- Ex-Speke -- Bill Dowling, 11:10:55 08/27/08 Wed (58.111.128.53)
Bill Dowling here. I lived in Damwood Road from 1947 to 1962. I went to Stocktonwood Road, then Stapleton Avenue. Left there 1954. I worked at the Metal Box for 52 years. At the moment I am in Australia on holidays but live in Hunts Cross. I remember Dam Woods, Oglet Shore, the fairs at the bottom of Western Avenue, The Bluebell Woods, The Old Hutte, The Table Bridge. The memories are great. If anyone remembers me it would be nice to hear from you. I recognise a lot of names on here. Peter Crompton, Tom Ryder, Brian Reynolds etc etc. Love the site,thanks, Bill.
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- Garston -- Jim Roughley, 18:43:30 04/06/07 Fri (69.157.40.114)
Who remembers the Dance,s in Garston?The winter grdns.the Garston Baths and Wilson Hall.We use to get a special Bus home to the Dingle saturday night,they called it the Teddyboy special.
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- speke today -- ste proctor, 05:14:13 03/19/07 Mon (90.195.36.134)
just read some comments about speke which i thought were fair.i believe speke is now looking much better.nice to see mick jones doing things for kids, keep up the good work.
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- Speke in the past -- Tom Ryder, 13:52:45 10/13/06 Fri (193.110.240.210)
Nice to see that some of the old Speke residents are finally agreeing with the statements that I made on this board several years ago.. At that time I mentioned that the Speke of today was nothing like the Speke I grew up in. Back in the 50's and 60's Speke was one big family and everyone knew each other by name. Your door was always open to neighbours and the kids of the times had great fun growing up in such a pleasant environment. There were no such thing as drugs, hoodies, and the terrible crimes of today. Of course there was trouble in some areas but it very seldom went beyond a punch on the nose. There were few muggings ...if any...and even fewer killings. I must admit that I never heard of a killing happening in Speke during the years that I lived there....1947 - 1970. Now it seems to be the norm.
The foul language of today was never used by the kids in public or they could have expected the hiding of their lives if their parents heard them.
When I first mentioned these points some years ago I was jumped on by the do gooders of Speke saying that I didn't know what I was talking about. Seems that the cycle has come full circle. Take a look at some of the very early posts on this board they still exist.
All the best to you all and I hope you keep returning to the site. I am always looking for info and stuff about Speke and Liverpool so if you have any news, pictures etc I would be glad to include them on the site
Regards
Tom Ryder
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- House building -- Tom Ryder, 08:33:36 10/12/06 Thu (69.156.153.214)
Hi Ian....always nice to hear from you. Looks like you are going to be one busy dude for the next short time. If you need any info on building your house let me know as I was in the trade for more than 30 years building energy efficient homes in Canada.
All the best
Tom
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- Website Page -- Admin, 10:40:32 10/08/06 Sun (69.157.72.161)
>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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- on the move -- Ian McDonnell, 06:16:04 10/04/06 Wed (211.29.3.46)
Hi Tom and gang,
We will be on the move soon (27 Oct) we are building a new house and need to rent for 5 or 6 months so I'm not paying for a fixed phone line in someone elses house for such a short time. ( though I may be able to use my mobile phone)When I'm back on line I will let you know and I will find some stuff for the site. I have some pix and function cards from my grandmother in the 50s including council identities and her as a police officer taken with a large group of others.
Best Wishes, Ian McDonnell
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- welcome -- Jim Roughley, 17:10:22 08/26/06 Sat (69.157.40.130)
Good to see you back.
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- speke -- No name, 11:09:57 08/19/06 Sat (86.136.217.113)
my mum still lives in speke,she moved there from the dingle,before the 2nd world war,she still knows what's what! lol, she has seen people go(too many) and people come to speke and "yes" it has fallen on hard times,but speke will rise again and the people of speke will do that,in their own time.her name? hannah watson.
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hallhallows school for girls -- jackie cooke nee robinson, 09:26:24 08/08/06 Tue (62.253.32.8)
hi is the any one who used to go to hallhallows school in the 1980s i was at that school but now live in northamption i used to live in clough road and also in conleach road when i was younger it would be nice to get in contact with a few old freinds buy for now jackie
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home -- JOANNE (NEE MANSELL) (EX COURBET), 05:00:08 04/25/06 Tue (60.229.121.216)
WHAT A GREAT SITE, BROUGHT BACK SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES, THE HAPPIEST IN MY LIFE. I LOVE SEEING ALL THE PICTURES, AM AMAZED AT THE CHANGES.
I WAS BORN IN GARSTON 1930, BUT NO A LOT ABOUT THE OLD GARSTON, AND SPEKE, BOTH PLACES I SPENT MANY HAPPY HOURS IN.
