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Post by steveowens on Feb 11, 2021 18:01:25 GMT -5
Lynne56... Lynne I remember you. We moved into 15 Beechill in 1971 and Next door where the Cummins ( I was at school with Lyn ). Other families were Scott’s ( had a big white Bulldog ) Welch’s, Fitzs who had a dog Bengo, Audrey Gafkin , Chadwicks, Mrs Church, the Barkers of course ( who later moved to Netherly ), The Young family ( the Dad was John from Dutch Guyana and had 3 girls: Susan, Maureen) . You left in the 70s I think. I used to talk to you at your gate. I had red hair and was prob @ 14 then. Maybe the Youngs moved into your house.
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Post by steveowens on Feb 11, 2021 18:20:51 GMT -5
Hi Margaret. I did'nt laugh, just smiled!! I just clicked onto the icon under your name, that lets you send personal message, it should show you this when you log on. I have just sent you another... more later (I hope) Jean
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Post by steveowens on Feb 11, 2021 18:21:39 GMT -5
Hi Jean, was your family name Thickbroome. If so I knew you also
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Post by sue53 on Feb 14, 2021 12:45:00 GMT -5
Hi Everyone I have just found this site by accident, I like many of you lived in Gateacre and went to Belle Vale Primary School from 1958 and later Gateacre Comp. from 1963-69. I feel quite emotional reading all your memories about school and life sit was in the village. "Happy days" My name was then Susan Baillie and I lived in the prefabs on Birkside Road. My sister's name is Elizabeth, does anyone remember us? I remember Mr. Quayle the headmaster from Belle Vale CP and all the teachers mentioned at Gateacre Comp. in the previous posts.
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Post by steveowens on Jan 28, 2022 3:42:29 GMT -5
Hi guys I have just found this site by accident and it has brought back so many memories that I have to add mine, my name is Kevin East and I used to live at number 9 Fordcombe Road Lee Park, by the way hello Viv, yes its me Kevin, for all you others me and Viv used to be neighbours Ken must have been a neighbour also but I cannot recollect you Ken sorry about that. Well were to start I was born in number 9 Fordcombe Road and grew up in Lee Park mainly hanging around in Beechill Close with all my mates Ken may remember some of the names the Mowatts, Cummins's, Chadwicks, Griffins, Welsh's, Newberry's, Casey's, so many people I wonder what they are doing now......I went to Belle Vale C.P. and the comp and when I got older drank in the nook as so many of us did. I had occasion to go back to Lee Park some months ago and it has changed so much no pensioners flats the shops are a mess and the general feel of the area is one of a run down estate, I remember back when I was a child growing up there it felt so much different the sun always shone and there was always something to do, we used to go to the club every Wednesday, St Stephens that is I still remember making a union jack flag when I was in Belle Vale for the opening of St Stephens club by a royal dignitry (Margaret I think) I rember the prefabs very well they surrounded our school, my first girl friend lived in them near to the park, Diane Chrstian see I still remember her name wow, I have not seen Viv since 2000 when she attended my fathers funeral I did not speak much to you then Viv sorry about that but the occasion got to me hope you and your family are well, by the wat Ken if you lived in the house first one up the alleyway to the Close, when you moved out a bunch called the Barkers moved in there were millions of them, thanks Ken for that, you back garden backed onto ours so we actually shared a back fence, we had an apple tree in our back garden that my dad planted on the day I was born I often wonder if its still there maybe one day I will knock on the door and ask can I come in and look at the back garden just to find out. I;m going to get off now hope to hear from Ken and Viv soon now I know that this site exists I will keep coming back to check it out bye to everyone and keep up the good work see yeah Kevin East.
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Post by steveowens on Jan 28, 2022 5:45:20 GMT -5
Hi Margaret. Yes its me...red hair, 6 sisters and 1 brother and a dog named Bruno... small world. I did send you a personal message did you get it?? Jean Jean, was your family name Thickbroome. We lived on the corner of Fordcomb and Ringway. My name is Steve Owens and had an older brother Tom. We all use to play in the square in front of Eden house. Either playing football or on bikes wizzing around the outside of the square. I remember you emigrating to Australia, which at the time did not mean much to us, but must have been an amazing change and adventure.We moved around the corner to Beechill close ( the back of your house ) in 1971. I left @ 1979 , to go to college then lived overseas on and off and in other parts of Liverpool when i returned. My dad passed away in 2016 and Mum only passed away in late 2020, so i still use to visit obviously. Again i have great memories of all the things we did and all the kids who lived there.
