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Subject: Sabre Jet Crash


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Date Posted: 14:00:55 05/03/03 Sat
Does anyone remember the Sabre Jet crashing on Speke Boulevard back in 54-55. How about the fair which used to arrive every year at the bottom of Western Avenue. Does anyone remember the Ford factory being built.

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Subject: FRENDS FROM SPEKE


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PUDDY M
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Date Posted: 23:51:17 05/05/09 Tue
ENNE ONE FROM CENTRAL AVENU SPEKE THE 60 PLESE SEND YOUR MESS AND LETT ME NO PUDDY

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Subject: CARALINE DUFFEY


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LINN
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Date Posted: 23:43:55 05/05/09 Tue
CAN CARALINE DUFFY OV WAYVETREE RD LPOOL CONTACT LINN ON 07787363477 CARALINE I AM A OLD FREND AND SUM WONTS TO SEE YOU FROM THE PAST OV THE 1970 PLESE CONTACT SORRY FOR THE PAST

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Subject: Nursalls The Crescent


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Paul McDonough
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Date Posted: 13:51:26 08/17/07 Fri
My mother Rose McDonough used to work in the Nursall's shop on the Cescent. She then moved into the shop on the Crescent called Corkers ant then woods she ended up working in Fernsides. Does anyone remember her? My name is Paul I went to Stocktonwood Road school in the 60s Mr Wedd was head then to 'The Comp' with Mr Moss and Mr Jordan. Anyone who remembers me or mum get in touch.

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Subject: puddy


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carline duffey
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Date Posted: 22:40:02 12/31/08 Wed
carline it is puddy gett in turch over fids on this email address bates90@btinternet.com and i will giv you mi mob nummber puddy

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  • Re: puddy -- john bates, 07:16:00 01/05/09 Mon



Subject: CARLINE DUFFE FROM SPEKE OF THE 1970


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C DUFFE
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Date Posted: 14:22:47 12/07/08 Sun
CARERLINE GETT IN TUCH OVER DANYELL 07774081416

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Subject: Dunlops


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Christine Rampton
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Date Posted: 13:09:31 08/25/08 Mon


My father used to work at the Dunlop factory at Speke during the l960's until l979, when he was made redundant. I was wondering if the factory site still exists - I have seen references to the Dunlop club and boys football team.
I would like to know more about when it closed down and why? Does anyone have any photos of the factory?

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Subject: speke


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sue hall nee Falls (nostalgic)
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Date Posted: 16:03:18 07/15/08 Tue
hiya everyone

well i stumbled across your site , quite by accident , but having read all the messages , i felt i had to say hello , as i still live in speke ( west speke ) and for anyone who hasnt been here for a while , will be in for a shock lol , as the dove and olive and the pegasus has been knocked down , also the fox hotel , is going to be the new dunlops club ( as the old one is being knocked down to make way for a car park for the airport ) all hallows school has gone and is now a housing estate ) and speke comp school has been knocked down too ( the two schools are now one big school in the centre of speke called parklands high school ) also stockton wood school is no longer there , it was pulled down about 2 years ago to make way for a new school , by the same name only its on the opposite side, with the entrance on all saints road. also the old airport is now a hotel ( the marriott hotel ) we have a new airport john lennon airport all with 2 other new hotels near by . we also have a new shopping mall and the old parade is being pulled down very soon .

hope this information was helpful and i would be happy to help out with any questions you have about speke.

take care & great site

Sue Hall

ps if anyone remember me or my family , feel free to get in touch we lived in Conleach road from 1969 - 1980 ( i moved back to speke when i married in 1993 ) thanx

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Subject: Birdman


Author:
Tom
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Date Posted: 09:41:26 05/17/08 Sat
Does anyone remember the Birdman falling to his death at the Speke / Liverpool Airshow back in the 50's. As far as I remember he became tangled in his parachute and landed in a field in Hunts Cross area.

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Subject: Speke memories


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BARBARA FLETCHER
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Date Posted: 09:35:27 05/17/08 Sat
I moved to Speke in 1941 and my first memory was the POW camp in the field at the back of my house that was to become Speke Comp playing field. The Italian prisoners used to make birds on sticks for us.
I used to get told off for telling them my mums name because they used to call her all the time. I also remember the soldiers at the end of the road on guard. Our road was the last road on the Speke estate and the top
half of Lovel road were the half houses. We could see all the way to Hale from the back bedroom. We used to walk there every Sunday along Hale Road past Stevensons, the cottage that used to sell sweets - and everything else.

