03-Jan-2010, 01:19 PM
Bruce, your posting stirred many memories. I am 64 now and from 1945 to 1955 I lived in one of the cottages on Dunkirk Lane, No.9, which was just round the corner from Mill Street. The cottages were demolished in the 70's or 80's. Gladys Forshaw is my aunty and she lives just off Cocker Lane. Her mother, my grandma, was the dinner lady at St. James school. I remember the 'walking days' and on one occasion I was one of the ten little nigger boys. I remember the wooden platform on the field at the back of the school and I remember once being part of the morris dancing. Between 1956 and 1964 I was a member of the St. James youth club. Nancy Cowburn was also a relation of mine. My grandma was one of about 12 Cowburn children, I think Fred Cowburn was Nancy's father. From 1955 to 1964 I used to spend much of my time at Tattersall's Farm on Paradise Lane. Norman Tattersall was the father with two sons, Keith and Brian, and a daughter, but I have forgotten her name. I used to help with the dairy cows and the harvest. Happy days! It was my grandma who married a Forshaw but there are lots of Forshaws in Lancashire and to my knowledge he was not directly related to your Forshaw. Thank you for bringing back some fond memories. Regards, Brian