Moreton
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1968 - 1971
Youth Leader: Peter Blackley
Pauline Davis
Doreen Hickson
Created: 5th January 2001 Updated: 13 April 2007
During the years 1968 - 1971 I had some great times at the Moreton Youth Club, Moreton, Wirral, Cheshire (now Merseyside). I am putting together an attempt to build some images of the life and times of this Club. After a brief initial splurge of info it has dried up! If you have any images of this era please can you mail them to me here.
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This was sent to me about Aug
1971 for my birthday when I had just joined my Regiment in Germany, 1st
Royal Tank Regiment. |
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I can't remember her name but I do remember she was German. The MYC is in the distance, behind her. 1969/1970/1971? The Moreton Library is behind to the right. She too was one of the "beautiful people" of the time. |
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My mate Lennie Wright - for some reason up a tree outside the Youth Club! I think it was something along the lines of "here, take a picture of this!" Still in touch with Lennie now, he still lives in the area and married Angie. |
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Trip to Wales. I am on the far right, white top. To the Dollgellau (spelling?) area. My overriding memory is sitting in the van, enroute, and watched a cow running along a field and I uttered, "Oh Look, Express Milk!". The occupants fell about laughing! Luckily we didn't crash! |
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Bourneville Cottage Dollegau Merioneth Easter 1970 |
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The Cottage we stayed in, in Wales. Lying on the side of a bloody big hill - those are my feet! Size 9 steel capped boots, courtesy of Spillers, where I worked. |
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From another viewpoint. Beautiful valley, lovely region. |
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The Youth Club Feb 2001
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Front section was cafe area and offices region and in the rear, the dancing area |
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The entrance
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Aerial Shot of Moreton
showing the MYC (black circle). (Merseyside Information Service) |
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Looking decidedly dilapidated, Moreton Y.C. I took this on July 8th 2003. The sign is precarious in its position, brickwork looking the worse for wear.
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Credits:
Thanks to Angela Cardus (nee Murray) for the
mail - your reply address does not work! And also thanks to Christine Meaden
(nee Weaver) and to "Nostalgic Rob" for your welcome mails. And to
Carol Sharpe at the 20th Century Images site below.
Thanks also to "Reg" for
the Aerial shot(s) of Moreton and for the shots of the MYC taken in
Feb 2001.
Sept 05: Delighted to announce that I have finally been in touch with Peter
Blackley, so I hope to have some more info in here soon.
Some useful links:
See also http://www.mikekemble.com/mside/wirralindex.html
http://www.mikekemble.com/mside/msideindex.html
Aerial images of Moreton are courtesy of the Merseyside Information Service
Doomsday Book - http://www.infokey.com/counties/Birkenhead.htm
Reflections of old Merseyside http://www.20thcenturyimages.co.uk
Liverpool Web Cams http://www.liverpoolwebcam.com
http://www.merseyside.net/newbrighton/Pages/Rememberme.htm - Diane's Site on Finding old friends on or from Merseyside. (May be defunct)
http://www.thisiswirral.co.uk/ - Wirral Globe
http://www.thisiswirral.co.uk/wirral/trivia/ Fascinating reading on local facts. Did you know Thomas Crapper the inventor of the "bog" came from here?
http://www.thisiswirral.co.uk/wirral/history/ Did you know the worlds first underground railway started here?
www.friendsreunited.co.uk Went to school? Then register here to find (hopefully) old friends!