Wigan Album
Cardinal Newman R.C. Secondary School, Hindley
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Photo: Margaret Wall
Item #: 6118
Thomas Heaton, Geoff Ball, Patrick Jackson, John Boyd
Front row l to r:
Tony Mugan, Monica Lister, Lynn Naughton, Brenda Forshaw, Edna Berry.
Geoff Ball Lived in in a shop in Pickup st Ince he was the most unlucky lad I knew, when he was at St Williams a stone wall fell on him breaking his leg. then while putting a shovel of coal on the fire, there was a live detonator from the pit still in the coal it nearly blew the shop to bits. he had a lovely sister named Denise, last time I saw her she had a hairdressers in Ince green lane..
Gerry, I don't know if you'll see this message or not but did Geoff die in this explosion? I didn't hear anything about this.
No Margaret, Geoff did not die he went on to marry a girl from the bryn area.
I was with Geoff when the stone fell on his leg. The bloody wound on his leg scared me stiff, but I ran for help. The only 'heroic' act I have ever done in my life! I think that the 'Gerry' in this article is my brother. Is that you bro'?
Aye Its me Bill. The stone wall was outside Dr Chezniaks surgery in Ince green lane. It was only a small wall but it fell on his leg. no-one ever repaired it (the wall not his leg) Happy days.....for us, Not Geoff
Yes Tom, I do have a twin sister called Barbara (see the first photo in our uniforms) Are you by any chance the Tommy Lawton who was in our class?
Hi Margret,
Yes it's Tommy Lawton and I was in your class with you and your sister and I remember the other girls in the pictures.I went to australia in 1968 not my family,just me.Hope you and everyone are keeping well.How often do you check out these comments.I forgot all about it untill just now.Tom.