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Date Posted: 06:32:34 09/04/07 Tue
Author: Lynn
Author Host/IP: 82.42.197.45
Subject: Home Speke Home

I grew up on Alderwood Ave,number 100, with my two sisters and two brothers. I went to St Ambrose School at the time of Sister Teresa and Mr. Lennon. Then followed on to All Hallows Girls with Miss Mullen. I can remember some of the shops on Alderwood. I remember the rent office which then became the Nieghbourhood Centre. We had man fun days in there, great little youth club, with many day out to Wales on a charra ha ha. Then there was the little food shop next to it. I remember stealing a packet of crips from there, didn't so it again, my mum dragged me back and made me say sorry, then I was given a good hiding for my trouble. I can remember the butchers, got many a chickens feet from there, we pulled the sinews and made the claws move, yukkkkkkkk. I can remember the barbers, the sweet shop with the post office which at the time was run by May Box. I can remember Cousins the bakers, the wool shop, the Launderette run by Joan at the time,she lived opposite. I think I can remember a shoe shop too. I know when I was a child everyone of those shops where open. If I can remember any more, I will add to this post, or if anyone else can fill in the blanks please do. I even remember the Cubs and Scoutes Hut on Greenway Road, I think it is still there, but not in use. I remember the church on Eastern Avenue, which now occupies an old folks home. I remember the big cross that once stood there. I remember the Cosville service and the 500 bus to Kirkby. I remember the ice cream freezers on a Saturday afternoon and watching the wrestling too. Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, I was there watching with my dad. I remember the rag and bone man and looking for something to give him to get a fish or a balloon. I remember Bommy Night, standing gaurd with the lads, David Smith and Brian Crummy on the wasteground on the corner of Alderwood and Critchely Road. We used to seel gates and fences. The wasteground now has houses on it. We then moved to a freshly built Dymchurch Easate, where we lived for about four years. Many memories there, Speke Hall, first love (shame). I think my best days was when I lived on Alderwood. We moved up to Norris Green when I was about 15, but I came back to Speke when I was foolish enough to marry. After my divorce I went back to Norris Green where I lived for about eight years. Now I am glad to say that I am in my tenth year of being back in Speke and not likely to move again. Speke has it's good points as well as it's bad points, but I am home and here I will stay. Speke went downhill for a while, but I am glad to say that it is on the up with the new housing association and it's regeneration, what more could we ask for? It still has it's problems, but so has many areas, look at Norris Green, a once posh area, but now a slum. The housing is worse there than here. Give Norris Green it's due, it is trying to freshen the estate up and hopefully one day it will be back to it's former glory. Liverpool is a brill place to live and yes we do have problems, but we try and do our best to reslove these problems, it takes time and money. I am happy to say that now there are very few houses empty in Speke and apparently, there is a three year wait to get into Speke, so that is saying so much about the area, is it not?

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[> Re: Home Speke Home -- margie (memories), 04:48:16 08/29/08 Fri (82.35.218.158)

hiya i lived in clamley rd went to st ambrose school then all hallows girls school i remember miss mullen and miss short speke ispicking up a bit again i remember scouts hun used to play bingo there on a wed nite also remmber church on easten used to be a club on a fri4 kids disco etc my brother used to work in the butchers on alderwood ave rem the barbers there 2

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[> Re: Home Speke Home -- dave roberts nee sammy edwards, 17:58:10 11/07/08 Fri (77.97.105.142)

i remembr it all it was great in spek then th kids nevr did what th kids do today you played out and had fun i know all the shops in alderwood now thank with your help i moved to speke in 1956 when i was 2 i am still hr it has changed for the worse but SLH the police and community groups are doing a fine job to cut asb the 3 year waiting list to get into speke dont believ it it looks good for SLH We should of stayed with the council we would of got all the improvements in the end from them and payed less rent nice to hear from you do you remember a barber who lived in alderwood ave

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[> Re: Home Speke Home -- karen, 16:37:15 02/03/09 Tue (194.176.105.39)

hi i to went to st christophers and all hallows, when miss mullen reighned
and i also remember mr lennon fron chrissies
had some great mischief days at all hallows, we were naughty and mostly got caught and got made to run around the gym in front of the whole year in our gym knickers.
who also remembers mr harney the mad amths teacher, bless.

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