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Post by britgirl2721 on Jul 29, 2022 15:51:43 GMT -5
Hiya I just joined ,I used to live on Mackets Lane,I went to the old Gateacre Comp ,most of my friends lived in the prefabs and Lee Park ,I had a friend Beryl Mac we used to go clubbing in town especially to the Mardi ,this was in the early 60s ,Sometimes we d miss the bus and we’d walk home ,We would walk down Childwall Valley Beryl would be home then I would carry on to Mackets Lane on my own ,it felt like we’d walked miles and all night ,Sometimes if I was brave I would take a shorter way and walk through the tunnel terrified which would be jet black ,I’d hurry through to get out to Out Lane then home ,Hard to think of now ,
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Post by britgirl2721 on Jul 29, 2022 16:05:12 GMT -5
Hi Jim - thoroughly enjoyed your memories. Widmore Road is still there !! I used to live in Lee Park and moved there when I was 18mths, also in 1957, I can remember them building the five Blocks of height, Chamberlain,Churchill, Attlee,Eden & MacMillan. I used to get the 66 Bus from the middle of Lee Park Avenue up to Woolton to see the Cuckoo Clock, then when I was older I'd get the bus to Bear Brand's in Woolton. I remember Guy's shop, the little old lady behind the counter, who was always very kind but there was always an old musty smell in there, sometimes you could smell like paraffin or something similar. I wish I could go back in time...to the happy childhood. I remember the prefabs, most of my friends lived there, I went to Belle Vale School then onto Gateacre, so I visited the prefabs quite a lot, everything seemed so much happier and calmer, then I suppose it would being a nipper !! Stan Gwilt died about 3/4yrs ago - I remember him well, he used to live around the corner from me when I lived in Liverpool, at one time he ran The Bridge Inn Pub opposite Naylor's Bridge. I don't remember Reggi or Pete, maybe if i saw them I might. Do you have any photo's of the area? Hope to email a bit more info again Kind regards Carol
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Post by britgirl2721 on Jul 29, 2022 16:22:56 GMT -5
Dear Ken, I still live on Lee Park and enjoyed all the things you`ved been saying about Gateacre & Lee Park I live on Churchfield road and remember the Building of the estate when I was a kid, Before i lived there i lived in the Belle Vale Prefabs on Breahurst road and went to Joseph Williams school and then to the comp. We had to get a bus to school as the new Building had not yet been built so we where shipede off to Lister Drive school for two years i remember Guys shop on belle vale road and scrumping for apples in the orched at the back of the shop and one time got court by Mrs guys son i think his name was Arthur. Did you go to the belle vale beat club it was in the old comunity centre down by Westbrook road on a saturday night? I remember going to the Co-op for my mum & gran and my mums sister worked there for a while & her brother allso used to deliver the groserys on a big black push bike before he joined the merchant navey. I watched the Lee Park hights Being blowned down and somewere have a video of it that i took from my bedroom window. Well thats it for now catch you again some time later. JIMBO I went to the Beat Club a few times ,I borrowed off a friend a pair of bell bottom jeans and a scruffy duffle coat that had “The Stones” crudely ainted on the back,There was a talent competition to do a takeoff f Millie singing “my boy lollipop” ,There was a few girls on stage ,I stood on the stage steps miming and dancing ,Some lad got hold of me and told me to get on stage ,I carried on taking off Millie and got loads of loud cheers ,a girl from school came prepared holding lollipops ,we both tied and won ten Bob each ,Trouble was my Dad was strict and I stayed out till gone 12 ,I walked home to Mackets Lane parents at the gate ,was I in trouble ,I tried rolling the bell bottoms up so they wouldn’t see them ,They went mad I was wearing scruffy clothes ,I was grounded for a week ,Afterwards all the family were amused and brought it up about me winnng the ten Bob and getting in trouble as I always did ,I was about 13 at that time ,
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