanton,colin whitter,...if i can recall any more i will post them on here.

John Sibbit he is behind the man who is behind the telly,J. May who is knelt down at the right end of the front row.

the man behind the telly with the beard is danny turner,he has now retired.

terry ready bob woosey bob abrahams jimmy lomax george valentine phil jones norman davies winston heyes jack bromilow alan mercer sammy armstrong jim birket tommy fazackley george howarth dick foster billdawber bert ashurst tony chambers john givens stan yates duncan mc ferson roy davies malcolm green ian jones jimmy woodward bill bradshaw bernard lea bob worthington danny turner eddy taberner john finley mick attkinson tony tomlinson brian brown neil crithley the other 4 not quite sure

hi john..can you remember the exact year and who was the telly for,thanks tommy.

I am almost certain that the photo is not a retirement but the christmas when we presented a television set to the childrens ward at Wigan Infirmary.We used to have raffles etc for local causes. I can name most of them in the picture.Graham Aspinall,Sammy Armstrong,Jim Birket,John SibbitTom Fazackerly,George Howarth,Richard Foster,BillDawber,Bert Ashurst,Tony Chambers,Tony Carney,Jim Turner,Jimmy Woodward Jack Bromilow,Alan Lawrence,Bill Bradshaw,Bernard Lee,Bob Worthington,Danny TurnerEddie Taberner,John Finley,Mick Atkinson,Tony Tomlinson,Brian BrownJ hn Givens ,Stan Yates,Duncan Mcpherson Bill Whittaker,Roy Davies,Malcom Green,Ian Jones,Terry Reddy,Bob Woosey Alan Mercer,Bob Abrahams,Jimmy Lomax,Norman Davies,Winston Heyes,GerryGlover,Alan Yates Phil Jones .I would think the photo was taken in the late 7os but I could be wrong

hi alan i dont know the one between you and woosey also the one in front of gerry and val by the way is birket asleep

the one in front of gerry glover and george val is alan yates

Hi John.The one between me and bob woosey is Neil Critchley.I could not place him last night but I see that someone has named him in previous comments.

Could anyone tell me if the Guy above the Brian Blessed look'a'like is John Walker.

does anyone have anymore photos from heinz from the 70s to 80s particularly the plant cleaners and or bowling club thanks

Where's Brian Rouke and Brum chatting somewhere i bet.

I can see my Uncle Sam Armstrong and Bernard Lee sitting in front of him, I recognise Neil Critchley as well. There a couple of others whose faces are familiar but names escape me.

Another person I remember is Tony Tomlinson,we were both born in Goose Green and brought up on Marsh Green.

My Grandad - Stan Yates, front row, second from left.

Can someone pinpoint Jack Bromilow for me please. That was my grandads name.

Can someone pinpoint Jack Bromilow for me please. That was my grandads name.
Thank you.

Jack Bromilow is on the 3rd row from the front,3 in from the left

I moved out of Shipping in mid 1981, Bernard Whittaker and Ray Peach moved out in mid 1982....all 3 of us not on this photo.... either its a big coincidence or taken after that.

I remember pulling a girl in the Casino one night. She told me she worked at Heinz as a sausage-twister. I said to her "Fancy some overtime!"