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miss united kingdom 1968 wigan born kathleen winstanley of prescott lane kitt green wigan
miss united kingdom 1968 wigan born kathleen winstanley of prescott lane kitt green wigan
Photo: rita nee worthington barnes
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wigan born miss kathleen winstanley, miss united kingdom runner up to miss world of australia heres a colour photo, of kathleen i was in the same class as her sister rita and mated aound with her she married jimmy dyke off thefabulous group copper kettle often used to drink with them in west ward,and up n down the club scene i am devastated to only just av found out rita passed away in 2012 last i saw of rita she was working in brook house kitt green a no of yrs ago she at that time was dealing with a divorce she never could have children im so upset i didn,t know if anyone can give me any details i would be very grateful my email is youngcodge2@gmail.com or rita barnes on facebook thank you hope you all like the picture

Comment by: Alex on 5th April 2015 at 06:13

See page four in Printers by Colin Harlow, and how the Wigan Observer covered Kathleen Winstanley after she won the miss united kingdom contest in colour. item number 20756.

Comment by: stephen hunston on 13th February 2018 at 10:33

My name is stephen I am 66 years old and I now live in australia with my lovely wife emily whom I love dearly. I worked with Rita at 'alligator rainwear' in manchester and stockport when I was about 19 years old. I was in love
with rita so much, I loved her more than anything on earth. she was a beautiful lady. I can see her beautiful beautiful long blond hair and I can see her wearing her red velvet jacket and white trousers. she was wonderful. I was sitting at home looking through some memories on google and came across this very very sad news. so sorry here your very sad loss. loosing rita made me cry. lovely memories and kind regards Stephen x x

Comment by: Karina Fairhurst on 17th September 2020 at 20:18

I also found out Rita ( Dyke) sadly had passed away passed away through Wigan World . We worked behind the bar together at Wigan Rugby Club . She really was a lovely person . So sad .

Comment by: Ken Lalley on 19th August 2022 at 21:03

l am trying to contact wendy george, an old friend of mine. I now live in tenerife, and have lost toich.
could you pass my detdails on, for me ? Thanks Ken.

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