Friday, 27 November 2015
Haslingden and District Snooker League
Haslingden & Dist Snooker League Fixture Handbook 1958-1959
It was a thriving snooker league back in the 1950s and 1960s and thankfully I was able to attend some of the Workers (Haslingden Workingmens Club) matches whilst supporting my dad's team.......
In email conversation only this week we have been privileged to receive several photo contributions from Geoffrey Heap who I personally can remember from when he was with the St. Peter's Scouts. But I also mentioned to him that I thought I could remember his dad playing for the St. Peters Church Snooker team, at times playing against my dad on the opposite team.
He confirmed back that this was the case and memories came flooding back for me and obviously for Geoff as well.
I am not sure how old I was but would have thought perhaps about 12 or 13 and although I wasn't allowed to go to the Clubs that sold alcohol, my dad did used to take me along to watch and support the Workers when they played at alcohol free clubs such as: The Liberal Club on Park Street, and St. Peter's in one of the schoolrooms at the back of the Church, and rarely we would catch the bus to Rawtenstall and then another bus over to Townsendfold Social Club (with this last one! was I supposed to be there or not!! - alcohol or non alcohol?)
They were cracking nights watching my dad (the team Captain), and his mate Jimmy Collinge, Bob Fisher, Jimmy Heald (who also played the piano at the Workers), Joe Clarkson and George Garnett amongst others. I think they were a pretty good team and always did well in the league as I remember.
At the Liberal Club I remember some of their players which included Josh Knowles (Brian's dad), Mr. Duxbury (the Auctioneer) and later his son (also Auctioneer), Veril Riley, and one guy who stood out to me, he seemed a great player and ever so young for that team and that was Ernie Taylor (carpets etc) at St. Peter's I can only just about remember Mr. Heap, but remember better a really tall chap with glasses who was another friend of my dad's in snooker and that was Frank Riley (lived on Townsend Street)
It was great to hear a couple of stories from Geoffrey about when he also used to go and watch his dad playing with the St. Peters Snooker team. I have printed the tales here for all to enjoy....
The following tales are submitted by Geoffrey Heap:
Yes my dad was captain of St. Peter's Church Institute snooker team and I also used to go with him to watch the team play, when aged 13 and 14. I then played for the team when I was 15 and 16 and yes a Frank Riley played for the team.
I have a couple of vivid memories of those days - I remember us playing an away match against The Irish Democratic League, a game the team needed to win to finish top. My dad and I arrived at the club early and the only other person there was the Steward, who happened to be playing the one armed bandit, which was one of the old tic tac toe machines. As usual dad wanted a drink and the steward had to leave the bandit in order to serve him. At most matches, my dad used to let me have a few tanners to 'lose' on the bandits and this night was no exception; as soon as the steward walked away from the machine, I began to feed it with tanners, three or four coins later the jackpot dropped, well ten bob in tanners did, the rest of the £5 had to be collected from the bar. I walked quickly towards the bar, with a broad grin on my face, to be met by a stony faced steward who very ungraciously paid me the £4.10s. I then asked my dad what I should do with the pocket full of tanners and he suggested that he would keep hold of them until our next away match. I agreed but asked to keep a few back as I had not had much of a play on the machine. By this time the IDL team had arrived and we could see the steward in deep conversation with them, no doubt expressing his annoyance at having to be pulled from the bandit to serve my dad and by rights the jackpot should have been his.
I walked back to the bandit and proceeded to try my luck again, fully expecting to quickly lose the lot, unbelievably I hit the jackpot again, this time I dispensed with the broad grin and sheepishly asked the steward for my winnings, if looks would kill I was lucky to leave the club alive, needless to say I remained at dad's side for the rest of the evening. To cap it all we won the match, thus denying the IDL the title. By the end of the evening the atmosphere felt quite tense and we thought about asking for a police escort when we left the Club!
A match against Loveclough Printworks is also etched in my memory. This club used an old set of snooker balls, the colours of which were very faded, green and blue looked the same colour, the reds all looked like pinks and so on. Dad was in the middle of a nice break when he nominated "blue" and potted it; to our amazement the referee called 'foul stroke five away', dad asked why and the ref, pointed out that the green ball had been potted. Dad lost his temper and eventually had to go outside to calm down and have a fag.
