lost cousins

[Tracy J]

hello accy people ,,,,,,,i lived in accrington and huncoat from 63 to 76 my grandparents were Jimmy and Annie Creg,,,,i had a aunt Clare Barns,,,they have all passed on,,,but i have cousins some were in accrington Janet and Julie Barns (twins) Kristen, Marten Barns.......if anyone has heard of these guys it would be interesting to hear how they are doing,,,,,,,thankyou

[Bob Dobson]

I wonder if jimmy Cregg was the man who was undermanager at Huncoat Pit in the 1950s. One of life's gentlemen. I was his cletrk for a while. I have seen a photo of him in a book but cannot recall where.

[Tracy J]

yes Bob thats my Grampa he was the sweetest man i miss him dearly ,,,i lived with my grand parent in Huncoat until 76,,,,i would love to see the book you saw him in .....thank you for your reply,,,,,do you have any stories about him that you could share with me,,,he was the world to my Nana my Mum and i.....thanks again

[steviec]

The book you are reffering to is probably 'Colleries of North East Lancashire' by Jack Nadin - ISBN 978-0-7524-2803-1 although Jack Nadin has a couple of similar titles to the above so he may appear in others.

Jimmy Cregg was my uncle, his brother Bernard Cregg was my Father.
Bernard Cregg was a deputy at Thorny Bank colliery, before overseeing the demolition of Huncoat pit in the late sixties.

I was born and lived in Huncoat until about 1976 when I moved to Accrington, I now live in Preston.

I have lost touch with the cousins you refer to - Christine (Barnes), Martin, Janette and Julie, the last time I would have seen them was in 1982 at Jimmy Cregg's funeral, both Jimmy and Bernard Cregg died in 1982.

[Mog]

Originally Posted by Tracy J

hello accy people ,,,,,,,i lived in accrington and huncoat from 63 to 76 my grandparents were Jimmy and Annie Creg,,,,i had a aunt Clare Barns,,,they have all passed on,,,but i have cousins some were in accrington Janet and Julie Barns (twins) Kristen, Marten Barns.......if anyone has heard of these guys it would be interesting to hear how they are doing,,,,,,,thankyou

Tracy/steviec.
I worked at Huncoat from 1963 until it closed. I knew Jimmy Cregg very well. He was a true gentleman who sometimes did not like to play the part of big boss. I was very proud to have known and worked for him. He helped lots of young guys out at the pit. Some who had to get married very young. He made sure they could earn plenty of money. There are some photo,s in my album. I am sure you will find a photo of Jimmy Cregg there. Let me know will you. Mog.

[Patrick D O]

hi steviec are you Barry Cregg's brother