Wigan Album
Ashton-in-Makerfield Secondary School
11 CommentsPhoto: catherine
Item #: 17240
That looks like John Evans back row 3rd from right
billy farrimond is holding the ball
Bill Cockram is the teacher in the track suit. I know him from my days at Wigan Harriers.
Mr. Winnard at the back. Seated on chair far left Keith Fairhurst. Seated on chair 2nd right Ronnie Lawton. Seated on floor on right Kevin Atherton.
back row l to r a chambers j picton b roscoe j knowles j marsh g ainsworth j evans j pilling j rimmer middle row l to r me t lowe b farrimond r lawton p davies sitting l g frodsham k atherton
teachers nigel winnard and bill cockram
Cockram was still a PE teacher when I was at Cansfield in the early 1980's - there were rumours that he had once killed a lad by making him run around the track until he had a heart attack.
With what you said about Bill making someone run round the field until they had a heart attack made me think of the time he scared a boy so much he wet himself, I won't name him so as not to embarrass him, but it's true.
I was at the school until I left in 1967 and I rember Cockeram Got the cain from once.
I now live Melbourne Austraila Since 1974
Hi David.I too now live in Australia on the Gold coast.I used to live next door to you Grandma in Toothill Street.Bryn.I too remember quite a lot of people on the pic.
Hi Linda
You wouldn't happen to have any pictures of toothill street would you. I lived at no12 from 1970-78