At the bottom of Western Avenue there were 4 shops, the CO-OP, The Butchers, The Chemist and Berties. The leckie House in Tewitt Hall,the cottages and the Smithy at the now crescent. I remember one of the cottages that mum used to take us to, we had to have codliver oil then orange juice - I can still taste the oil now. I remember the cafe at
the bottom of Western was Tommy Butlers!


On the corner of Oglet Lane was the Baptist Church. I think Mrs Graham was the teacher, further down the lane was Mr Bleeze's house, then the old RAF huts that later on became the British Legion. My dad Henry Page was one of the founder Members when he came home during the war(1943). Back then there where no pubs in Speke which made the legion the first pub/club.

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Subject: School Way


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Carolle Roberts
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Date Posted: 14:01:47 10/16/07 Tue
I lived in School Way between 1951-1970; was born there in fact. Does anyone remember the Plantations (The Plannies) in Bray Road, playing kick the can in huge gangs? I have two sisters Ann and Pat and a brother Alan. Dad Fred now sadly deceased, Mum Marj still well

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Subject: MISS BLACKMORES CLASS


Author:
barbara fletcher NEE PAGE
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Date Posted: 16:17:57 08/15/07 Wed
WHERE ARE YOU NOW ? PAT BIRD OLIVE HUGHES AILEEN WALKER ANN FISHER DOREEN FITSPATRICK ANN JONES AND ALL THE CLASS OF 54, LOVE TO HERE FROM ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS ME,EVEN THOUGH WE ARE PENSIONERS NOW, LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ALL DOING.

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Subject: I'm BaaAAk


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Ian M cDonnell
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Date Posted: 04:35:39 06/27/07 Wed
Hi Tom, Ken, and all you other nice guys.
I'm finally back on line after building our new house and just moving in. I got my priorities right and connected up a.s.a.p.
As soon as I get sorted out I will send some old info and pics.
Best wishes to all IAN

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Subject: HAYFIELD ROAD


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DENISE
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Date Posted: 16:38:33 03/17/06 Fri
Trying to trace family history. Does anybody know of the McKinlay's of 109 HAYFIELD ROAD, SPEKE round about 1950.

I know of HAREFIELD ROAD but can not find any record of HAYFIELD ROAD.

Thanks Denise

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Subject: re chris Jones


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Ian McDonnell
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Date Posted: 00:30:44 08/05/06 Sat
Hi Chris
your name sounds familiar to me. I used to live in Little Heath Rd (number 70)in the 50s before moving to OZ we used to stack the bricks in our backyard for the church that was being built on the cnr of the close.
If this is your era it would be good to hear more.
Did you or anyone else remember the Stevens family from the flats in Upton Close?
Hi to Gillian Ken Tom and the gang. Ian MCDonnell

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Subject: Sandgate Road prefabs


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brianjohnson
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Date Posted: 16:02:56 02/03/06 Fri
Hi everyone,
Ilived in Speke from 1951-1978. Firstly in the prefabs in Sandgate roadD which was at the bottom of Dymchurch road and Appledore road. Has anyone any photos or memories of these prefabs? Remember walking to St Christophers school past the crescent,( Did the newsagents there incorporate a post office inside) and the Smithy/Library. Miss France the school secretary lived in the row of houses opposite the library. Mr morgan the headmaster a strict disciplinarian(they all were in those days) I remember watching re-runs of the 1960 European cup final between Real Madrid (7) and Eintracht frankfurt(3) when the football pitch was frozen or unplayable. Moved to Damwood Road in 1959. My parents still live there opposite Hinckley walk. Happy days spent in the Damwoods and sliding across frozen ponds in the fields around the woods in the winter. Being chased by the farmers alsation dog in the fields between the woods and the river before the airport runway was builtin the summer. Later on Nights and saturday afternoons spent in Dunlops club honing my snooker skills, and of course the Pegasus pub. The bar and lounge were packed at weekends and the dunlops workforce kept it busy in the week. Anyone remember me or my family, my brothers Michael,and Kevan and sisters Pat and maureen.
Brian Johnson

