People   (Re-unions, trace old friends and relatives.)

Spud, yes you are right it was Mr Knowles! I don't know how I'd forgotten, because I saw him myself with a problem with my hands, in his rooms at Upper Dicconson Street, many years later. My dad thought he was a fantastic man.

It was the NCB that sent my dad there, I guess because he was injured on the job.

I believe he had a lot of physiotherapy and occupational therapy at Oakmere, but his surgery was at Leigh.

I think my dad was there something like from 62 to 63. He was there for about a year. I don't remember exactly.

I do remember I was in the 4th year at school before he got back into employment. It was bloody tough for my family. My mother worked two jobs, she was an absolute star.

And in the end we got back on track and myself and my sisters turned out reasonably well!