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Clifton Mills Poolstock

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last day
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Photo: David Higham
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last day in sewing room from right to left Mr Hughes, Tom Jones, Stan Holland and me David, happy days

Comment by: A.W. on 5th July 2015 at 08:34

What year was this David?

Comment by: Jarvo on 5th July 2015 at 21:51

Dave Higham: Chief Mechanic. Remember the good times at the Valve?

Comment by: Roger on 7th July 2015 at 00:29

It was 1977 when the place closed down, they manufactured denim cloth which in turn was used for jeans and nurses uniforms. Prior to closure, they received an order for cloth which was too wide to be woven on their existing weaving looms, a request to the Labour government at the time, to use the wider looms available at the Courtaulds factory in Skelmersdale which had closed in 1976, was turned down.

Comment by: Barrie Winrow on 17th July 2015 at 11:17

Good photo David.

Comment by: Lorraine Wilding on 18th July 2015 at 07:39

Hi David, my husband worked with you at Clifton Mills has a mechanic in the 70s Cliff Wilding, and also in the picture is my uncle Stanley Holland, do you remember Cliff

Comment by: David on 2nd August 2015 at 10:20

Yes I remember Cliff, who do you think got him home on his stag night ? Stan & myself,trying to get him in the front seat of Stans Ford Capri, not an easy task, but we got there Ha Ha,

Comment by: lorraine wilding on 10th August 2015 at 08:18

What a state he was in the following day david, we celebrated our 40th anniversary in May, cliff is 60 in December and we are having a surprise party would love you to come if you can, lovely to speak to you after so long David

Comment by: Ding dong on 6th October 2015 at 02:10

It's not a surprise anymore it's plastered all over wigan world. Lol

Comment by: simon on 26th March 2016 at 00:31

Hi David, this is Simon who worked with you at Falmers in Horwich in the workshop as a apprentice sowing machine mechcanic. I hope you are keeping well, it is great to see the photo of you and Stan.

Comment by: Val Baxter (nee Higgins) on 29th June 2020 at 16:09

I started work at Clifton mills i 1972 when i was 15. Remember the woman on the pocket press getting her hand fried and Jean who was running with a truck and got a shard of wood straight through her foot. Used to love watching the greyhounds train on the dog track. There was a girl on the overlocker called Mary used to love Marc Bolan. anyone remember me?

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