Dear Sir
My sister in Manchester sent me a copy of “Have Your Say” I found it very interesting, Keep it going
Yours Faithfully
Joan Dalton.
Find enclosed cheque.

Dear Have Your Say
My dear friend of over 70 years, Mrs Vera Gascoine (Nee Kelly) has been sending me your magazine over the last two years, and I am always very interested in them.

My three older brothers and I all attended St. Mark’s Sunday School and Church. The older two received their 14 year Certificates and my younger brother and I received our seven year Certificates, plus other awards.

We were in the uniformed organisations, i.e. Church Lads Brigade, Guides, and after the war myself and Clara Robinson (Nee Lee) were appointed officers in the newly formed Church Girls Brigade. One of my brothers and I were in the Choir and members of the Badminton Club. Happy Days!
After my marriage in September 1950, I came to live in Fleetwood but have always kept a keen interest in my roots.

When Vera was asking if anyone had a photograph of St. Mark’s Church (see front cover) I was able to supply one taken from my seven year Certificate Awarded in 1938, which I still proudly possess, along with school prizes.

Therefore in response to Tom Skudder of Middleton, I can provide him with a spare copy I have of St. Mark’s Church, which I hope you will be able to pass on to him. His request was in your No. 9 Autumn Winter edition.

I could write reams about my Manchester connections, but will close now.
Yours Faithfully
Mrs Kathleen Bradshaw (Nee Blakebrough)

To The Team
Mag great keep up the good work. Makes me feel still part of Ancoats.

The poem on the back was from Mary Fannon as was, who was in my class at school.

Also could you please add to your mailing list Miss M. McCormick who was one of two sisters who were both teachers at St. Anne’s school Ancoats.
Thanks a Lot
Geraldine Holdham

Dear Have Your Say
Once again may I thank all concerned for my copy of Issue No.10. After the enjoyment of reading it, once again I will send it to my sister Mrs. May Burrows in Perth Western Australia who will be delighted. I look forward to further copies
Thank You
Elsie Chamberlain
P.S. A few stamps to help with postage.

Dear Sirs
We have just seen your wonderful Magazine and such interesting items it holds. I belong to a Physically Handicapped Club and some of the members recall Newton Heath and Collyhurst Churches from when they were young. I passed it around and it was a joy to see some of their faces as they reminisced of bygone days. Would you be kind enough to enter us on your mailing list.
Thank You So Much
Mrs. A Singleton

Hi Everyone
Sorry I’ve not written for a while, since I last wrote I have made contact with Audrey Skinkiss who I have not heard of since 1949, and it has snowballed into my being in touch with another three people from the distant past........All thanks to Have Your Say Magazine, thank you so much.

By the way I would like to put a footnote to the article about the honey, in the last issue.........I put the honey on the ulcer for the whole five weeks not just the one time which it looks like in the write up. I am sorry I should have made that more clear.
Best Wishes to all
Marian Ross

Thank You for your letter of 2nd June
I feel honoured you are to put the photograph of St. Mark’s Church (which I sent for you to forward on to Tom Skudder) on the front cover. I wonder what Mr. Skudder’s interest is in St. Mark’s Church. I don’t recall him during the time I was there up to the 1950s and in the following 32 years my parents were still associated with St. Mark’s. I often wonder what happened to the beautiful reredos made of marble, depicting the “Last Supper” and the “Ten Commandments” Also the World 1 & 2 War Memorials. I do hope they were not destroyed.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Kathleen Bradshaw.

Dear Have Your Say
Thank You for sending me the magazine. I enjoy reading the letters, I went to St. Michael’s School Ancoats and my husband John went to St. Patrick’s we both enjoyed the stories about the old days, Thank You once again.
Evelyn Cregg.
P.S. Enclosed some stamps to help keep up the good work.

Dear All
Thank You for sending me your magazine summer 2002. I was born in Newton Heath and lived there until I was married then moved to Failsworth, all my family came from Miles Platting and Newton Heath. I really enjoy reading it. Thank you once again.
Jean Robinson

Dear Have Your Say Team
I would just like to say many thanks for sending the Magazines. About the photo of Elizabeth St, I believe the boy with the cap on Thomas Cloran my brother with myself in front of him. I’m sure he would have loved to have seen the picture, we didn’t have photo’s then like we have today also he’s passed away now, he was in the Kerry pipe band for many years. They always lead the Italians and St. Michael’s at Whit Week and the Crowning of Our Lady of which that brings back all lovely memories to me I used to press his kilt with the many pleats in, I did it so well he brought me the kilts of the others in the band! He also played the piano accordian and piano so he was always invited to weddings and parties. I wonder if anybody out there remembers him. I could go on and on. But many thanks to you all for Have Your Say.
With Kind Regards.
Agnes Aston
Donation Enclosed.

Dear Have Your Say
Once again I am writing to thank you for issue ten of the Magazine. I have passed it on to my family, we are all looking forward to the next issue, the magazines are great.

Keep up the good work, plenty of good reading. Please will you except these stamps.
Best wishes to all the team
Kathleen O’Dowd. (nee Newman)

Dear Sir or Madam
I enjoyed reading your spring edition of Have Your Say, I thought it was excellent with plenty of variety. Wishing you every success with future editions of the Magazine.
Yours Faithfully
Alice Jackson

Hi
Your magazine was given to me by my brother, I had to write to you, it truly is won-derful and I hope you keep Have Your Say going.

I was born in Pollard St 1936, and lived there with my mam three brothers, Albert, Stanley and Jimmy and two sisters Lillian and Margaret, I am the youngest Vera; (Woolham) we all went to All Souls School and Church in Every Street. We walked at Whit Week, I was never the Rose Queen but always had hold of the train, I enjoyed every minute of it. (See front cover)

I remember the Round House Museum at the bottom of Every Street, it was a lovely place. I also attended a club every Tuesday night inside our school, which was girls only called The Girls Friendly Society, a lady called Miss Fender was over us, we played games and made different things.

When I was twelve months old, I had measles and I lost my right eye. There was a firm across from where we lived in Pollard Street called Thomas Hope’s. Mr. Hope bought my first artificial eye for me.

Who said Bad Old Days? There is always good around the corner.

I’ve passed the Have Your Say on to a friend from Ancoats who now lives in Rhyll.
Good Luck
Mrs V. Duffy