OBITUARIES

[Stanley]

I agree totally about that famous quotation Wendy......

[Stanley]

See THIS BBC obituary for Henry Sandon aged 95. Possibly the nations favourite antiques expert.

[Cathy]

I liked Henry Sandans little laugh and he always had a story to tell.

[Stanley]

[MickBrett]

British actor Tom Wilkinson RIP

[Stanley]

Morning Mick. Funny, I must have seen him dozens of times but didn't recognise him or the name.....

[Cathy]

I had to look him up, and was reminded that he was in The Full Monty.

[Stanley]

Glynis Johns has died aged 100. The obituaries are going on about her playing Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins but I remember her for two things, playing a mermaid in the eponymous film and singing a wonderful version of 'Bring On the Clowns'

[Big Kev]

David Soul, of Starsky and Hutch fame, and singer aged 80.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67895679

[Big Kev]

BBC Radio DJ Annie Nightingale RIP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67955757

[Big Kev]

Ray Aspin, my neighbour when I lived on Montrose Terrace. A good innings at 90 RIP
https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/peo ... 2hAKDyoX8Y

Ray Aspin, well-respected Rolls-Royce manager, dies aged 90
Barnoldswick's Ray Aspin, a well-known and respected manager at aero engine giant Rolls-Royce who was awarded a MBE for services to industry, has died aged 90.

[Stanley]

I learned that Steve, my old wagon driving mate, who lived on Wellhouse Street (I never knew his surname) had died a week Last Tuesday. He had a very savage cancer that dragged him down quickly. It's a shock when you find out.....

[Cathy]

RIP Jonnie Irwin Age 50
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Escape To The Country.

[Gloria]

We really liked Jonnie Irwin, came over as a right grand bloke.

[Tripps]

a right grand bloke.

That's the finest accolade you could wish for, as far as I'm concerened.

[Tripps]

I think this belongs here.

Tomorrow the 4th February 2024 is the 50th anniversary of the IRA M62 Percivals Coach bombing. I've seen no reference to it in the press. Let's see what tomorrow brings. It resonates with me, as I used the coach concerned many times. I was on one, when it caught fire at about 3.00am outside the RAF Fire Service depot at Catterick Bridge. That was handy, and it was quickly dealt with.

Full, and well recorded detail can be found here. M62 1974 Coach Bombing

M62_Coach_Bomb_1974_February_4A.jpg

I have Judith Ward's book "Ambushed", but had largely forgotten about the detail of it, and I can't put my hand on it at the moment. The wiki summary is very good. She served 17 years in prison for a crime she could not have committed. Notable that George Oldfield (Yorkshire Ripper) was the Detective in charge. Shades of the current Post Office scandal. Another notable name worth googling is the still active solicitor Gareth Pierce.

RIP.

[Wendyf]

I remember that well as I made regular journeys between Chester and Leeds around then. The black scorch marks remained on the hard shoulder for quite some time afterwards.

[Stanley]

Funny thing is it doesn't ring a bell with me and I was using the M62 regularly in those days..... Memory is a fickle jade, we tend to trust it but many times it lets us down!

[Tripps]

No mention of the event in the news which I am directed to see. It would of course not be helpful to mention the event on the day that the IRA achieved their aim, and to remind people that the 'armalite and the ballot box' had been successful.

I spoke to an Irish lady last month who told me that the aim of their current government is to double the population (currently 5 million) by means of immigration. She thought they were doing it too quickly.

I think we may hear more of this issue in coming years.

[Stanley]

We shall certainly hear more about Northern Ireland. The latest 'new dawn' will soon lose its rosy glow.....

[Stanley]

Ian Lavender the last of the Dad's Army platoon has died aged 77.

[PanBiker]

"Don't tell them your name Pike"!

[Big Kev]

"Don't tell them your name Pike"!

You beat me to it, one of the best lines ever...

[Stanley]

[Wendyf]

RIP Steve Wright. A part of our lives for many years.