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Tuesday 12/31/2002 3:21:57pm
NAME: penny firman
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COMMENTS: hi, Anyone out there who was in Miss James' class in the old annex at Stocktonwood about 1956 I lived in Clough Road and spent most of the summer hols in the 'Ponds'
Lynne: Hi Penny, I think I went to School with your sister, Sharon! Did you work with my dad, Matt in AP?
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Thursday 11/28/2002 9:17:23pm
NAME: Suzanne
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COMMENTS: Lynne
Any news on the Stocko reunion yet? Or am I too late?
Lynne: Hi Suzanne - No, nothing has happened yet. I lost the couple of contacts I had when my PC broke down. If anyone is interested, please let me know.
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Sunday 09/01/2002 0:32:10am
NAME: Dolina Campbell
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LOCATION: Isle of Tiree Scotland
COMMENTS: To my Aunty Jean Cunningham and all her friends my best wishes
love from
Dolina,Graham,Iona and Floyd.
x x x x
Wednesday 08/28/2002 9:55:53pm
NAME: Carole Ann Gibbard (nee George)
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COMMENTS: I was christened at the church in 1947 and married at the church on 13 January 1973
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Friday 08/16/2002 2:14:49pm
NAME: Steve Bloxham
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LOCATION: Brisbane Qld Australia
COMMENTS: I have just returned from the UK and visited the church. My mother who has signed in as Joan Haydon was married there in the early fifties. It was great to walk around the church and enjoy the churchyard. I took some video and I don't think Mum has stoped watching it. We also visited were I was born in Bray Rd and also were My Grandparents lived in Greyhoundfarm Rd..great experience, as I was only 4 when we cam to Australia..
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Thursday 08/01/2002 10:30:12am
NAME: betty sciacca nee Carwardine
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LOCATION: Perth, West Australia ex Garston,Speke
COMMENTS: Just checked your site after a long time and it is great, although I never went to your church I have very fond memories of it, some of my family are buried there (CARWARDINE) I have sent email to Norma,also I remember Tommy Horrocks and a few other's as I went to St Christophers (1950} and All Hallows,if anyone remembers me I would love to hear from them,Love to all,and PLEASE keep the memories coming,Love Betty Carwardine
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Monday 07/29/2002 12:31:27am
NAME: Tom Ryder
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LOCATION: Toronto
COMMENTS: Hello Lynne ...... Pictures of the Queens recent visit to Speke and Liverpool are now up on our site. There are also some pics of Paul McCartney and his wife Heather at the WalkerArtGallery.
Best wishes Tom.
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Thursday 07/18/2002 2:50:35pm
NAME: Peter Bryan
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LOCATION: North Wales, UK
COMMENTS: memories flooding back of our beautiful little church, the cottages opposite, the old fire station nearby with the massive old tenders & of course, Stocky Road school. The days when Speke was forever bathed in sunshine...or was it.
OK I'm old and nostalgic, nothing wrong with that
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Friday 07/05/2002 1:15:03am
NAME: Joan Haydon
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LOCATION: Gold Coast Qld.Australia
COMMENTS: First of all my apologies in my last entry in your guest book,I put that i had been living in Speke from 1938-1060,instead of 1938-1960,my apologies. I have never been back to england ,but a lot of my friends have and at present my eldest son is visiting.I have a photo of the A.R.P.Wardens which i will forward to you by mail,also a July 1952 issue of the liverpool echo,with wedding photos in it also includes mine,I found this paper when i was going through my Mothers things after she passed away.My Mother emigrated to Australia 30 years ago.Going through your guest list there are few names I remember,there is somebody who lived at 46 Bray Rd,I lived at no 66.Please contact me if you remember me.When i lived in Greyhound farm road,I lived at 46.The old smithy you talk about,use to have Gourleys the grocers.Scotts library and a butchers.and old Mrs Nursalls shop where we got the papers on a Sunday.Many thanks for the wonderful memories
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Thursday 07/04/2002 1:35:20pm
NAME: Joan Haydon
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COMMENTS: Lived in Speke from1938-1060.married at ALL SAINTS CHURCH 1952,Rev wade married us.Attended the old church hall as school,until new school was built.Lived in Greyhound farm rd and the Bray road.The name of our family was ChesterMy married name was Bloxham.my husband is now deceased and i am remarried and live in australia.I will try and find some photos and send to you.My eldest daughter attended stockton wood road school.My Mother gladys chester passed away in feb this year she was 91,and a very well known person in Speke,as was my father.
