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Hiya Joan. I worked with your mum at Coops some years ago. Nice photo of your Dad.

hya joan i remember your dad having his shop in new springs he made clogs for my boys when they were young always met with a lovely smell of leather and shoe polish when you went to his shop i remember him being in the little shop in the yard then moving onto the front street

I remember that cloggers shop and your dad. My Gran lived in Longfield Street.

Hi Rubyshoes, what is your name I will tell my mum tomorrow when I go.
joan

Hi june l& minnie, What was your surname, my dad may remember you both or at least your families, I still remember the shop in the little yard, we were only talking about it the other day. joan

Hello Joan,
My Gran was Mary Anne and my Grandad was Jimmy Gordon.

Hi Minnie, I will mention their names to my dad tomorrow. I know he remembers quite a few names from around that area. joan.

Hiya Joan. My maiden name was Foster and poor Susan who died, was married to my brother. My christian name is Kathleen.

Hi Kathleen, I think I might have seen you at the funeral of our Susan, I was there with my husband and my mum and dad.I remember my mum talking to someone she worked with, would that have been you?
joan

hi Joan my dads name was Lot Birkett we lived in Longfield street just through the little entry i bet your dad remembers haigh brass band my dad played with there was a lot of the Birkett family living in New Springs when your dad had the cloggers

Hello June,

Lot Birkett was my dads uncle....small world....

Hiya Joan. Yes that was me at Susan's funeral talking to your Mum. She looked really well that day. How is she keeping?

Did you know the Simm family they had 1 son Norman in longfeild st

hi margaret yes both me and my husband remember Norman he was a little bit older than us but my husband used to have drink with him he remembers him singing he said he had a good voice

Hi everyone, told my dad about all the names mentioned and he remembers them especially the Birkett name and he remembers the Haigh band as well.

Hi Kathleen, My mum,s not too bad at the moment,but she doesnt get out now unless me and my husband take her, she knew you straight away when I mentioned you.

he made great rugby boots for me