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150 Photos of North Ashton


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Thanks for all your input on thread 15, hope you will support 16, enjoy folks.

well dav i see you,ve done it . have you put that pic on yet ? .

Hi Bri, I tried put that pic on yesterday and again this afternoon but it's not shown on album, for what reason I don't know I was hoping dougie could put the village club pics on north Ashton photos.

IT DOES TAKE TIME DAV.

Hi dougie, i like those pics you put on album, is there any chance you can put the other pics on of NAVC.

Hi Bri, i must have done something wrong when trying to put that pic on album with my mobile, but i have put it on now from work.

i,ll take a look dav .

Hi Bri, Spike rang me tonight he's in hospital with a badly broken ankle, he's having to rest it for 6 weeks, I asked him was he under the influence when it happened no he said I aint had a drink for a long while, apparently he stumbled on stairs.

it sounds about right dav . he disco dances when he comes to a kerb .your pic is on album dav

Beltin Bri, have you any more.

more wot dav ? .

More pics of old greeners Bri.

i,ll see if there,s any around dav .

Got told today that Derek Gibbons The body builder from Downallgreen has passed away aged 89

Thanks for info bentlegs, R.I.P Derek.

R I P Derek

Rip I remember him coming skoo un knocking nails in wood wi is hand I prefer thomer he had gym at bottom of slope in Ashton

Hi Malc, not heard off you in a while hope you're all ok in the Hillock.

O hi David doing fine pal is Mrs Lewis doing ok

She fine thanks Malc, our Tina was over last week so she took her out everyday, I taking her for a meal next Saturday she only lives round corner from me so I can keep an eye on her.

dav did you mean hillock or *illock

Ha ha nice one Bri, have you heard out about spike.

Hey bri that's what mi dad said to me un wardy when wi towed him we where playing for hillock rovers 5 a side team he said moor like Pillock rovers

Hi Bri, my mother bumped into Gordon Burrows who I ain't seen in a long while, he now lives on Victoria rd which Malc had already informed me, I was astonished to find out his dad who at one time was known as councillor Burrows died at the age of 91, and his mother is still living and she is 99 years old a good innings wouldn't you say.

Good morning Dave I she still lives Leyland green road Mrs burrows I Gordon's dad jack always telling mi tails about is army days he was rum UN jack and is brother George I it's good batting that Dave they where strict we Gordon

They was very strict with him, poor lad had to go secondary school in short pants.

He still gyent um dav

ys dav . george did,nt like his brother much . just heard that craig duffy,s son has got killed in a car accident this morning with his girlfriend in cumbria .

Ha ha, knowing Gordon he problably has.

dav have you read my reply ? . heard nowt about spike.

Blood ell bri that's a shock that is rip Ryan good lad

Oh Dear, that is a shock Bri I didn't know the lad his parents must be gutted such a tradegy for both families,may they R.I.P, spike has been moved from Wigan infirmary and is now in Alexandra House at pemberton.

dav it,s craig duffy were talking about who lived next door to me & the brother of tracy . craig died around 15yrs ago & his wife karen lived at the bottom of scool lane facing vicci rd . she,s lost everything as they only had him .

Right I'm with you now Bri, I know family but I got mixed up with brothers, was it Francis that married Wendy hill off rectory rd, can't remember Craig's wife but feel for her in this awful tradegy.

Is wife's and Ryan mum is Karen Nice girl Craig was top lad to RIP SAD LOSS FEEL FOR KAREN SHE WAS JUST GETTING ON HER FEET WITH NEW BOY FRIEND SHAME GOD BLESS THEM

This is so very, very sad. My thoughts and prayers are with their families.
RIP Ellie and Ryan

the girl is the step daughter of peter lowe,s son also called peter from brocksteads .i,m think they live in golborne .

I know him Bri, he lived off frog lane in glebe end street at one time.

i,m not sure about that dav as peter lowe who,s dad billy worker in the betting shop was from brocksteads born & bred i believe .