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Saturday 06/15/2002 3:45:11pm
NAME: Michael Coleman
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LOCATION: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
COMMENTS: Just spent an hour or two looking round the site. It was excellent! Well done. I thought I recognised quite a few names, although that isn't one of my better skills (remembering I mean). If anybody out there knows me, it would be great to hear from you. I attended Stocktonwood Primary til '58 (ish), then Speke Boys school til '62 (ish). I have a younger brother Brian and we lived in Clough Rd and Wellbrook Green. I was confirmed at All Saints in 1960 by the Bishop (I think), could've been Archbishop. Was in Cubs in church hall. Later moved to St Aidens.
Left Speke in 1970 (?) - told you the memory was good - and moved to Australia. Been here ever since.
Who am I?? Where am I????
Just kidding. Thanks for the site and guestbook.
Michael
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Wednesday 06/12/2002 4:12:42pm
NAME: Ray Hillard
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COMMENTS: Lynne, I remember you for the church back in the late seventies. I was a Choirboy then and an Alter boy. Back when Bruce Lang was the vicar. It's a great shame you haven't mentioned him on this site because he had a great hand in rescueing a lot of young souls from very bleak futures (me included). However it's very nice to see the old place still going strong in C21. I bet they still have my cassock, hanging in the vestery.
I think it would be an excellent idea to have a Stockton Wood reunion, as long as I can bring along my size eleven black plimsole and us it on one or two teachers that I'm sure deserve a wake or two!
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Tuesday 06/11/2002 10:08:57pm
NAME: Tom Ryder
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COMMENTS: Hi Lynne....we now have a link to your site you can see it by going to our Speke page at...
Your updates look good but there are a few images missing.
All the best.
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Saturday 05/25/2002 10:33:30am
NAME: John Arne Rise
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COMMENTS: Hi Lynne
As an old Spekeite I have to say I loved your site, especially the picturesque walk through the old village
Fantastic!
Lynne: An old Spekeite eh? Don't recognise your name from my records... and don't you Liverpool players get paid an unearthly sum to kick a ball round a field? What are you doing, surfing the web, signing my guestbook all the time .... Alan....?
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Wednesday 05/22/2002 0:19:42am
NAME: John and Pam Varney (Currie)
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LOCATION: Papakura , New Zealand
COMMENTS: Forgot to mention Phil Jackson who was one of the senior scouts -we all went around together!Last heard Phil was living somewhere in Yorkshire. And of course Pete Blythe who sadly passed away some years ago.
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Sunday 05/19/2002 6:48:27pm
NAME: Mike Kelly
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LOCATION: Speke Police Station
COMMENTS: Nice site Carol & Lynn. Maybe we could tap into it and provide you with a page of what we are up to in the area.
Mike Kelly.
Keep up the good work
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Saturday 05/18/2002 9:51:41pm
NAME: Ryan Cutter
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COMMENTS: Liverpool is the best.
Lynne: As you've left no email address Ryan, I can't reply personally, but thanks anyway!
