schoolmates

the following is a list of people who started at the big school (golborne council school) with me in 1954

Len Hart,John Taylor,Duggie Wiswell,Terry Knowles,John Ashcroft,Peter Twist,Frank Waterworth,John Grimshaw,
Roy Ashton,Bill Blenkinship,Frank Smith,Ray Rigby,
Geoff Taplin,John Robinson,Cliff Edwards,Alan Whitehead
Keith Watkinson,Geoff Turton,Alan Ainsworth,Alan Foulkes
Ian Owen,Eddie Naylor,Peter Johnson,Bernard Llewellyn
Bobby Simpson,Jack Vizard,John Robinson,Ronnie Smith,
Brian Carter,John Mort,John Sands,Terry Wildman,Harold Prior
Stanley Trescoe, and me John Lally (peawapp).all these lads came from either Lowton or Golborne ,I know for a fact that some of these are sadly no longer with us, does anyone know any of them.

Hope you succeed in your quest to find old Schoolfriends, Peawapp. Must be lonely at the top eh!

HI peawapp Terry Wildman goes to an over 60s club at Spring View iff you want i'll let him know that you are wondering where your old school mates are these days.

Did you know a Frank Holme used to live in John Street Golborne?? he went to that school.

HI did you know David and Kevin Wilde from Lowton. they went to that school.

yes I 'm sure I knew David Wilde be a bit younger than me (66) veteran I'll be pleased if you would do that dont know a Frank Holme though

Yes will do that tomorrow at the club.Iff he turns up that is

Frank Waterworth is my mums cousin. He frequents the sports club and also the hare + hound in Golborne.

Did John Mort play in Golboune Band?

Hi peawapp, my brother in law is john robinson, and his twin peter, they are both 62 in november, they went that school, if you remember them they are both still living in Golborne however john has health problems these days but peter is still the jolley fella he always was their knicknames were chip and pea.Hope i have been of some help in your research.

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nutty tart
Ive seen Frank Waterworth a few times his cosin Brian Carter who is also on the list lives near me and he visits quite often,
massambula
I think that may be a different John Robinson the one I know is 66 0r 67 I believe he joined the police like his brothers Bill and Frank
bentlegs
I dont know if Morty played in the Golborne band but his dad also called John Mort was the branch secretary for the G.M.B.union for many years.
sweetbaby 77
goodbye for ever

Bentlegs the Mort that played in Golborne band was 1950s Jim Mort,his son Ken Mort, and his son David mort,and there was another Walt Mort but no relation.

David will be in his 60s now,don't know which school he went to.

Peawapp,
I knew a John Robinson who was in the Police. He had his own security firm based in Chorley around 10 years ago but I haven't heard of him since.

his age if it's the robbo I know will be either 66 or 67 He lived as a kid in Ashwood Avenue in Lowton

Ididn't get hold of Terry Wildman yesterday (Thursday) as he didn't come to the over 60s club but will see if he turns up next week, Iwill keep trying to speak to him OK?

I lived across the street from John and Peter Robinson as a child and had my first kiss off Peter at the tender age of ten (Hussy)- Sisters Margaret and Norma. Their father Norman married my Aunty after his wife died. Small world

thank's for that veteran tell him I have a photograph when we all moved up to the big school in 1954 I can get my son or son -in-law to do a copy

Peawapp I've still not been able to contact Terry Wildman as i've been told is partner is in Hospital,but as soon as he's back i will let him know.

two names spring to mind terry knowles and ray rigby,i am sure they both worked at Naylor bros terry was a plater and ray a welder, i heard ray died quite a few years ago

yes I did hear that Ray passed away at a very early age in his 30s or 40s I believe I would think that Naylor Bros employed a few of my schoolmates

Hi mate got hold of Terry Wildman but he doesn't have a comp, but he as a relative that as one so he said that he would get them to find your thread. Hopefully

i served my app at naylor bro .i st time i have heard it mentioned on here

did Harry Bentham work there?

veteran
if Terry can get his mate to get on a facebook website called ye old golborne I have posted a photo on there taken in 1954 when we all moved up to the BIG school he will see himself on there

Will let Terry know he might be at the club this Thursday.