Played for Everton peters dad didn't he bri Peter was good player to how wi doing bri

Ok Bri, I'm on wrong family then, wasn't there a Peter Lowe who lived in Hawthorn Ave and had a relationship with Andy cowards mother.

that was percy lowe dav . peter actually played for the village club at 1 time .

Thanks Bri, Percy's son lived near me for a while a proper scalliwag he rode round in a transit caged van collecting scrap, he eventually got run out of town !! luckily with his life.

yep dav & i think he was into car ringing in b/pool . percy had a scrappers somewhere .

Yes he did Bri, down Bryn road south just through lights on left after old St. Peter's church.

dav i thought his scrappers was down near the dover lock ? .maybe someone on here can tell us ? .

hi dav our david has just informed me that percy lowe had his scrappers across from st peters church just thru bryn lights then he moved to near the dover lock & moved his scrap business to there .

Oh thanks Bri that's sorted then, spoke to spike this afternoon he may be going home Tuesday but he will need a bed downstairs and a commode, they told him it will take 6 weeks to heal.

who,s going to empty the comode dav

Well !!, I thought that Bri and you seem to be the nearest.

ha ha , i think not dav especialy the amount of ale he sups maybe someone from the buffs could do it as there used to dealing with cow pats .

Yes Bri I bet old spike can leave a mess, now that all buffs have ceased operating it will be down to poor old Thelma.

i did,nt know that dav . how come ? .

There are no lodges in Wigan or Ashton now Bri they dwindled in numbers and a lot of members passed on, spike and his friend still attend one in Culcheth, I think there is one in Thatto Heath which me and spike attended a few times, but the youngsters of today do not want to know so they are slowly dying out.

that,s wot happens dav . not for the better either.

Hi Bri, spike is going home tomorrow health services have sorted the house to accommodate him, but you won't see him stamping any flags for a while.

hi dav anymore news on spike ? .

Hi Bri, spike is home in palm ave now he is waiting for a wheelchair as he is sat on his commode at moment, they've put a special bed in downstairs back room for him so in a month or two he'll be back for the brown bottle shops.

r u planning to go & see him dav ? .

Not at moment Bri, but I've told him when he's right I will take him st.helens for a scoop or two.

i,ll bet his tongue is as dry as a toads back dav .

Ha Ha, it is Bri he's not had a drink in 2 years can't even have a puff on his dummy now.

did,nt know that dav . how come he,s not had a drink in that time ? .

his mother would not let him out due to covid Bri.

no doubt he,ll make up for lost time dav

i'm sure he will Bri.

hi dav just to let you know our net passed away this morning at 6 am . another greener gone at 62 . she was living with our ann on the "island" .

Oh dear, I'm sorry Bri remember her very well, she was 12 months older than me I know she loved to wear denim clothes, such a shock you don't know what's around corner Bri, R.I.P Annette.

thats true dav & we,ve had a bad time of it over the past few months . my auntie maureen , our andrew , willie our ann,s husband & now our net . i think we are due some good news for a change .

Yes Bri you have certainly had a rough ride lately, lets hope the bad news is over for a while, I've got a funeral to attend next week a good friend of mine has passed away at 63.

RIP ANNETTE SAD LOSS 62 NO AGE AT ALL THAT

hav,nt heard the cause of it yet guys ? .

hiya dav . our net died of a massive heart attack . she died in bed in the early hours .

Thanks Bri, such a shame not really an age to be passing.

no it,s not dav . i think the funeral will be sometime next week .

quiet on here dav ? .

Sure is Bri, I've learned that members of downallgreen pride have been looking on the thread and also been looking at our photos, why they don't join us is frustrating, I'm sure if they ask on here they will dig more info of us, after all we still got very knowledgeable contributors on the thread.

maybe they are just wanting a facebook site ? . which i,m not on it .

this is for dougie yates . julian turner has died with covid . i know he,s on that star team you put on but i cant find it .

