Wigan Album

Pre-Beatles, just...Pretty much Alma Cogan and Helen Shapiro lookalikes...Lovely, nostalgic, photograph: they all look happy and content...Hard working wenches in those days...Not like today's benefit scroungers with kids comin' out their ears...

What a great era the 60s was, when women looked like women.

I would say around 1960/61. I would, at 8 or 9,have been too young for those clothes, hairstyles, high heels etc. but I remember them well.This is a brilliant photo , a moment caught in time, and I am waiting for Josie to comment, as I know this is the kind of nostagic photo she loves, as I do. Over to you, Josie!

Irene: Notice the white gloves...Young women had style in those days...Happy New Year to you and yours x

Irene - These are girls, Pat, Colins wife would have known.

I would say just before the mini skirt and tights arrived on the seen

Thanks, Jarvo. I must admit I feel smart in my forties clothes when Peter and I attend the forties events. Those little touches like hats and gloves actually make you hold yourself differently; all the best to you and yours, too. Ruth, I wish Pat could have seen this photo.

Eileen, my apologies.....here's me guessing at the date of the photo without realising you had put it on - 1962. Sorry! The Pat mentioned, who Ruth thinks may have known some of these girls, was my sister-in-law, Pat Griffiths, (nee Cooksey), of Spring View. I wonder if you knew her?

We are all from around the Platt Bridge area

The girls on the back row are, L to R Jean Farrel, Brenda Whittaker, ?, May Thorley, don't know the others.

The blonde in the front with the checkered coat is me, Eileen Shaw as I was before marriage. Can't remember the other lady's name.

Nice to see May Thorley again, she, along with her sister Doreen and their friend Enid used to "mind" me when we lived on Moss Lane.

The other girl at the back is Dorothy Pownall

Kids coming out of their ears Jarvo? I think there's something your mum and dad didn't tell you!, a great photo I remember josies older sisters in this type of fashion..

Eileen, I have a dvd of St. Nat's walking-day in 1963. I wonder if any of you are on it?

We live on a different planet now...Sad...

I went to Zion Methadist, Irene so I wouldnt

Quote from jarvo
".Hard working wenches in those days...Not like today's benefit scroungers with kids comin' out their ears"...

While you obviously spend your time watching Jeremy Kyle, my youngest daughter does 12 hour shifts as a newly qualified staff nurse & my eldest daughter teaches in a primary school then spends her evenings marking books & preparing lessons for the next day, now I'd consider them both hard working wenches.
Sometimes jarvo you need to think before you offend people & tar everyone with the same brush.
Fantastic picture by the way :-)

Chapman: Read it again...SLOWLY...Tut, tut...

Irene, Pat is on the other photo "on the moors".

@Jarvoid , ??????
By the way it's Mr Chapman to you

Idiot...

Mark, if you read Jarvo's comment carefully, he isn't talking about the hard-working decent people like your daughter. My son and daughter are of the same calibre as yours, working hard for a living and bringing up their children to do the same. Jarvo was talking about the ones who have no intention whatsoever of even looking for a job, and having children they can't afford to have, which the rest of us hard workers end up paying for. I am not saying this just to stick up for Jarvo.....I don't even know him, but I think you hadn't read his comment correctly, that's all. No offence, Mark.

Thank you, Irene...My three have grafted hard as well. No offence meant, Mark...Best regards to you and your family...

I agree with Jarvo, Mr Chapman he is referring to the lazy lot-that we are all paying for. I too have children in their thirties who have worked hard and made life good for themselves. I have no issue with his comment.

Maybe it should have read "Not like SOME OF today's benefit scroungers with kids comin' out their ears..."
The youth of today get a bad deal because of the feckless few
that make all the headlines.

Those were the days my friend, wish we had them back!

The girls on the back row are: Jean Farrell, Brenda Whittaker (me), Dorothy Pounall, May Thorley. The front row is Eileen Shaw and the last lady I can't remember. Those were the good old days. -Brenda

Really good old days,would like to catch up with you Brenda

Its a lovely photo of my Auntie Brenda and my mum Jean Farrall before she married my dad and became a Shepherd.

Yes Kay, I knew both your mum and dad from before they were married,how is your dad and auntie Brenda

For some strange reason I think I have seen the lady at the front with dark hair light coat around Downall green or Ashton,I was about 9or10 then,I could be wrong of course time plays tricks with the memory.but as soon as I saw this photo I seemed to recognise her and that's all those years ago,Iam nearly 62.