Pantos At The Welfare Hall 1960s
A Memory of Goldthorpe.
I have just found this site and was amazed at the photo of the Welfare Hall circa 1960. My dad, Henry Dilkes, and his great friend Sid Robinson were the mainstays of the pantos in the early 1960s, with Henry mainly being the comic/Dame with Sid being the straight man, but with a fab singing voice. I have a few photos of the casts if anyone wants to see them. Does anyone also remember them? Emily Bradley was usually Prince Charming and the work/rehearsals were a delight to watch as a youngster from the wings. I attended Dearneside, after Bolton Primary Junior school, and had great memories of our young football team, Bolton Dynamoes, which played at Wath Sports Ground (The Pavilion, where we later lived in the mid 1960s. We also played a TV Allstars team for charity, which included Freddie Garrity, Albert Quixall, Bob Stokoe, Harry Gregg in goal, and Charlie Mitten. Good old days! Does anyone else remember them?
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My mum (Minnie Osborne) used to play competition tennis at the tennis courts near the hall and when visiting teams used to come to play there, mum would organize the tea refreshments in the Welfare Hall after all the matches had been played.
Thanks for the memories
Brian Osborne