Sad to hear this news thanks Brian, R.I.P old friend not seen him for years

yes dougie & there he is in the middle left holding the trophy with freddie anderton .

how,s spike doin dav , the busdriver was asking about him & his mam ? .

At long last we have the Flag back on the Church at Downall Green thanks too the Churchyard Volunteers,
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You can see the white Flag Pole on the Right after painting before being lifted upright to take the flag on

i see it,s warren who,s putting it up .

Hi Bri, spikes responding well to treatment, last time i spoke to him he was going for x-ray to see if plaster could be removed nurse is calling everyday so he aint catching no harm, i will ring him in morning and see where he's upto, thanks for pic dougie warren and his team have worked really hard on the project and it shows.

Hi Bri. Dougie
Sorry to hear about Julian.I have some photos of Julian and a few other Star players from my trip back in 1980 been trying to put them on Album

but not having
Any luck

it maybe because your not putting the right words in brian . try jusp putting plain coments & no full stops or that kind of thing . maybe dougie can help as he puts pics on here quite regular .have you tried putting them on album 1st ? .

Hi Bri, spoke to spike today he's had plaster off, they have fitted him with a boot for protection while it heals, so he may be knocking about shortly.

ok dav . iv,e heard another greener has gone , mrs atherton . my condolences to here family .

Bri, im just trying think who she is only atherton i know is ste who lived in lilac ave.

Rip Thelma lovely lady dav she was Granville ward sister malcs dad

it,s kevin , brent , susan & elaine,s mother dav who lived just down the road from me in hawthorn .

Of course, thanks guys I remembered on way home from work this morning, lovely Lady condolences to her family R.I.P Mrs Atherton.

I will pass bad news onto Audrey Banks Bri when I see her later, she was and still is in Trinity Girls with Susan.

her daughter is on here dav , suesa .

R I P. Mrs Atherton X

RIP Mrs Atherton

yes Bri i know that, the lads was older than me and i had not seen them in a very long time so the surname did not ring a bell straight away, i know susan's name obviously changed when she married, when i think back as a youngster i now remember Kev and Brett playing football alongside John Tattum and Tabby, and what good players they all were when they played for S&S, Awesome team, there was some very good football players of the estate.

sadly dav kevin & tabby arnt with us anymore .

Thank you all for your condolences. Mum moved to Downall Green when she was young and the Wards were the first family to live in the newly built house on Elm Ave. She had lots of stories about the estate and could remember people from the time she lived there until she left. That would be 1997 when she moved to Bryn. Hope I can remember what she told us as it does need to be shared when needed. Mum was 3 days short of her 95th birthday when she passed last Friday but could recall so well her DG days. We were so privileged to have her with us and she will be greatly missed and always loved. Thank you again

Knew them both young tabby on this football photo with the Garswood team

Sorry to hear of Mrs Atherton passing.she was a lovely lady,who i new well when i was younger.Condolences to her family,RIPThelma.

Is that Stan Yates Dougie and Alan bond who's the other young lad on left nice one that Dougie

Is that Stan Yates Dougie and Alan bond who's the other young lad on left nice one that Dougie

NO dag27, it's my brother Ralph Yates and Joe Bond, Joe lived on the estate in the 70/80s

who,s the eccleston on there dougie as i,m wondering if he,s related to dickie eccleston who lives on lilac ave ? .

Hi un morning Dougie I remember Joe is son was Alan I couldn't remember is name I think they lived poplar AVE bonds

whups, Don't remember his first name but didn't come from the area

Dag27, Yes next door to my Mum at number 18, before she moved out. Don't know young lad on left someone may come up with a name

Hi Malc, I remember bonds off poplar Ave, the son I think his name is Alan would possibly of been your age or my sister Tina's age.

dougie my mate colin heyes lived there until he tragicly died a couple of yrs ago , his wife gwen still lives at no-18 poplar ave.

Hi Dave it is Alan I is a bit younger I see him some time punchin round

Susan
Sorry to hear about your Mum. She worked at Crompton’s with my Mum back in the 60’s. R.I.P.

my mother worked at cromps too .

