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The Local Swimming Pool

The Local Swimming Pool

This part of the beck  flowed by the side of the road  at Foulsyke  between East Loftus  and Easington, the boys used to damn it so that it made quite a deep pool which they would swim in. 

The boys at the pool are: ( L to R )    ?,    Michael Bowers, Bobby Morrison, Terry Blades,

Bobby Barber, in the water Terry Grey, standing at the back John Grey, and Peter Ellwood.

Help with identifying the left-most child would be appreciated.

Drying Out after the Swim

Drying Out after the Swim

In the sun drying out after the swim.

( L to R)  Bobby Barber, Terry Blades, Bobby Morrison, John Grey, Terry Grey, Michael Bowers.

Sadly the girls standing at the back are unrecognisable, the boy far right is Peter Ellwood, but who is the boy on the left – help please?

A Playful Group

A Playful Group

Anyone know where this photograph was taken? 

Some of the participants are:

Kneeling at front:  Carol Goodwill, Marilyn Peggs, Valerie Atkinson, Terry Grey, Dennis Morrison,  ??, ?? 

Back row:  Janet Atkinson, Shirley Atkinson, Joan Money, Terry Blades, Barry Matson, Thomas Cummings,  ??, ??.

Help with identification would be appreciated.

A Congregation for Communion

A Congregation for Communion

A gathering of senior citizens at the community hall (known locally as the hut), East Loftus.

Communion was given regularly, those attending  in this photo:

(from L to R):  Mr Atkinson, Mrs Edna Bennett, Mrs Money, ??, Mrs Bowers, Mrs Swalwell, ??, Mrs Popplewell, Mrs Atkinson.

(standing):  Mr Jackson, Fr John Payne.

Thanks to Andrew Downs and Gillian Brown for updates so far. Help needed on the un-named people.

The Women’s Section – Loftus British Legion

The Women's Section - Loftus British Legion

The Women’s Section of Loftus British Legion at a presentation.

The assembled party consists of (front row from L to R):

??,  Mrs Ivy Grey, Mrs Harrison, Mrs Spearpoint,  ??, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Teble,

(back row)   ??, Mrs Robinson, Mrs Susanna Baldwin, Miss Evans, Mrs Money.

(Thanks to Christine Kitchener and Jean Walker for naming information)

 The questions:

Where was the presentation and who were the remaining participants?

Leaving Party

Leaving Party

Some customers and friends at Mr. and Mrs. Roberts ’This is Your Life’ leaving party.

l-r:  Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Connelly and Mariessa Robinson, Mrs. Roberts, Sheila Brown, Ernie Stone, Gordon Welford, Myra Watson (back, in the sunglasses), Mary Breckon, Ethel Welford, Marjorie Hodgson with Rachael Burton. Sam Robinson is in the doorway.

’Wonderful day, wonderful times, wonderful people’

Thanks to Marjorie Magor for the photo and information, also Michelle Robinson for the update.

This is Your Life

This is Your Life

Mr. and Mrs. Roberts inside the shop with Mrs. Frost, who is behind the loaf of bread, holding the red book.

Thanks to Marjorie Magor for the photo and information.

Handing Over

Handing Over

Mr. and Mrs. Roberts retired in 1984.  They are pictured here with the new owners, Jim Frost and his wife.  The child with them is Samantha Robinson.  They had a special day, ’This is Your Life’ and wine, and were presented with the red folder.  Mary Breckon is in the doorway and the new owner’s name has been painted above – J.S. Frost & Sons.

Thaks to John Roberts for the photo and Marjorie Magor for information.

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