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Thursday 05/16/2002 10:50:51am
NAME: John and Pam Varney (Currie)
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LOCATION: Papakura, New Zealand
COMMENTS: Well! this is a great site Lynne - congratulations. Brought back many memories and names for us. Pam lived at 42 Bray Rd and John about the same distance on the other side of Western Ave at 29 Tarbock. We were both at Stocktonwood Rd school at different ends in those days( left in 1953). And active in Brownies, guides , sea rangers, cubs , scouts and senior scouts - wher are our great pals of those days - les Mulligan, Mike Rodgers, Doug Tinsley, George & Eileen Roberts, Neil Thomas, Wendy Flood, Sandra Fearon, Joyce Worthington, Irene Brownrigg. Pam took Brownies with Joan Edis (who passed away earler this year at the grand old age of 92/3)Remember wide games in Damwoods and paper chases as far as Woolton. Also the youth club - Geoff ward ran it for a while - pam Wall, Pamela rose, John Nicholson were a few who went there. Scout and Guide dances in the rickety old Guide Hall using Johns portable record palyer (1959). We married in 1964 and lived in Aigburth Vale, Dunstable and Kelsall before emigrating to New zealand with our 6 children in 1975. Johns mum now lives in Appledore Rd (she talks of you Lynne). Pams parents live at Barnton, as does her twin Pauline.Lynne, cant access the pics on scouts etc? Some day will send you many of photos we took of guide and scout activities in mid 50s to 1963
Lynne: Wow! More entries like this please!
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Friday 05/10/2002 8:33:09pm
NAME: TOM LANGTON
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LOCATION: wallasey
COMMENTS: brought back many thoughts,happy childhood days,names from the past.
if anyone remembers me please get in touch,i used to live in "HEATON CLOSE"went to alderwood ave stapleton ave
and had a nickname "SATCH"
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Tuesday 05/07/2002 11:32:15am
NAME: Lynne
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COMMENTS: Apologies! Whilst in the middle of updating the whole site, my PC died and has to go into hospital. I'm sorry most of the links don't work at the moment, but the Accident and Emergency staff have promised to do their best so I will get the site sorted as soon as I can. (Obviously I have no email access either at the moment....)
Lynne
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Monday 05/06/2002 10:06:28pm
NAME: john hughes
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LOCATION: lincoln
COMMENTS: I am glad your guest book is doing so well.I will get in touch with robert cartledge.Well another memory for some of you is when I took some scouts to old warden to camp there and your dad and harry norris went with me.They got to know the local villagers and before you knew it we where getting fresh food delivered.I was not sure if it was your dads silver tongue or harry,s jokes but it worked.I also met my wife there and have now been married thirty one years.I had my daughter barbara christened at the church.We where the first confirmation class to go to the cathredral to be confirmed but i cannot recollect who went.We also had at one time a full choir and got two and six per wedding.Happy days.
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Monday 05/06/2002 9:27:56pm
NAME: jimmy young
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COMMENTS: hi lynne half the things on site do not work.
j y
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Monday 05/06/2002 7:22:46pm
NAME: Joyce Jones nee Humphries
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LOCATION: North Wales
COMMENTS: Great site but could not get any of the links
I lived in Woodend Lane,went to Stockton Wood and Speke Comp. Have many happy memroies of playing in the woods by the Church.
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Friday 05/03/2002 6:07:20pm
NAME: Peter Murray
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LOCATION: Melbourne, Australia
COMMENTS: I cannot believe how many contacts your Web site has given me considering that I live so far away.
The last contacts, Joey Dillworh, Ken Pritchard & Eddie Holmes are actually friends of my older brother Michael Murray, but it is fantastic to hear from any friends of our family. My mum still lives in Fenton Close, she is 88 years old and she does not believe that we can still be in contact with the Dillworths and the Holmes and the Pritchards of this world. Thank you again for giving us the opportunity to be able to relive some of our best memories of our past.
Best wishes for the future,
Peter Murray
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Thursday 05/02/2002 9:18:10pm
NAME: Joe Dilworth
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COMMENTS: Just read your site and have sent Kenny Pritchard an e-mail,Have not seen him for Fourty Years thank you for the contact.will contact you again soon Joe Dilworth
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Saturday 04/27/2002 10:37:44pm
NAME: Ken Pritchard
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COMMENTS: Thanks for your letter Lynne.
I attended Stocktonwood Rd School from 1946 and transferred to the new school in Central Ave and then to Stapleton Ave. (Boys only) The headmaster at this time was Mr. Kneale. Met my wife, Marie at the Central Ave night school dance and we've been married for 40 years. (Phew!) Lived in South Africa for seven years and been in Canada 26 years. I remember the Murray family in Fenton Close. I used to pal around with Mike Murray, Eddie Holmes and Joey Dillworth. Would love to hear from them again. Last time I was in Liverpool was 1994. Thanks for your great web site.