Thank you Bill, my mum and yours were great friends. I remember you're mum very well, she was lovely.

My mam also was employed by them before the war, this photo is of Mrs Crompton on one of her visits with her three children after the war when we lived in 22 Coronation street

Nice car dougie, I remember Tommy Hilton living in coronation st when I was a lad.

Dougie you have some belting photos nice always nice looking at owd photos especially in local area I geet talking to Mr Davis sons in church yard a couple of wik back they where telling mi some nice story s about DAG

i think billy duffy now lives in that house .

another greener gone - claire wright . at mid 40s at a guess .

Hi Bri, is claire jimmy's daughter.

Bloody ell no age rip

Is that Valerie’s daughter from Hawthorne avenue ?
RIP Claire

yes dav it,s jimmy & sue wright,s daughter . i know she had drink problems .

Thanks Bri, such a shame at a young age R.I.P Claire.

there,s been a lot gone from here in the last 3 yrs dav .

Quite true Bri, they are dropping like flies up there.

to true dav.

Hi Bri, spike is getting there he called me on sunday to say he can walk now and get upstairs, he will soon be out and about.

glad to hear it dav.

yet another greener gone - ray miller .

Thanks Bri, yet again I can't think who ray is.

used to live next door to mclymonts in birch grove then his dad ted got the cross keys in stubshaw . he used to knock around with chris raff & us dav . he came in the bell regular .

Yes now I know who you mean Bri, a great lad I picked him up a few times in Ashton when he was going to Bell, I remember going to Manhatton one night after a session in Ashton with you, me,Ray, Colin Foster and Chris raff,sad loss R.I.P Ray.

Rest in peace Ray.

apparently he,d been fighting cancer for a few years dav .

Such sad news. Rest in Peace Ray

Aye it's sad Bri, that estate has had some good people pass away lately.

RIP Ray God bless

a lot for such a small estate dav.

dav only just got your messages thru on whatsapp it,s been playing up recently but i hope iv,e got it sorted.

Technology Bri, it's very hard to keep up with I bought a new phone for my grandson a couple of weeks ago, and guess what it's now an old phone.

it turned off the wi-fi itself ? .

That's what you call a smart phone Bri, ha ha.

not very smart for me dav ? .

You never see um queuing up at phone boxes tho bri

looks like them days are gone malc .

What's a phone box? When I lived at DG there was one opposite the Bell. This was taken away and replaced with a booth on a post, What's there now?

A mob broke it's wupa s he he

Problem is mobile phones aren't cheap these days and to have a contract is expensive, I've had same phone for years as I only need basics and pay £14 a month with free texts and calls, I won't have a new phone with contract as I would be paying for summat I don't use.

dav giff gaff is only £6 a month for unlimited calls & texts .

Thanks Bri, i will have look into that.

Bambam If you only use a phone every Preston guild why not have a Pay as you go phone. I have a phone which is 3yrs old and have a sim card which is 3 pence a minute for calls and 2pence for text. Only clause is I must top up £10 every 6 month but cheap for £20 a year.. Most cheap packages are 8p/4p for calls/text.

pay & go is being phased out & you will have to get a contract with your supplier . i,m currently on pay & go with virgin & they are stopping it as from the 22 jan 2022 because they say that 5g doesnt support pay & go ,, which i think it,s a load of cobblers & a ploy to get everyone paying a contract .

i believe the TV camera,s were at kevin,s today with the salvage hunter,s drew prichard & tee his buddy .

Hi Bri, spike just informed me of another greener passing away, Rita Bolton has died with covid problems, I used to work with her husband Dennis, R.I.P Rita.

bloody hell dav that,s only 3 doors from me .

yes i know Bri, i believe she had been in hospital for a while, i ain't seen family in a long time but i remember her as a very nice lady.

yes dav she was .

RIP RITA god bless

I think it,s time Dave.

Hello bentlegs, where you been hiding not seen you post for a while, I hope you and your good Lady are ok and well.

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