5th November 1974.

About this time .10am on this date a young spotty faced kid was waved off from Wigan NW by his mother...off to HMS Ganges in Suffolk to commence his basic Royal Navy training....49 yrs ago...Where has it gone !

It's still posting on here.

Well done that man, A guardian of our Country, a contributor to our funds , A hunter of wrong doers, a rock solid pillar of society, A gentleman and True Englishman,
I salute thee Sir Biker of Billinge,

He loves talking about himself doesn’t he Tom.

I am sure he said the same thing this time last year.

I heard he had to be put on light duty as he suffered from sea-sickness!

Did he find the golden rivet?

Played rugby and cricket there when I was at HMS Fisgard ….Torpoint Cornwall

Hello Sailors

Hi there BILLINGE BIKER , I would l personally wish to THANK you for service good sir , for your effort , I do think people in general do not thank our Military staff enough both past ,present today , once again SIR I THANK -YOU!
G.B.

Been through a force 10 on a minesweeper Tonks...Nae Botha...Thank you TP + GB ..TTS ..that looks like summat out of the 'Blue Oyster Bar' !! Have you been

Will you be reminding us all again in 2024 BB?

Who keeps flushing the chain ?

Were you involved in any conflict during your naval career?
If I remember correctly, a young lad from Wigan who trained on the Ganges was a pall bearer at Lord Mountbatten's funeral.

When I was an apprentice, NCB, another lad, known to me, had done a year training on HMS Raleigh.
He sacked it off and joined the crew of HMC Parkside.
Very soon, he sacked that off too and joined HMP Risley as a PO.
It was HMS, to HMC (NCB), to HMP as a PO for him!

BB what's with the meme?

Meme ?

Your Adolf Hitler picture giving the thumbs up when I hover over your name.

He thinks it’s funny.

This person has a very large ego.

He hates the royal family yet brags about serving in the police force and the navy. He has a meme ( which he does not know what a meme is ) of Hitler!

Back on topic.
November the 5th 1974 was bonfire night. And, still is in 2023

I have to admit that, I also do not know what a meme is, could anyone shed some light for a poorly educated plumber

Tom, it's you, twaaaaice laaaaike!

Or, the waitress in "Allo Allo".

cheshirecat

I think the pall bearer was one of the Murphy brothers from Scarisbrick St, he went to St Marys school.

Was it Ian?

ianp
I think it was, I know Martin was a fireman and died young and Tony worked at Leyland Trucks,

Cheers

Yes, Martin was a fireman and died some years ago now - sadly, in a car accident. I won't go into any details.
I'm sure that Tony worked at Cherry Croft Garage for a time along with a friend of his.

Don't know where that came from....not an Adolf fan in any shape or form.

Glad that it's gone BB, it just didn't make sense. Could have been hacked, which is a worry.

‘They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait’

I always used to think that was a job description.

But, apparently, the last line from Milton's poem means:

even people who only stand and wait, because of a disability, serve God.

or, metaphorically:

each one of us has a place in this world and performs a function, regardless of our ability or disability

Posted by: Billinge Biker (2215) [View Billinge Biker's page]
"Don't know where that came from....not an Adolf fan in any shape or form."

Who are you trying to kid! You are only kidding yourself. Are you suggesting that you have never noticed it?!
Its been there months, if not longer.

Two years that I know of Chesh.
It's been mentioned on numerous occasions.

Kevin Murphy was a fireman. I knew his mum and all her 6 sons.

Yes, that's right, he was.

But! Mrs Murphy didn't have six sons.

Posted by: Billinge Biker (2215) [View Billinge Biker's page]
"Don't know where that came from....not an Adolf fan in any shape or form."

Who are you trying to kid! You are only kidding yourself. Are you suggesting that you have never noticed it?!
Its been there months, if not longer.




Stop the bulls****g you saddo and man up

Its been there for several years, you put it there and you know you put it there.

Ianp I thought she had sorry. I knew her husband and he had throat cancer. Josie was a rally nice lady.

Jacqui, no need to apologise and, actually, sorry for my abrupt answer. I began to type and then had to suddenly leave, so quickly ended the sentence and posted it without including the rest.
Also, quite an easy mistake with the number, especially as their ages were quite wide. I think, there was an age difference of about twenty-two years between the eldest son (Mick) and the youngest. I'm quite sure that the youngest was a girl and the only daughter.
As far as I know, there were seven sons and, as mentioned, one daughter.
As you stated, she was a really nice lady. But, additionally, she was hard working, friendly, kind, thoughtful and persevered in times which weren't always easy.