Greyhound who did you serve your apprenticeship with,were you a plater? served my time with Vinney Rose

no i was a fitter .one of the chaps iserved has just died tommy twist

Peawapp I've just been on ye old golborne facebook which page is the photo on?? please.

greyhound sad to hear about tommy i remember him,greyhound rings a bell your not AV are you

ray rigby was my cousin..he was only 35 when he died..was a good rugby player..used to watch him practising on Legh St Park..i went togolborne primary school 1956..1962 Roy Lewis

does anyone remember Joe Fletcher a plater at Naylors he used to talk a lot about the young guys he knew (terry and colin benbow)to name a couple

roylew i remember joe well jim Mcinnley served his time with joe,he was in Australia last time i heard,if you see Terry Benbow,tell him i will catch up with him in Sept for a beer with him and ken sudworth,he will know who you are talking about,i was mates with Ray,pat Oniell frank Duffy Walt Ashton

Joe was my uncle,he lived with us in Harvey Lane.I haven't seen Terry or Colin in years.I used toplay cricket at Golborne with Colin,but remember Joe talking about them.Joe died in 1989.

veteran

its on ye olde golborne photographs page two

brynkiwi

in this weeks Leigh journal there is a Terry Knowles listed in the Deaths column passed away on July 6th aged 67 so I am wondering about this now 67 is the right age for the Terry I knew

no im not av

when i worked at naylors,i remeber derek twist.walt shirley.harry prior they all worked in machine shop

peawapp 67 would be the right age ,same as me we both started serving our time together,
greyhound ,i thought you might be Allan Vernon his brother used to train greyhounds ,did you know Allan he worked at Naylors

no sorry i am not the same one

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Hi mate caught up with Terry yesterday (thursday 22nd) told him how to get onto ye olde golborne facebook, don't know when he will be on computer though.

Has Terry Wildman got in touch with you as yet?????

not yet veteran Ive been busy recently I'll check later

is it the terry wildman who used to have a driving school ?

Wouldn't know not lived in Golborne for years. Knew Kieth Taylor tho is he still going or retired now??

Keith Taylor had a driving school.He lived in Harvey Lane near the racecourse end.

That's right his dad learned me in the early 60s good bloke he was,he must have done a good job with me I past first time. Keith's dad lived at the first house just after the brook in Harvey lane.

Inew Keith very well he used to be a good friend of my brother-in-law Frank Holme, sadly Frank passed away 3 years ago.

Mr Frank Taylor learned me to drive in 1960 passed second time in Wigan

If Roy Ashton lived on Dale Rd in Golborne then he was my Dad, also in the link there is reference to Walt Ashton who was my Grandad, unfortunately both have now died, Walt in 1991 and my Dad died at the young age of 58 in 2001 he married and moved to Standish in the late 60's but his parents lived in Golborne until they both died in the early 90's.

sutt1 did your grandad work at Naylor Bros ?

I have asked my Mum who thinks he used to work there before leaving and working at Norweb. She also says my Dad used to work there when he first left school. Did you know either of them?

hi sutt1 i knew walt ashton who worked at Naylor bros and his son ,but i seem to remember his sons name was Walt,but not sure , find out if your dad used to knock around with Pat Oniell and Frank Duffy and Allan Simpson,they would be around 67/68 now,if he did i would have known him to

sutt1
my mate colin hall told me he is Roys cousin and Iv'e just checked my E-mails and found an E-mail he sent just before he went abroad, on it is a photo taken in 1936 which shows Walter Roys Dad-Your Grandad, and Walt's Dad your Great Grandad and also Walts brother Ted. I will get this posted on either this forum or ye olde golborne on facebook it'll be interesting for you however as I am not too brilliant with the intricate workings of the internet I dont know how to do it so I will wait until my son or son-in-law or one of the Grandkids turn up and I will get them to do it for me so keep your eye out for it'

hi did u manage to find any of ur old school mates, cause i know 2 ov them very well brian carter is my dads brother and frank waterworth is married to my dads sister

hi smudge05
yes Brian Carter lives about 12 doors from me in Leigh and I see Frank Waterworth when he pays a visit to Brian's, I do see some of them from time to time,Brian and Frank both have very good memories and according to Brian there are now 9 of that Class of 54 who have died,bearing that in mind I'm getting a little worried

hi smudge05
yes Brian Carter lives about 12 doors from me in Leigh and I see Frank Waterworth when he pays a visit to Brian's, I do see some of them from time to time,Brian and Frank both have very good memories and according to Brian there are now 9 of that Class of 54 who have died,bearing that in mind I'm getting a little worried

peawapp

Look forward to seeing the picture, I never met my Great Grandad will be interesting to see.

as soon as one of the grandkids shows up I will post it on here

sutt1
have a look now on ye olde golborne Iv'e just got the son-in-law to post the photo of your grandad and great grandad, my mate hally also sent a potted family tree showing how he is related to the Ashtons but that's my next problem downloading that but i'm working on it enjoy the photo

Hiya Peawapp
love the photo, thanks for putting it on, only ever seen a couple of pics of my Grandad and never seen my Great Grandad before.

Hi sutt1

if you have a look now at the photo I posted on ye olde golborne facebook of your Grandad and Great Grandad I have added some information I got from your Dad,s cousin Colin Hall it shows how he is related to you I hope you find it useful regards peawapp