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First aid team.
First aid team.
Photo: Frank Grimshaw,(courtesy Graham Carr)
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Item #: 9905
An early view of the first aid team at Parkside.
The woman in the centre is Kath Fish,the colliery sister.

Comment by: Ged on 16th March 2009 at 19:16

Frank, If i am not mistaken , the sister in the photo is the one that took over from Kath Fish,

Comment by: fred foster on 4th February 2010 at 14:57

Cath Fish died this week sometime. she was around 78 yrs old.
also passed away was Geoff Mottram who took over the mid area from John Connaughton. He was 67

Comment by: Bob Smith on 16th February 2010 at 22:59

Sister fish had a fine send off on the 16-2-10 at St Patricks church wigan with plenty of representatives from Parkside including Frank Reed Ronnie Silver Sid Hitchison Derek Johnson and myself and representing the canteen staff were Margery Stapleton Rita Tully Lily Smith and Racheal Manning R.I.P Sister

Comment by: Bob Smith on 16th February 2010 at 23:05

Sid & Derek had to leave early to go to the funeral of Geoff Motram who was being buried an hour later

Comment by: ken foster on 9th October 2010 at 17:58

thats not sister fish i think its the one before,sorry to hear geoff mattram had died i went to stoke colledge with him and got my undermananagers papers with him so sad,im now 68

Comment by: Allan Davies on 14th November 2010 at 20:03

Sorry Ken,It is Kath but she is with I think Agecroft or Bickershaw first aid teams taken at Parkside in early 60s. I was around about then. Sorry to here of Kath and Geoff both fine people with many memories.

Comment by: Graham Carr on 22nd December 2010 at 12:55

Correct Allan,it is Kath Fish in the photo and it is the Parkside first aid team,with Brian Talbot second in from left.

Comment by: ken foster on 20th September 2011 at 20:50

is that brian talbut 2nd from left?

Comment by: denis speakman on 22nd September 2011 at 20:44

it is parkside and that is brian also the lad with his arms folded is allan entwistle i was in the team from 1966 till i went to bold in 74 .

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