Wigan Album

Backrow-Bernard Maguire, Keith Bates, Brian Cunliffe, Alan Thorpe, Roy Aspey, John Green, George there Trainer,
Frontrow-Jimmy Gaskell, Ronnie Mack, Brian Lowe, Eric, Highton, Ronnie Ormshaw

Went to school with Eric Highton (Poolstock C of E)
John Green was a neighbour of mine and an old drinking mate in the Bold Hotel, Worsley Mesnes. He used to come out with some very funny one-liners-----He was saying how unlucky he was. He said if Raquel Welch had had triplets and he was one of them, then he'd be the one that had to have the bottle. Lovely, funny man, and played a bit of rugby for Wigan in the early sixties.

I studied this picture for ages trying to decide if the chap back left was my uncle Bernard or not then scrolled down to see that it is. I didnt know he ever worked at Reeds, but my dad did, Les Bromilow.

Julie--knew both of them from Reeds in the 60s

Dougie, Sadly Bernard died in August 2006 aged just 61 years. My Dad is still going strong at 76. He has had a bad couple of years healthwise but is as fit as a fiddle again now. I will tell my Mum to have a look at this and she can show him. (My Dad doesn't do computers.)

Hi,IAM JULIE'S MUM AND THE WIFE OF LES, BERNARD IS MY BROTHER AS jULIE SAID HE DIED IN 2006 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS THE BIG C AND HE GOT HEART TROUBLE.I KNOW A LOT OF THE NAMES BUT HAVE NEVER MET THE ANY OF THE MEN! CATH

Have you shown Les all the old photo's of Reeds as he would know most of them , also knew your brother very well as we where all youg lads well men in the 60s and free, we've even come home by taxi from Blackpool good old days lol he was a bit of a lad in them days,given me a lift home from Wigan on the back of his scooter a few times lol

No i have not showed them to Les as yet but i will. He has had a bad few years with bowel cancer, it was the chemo that nearly killed him, but he is in remmission now and we hope for a very long time to come.I remember when Les played Cricket for Reeds, and when he used to go golfing straight from night turn at Bolton. Sometimes forgetting his house key and he had to come to my worksfoe mine. He is still very forgetful, he puts it down to old age now. I will send you another message WHEN he looks at the pictures.

The name of the trainer is George Heavyside i seem to remember! Am i right?

ye george heaviside is my dad he allso used to play for reeds footy team