People   (Re-unions, trace old friends and relatives.)

I attended Wigan Grammar School between 1963 and 1969. Over the last couple of decades I've often wondered what became of 3 school chums and done fruitless searches on the internet. One was Jeffrey J Rowlands. He used to play the piano and organ in morning assemby and events at the Parish Church. So Talented. I always thought that he'd go on to become a famous musician or composer. Another was Ian McGivern, whoI seem to remember wanted to become a botanist. I last saw him after we bumped into each other the year after I left in the centre of Ambleside. The third was Mark Wood. His dad was Bernard Wood, who had the insurance company on Market Square. He left aged 16 to join the army. Last time I saw him was in the Ritz while watching Carry on Screaming, of all things. Does anyone know what happened to any of them? Of course, there are others, like "Ip" Maycock and Jeff Ashurst, but it was these three that I was particularly interested in. He was never a mate, but I always wondered what happened to John Hilton too, 'cos he was such an outrageous character.