Take care Ken
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Wednesday 04/24/2002 11:52:36am
NAME: Pete Nelson
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COMMENTS: Hi Lyn.
Love the site.
I remember the photo of your Dad taking the salute - can't see myself on them though, just camera shy I guess ;o)
Pete
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Tuesday 04/23/2002 10:58:16pm
NAME: JULIE THOMAS nee Youds
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LOCATION: Benllech,Anglesey
COMMENTS: My mum & dad were married in All Saints 38 years ago, i was christened 36 years ago and last year in february the my grandmother's funeral was held.Her name is Blodwyn Ann Youds,it was a lovely service,thankyou.
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Sunday 04/21/2002 9:42:02pm
NAME: Bob Cartledge
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LOCATION: Shropshire
COMMENTS:
John Hughes (YOZZER)
If u remember me from school please contact me at the above address
thank you
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Thursday 04/18/2002 3:03:07pm
NAME: John Wainwright
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COMMENTS: Hi Lyn
Was told about this site by my brother Roy.Remember you from APPH days I retired early 12 months ago after 47 yrs.
Find your guest book comments very interesting to read,will spend more time looking through them. Some of the names I can recall...Colin Patterson,Alf Brownrigg and one I have not heard of since I was at school Syd Abernethy..from Ramsgate Close I think.
I also recall Sunday school, Church and youth club from the 50s and 60s.
Anyway I'll leave it there.
Cheers John
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Wednesday 04/17/2002 2:46:20am
NAME: Ken Pritchard
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LOCATION: Edmonton, AlbertaCanada
COMMENTS: I spent most of my early years in Speke and have fond memories of All Saints Church and Speke Hall and lived in Central Ave for many years. It's great to see so much info on the web, brings back lots of happy memories.
Best wishes Ken
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Tuesday 04/16/2002 11:37:28pm
NAME: Jim (Sonny) Kielty
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LOCATION: DundasOntarioCanada
COMMENTS: just surfed in really enjoyed your site I put my site up at the end of Oct 2001. if you take a look you will see I have linked to your page as one of my links to liverpool hope you don't mind. Also also added one of you links (directly not thru your link) to my Legion page. keep up the good work
Regards Jim
PS: Born & raised in the Dingle "Drysdale St & Park Rd"
Lynne: Great site Jim. Loads of Liverpool connections, especially for ex pats!
Friday 04/12/2002 10:46:33am
NAME: LESLIE LUNT
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COMMENTS: I LIVED IN GOLDFINCH FARM ROAD FROM 1939 TO 1959. THIS IS AN AMAZING WEB-SITE WITH MANY NAMES SO FAMILAIR TO ANY 'OLD-SPEKEITE'!!
I WONDER IF ANY CAN TELL ME IF THEY ARE IN TOUCH WITH CARL MANEY WHO USED TO LIVE IN ALL SAINTS ROAD...LAST TIME WE MET HE WAS WORKING IN ANDRE BERNARDS...ANYONE ELSE WHO REMEMBERS ME OR MY BROTHERS ALAN & BRYAN PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH.
LES
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Thursday 04/04/2002 12:33:02am
NAME: Karen Snowball (Leigh)
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LOCATION: Runcorn
COMMENTS: Having spent time last night looking at the site properly and reading all the guest book entries, I thought I'd come back and fill in some details about me.
I lived in Speke (Hale Rd) with my mother, Gloria (who ran the dance classes at All Saints Church Hall) and my grandparents, Jimmy & Mercy Smith. Jimmy died in 1973, and Mercy in 1974, and we then moved to Runcorn.
I went to Stocktonwood school, and also attended the Sunday school (with Mrs Hill?) and Girl Guides (With Mrs Haslam) at All Saints.
I still come back to Speke each week, as I have followed in my mother's footsteps and still dance - now teaching Line Dancing at the Metal Box club, although I gave up the tap & ballet about 2 years ago.