Memory Lane

Sandybaby · Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:52 am

Hello folks this is my first attempt to connect to Bootle memories.
Does anyone have any info onTHE Junior Cup that was played in May 1961.
St Joan's won.
I'm trying to collect memorabilia for a friend who was in the team.?

filsgreen · Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:32 am

Welcome to the site, Sandy, this the cup you're probably asking about. Eddy Lloyd still pops in now and again, he'll be able to give you more info.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4357&hilit=The+junior+cup
If not, Bob B or Bob Hamo will be along shortly to help you. You could also scroll throught the JOC football thread..

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=25146

Dan · Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:12 pm

Afternoon Sandy, I'll keep checking but on first skim I've only got the 1960 team.

Bootle Times May 20 1960 St Joan's Football team

If there's anything on the 1961 team I'll find it, but it may take a couple of days. (Don't like going out in the rain any more

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Dan · Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:42 pm

I don't think I'm going to find a picture of the 1961 team, as there was a snippet of the report at the side of the Bootle JOC report

from May 5 1961. Roy Vernon presented the team with the cup. (See below).

It looks like Princess Royal, as league winners, got the main picture.

St Joan's finished runners-up in the league.

I'll get the full report on my next visit to Crosby.

Dan · Thu Oct 06, 2022 9:37 am

How 80's is this?

Next time I'm at the barbers, I'll ask for a Mike Smith.

Dan · Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:37 pm

Sandybaby wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:52 am Hello folks this is my first attempt to connect to Bootle memories.
Does anyone have any info onTHE Junior Cup that was played in May 1961.
St Joan's won.
I'm trying to collect memorabilia for a friend who was in the team.?

Well it wasn't raining this morning, so I went to the library.

No photo of the team in the 1961 Bootle Times but the names are given at the end of the article.

Bootle Times May 5 1961

BOBHAMO · Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:46 pm

Dan well done

your dedication to go to the library
and find the photo deserves a Star

now Dan i was fortunite to have my ugly mug in the bootle times
1960/61 for Bootle Judo club which my Dad ran
if you get the time have a look for me

bobhamo

Dan · Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:14 pm

I went through every issue of the 1961 Times this morning. I'll be posting some of it on the relevant threads.

Didn't see anything on judo- there was hardly any photos on the sports pages.

I'm assuming the club wasn't in Auntie Margaret's Corner.

Next time I'll check 1960-very,very slowly.

1961 was fairly hard work, I think the Times was printed on blotting paper for that year. The copy is horrendous.

Looked at a couple of months from 1962 - heaven! I could actually read the print.

Dan · Tue Oct 11, 2022 12:40 pm

Sandy, I think this is a photo of the team Paul was in.

It's from The St Joan of Arc Parish facebook page.

"Stephen Draper
Steve Draper bottom left, brings back good memories.
Any one remember Roy Vernon giving out medals?"

Sandybaby · Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:14 pm

Dan
Thankyou so much.
I'm not good at getting to the relevant pages. I only saw this 5 minutes ago or I would have texted sooner.
He,ll be chuffed to bits when I show him this photo.
If I remember how to get to the page.
Again thankyou.

Dan · Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:00 pm

All in one place now Sandy.

Sandybaby wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:14 pm Dan
Thankyou so much.
I'm not good at getting to the relevant pages. I only saw this 5 minutes ago or I would have texted sooner.
He,ll be chuffed to bits when I show him this photo.
If I remember how to get to the page.
Again thankyou.

Sandy, I think this is a photo of the team Paul was in.

It's from The St Joan of Arc Parish facebook page.

"Stephen Draper
Steve Draper bottom left, brings back good memories.
Any one remember Roy Vernon giving out medals?"

Bootle Times May 5 1961

Dan · Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:00 pm

Bootle Times March 10 1961

Entertainments page and Auntie Margaret's Children's Corner.

Note The Beatles were at the Aintree Institute.

We also had a Rediffusion speaker on the wall for BBC Radio.

Silver-Haired-Hippy · Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:09 pm

I had a letter printed on Aunty Margaret's page about a book I was thinking of writing all about dogs, she suggested I called it Tales about Tails! which many years later I did write and that was the title!

Loretta

Dan · Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:03 am

Month and year, approx will do, Loretta.

Dan · Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:12 am

How to do stereo.

Any moment expecting Harry Enfield or Paul Whitehouse to pop up.

Silver-Haired-Hippy · Fri Oct 28, 2022 2:12 pm

Dan, I can hardly recall what I did last week!

I think it was from about 53 onwards? I would be 7 in 1953 so possibly later. Mum kept the cutting but I couldn't find it. Maybe she lost it when she moved into sheltered accommodation. Sorry! Actually I think the name Loretta would stand out those days!

Loretta

,

Bonesy · Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:44 pm

Silver-Haired-Hippy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:09 pm I had a letter printed on Aunty Margaret's page about a book I was thinking of writing all about dogs, she suggested I called it Tales about Tails! which many years later I did write and that was the title!

Loretta

Cute that Loretta. So did you have the book published ?

Keith

Silver-Haired-Hippy · Sun Oct 30, 2022 12:29 am

Alas no Keith! typed it out on the very old type computer and took it to a shop who printed it out for me, A4 size! Needed to be 'sorted' into book form, chapters and all that! I must say that it was mainly about my dogs and followed by the dogs belonging to family and friends, all their walks, adventures, naughty goings on etc.!! A couple of new members have come along who need to be added now!!!

ps Glad you didn't fancy a dip in the canal!!!

Loretta

Dan · Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:53 am

Bootle Times November 23 1989

Christmas

Dan · Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:46 am

Bootle Times November 30 1989.

Empress of Canada fire in 1953, and Christmas 1926.

Dan · Mon Aug 14, 2023 5:58 am

Bootle Times December 7 1989

A leading fireman's account of the Empress of Canada fire and party games at Christmas.

efc46 · Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:26 am

how may liverpool (bootle) kids ran down regents road to watch the Empress of Canada on fire I think every kid did I was 7years old I am 77 years young now still remember it well

Dan · Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:15 am

Bootle Times December 14 1989.

Christmas at sea and a magic lantern show.

Dan · Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:46 am

Policeman directing traffic approaching the tunnel at the Old Haymarket, in 1964.

Gardner 180 · Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:40 pm

A superb picture Dan, thank you.....Cheers, Ray.

Dan · Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:34 pm

I was just going to add this one Ray.

Policeman directing traffic on the Strand at the bottom of James Street, in 1929.

The difference 35 years makes.

Now I feel really old.

lynne99 · Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:28 pm

Brilliant photos. Thanks all

Dan · Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:55 am

Monument to William Ewart Gladstone unveiled by Birkenhead MP Frank Field at noon on Saturday February 25 2013.

The monument stands in the grounds of Our Lady, Star Of The Sea Church, facing the site of St Thomas’ Church, Seaforth, which was built by Gladstone’s father John and demolished in 1980.

filsgreen · Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:33 pm

It's been removed.

lynne99 · Fri Aug 18, 2023 3:42 pm

Why is that??

BOBHAMO · Fri Aug 18, 2023 4:04 pm

snow drops
bobhamo

lynne99 · Fri Aug 18, 2023 6:25 pm

speechless

Dan · Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:36 pm

1964 William Brown Street

1964 Kirkby or "Newtown" if you watched Z-Cars.

Dan · Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:32 am

1964 Hope Street

Paul · Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:40 pm

Nice photos Dan

Paul