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- memories -- Jim Roughley, 12:07:34 04/10/06 Mon (65.92.52.33)
Hello Tom
just became aware of your site.Im originally from Toxteth but can remember as A kid in the 40s going with are Butties and lemonade for day,s out to oglet and nights out to the Dove and olive when of drinking age.I pass through often when in the pool,use to work in fords halewood1963 t0 66.Great site i,ii be checking back often.
Jim.
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- Hi -- Carolyn Martens, 21:30:39 04/07/06 Fri (62.252.64.33)
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- Guestbook Use -- Tom, 10:35:48 04/06/06 Thu (82.42.160.123)
Hello Pam.....Of course you may use the guestbook it is for just that purpose. Hopefully you will receive replies and be united with your former friends. Nice to hear from you.
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- Where are you -- Joe Guy, 07:57:55 03/21/06 Tue (82.42.161.56)
Trying to contact Peter Compton
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- Hello from Spain... España. -- Les Lunt, 09:51:03 11/21/05 Mon (217.124.56.4)
I found you web site on Lynns.
The school photo at Central Ave,,so many memories. I recognized kenny CrawfordBilly Hall Barney Howard, a boy named Green from Tewitt hall Close Jackie Hughs who I later metdoing National Service at Blandford Camp.
Bryan Quinn and his mate Alan Minete..and my mate Ralph Boyd..Tucker Campbell...Waterson...Teddy Havers, some no longer with us....but great memories....
Thanks a lot
Les Lunt
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- Church -- Joe Guy, 11:34:24 09/22/05 Thu (82.42.161.56)
HI TOM ,MY FATHER WAS JOE GUY VERGER OF ALL SAINTS.CAN YOU DO ME A
FAVOUR AND GIVE ME PETERS EMAIL, I HAVE LOST IT. I REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD
DAYS AT SPEKE ,I LIVED AT 31 GREYHOUND FARM RD. I PLAYED BADMINTON IN THE
HALL ,I WAS CHAIRMAN OF SPEKE CHURCH YOUTH CLUB FOR A FEW YEARS,IN THE
FOOTBALL TEAM,FRIDAY NIGHTS WAS CUTTING THE CHURCH LAWNS WITH MY DAD.
HOPING YOU CAN HELP ME, GREAT SITE YOU HAVE GOT TOGETHER ( WELL DONE
CREDIT TO YOU ) BEST WISHES JOE.
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- Speke Pages -- Admin, 15:58:33 05/11/05 Wed (82.42.166.46)
>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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- SpekeGarston -- Mark, 06:56:51 12/12/03 Fri (213.48.240.61)
The new development within Speke and Garston is beyond belief and would never have been considered 20 years ago. I am setting up a community website for Speke and Garston which needs some input from local people. If you would like to visit its at www.spekegarston.com please take time to post a message on the forum. Good luck with this site and I hope you all have a busy new year.
Regards
Mark Cody
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Speke Website -- Tom Ryder, 11:44:19 12/10/03 Wed (195.188.50.200)
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. I have had many enquiries about the current condition of the Speke website and I would like to let you all know that we will be updating the site shortly. Because of business pressures and the loss of computer equipment the site has remained stagnant for some time. In the new year we should be back in the drivers seat again. Nice to see some new faces on the block and some beautiful memories.......keep them coming in.
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- My Childhood Home Speke! -- Angela Barton, 17:03:41 12/03/03 Wed (195.93.33.14)
Speke, I am an ex-pat and am gonna cry, I miss the place I used to live in Damwood Road, and I can remember as a kid,we would get a gang together and wage war on the kids of Conleach Road.....Happy days....
God bless.....Angie XX
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- what happened 2 the world we knew -- jimmy young, 16:41:29 05/09/03 Fri (62.30.0.3)
nice site tom more later
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- things dont work -- jimmy young, 16:27:09 05/09/03 Fri (213.48.244.137)
hi Tom just bin to speke site & when i click on the gallarys they dont work & some of the other stuff to
jimmy
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- Speke now -- Rev Carol . Kidd, 09:42:22 02/16/03 Sun (80.40.42.206)
I find the comments made about Speke more than a little sad. Thearea under went a great down turn when the major employers closed down or reduced staff. The current picture is up. W are having much physical improvement to houses and factories plus 3 new schools, a new library and shopping centre.
Yes the area has suffered from vandalism etc. but so has every area in the UK it is a major problem not limited to Speke.
The question of the church and its'opening is of course of particular concern to me. speke All Saints has only been open during services since the 1950's so this is not a new phenomenon. In fact our insurers, incommon with all churches that do not have permanent staff on duty, require us to be locked . Even St Peter's inWoolton is locked.
