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Reed transport drivers
Reed transport drivers
Photo: Bill parr
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Reed drivers receiving awards from manager Bill Bailey

Comment by: bill parr on 2nd February 2018 at 14:46

Names of Reed Transport
Manager Bill Bailey drivers Geoff Ellison,Norman Hornsby.Bill Parr ,Frank Crone.WalterRushton,Fred Ashcroft

Comment by: Yvonne Woodward on 17th February 2018 at 19:56

Looking at the pic on the left is Geoff Ellison my dad

Comment by: Bill parr on 18th February 2018 at 14:04

Hi Yvonne
Re your query about Jeff Ellison I can only tell you Jeff came to Reed in 1960 from Oliver Hart of Coppull I think that he and family lived at worslely hall area. he was a big fit six foot tall and I believe he only had one eye hope this has been of some help
Bill

Comment by: darren nicholson on 23rd July 2020 at 16:23

my dad worked there too . roy nicholson

Comment by: Bill parr on 29th July 2020 at 15:10

Hi Darren
Yes your dad work as a driver at Reeds he and I along with your mother Brenda we’re old friends
Your dad had a triumph TR2 car and I had a TR 3A
in 1961/2

Comment by: carole dawber on 18th October 2020 at 22:46

Just to say my mum & dad we’re friends with Jeff Ellison and he used to call on them after Dad retired. He would call round in a very sporty Jag. My Dad Jimmy Dawber was a driver for Reeds for a long time.

Comment by: Bill parr on 17th November 2020 at 14:25

Hi Carole
Yes Jeff worked at Reeds for a while he came from
Oliver Harts Haulage in coppull . I know every one of the drivers being one of the 7 original drivers took on back in 1959 when Reeds came to Wigan
and I remember you and your brother

Comment by: Bill parr on 17th November 2020 at 15:19

Hi Carole
Yes Jeff worked at Reeds for a while he came from
Oliver Harts Haulage in coppull . I know every one of the drivers being one of the 7 original drivers took on back in 1959 when Reeds came to Wigan
and I remember you and your brother

Comment by: darren nicholson on 1st May 2022 at 10:10

please bill tell me about my dad

Comment by: Roy Nickolson on 3rd July 2023 at 16:20

Darren your dad Roy came to Reeds in June 1961 after a couple of years he was unfortunately involved in a accident at Kellogg’s corn flakes in Manchester and he had to finish at reeds he then went drive the Wigan library bus.Bill parr

Comment by: bill parr on 24th July 2023 at 20:12

are you sure , i have seen safe driving awards from reed transport dated 1970

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