Fred Skinner ....recollections

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by tosh

sorry to tell you that fred as past away.

That was in the first post Tosh.

[LYNX1]

I used to see him quite a lot in the Globe when he was at the bingo hall........it wasn't always a pretty sight and I must admit I wasn't one of his fans.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by LYNX1

I used to see him quite a lot in the Globe when he was at the bingo hall........it wasn't always a pretty sight and I must admit I wasn't one of his fans.

Lynx i think we'd get on well, i detested him.

[US Angel]

I workd for him and didnt like him

[Alan Gilmartin]

I think his fingers wernt relegated to just pies, boys clubs, give me a brake.

[entwisi]

I knew him through going in the George. He was always pleasant with me and I was polite back. I felt a little sorry for him as he was always surrounded with a number of fair weather friends who were clearly in it for what they could get from him. There were a few who seemed to genuinely care but they were definately a minority.

[flashy]

i used to look after one of Freds 'friends' in a nursing home i used to work at he was called Jack Bonney

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by US Angel

I workd for him and didnt like him

I worked for Fred for quite a few years, at Martholme Grange in the late seventies early eighties, in fact Bernard the manager at The Grange was my Best Man when I got married in 1978. Was actually there when he got the deposit for the sale of the Grange to Alan Beggby. Had some great times there and made some good friends, I became quite friendly with Dave Barry and Bob Williamson, sadly Bob has now got MS and is in a wheel chair

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by flashy

i used to look after one of Freds 'friends' in a nursing home i used to work at he was called Jack Bonney

Jack Bonney flashy, I knew Jack very well in those days, he was always in the Grange lent on the bar in the cocktail lounge, a real character

[flashy]

he was very pleasent, always good to talk to, then there was Winston Whittaker who i looked after when i worked at Altham, what a character he was, he hated Fred Skinner

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by flashy

he was very pleasent, always good to talk to, then there was Winston Whittaker who i looked after when i worked at Altham, what a character he was, he hated Fred Skinner

Ya flashy Fred certainly wouldn't have been Winstons cup of tea, not by a long chalk

[Taggy]

I once recall a lad going up to him in the Martholme and dragging the wig off his head! He was a mate of the comic, Jim Bowen and used to go on quite a lot of cruises on the QE2 when Jim Bowen was on there entertaining. He also used to "hold court" at the Dunkenhalgh, and i believe he used to regularily book a room there for his own "entertaining"! Apparently the lad who manages the Bingo on Blackburn Road wont hear a bad word about him!!!


Best Regards - Taggy

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Taggy

I once recall a lad going up to him in the Martholme and dragging the wig off his head! He was a mate of the comic, Jim Bowen and used to go on quite a lot of cruises on the QE2 when Jim Bowen was on there entertaining. He also used to "hold court" at the Dunkenhalgh, and i believe he used to regularily book a room there for his own "entertaining"! Apparently the lad who manages the Bingo on Blackburn Road wont hear a bad word about him!!!


Best Regards - Taggy

he'd hear quite a few if he met me taggy.

[Taggy]

Originally Posted by cashman

he'd hear quite a few if he met me taggy.

LOL! Cashy!...I think he's still benefitting from having known him!!

I can remember Skinner also going in the Castle Pub year ago when Jack Whittam was then landlord and buying drinks all round and supping half pints of Advocaat!!! Yuk!

Best Regards - Taggy

[Grange]

Fred was extremely good to local charities. If he saw a problem he was one of the first to put his hand in his pocket to help. He supported the local Lions Club at nearly all their functions. In many ways he was a good man.