With reguard to the graffti it is something we cannopt remove without damaging the sandstone, so nature has to take its course. No we do not like it but alas that's the way it is. It would have been good to have heard about a well kept graveyard and a well repaierd and cared for church. Some £130,000 hase been spent on the building in the last four years every penny found locally or from charities.
YEs we have had to protect the low roofs in order that they do not get damaged by children climbing on them. But there is no razor wire; it is done with proper vandal protection.
We have also spent £15,000 on the woodland around the church, again found by us as will be the moneyt o do up the old school now the church hall. We work hard to be the people of God in Speke alongside all others who worship here.
Please do not talk Speke down, rather talk of the good things and raise peoples esteem. For most folk i speke are wonderful and do a good job of being good neighbours and friends.
Please when you come again call at the vicarage and I'll take you to see the good things, renovated houses, in the main estate and in Dymchurch, examples of caring that goes the extra mile. YOu may find that things have changed, they have and are changing again to make Speke an even better place to live. Oh by the way I choose to livehere, and I enjoy doing so.
Carol
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- Speke Now -- Lynne, 09:15:07 02/16/03 Sun (213.48.246.19)
As you often put your link in my Guestbook, Tom (http:www.moneypennyl.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm) I thought it was time I came to see your site for the second time. I am surprised you have continued to build it because your initial comments to me about Speke where so awful, and I was so hurt, I have never replied to you since, despite your numerous messages. In contrast, I hope you will consider my message polite and respectful.
Your opinion of the area in your email to me last year was insulting to those of us who stayed here, and who continue to work on improving it. The houses that are boarded up in Speke Garston are renovated before they are boarded up and are ready for occupation when a tenant requests one. The housing company that now owns the stock and has local residents on it's Board, has implemented an excellent home improvement plan which so far has given me double glazing, central heating, cavity wall insulation, a new roof, loft insulation and all my repairs completed in one day. In the next month my kitchen and bathroom will be gutted and renewed with my choice of units, and the electrics will be completely renewed. The cost to me? £2.00 a week on my £50 rent! South Liverpool Housing doesn't just work on it's stock, but is involved in many local projects and offers grants to those wanting to better themselves or their business in Speke Garston, including sponsorship for one young lad who wanted to work towards the next Olympics.
A new superstore is being built in the centre of Speke, with smaller shops moving in from the old Parade, which will become the sports fields for the new Parklands High school, (replacing Speke Comp which was falling down). It has just opened beside the new library, new Leeson Centre, new LCC One Stop Shop, new Community Centre, refurbished Austin Rawlinson and sports centre, new theatre etc etc. The people of Speke have worked long and hard to get to this stage, and we are reaping the benefits of those efforts.
I also remember your insults about my beloved All Saints Church, which were insensitive to say the least considering my 42 year commitment to the place, and the fact that I am the Churchwarden! Small though we are, we also play a big part in our local community, funding a Community Development Worker to help make things better. What’s a bit of graffiti compared to getting a new primary school, health centre and shops built? That's what the people of West Speke are working on now. I am sorry that you felt too ashamed of the Church to show it to your family, but maybe if you had come while a service was on and met us, your opinion would have changed. A church is not a building; rather the people who use it.
As someone who lives so far away, visits only occasionally, and doesn't even like the place, I am surprised that you have an interest in Speke and wonder why you have continued with this site. Having read your replies to Peter Crompton and Lisa, I see your opinion hasn't changed. To quote one sentence of your email to me: ‘Speke is a terrible place to live and it lives up to its reputation.‘ your site has some very good contents and is very professionally run but is spoiled by these negative comments.
I am not asking you to cover up the bad points but to acknowledge the good ones. Maybe the reason so many houses are boarded up in Speke is because people moved away and didn't stay to make it better, as we are doing now. It is everybody’s right to choose to move away of course, but they then lost the right to criticize.
We all know the bad points! But it’s not bad coverage that gets things improved as you said to Lisa; it’s people living and working together with faith in themselves, a hope for the future, and a resolve never to give up!
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- Speke Now -- Peter Crompton, 14:10:24 02/14/03 Fri (142.28.12.79)
I have lived in Canada since 1965,on my last trip home in 2001 I was shocked at the conditions around Speke,what has happened to the pride we had back in the 40s and 50s,Speke was a clean place to live.
Would love to hear from anyone I went to school with,I left
in 1953. Met up with Syd Abernathy,Ronnie Slater,John Goodale,Ron Hughes,Tommy Hughson and others on my visit in 2001.I talk to Mr Swain quite often as he lives South of me in Victoria.Also had dinner with Mr Pat Kellett.My regards to everyone in Speke. Thanks for a great site Tom.
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- good -- kevin molyneux, 11:06:55 02/13/03 Thu (81.131.128.172)
good site well done nice to see speke on the web
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