Dear Sir or Madam
A friend of mine passed on your magazine and I found it very interesting. Then I passed it on to my Auntie; she is 85 years old and was brought up in Collyhurst. She said, “I wish it was out every week.” She was really pleased with it. Looking forward to your next issue.
Angela Bull (Mrs)

Dear Have Your Say
This is a belated thank you for your invitation to the Lord Mayors afternoon. Sorry I couldn’t make it.

I still go all weepy looking at Vincent Street memories, sent by Eileen (nee Palmer) I was twelve then and my mum was there too. The kids helped decorate the street for King George Coronation.

Everyone there was friends and neighbours. I think Eileen was about four. Many thanks for your magazine. It is great. Enclosed is a little donation. All the best.
Agnes Lewis

Dear Have Your Say
Thanks for your interesting magazine; it brings back many happy memories.
Muriel Orr

Dear Have Your Say
Thanks for forwarding the letter from Mary Singleton, I have written to her and sent my phone number, I hope we can keep in touch from now on.

Keep up the good work; I really do look forward to receiving the magazine.
Beryl Thorneycroft

Dear Have Your Say
Many thanks for sending your very interesting magazine for the last few years. We think your organization does a wonderful job, keeping people in touch and recognising their sense of belonging and pride in their own locality.

We only have distant links with the area. In the late 1960s we ran the crocodile club for children from Bradford Grange Primary School. We used to meet at the Round House on Every Street, Ancoats each Thursday from 6-8pm and organised activities e.g. Badminton, trampolining, baking, rounders’ etc. Sometimes we all went to Heaton Park. There was an annual outing to Tatton Park. The children were always lively! We left the club in 1969 when we got married. The head teacher at Bradford Grange, with the support of the Elfrida Rathbone Association, took over the after school club for the children.

A few years later we were back in the area taking Medal tests at Pam and Larry Garrity’s Fiesta Dance School (which was at the time held in the Age Concern building near Corpus Christi Church and school) so we recognise some of the places mentioned in your magazine. We wish you continued success in the future.
Maureen & Jim Haworth

Dear Have Your Say team
Thank you for the magazines, good as usual. I love going down memory lane and really look forward to receiving them. They are winging their way to Australia now as I always send them on to my friend who is an Ancoats girl as well.
Rita Lake

Dear Have Your Say
I would like to point out an error in issue 18 (Your Shout). Fred Fielder said that Eli Walach wasn’t in the original film The Magnificent Seven; well I assure you he definitely was! Horst Buckholz did not appear in it. Fred was correct in saying Dex Baxter should have read Brad Dexter. I have just finished watching this great film again.
Madge Jackson
Thanks for getting that one sorted out! Ed.

Dear Have Your Say
I received the latest copy of your great magazine. Please find my subscription for membership; I hope you continue to flourish.

I was born in Miles Platting and attended Corpus Christi School and Church in my young days. I am now 71years old but am still very interested in all the news.
Sheila Southgate

Dear Have Your Say
I wish to thank you for your speedy reaction to my application to become a member of Have Your Say. A neighbour introduced me to your magazine and I found it wonderful and most informative. Thank you once again
Annie Hazlewood

Dear Have Your Say
Thank you for Have Your Say and Peace Time Dispatch, I enjoyed reading them and I was reminded of a little incident.

I remember coming out of our air raid shelter during the war, with my gran after a raid and finding a piece of shrapnel and picking it up and my gran telling me to throw it away as she didn’t know where it had been!
Alma Colebourn

Dear Have Your Say
I am writing in regard to the catholic schools cup 1949 in issue 17, Summer 2004. The letter is from Danny Worthington who I have heard my former husband talk of. My husband’s name was Bernard McGreavey and is pictured in the photo with the letter.

Danny has his name as ‘Billy McGreavy?’ Bernard sadly passed away in 1982 but I thought I would write so that Danny can at least update his records. It was lovely to see the photo and I recall many of the lads pictured with Bernard.
Many Thanks
Cynthia McGreavey, nee Flitcroft

Dear Have Your Say
Mr. W. Garside’s letter on behalf of his wife, Jean (nee Kershaw) on the Love To Hear page issue 20; reminded me of my early days. I remember John Mitchell, known to my family as Jack, from the cobblers shop on Oldham Road. I was about four years old, when my mother was expecting my younger sister. When my mam had to visit the hospital for what I think would have been antenatal appointments, mam used to leave me with Jack in his cobblers shop. I have now been in the cobbling trade for a number of years and have a shop on Bury New Road called Cobblers! I think my interest in this trade is due to my early experiences watching Jack Mitchell in his shop! He always had a big mug of tea and a biscuit while he was working; I thought that will do me!
Joe Smith

Dear Have Your Say
Thank you so much for sending me the issues of Have Your Say magazine, which I am enjoying reading; I’ve recognised quite a few names. I have enclosed my membership fee for 2006 and look forward to the next issue.
Jean Lloyd

Dear Have Your Say
My sister sent me your book Have Your Say, I thought it was grand reading about our local area and as we lived in Collyhurst in them days it was very interesting and lots of things come to mind, like the washhouse on Osborne Street. It was lovely reading about where your life began, also nice to know how people have moved on but not always for the best.
Mrs. F. Finlay

Hello Friends
I was surprised on arriving at my over sixties club last Tuesday, when all members were given copies of your magazines. But having been one of your readers for a few years I had already received them.

Our club belongs to St. John Bosco’s on Charlestown Rd. Blackley. It has been going for twenty five years and I am pleased to say it is still going strong as are three ladies who attended on the first day it opened; namely Mrs Ann Earl, Mrs Betty White and Myself Dora Byrne, so that should tell you how well the committee takes care of its members. Our club is run by a much younger group of committee who I can say do a very good job.

Throughout the year we have many small parties and we always have trips out in the summer months. Each week we have dancing bingo etc. and there are many books for members to purchase, so there is no need for less able members to travel to the library if it is far from their home.

We also have a visit from a gentleman who calls about three times a year to sell items again helping members who maybe can’t travel for them. We call him the “Knicker man” and I’m sure lots of members are more warm and comfortable after his visit!

We held our Christmas Party in our club and it was ever so good with John as D.J. Ada and the rest of the committee “run a good ship” and it is a pleasure to be a member of it.
Dora Byrne

Dear Have Your Say
My husband and I have been receiving the magazine because of my sister in law, who I believe gave a donation on our behalf. Her name is Rosina David and she contributed a couple of pictures a year or so ago of her grandfather and his horse Major.

I went to St. Mark’s Primary School and then Miles Platting Secondary Modern. (Holland St.) My husband and I immigrated to Canada in 1980.

I find the magazine very interesting; it helps to keep memories alive.
I will sort out some old photos and send them to you.
Verna J David, nee Flood
Thanks Verna, we always appreciate receiving photos. Ed

Dear Have Your Say
My brother Martin sent your magazine to me, and I am so thrilled to know there is one. On moving to Miles Platting in 1942, we were enrolled at Corpus Christi school, until 1944, when we were transferred to St. James The Great in Collyhurst, I was one of a large family and so our mother had no time it seems to save anything from our child-hood, I would like to know if there is a Central Library where, perhaps, records of the years 1942 to 1946, my brothers and sisters would also like to know, so I could pass on any information there may be.

In issue 19, my brother Peter Casserley wrote a little about his job delivering the newsreel from the Playhouse to the Osborne, we all remember Miles Platting with love. I was so excited to read his letter. Thank you for publishing it.
Margaret Carmichael, neeCasserley