Memories Of Walton

A Memory of Walton.

I was born in Walton Hospital January 1947. We lived in a prefab next to Speke Airport but moved to Stanley Park Avenue North, Walton when I was 4. I have many good memories:
1. Walton Hall Park being used for parachute training in the summer and we would run to the park to watch the barrage balloon lift into the air and the men would jump out and float to the ground
2. Making 'swords' by laying a long nail and a small nail on the tram track - heath and safety would not like that.
3. Running to the end of the road to see the first buses when they replaced the trams
4. Delivering the milk at Florence Melly Junior School - it meant we could miss the morning assembly
5. Going to Gorleys Grocery at the end of the road, John was the Manager, to buy a bag of broken biscuits. My Grandparents later moved into Coronation Court, Fazakerley, and John was a neighbour.
6. Every bonfire night we would have a bonfire on the central grassed area of the Avenue. This was right outside or door. ALl the families would be there roasting potatoes in the fire etc. A Gain Health and Safety would not allow this now!

Later in life I had an unfortunate incident at Walton Church. I was a founder member of The Newtowns group and we were performing in the church hall next to Walton Church on a Sunday evening after the service. As I was introducing the song at the start of the second session a member of the audience came up to me I leant over to listen to him and the next thing I recall was me on the stage on my back behind the amps and all hell let loose. We found out later they were just bored, nothing happened on Sunday evenings in those days, so they thought they would liven up the church youth session.

Thankfully nobody was injured

Jim Jones

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