WHAT A FANTASTIC EVENING WE HAD, MUCH BETTER THAN WATCHING BRITAINS GOT TALENT. HOW WE ENJOYED OUR OWN TALENt,ESPECIALLY PETERS JOKES.

WE ESPECIALLY WELCOMED OUR NEWEST VISITOR MARGIT KASPER WHO ORIGINATES FROM the AUSTRIAN TYROL AND AlTHOUGH UNABLE TO YODEL, CERTAINLY HAS A FINE VOICE.

WELL DONE TO HAZEL WHO ACCOMPANIED DES FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE ACCORDION, A DIFFILCULT INSTRUMENT TO MASTER.HAVE WE ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT TO SHARE?

GETTING TO KNOW YOU   RON TOMBLINSON  (FREDA'S hUSBAND)

i WAS BORN IN SALFORD, BUT MOVED TO PRESTWICH AT AN EARLY AGE,WHERE I ATTENDED THE NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL,HEYS BOYS SCHOOL AND FINALlY RADCLIFFE TECHICAL COLLEGE. IWORKED AT THE HEAD OFFICE OF C.W.S. ON BALLOON STREET MANCHESTER,ON LEAVING SCHOOL, WHERE I MET FREDA. LATE I WORKED AT THE LANC. COTTON CORPORATION. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS INTRoDUCED TO FREDA,S FAMILY ,AS AN ONLY CHILD,SITTING DOWN TO TEA WITH HER FAMILY OF 8 WAS AS THOUGH I WAS AT A PARTY. WE WERE MARRIED ON THE 25TH OF AUGUST 1950 AND MOVEd TO BLACKPOOL IN 1960 WITH OUR 2 CHILDREN.WE NOW HAVE 5 GRANDCHILDREN AND 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

MY CLAIM TO FAME WAS BEING AWARDED THE LORD LIEUTENANT'S CERTIFICATE FOR SERVICE TO THE QUEEN AND COUNTRY FOR 25 YEARS IN MINEWATCHING AND R.N.S.

HOW SAD WE ALL WERE TO HEAR THAT STAN EVANS IS NOW IN AN HOSPICE AND IS VERY POORLY .

A BIG THANK YOU TO MARK WHO HAD THE INITIATIVE AND COMPASSION TO TAKE IT ON HIMSELF TO COLLECT MESSAGES OF GOOD-WILL FROM US ALL OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH STAN AND HIS FAMILY AT SUCH A TIME.