[Growing up in Bilborough]

On 2/26/2019 at 2:47 PM, Tony G said:

Hi Denboid, Tony Greaves here. Nice to see your memories from those days. It was sad to lose my brother Paul. My mum passed at 86 and my dad last year at 94. My sister Christine recently visited Martins pond and Raleigh pond and was here today relating to how we used to spend our time there prior to all the factories. Mainly built over now. Dennis Wren was also one of our mates. Good old days.

hI Tony, Hope you are well i am going fishing with the grandson this weekend for the first time in years ,we will have to have a meet up to chat about the good times,cheers Dennis.

[Growing up in Bilborough]

Does anyone remember the Prendegas family who lived at the bottom of bramerton rd opposite the Gavins ,Brothers David,Martin and Shaun there Dad was a police officer next door to them coming back up bramerton lived John Cutts, Graham Copestake,Mervin Leaves,Robert Brown,

Anthony Wright,Mervin Leaves and Roger Cook,Roger and Mervin were the underground den  experts over the woods on glaisdale they were brilliant sometimes.

going a bit further back in time on glaisdale can anyone remember Alan Giles(nick name gig, Kenny Hancocks half brother he used frighten us younger kids chasing us in the woods with a black cloak on as part of the black hand gang,good times.I will leave it there for now its

christmas day and i am getting moaned at,i have loads of facts and stories relating to bilborough which i will put on soon.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

[Growing up in Bilborough]

Hi LizzieM, Roger Peck did sign for Sheffield utd as a apprentice when he was 15 ,i last spoke to him 25yrs ago when he lived on sankey drive bulwell he was living with his wife and 2 children his oldest daughter was 17yrs which ties in with her being your friend,hope this helps.

[Growing up in Bilborough]

After reading most of the replies i too was born in Bilborough in 1949 and spent the best times of my life down the canal making dens in the woods great times,sad to hear that Robin Gavin had passed a great lad ,also Paul Tomlin a good friend passed a few years back from a brain tumour ,i will mention some names of the friends i new and over the years hung around with.Tony Greaves,Alan Greaves,Paul Tomlin,Johnny  Wealthall,Pete Wealthall,Trevor Arie,David Arie,Ronnie Thomas,Mick Taylor,

Kenny Hancox,Hewi Burns ,Nan Burns,Sandra Mabbot, Jeff Clarke,Pete Stanley,Kieth Stanley,Jacklin Stanley,Dennis Shaw,pete Hudson,Terry Kirkwood,Les Weaver,Roger Peck.

I have some interesting stories of true events from living in Bilborough that i will put on later.