Hello Maggie,
My sister in law from Middleton sent me your mag, which I enjoyed reading tremendously. It took me back to my childhood when I lived on Oldham Road, Miles Platting with my dad and three brothers. We lived in what used to be the crumpet shop before dad retired from baking after my mother died.

I went to school at St. Patrick’s until going on to Loreto Convent. We had some great times during the War, at the youth club in Nelson Street.. Then as we grew a little older, dancing at the Ceylon Palais or the Ritz and Plaza in town. As the war years ended, I joined the forces and later married and settled down in the south. I have never forgotten my old mates and would love to hear from or have some news of them. My name was Betty Whittaker and can be reached on email as follows…

Elizabeth@arieldrive.freeserve.co.uk

All the best wishes for the magazine
Betty Sullivan.

Hi,
I lived in Sycamore Street and on Varley Street in the Grey Mare Pub I went to Corpus Christi School. My mother was Alice (nee Hall) and my dad was Alex Quinn. If anybody knew them could you email me? My email address is: m_mhallock@yahoo.com
Maureen Hallock

Dear all
I lived in Jersey Street, Ancoats until I was 19 years old before moving to Wythenshawe. My maiden name was Dowling and I had three brothers, Frank who has lived in London for the past 30 years, Austin who is now known as Father Timothy, a Franciscan Priest and Terry who used to be in the MacSweeney Pipe Band and then re-established the Fianna Phadraig Irish Pipe Band in Wythenshawe and became famous all over the continent. Terry himself became quite famous, being known for his work with Youth, Charities, Hospitals - the list could go on but he unfortunately died in 1991 at the age of 57. He worked for Manchester Education Services and after he died the building where he worked was named the Terry Dowling Centre. We also had a sister Margaret who all through her life suffered from bad health and she also died at the age of 25 in 1957.

I saw your article about the Girls Flute Band and I was one of the founder members along with Kathleen Keetley, Alma Foy (Deceased) Ronnie Dermody and the Hynes sisters. When Alma, who was flute mistress married, I was chosen to take over as flute leader which I remained until I myself married. Catherine Hynes took over from me. The Keetley family were great friends of the family and Terry Keetley was our Franks best friend until Frank moved away from the area but they still kept in touch. We are first cousins to the McDonough family from Rhoda Street, Marie, Kevin, Tom and Terry and the McKeowns from Harpurhey. I dont know anything about the Dowling side of the family as I was only 4 months old when my father died and unfortunately contact was broken. If there are any cousins, uncles, nephews, nieces who would like to get in touch my Email is

c.grainger@bt.internet.com

It is nice to be able to go down memory lane.
Catherine Grainger (known as Kathleen Dowling in Ancoats)

Hello
I would like to get in touch with Vera and Bill Beaumont who I believe are members of Have Your Say. Vera and Bill were raised in Newton Heath-Briscoe Lane and Halliday Road in the late 1940s’ and early 50s’ same as myself. It would be great to hear from them after so long.
Yours Truly Stan Booth.