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any names alan ?

I used to work with Freddie's lad Fred jnr who has a gym in Leigh.

Freddie is 2nd left

think the lad on the right was the gym owner or manager, think he was called Ken and his Dad/Dad in law is the one at the front with the beige jacket

freddie front left with tash used to have Queens pub in platt bridge

I played football for CWS in Platt Bridge with Fred jar and we used to meet up in the Queens before games. He liked motorbikes if I recall

Freddie's gym was in his parents garden in lower ince. It was called "the shed" because that's what it really was. Me and my best mate Alan dutton used to pump iron in there 3 nights every week, freddie and his wife Betty got the conquering hero pub, smashing boozer, nice people, happy memories

By the way, I am talking about the late 1960s.long before Fred moved to the Queens

can't recall all the names josie
top left ?, freddie, mark lythgoe,wayne, ken(i think he was freds brother in law) ?
the gym was in spring view it was an old chapel,the trip to London was to see a body building show.

Jimmy do you have brothers Graham and John that were at Ince Central. John played for Leigh?

I did about 12 months at Fred's in the early 80s. He is a nice bloke.

Did Freddy have a brother Jimmy who got stabbed by his own son?.

JB HeWAS a nice bloke r.i.p

lad on the left is Ralph Cubby and front row right looks like Peter Corcoran

Ronnie Holgate with blue jacket on

my brotherinlaw mark lythgoe on this photo at back red t shirt tan leather jacket

Hi Stephen, yes, John and Graham are my 2 youngest brothers, there were 7 off us, George (in Australia) our only sister Janet,and my elder brothers Brian and Mark

Jimmy,I was in the same class as Graham throughout Ince Central and Rose Bridge and John was in the year above us. John was the sporting hero for just about all of us in our school days and I was a Leigh fan during Johns time there. Please pass on my best wishes to Graham and John(Stephen Price). Didn't realise at the time what a great place Ince was to grow up.

Hi Stephen, consider it done, and yes, Ince was a great place to grow up

I remember the Taylor family well. John shares my birthday but is a year younger than me and I remember Graham. I didn't know the older ones as well but remember them. I think they had a dog, Bonzo, unless I am thinking of another family, (the mind plays tricks after so many years!)

Jimmy, would you add my good wishes on too, please?

Hi Irene,i am amazed you remember our old dog bongo.when he died my dad brought a puppy home from Irlam steelworks for my birthday.he was a great dog,a boxer lab. I called him rebel

Hello Jimmy; I remember Rebel too. You leave those back streets of Ince but they never leave YOU! Don't forget to pass on my good wishes to Graham and John, who I remenber best, but love to ALL your family. Irene.

Hiya Jimmy,
Rebel Taylor was a famous Ince dog. I remember him well. He even gets a mention on the WW 'Ince Memories' thread!

is Alan mr Ainscough from ince green lane?

jimmy I thought your George had come back from austrailia ? he was at my cousins daughters wedding last august, I remember he walked me home from the Monaco in the sixtys I remember john as well .

does anyone know the lad in front with leather jacket on ?

Hi Josie, you must be mixing brother George up with someone else, He hasn't been back to the UK since my 50th birthday party back in 1999. and we havn't seen him since we went over to Oz in 2001