Wigan Album
St John's youth club
15 CommentsPhoto: Allan Greenwood
Item #: 8641
I am on the extreme left of the picture.
In drag, if anyone is wondering.
Is that Norman Kinley, third from right on the back row?
Yes it is.
I know most of the people in this photograph, if anyone is interested, I could name them. The ladies names would obviously be their maiden names.
Hi Allan. Yes, please
Back row: The beautiful lady is my good self, ist from left Roy Platt, 2nd Frank Mcgarragan, 3rd Don't know, 4th Freddie Hurst, 5th Norman Kinley, 6th don't know, and last but not least Bill Fleetwood.
Front row: 1st don't know, 2nd the lovely Madeline Houghton, 3rd Doreen Westwood, 4th Judy Cook and John Forshaw.
If you know who the missing names are please let me know.
Thanks Allan. I thought it was John Forshaw. Front row left is David Pyke (I'll stand to be shot if it isn't). Much to my embarrassment, I didn't recognise Madelaine: my eldest sister Ann is married to Madelaine's brother David. Some of the other faces are familiar although I don't recognise any of the names. (Chuckle)How did you get conned in to being the only one in drag?
Because the rest of the cast threatened to pull out If I didn,t do it. Thanks for the other name
Perhaps you could show Madelaine this picture, I have lost contact, the last time that I saw her was at Wigan Infirmary about 1973/74.
Hi Allan. I was speaking to (B-I-L) David over the weekend; he'd already told Madelaine about the photos.
The lad in between Frank and Freddie is Jeff Baldwin.
Thanks for that Bill.
Bye the way, someone told me that you died in 1932, did they lie to me?
Allan,
You wouldn,t have given me much of a chance looking like that in the picture ,but I made a good living haunting houses.By the way thats Johns real head under my right elbow
Good to hear from you.
Bill.
Hi Bill,
Look at the last picture that I have put up. I had already put it there before I received your comment. I had been told that Geoff's/jeff's name was Barlow, I have since amended it. You don't know who the last remaining name is do you?
Thanks very much and lovely to hear from you again.
Allan
My brother John seems to think his name was Mort, and he went to Thomas More around that time.
Hi Allan, Guess who married Doreen Westwood, and still am. Judy Cook gave me the info about photo, Doreen still in touch with Judy and Madelaine. I see Bill and John occasionally
Hi Geoff,
Nice to hear from you again after all this time. We are having a reunion in the Royal Oak at eight o' clock on Thursday the 5th. Philip Fransen and his wife Freda are coming over from Canada. Tell Judy and Madelaine that they are very welocome to come along plus you and Doreen obviously, and any other members of St John's youth club. Bill and Pat, Dave Urmston and Sheila, Joe Williams and Valerie, and Dennis Harrison will all be there.
Hope you all can make it, it should be wonderful
Allan
Sorry I missed the reunion of the Youth club in February, I would have come with my husband Ken Oliver and my friend Monica Tyrer.