Growing Up

I also remember Withnell Fold Cricket Club, my father was the Landlord or the nearby Withy Trees Public house from 1953/4 until 1957, he played cricket at "The Fold", and I remember going watching and getting a nice home made teas and cakes from the ladies who arrived to make the refreshments for the player, we left the area about 1957 to go to Giggleswick in Yorkshire, where father had a hotel The Craven Arms at the side of Giggleswick Railway station, Dad sold up and came back down to Lancashire in 1964 then when I got hold of a car around 1965 I too started playing Cricket at "The Fold" Terry West was a really good player , also our Stumper who rarely missed a stumping chance, he was good to play with for he would readily give advice to the younger players, in the late sixties to about mid 1974 we were all involved in a yearly barbecue and dance to raise fund to rebuild the Cricket Clubhouse and changing rooms, many of the members and wives and g/friends helped us to achieve that goal, notable and well loved members such as Stan Roberts, Terry West, Robert Blackburn(Dad) Fred Kenyon and many others who have been involved with that Cricket Club are all loved by those who knew them, Glenda West made the most fantastic sandwiches and a selection of cake for every home game, I became quite a connoisseur of the Chorley and District league refreshments, the best were always at Withnell Fold..my thanks to all the ladies who helped.
Peter D Blackburn Wilpshire, Blackburn. peter@wellheld.com