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Subject: Speke Airport


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Peter Cummingspeter
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Date Posted: 05:44:06 05/01/06 Mon
I was born in Garston and lived in Chesterton St, No 102,until age 5, I vividly remember the Blitz and spent many a night in the shelters as the Germans went after the Ellesmere Port refinery,the docks and the airport, can any one remember which branch of the US Airforce was based at Speke? my dad was a merchant seaman and saw sevice throughout WW2,his name was also Peter and his brothers,all now sadly deceased, were Johnny,Mick,Joe and Barney,for some strange reason they shared two surnames,Cummings and Edwards, I still have two elderly aunts,Agnes and Tess,still living in Garston and hope to see them when I visit, from Canada,hopefully this year.

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Subject: SPEKE OLD FRIENDS


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TOM LANGTON
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Date Posted: 13:13:51 02/16/03 Sun
love to hear from anyone who remembers me or my family
lived in heaton close
regards tom langton(satch)

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Subject: Speke Baptist Church


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Pamela Benson
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Date Posted: 14:42:58 02/15/06 Wed
Hi, my name is Pamela Benson, but before marriage was Pamela Shaw, my parents were Stan and Flo Shaw, we lived in Leafield Road, Hunts Cross, Mum and Dad worked at Distillers/Penicillin, Bees Seeds, Evans Medical Supplies, and E.R. Squibbs. What I really would like to know is: Does anybody remember Speke Baptist Church when it was a little wooden hut at the end of (not sure whether it was Eastern or Western Ave) I remember getting (I think!!) the no. 80 bus from Hunts Cross, Sunday mornings, then back to sunday school in the afternoon, then back again for church at night. After church at night we would go around to the choir masters house, all I can remember was that his name was Cliff, and he had a sister called Millie. You know, they were the happiest days of my life, we used to go on trips with church to Llangollen and Llandudno at eastertime, I would really love to hear from anybody who attended this church around 1951 to 1956. Thanks, Pam Benson,. nee Shaw

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Subject: Site Restrictions?


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Pat Boylan
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Date Posted: 14:46:02 04/08/06 Sat
Is this site exclusive to former Speke residents, or may "foreigners" from Norris Green join in?.
Pat B.(In exile)

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Subject: Speke prefabs


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brian johnson
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Date Posted: 12:29:14 02/01/06 Wed
Does anyone have any memories or photos of the prefabs which were in the land boarded by Speke Hall road and Speke Hall avenue. I lived at 11 Sandgate road which was at the bottom of Appledore and Dymchurch roads both
prefab housing.
Ilived there till I was eight when we moved to Damwood road. Happy memories of days spent in the Damwoods and the fields between the woods and the river before the new runway was built My parents still live in Damwood road. Can
anyone help.
Brian Johnson

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Subject: Hayfield Road


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Tom
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Date Posted: 08:58:30 03/21/06 Tue
Hello Denise.....as far as I am aware.....in 1950 there was no such road as Hayfield Road in Speke. I believe at that time the last road in Speke on the new estate ( which we referred to as anything the other side of Lovel Road)was Harefield Road and then Conleach Road. The North and South Parade hadn't been built at that time. Even today I don't believe that there is a road named Hayfield. Hope that helps you.

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Subject: ex speakie


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Date Posted: 16:23:53 03/14/03 Fri
hi my name is chris jones does anybody remember me ? i used to live in little heath road ,i have five sisters and one brother .
i used to play in the local bands and we used to practice next to st christophers church in my mates garage and in our shed at the rear of our house.

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Subject: Wow ...what memories ... big thanks


Author:
al
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Date Posted: 20:38:43 06/12/03 Thu
I have just spent an enjoyable few hours browsing these and other pages about Speke. I lived on Burnage Close and attended Central Avenue School with Chris Wicksted and Jimmy MacDougal. My family emigrated to Canada in 1959 but like many ex Liverpudlians the older I get the more I remember the great childhood spent in Speke. If anyone recalls the Edwards family ( Fred and Emily with sisters Anne and Carol ) I would love to hear from them. Thanks again to those who spent the time to make this site so memorable.

