Cleator Moor, Wath Bridge c.1965

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Hi I went to St Cuthbert's from 1964 to 1969 my time there was ok but i was not one of the best student, i was in trouble a lot for fighting. I was known then as Billy Carr or Jeckal at that time i went straight into the army from school and spent 9 years in the Royal Engineers. I lived in Frizington at that time always a chaotic bus ride home!!!. I remember Goose and a few of the young ladies from my time ...see more

My Paternal Grandmother was named Emily Mary Hibble. She was born at Redbeck Cottages, Cleator Moor. I have never visited Britain, but still fondly remember her memories of a happy childhood. She came over to Victoria Australia on a ship when she was 16. She married Charles Gordon Reid and they were married for almost 50 years before my Grandfather passed away. She had a sister called 'Ess' (Esther) who ...see more

My Mum, Marilyn, was brought up in Cleator Moor, mostly by her Grandma, Nelly Ward. She had a sister called Kathy; their father was a GI! Wondered if anyone remembered Nelly, apparently she was a great character.

I was born and lived in Reada Terrace near Frizington, Cleator Moor, my parents were Jerry and Margaret Hayhoe and we moved down to Doncaster in Yorkshire roundabout 1964. I can remember St Paul's School in Frizington, the pond in the woods on the way to school where a little girl was unfortunately drowned, I can also remember the sound of the hounds on the hunt. We had to walk to school of ...see more