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Wednesday, 25 November 2015
St. Stephen's - Grane
Haslingden Choir at last service held at St. Stephens Church - Grane (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: uploaded here on 10th December 2015
Interior of St. Stephens Church, Grane (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Kindly contributed by Alec Taylor and uploaded here on 8th April 2016,
Interior of St. Stephens Church, Grane (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Kindly contributed by Alec Taylor and uploaded here on 8th April 2016,
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
St. Thomas - Musbury - Photos and recollections etc
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Musbury Church c.1951 (Click over photo to enlarge) Photo: kindly contributed by Andy Metcalfe |
St. Thomas Cubs and Brownies on Parade cMarch 1952 (Click over to enlarge)
St Thomas - Musbury Walking Day c.1948 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by: Andy Metcalfe
St Thomas - Musbury Walking Day c.1957 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by: Andy Metcalfe
St Thomas - Musbury c.1957 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by: Andy Metcalfe
St. Thomas - Musbury (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: Kindly contributed by Dave Wise
St Thomas - Musbury Walking Day c.1948 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by: Andy Metcalfe
St Thomas - Musbury Walking Day c.1957 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by: Andy Metcalfe
St Thomas - Musbury c.1957 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by: Andy Metcalfe
St. Thomas - Musbury (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: Kindly contributed by Dave Wise
Rose Queen c1934 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: Kindly contributed by Dave Wise and uploaded here on 5th November 2015
St. Thomas Rose Queen c1934 - Dorothy Wise (nee Crankshaw) Click over to enlarge
Photo: kindly contributed by Dave Wise and uploaded here on 5th November 2015
St. Thomas Rose Queen c1934 - Dorothy Wise (nee Crankshaw) Click over to enlarge
Photo: kindly contributed by Dave Wise and uploaded here on 5th November 2015
St. Thomas Rose Queen - Miss Carolyn Wise (Dave's sister) Click over to enlarge
Photo: kindly contributed by Dave Wise and uploaded here on 5th November 2015
Four photos above of St. Thomas, Musbury Walking Days past (Click over to enlarge)
Photo's: Kindly contributed by Dave Armstrong and uploaded here on 8th June 2016
Haslingden St. Thomas's Badminton Team 1969 (Click over to enlarge) ?, Brian Johnson, George Brooks, Derek Thompson, Margaret Johnson, Eileen Gillespie, Kath Thompson, Susan Nicholas Kindly shared by Peter Wood and Susan Whittaker
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Sunday, 22 November 2015
St. Peter's - Laneside - Cubs, Scouts, Guides, Brownies, Choir, Walking Days, Sports teams etc
First meet of St. Peter's Laneside Mothers Union (Click over to enlarge)
Laneside Football Club c1936 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed Dave Wise
St. Peter's Scouts c1920 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Harold Clarkson was the Scoutmaster and John Partington 3rd from the left
St. Peter's Girl Guides c1926 (Click over to enlarge)
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St. Peter's Whitsuntide Procession on Bury Road |
St. Peters Scouts on Parade and walking past the old Wesleyan School - top of Warner St (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Allan Bradshaw
St. Peters Scouts c1958 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Allan Bradshaw
St. Peter's Walking Day c1957 (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Geoff Heap and uploaded here on 23rd November 2015
St. Peter's Choir Walking Day c.1957 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Geoff Heap and uploaded here on 22nd November 2015
St. Peter's Cubs c1950 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Geoff Heap and uploaded here on 22nd November 2015
St. Peter's Guides and Brownies Cubs c1953 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Geoff Heap and uploaded here on 22nd November 2015
St. Peter's Scouts, Camp at Marchwood, nr Southampton c1956 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Geoff Heap and uploaded here on 22nd November 2015
St. Peter's Walking Day, taken in Church Grounds c1950 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Geoff Heap and uploaded here on 22nd November 2015
St. Peter's Walking Day taken in Church Grounds c1953 (Click over photo to enlarge)
Photo: kindly contributed by Geoff Heap and uploaded here on 22nd November 2015
St. Peters Rose Queen and Walking Day c1966
Photo: kindly contributed by Clifford Hargreaves and uploaded here on 1st December 2015
St. Peters Rose Queen and Walking Day c1966
Photo: kindly contributed by Clifford Hargreaves and uploaded here on 1st December 2015
Thanks to Marie Ives for kindly contributing this to the MEMORABILIA BLOG
Uploaded here on 6th March 2016
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Sixty Years at St. Peter's - Diamond Jubilee (Click over to enlarge) |
Uploaded here on 6th March 2016
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St. Peters Church Walking Day (Click over to enlarge)Photo: Kindly shared by Joan Lord and uploaded here on 14th September 2016
Suggested to be St. Peter's Scouts (although St. Thomas Musbury also mentioned)
The following names have been offered: Matthew, Garside, Richard Ormerod, Christopher Ormerod, Joe Redfern, Thomas Elliot, Pilitari, Thomas Webster.
Photo: Kindly shared to us by Peter Fisher.
St. Peters Walking Day Photo from 1959
Photo kindly sent in by Stewart Smith who can be seen at the front
St. Peters, Haslingden
St Peter's fire-fighters.Guides from St Peter's Laneside who received their firefighting badges December 1976.
Anita Altham, Diane Bladon, Jan Carroll, Helen Davies, Cheryl Derbyshire, Caroline Holden, Angela Robinson, Tanya Robinson, Mandy Schofield, Kendra Scholes, Caroline Slaughter and Judith Wilkinson
St. Peters Scouts - 1977
ARCHIVED ST. PETERS
St. Peters Badminton Marathon - March 1977
ARCHIVED ST PETERS AND BADMINTON
St Peters Guides and Brownies 1979 (Click over to enlarge)
Names offered in no particular order: Julie Pickens, Jane and Sarah Cockerill, Claire Whelen, Susan Polvani, Gina Berry, Karen Holden, Samantha O'Connell, Mrs. Anne Robinson (guide leader)
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