and looking for help. Has anyone got any memories of United’s trip to Wembley

or recollections of United in the past. Photo’s would be a welcome bonus.

Hopefully to get a book out in the near future

Thanking you all

Kev Panther

email any information, pics, memorabilia to

kevpanther@btinternet.com

Here we have a group of people from Digmoor Chapel. I’m sorry I do not know all the names.

1. John Myers,  7. Gladys Johnson nee Myers,   8. Clifford Johnson (Gladys’ husband)    9. Mary Olive Davis nee Lockwood,    10. Hazel Hesketh nee Speakman.

From the left:

Walt Nixon, Mary Hesketh,

Mabel Ashurst, Eric Ashcroft,

Eva Myers, Ernie Pennington,

at the front, Eric Watkinson and

John (Jackie) Myers

I grew up hearing lots of stories from my family about all the fun they had on the Digmoor Chapel Choir outings they had each year. This one looks to be in the 1920s, and the ladies look very elegant. The one in the centre is Cath Moss, the only one I know for sure. The lady just behind her in the darkest coat I think looks like Peg Watkinson, who was married to Walt Watkinson.

This Choir trip was to Morcambe, they look like they are having fun!

From the left: Edie Roscoe (nee Lyon)  Hilda Bannister, Lizzie Middlehurst (standing at the back)  Lizzie Lawson,  Ada Rowley, Ivy Sharrock.

Choir trip to Southport.

From the left:

Nellie Myers, Sarah Lawson, the bus driver, Nellie Finney, Edie Lyon.

The face in the bus window is my grandfather, Tom Myers.

Please someone leave a comment and tell me what happened to this once famous landmark, is it still there?

The little boys posing on the edge are members of my family – John (Jackie) Myers and Eric Watkinson.

In the 1920s and 30s my Gran, Mrs Alice Myers, had the shop in Grimshaw Lane which was later taken over by the Kenyon family.

The first photo was taken in about 1921, and shows a group of local kids at the back door of the shop.

Standing at the back: Edna Lyon, May Alker, Eva Myers, Abram Ashcroft, Mary Barton.

Seated at the front: Billy Lyon, Belle Myers, Arthur Sixmith.

During a visit to England, my mother and her sister went to visit the shop which had once been their home. In the photo you see my mother, Mrs Eva Coulshed at the left with her sister Mrs Gladys Johnson and Wilma (who was running the shop at the time) in the centre.

This photo was taken either in 1977 or 1981.

So I numbered the photo, and here are the names that she could remember. Who knows, the visitors to this site may see an ancestor or two?

1. Anna Lawrenson (Wainwright)     2. ?     3. Jimmy Barton     4. Tom Barton     5. Jack Pennington     6. ? Kenyon     7. Mr. Mack     8. Sally Pennington (Sargeant)     9. ?     10. Jack Ashurst (?)     11. ? Bannister      12. ?     13. ?    14. Polly Stringman     15. Jem Watkinson     16. Lizzie Watkinson (Halliwell)     17. Alice Watkinson (Myers)     18. ? Bannister     19. ? Bannister     20. Jem Kenyon

(She did not know the others.)

Happy Hour 1920s style