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Vernon Ogden.
Vernon Ogden.
Photo: . Ozymandias .
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Item #: 29083
Vernon with his pigeons on his pen behind Garswood labour club. Sept. 1982. Vernon was a rum lad, but sadly passed away a good number of years ago.

Comment by: bert on 24th February 2017 at 10:48

Vern was a well known character at Downall Green.looked good with his Mohican haircut.lovely man.sadly him and his brothers Barry and HAROLD haave all died .

Comment by: bert on 24th February 2017 at 10:53

ozzy I don't know where you are getting all these photos from but keep them coming.its nice to see .

Comment by: whups on 24th February 2017 at 15:29

i agree bert. do you think it should be on downall greeners 8 ? .

Comment by: . Ozymandias . on 24th February 2017 at 22:41

Hiya Bert, I've got loads mate, the problem is knowing where to slot them in. There's a lot of folk on here who are a bit picky about location, and anywhere beyond Marus Bridge doesn't appear to conform to their idea of being ' Wigan related '. I don't suppose you recall the incident when I knocked Vernon's brother Harold down with Jimmy Glover's paper bike do you Bert? We had a few laughs back in those days didn't we mate ? But we were daft then weren't we ? Some of us still are unfortunately. By the way Bert, do you remember the Rigbys ripping the staircase out of their house and burning it on the fire ? You just couldn't write something like that could you ?, people just wouldn't believe it. All the best anyway pal.

Regards Ozy.

Comment by: Cromp on 26th February 2017 at 11:08

He was rum lad but not malicious. I remember my dad appointed him security guard when his garage was being built in Birch Grove. It worked Vern. stopped all the lads from messing in the footings,before the concrete went off.

Comment by: bert on 26th February 2017 at 11:20

Hi Ozzy I do remember you where daft.but don't class us all the same us from downall green where just a little bit rum. I do remember you knocking Harold down.he sadly passed away .I could write a book what went on at downall green .sadly most of the Rigbys have passed away as well.iwent to a party a few years ago and Richard and Kevin WERE THERE and kevin was poorly then.good memories

Comment by: whups on 26th February 2017 at 15:35

hi bert , did bernard rigby & sylvia rigby pass away ? .

Comment by: bert on 26th February 2017 at 19:23

hi whups the last I heard Bernard was living in Scotland as a gamekeeper or sssssssomething to do with the land.i do think Sylvia died .I was told all the girls were dead.

Comment by: whups on 27th February 2017 at 00:42

sylvia was about my age bert. i remember when the "removal van" came.

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