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Subject: Old Liverpool


Author:
ken currie
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Date Posted: 14:46:58 02/15/06 Wed
Hi Tom
I remember the cinema around about 1936-1937,the cinema opposite was I think the,Savoyalso while on cinemas,the Lytton(?)known by all as the ,Lousy Lytton in Everton,we could get in for 2 1lb jam jars or 1 2lb jar,if it was clean we also got a Bon-Bon of sweets,I left Liverpool in 1952,visited in 96,unfortunately Tom I did not find my Liverpool,but my memories of my Liverpool are priceless,we have a Liverpool here in Australia,but its not quite the same(they talk funny)thanks for memories Tom,also does anybody remember the Magic Lantern shows in the Church Hall in Phythian St

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Subject: Fire Station


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Bill Smaje
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Date Posted: 05:44:36 02/09/03 Sun
do any ex spekites remember the fire station in West Speke it was situated in All Saints Road, near All Saints Church,Also the first police station was also in All Saints Road, it was in the garage of one of the houses,Remember queing at Nursalls in the Crescent on a Sunday morning for cigarettes, sometimes you would be unlucky and get Pasha (Yuk)I have some information on recent happenings in Speke, I will divulge this at a later date.

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Subject: Liverpool soccer pics


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tom
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Date Posted: 16:50:49 05/27/05 Fri
Ken.......thanks for the Liverpool pics they look good on the site.......keep them coming

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Subject: Welcome Back


Author:
Ken Savage
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Date Posted: 13:11:55 05/20/05 Fri
Hi every one nice to see the site up and running again, thanks to Tom. A lot as happened over the last Two years. Stockton Wood Road School as gone, just a heap of rubble. We had an reunion before it closed and it was nice to see so many old friends and photo's. It was great to be able to cross the line between the boys and girls dept's without getting the cane. Mr Kellet (age 92) was there and looked as fit as ever.

So come on every one and get all your old photo's out and put them on the site along with your memories.

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Subject: Speke site


Author:
Admin
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Date Posted: 14:44:54 05/12/05 Thu
If you would like your own page on the Speke site then
>contact us at.... earlgroup2002@yahoo.ca...The page
>costs nothing entirely free and you can have fun
>adding to it on a daily or weekly basis. Any Speke
>content is allowed and you can even post your own Speke
>pictures on the site. If you have pictures of when
>you were in the Armed Forces then why not post them on
>the site and create a page for all of your family
>members who may be living abroad, to see. Maybe you
>have a new addition to the family why not include a
>picture of the baby.How about your schoolday pictures. Just about anything goes ......but
>please remember that children do use the
>site......Thanks

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Subject: dave flanagan


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dave flanagan
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Date Posted: 06:00:33 10/09/03 Thu
does an1 remeber dave flanagan or any flanagan

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Subject: Re Little Heath Road


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Bill Smaje
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Date Posted: 07:37:55 02/13/03 Thu
Hi! To Ian McDonnell, I remember your family,the church you spoke of, Speke Penticostal,The Vicar emigrated, and it was empty for some time, and was eventually demolished.I remember Bewley's mobile van, he first started out with a handcart selling fish,I lived in Upton Green for 40 0dd years,a Mr Russell and a Mr Charles Both Lived in The Green and both played musical instruments,the young lad, who you said practised to become a star,as you know George Harrison the young lad made it,he used to practise on many occasions with the two men in Mr Russell's house.Living near you was Kenny Gilligan, and the Ruggle family from Upton Close moved out, and young Ruggle died some years ago,I remember the Italian woman she never cleaned the front step from the outside, she used to kneel in the lobby and clean the step that way,she was a buxom whench,and gave the local lads a treat,you no doubt remember Councillor Tom Higgins,he used to live next˙

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Subject: Switzerland trip by Speke Sec. Mod. Boys School


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Ken Savage
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Date Posted: 13:35:23 02/08/03 Sat
Is there any one out there who went to Switzerland with the group from Speke Sec. Mod. Boys School in 1958.(please see group photo on main page).This was the first time a school from Liverpool went abroad.

Do you remember the Cine Club making a 16mm Film of the trip.I never saw it as I was off School when it was shown to the rest of the school. I would live to know were it is and also get in touch with any one who went on that holiday.

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Subject: Welcome


Author:
Earl Group Admin
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Date Posted: 16:40:22 02/07/03 Fri
Welcome to our new Speke Forum ....we invite you to use the board to leave your message or request. Perhaps you would like to find a lost friend or relative or just chat with your neighbour over the fence. It may be used for any lawful purpose............enjoy
EARL GROUP

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