Chaigley Manor

[beechy]

Originally Posted by cashman

went in the 60s a few times, one time a guy i used to know, fell from a tree n hurt himself, wouldn,t be you beechy would it? was gonna start a thread on Chaigley, but did a search n up popped this lol, used to donate weekly from me wage for the home, pity more didn't could still possibly be open.

might well have been cashman
whent evey year for years
lived on laneside and a next door neighbour
died of polio way back in the 50s
we were quaranteened down at chaigley for
three months
great times yet again progress!!!

[cashman]

Originally Posted by beechy

might well have been cashman
whent evey year for years
lived on laneside and a next door neighbour
died of polio way back in the 50s
we were quaranteened down at chaigley for
three months
great times yet again progress!!!

well its quite possible we were mates for a while,knew 2 brothers,

[beechy]

Originally Posted by cashman

well its quite possible we were mates for a while,knew 2 brothers,

2 brothers
paul & layton
both played football clayton way

[mickmc]

Originally Posted by beechy

might well have been cashman
whent evey year for years
lived on laneside and a next door neighbour
died of polio way back in the 50s
we were quaranteened down at chaigley for
three months
great times yet again progress!!!

Hello Beechy, can't remember yr first name (age....lol) but I was the youngest member of that family next door, Mick, used to mate roung with your Leb

Bleedin' great years them round laneside !!!! - they talk about great Bonfire Nights now eh, but nothin today comes near to the bonfires at the back of our houses eh ??

Yep I loved going Chaigly Manor too... superb fun and lots of mischief to be had

[beechy]

Originally Posted by mickmc

Hello Beechy, can't remember yr first name (age....lol) but I was the youngest member of that family next door, Mick, used to mate roung with your Leb

Bleedin' great years them round laneside !!!! - they talk about great Bonfire Nights now eh, but nothin today comes near to the bonfires at the back of our houses eh ??

Yep I loved going Chaigly Manor too... superb fun and lots of mischief to be had

hi mick
you can only be a brother of george & family
stuarts the name
splendid laneside days
anyone out there remember the great bonfires of old
long before health $ safety just good common sense

[grego]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

OOooh Grego do tell us more.

It was really creepy actually but our room all saw a lady and young boy walk through, then in the morning when we reported it, the other dorms had all reported the same thing. I've seen several things since this experience and it freaks me out every time, my other half thinks I just have an over active imagination but I'm wide awake every time and it happens when I least expect it

[cashman]

Originally Posted by beechy

hi mick
you can only be a brother of george & family
stuarts the name
splendid laneside days
anyone out there remember the great bonfires of old
long before health $ safety just good common sense

yep used to go to the one on the Donkey Field,lol always had a "Den" in the middle to guard the wood.

[mallard]

Yes i went there with my brother when we was at school he thowt it was good but i found it naff so i never whent again.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by mallard

Yes i went there with my brother when we was at school he thowt it was good but i found it naff so i never whent again.

that was the same with many kids, a love/hate thing lol, but the original concept of chaigly was to give kids whose parents couldnt afford to take em. a holiday so on that basis alone it stands as a great place for kids.

[beechy]

Originally Posted by cashman

that was the same with many kids, a love/hate thing lol, but the original concept of chaigly was to give kids whose parents couldnt afford to take em. a holiday so on that basis alone it stands as a great place for kids.

i also remember another venue for under privaliged kids
a village in north wales DYSERTH its kept my love of
north wales ever since
it was a big holiday camp type of
place wooden huts and straw matresses

[Ianto.W.]

Originally Posted by cashman

that was the same with many kids, a love/hate thing lol, but the original concept of chaigly was to give kids whose parents couldnt afford to take em. a holiday so on that basis alone it stands as a great place for kids.

What used to p**s me of was that all my friends used to go there and yours truly had to stop at home, why because they used to send bed wetters home.

[mickmc]

Originally Posted by beechy

hi mick
you can only be a brother of george & family
stuarts the name
splendid laneside days
anyone out there remember the great bonfires of old
long before health $ safety just good common sense

Tis I, yep remember you Stuart, think I once babysat for you when you lived off Cotton St, I think....

You would remember more George, Vinny (sadly no longer with us) Brenda, Marilyn, David - I was at the younger end and obviously me old Dad

Thats when it was a pleasure to be growing up !!! no playstations etc but plenty of good old fashioned outdoor fun (and some mischief every now and then)

[beechy]

Originally Posted by mickmc

Tis I, yep remember you Stuart, think I once babysat for you when you lived off Cotton St, I think....

You would remember more George, Vinny (sadly no longer with us) Brenda, Marilyn, David - I was at the younger end and obviously me old Dad

Thats when it was a pleasure to be growing up !!! no playstations etc but plenty of good old fashioned outdoor fun (and some mischief every now and then)

you did daughter just gone 40
i remember your mum and sister dorothy
good days
and dam good bonfires
laneside always had the best ones
unless someone knows better

[mickmc]

Originally Posted by beechy

you did daughter just gone 40
i remember your mum and sister dorothy
good days
and dam good bonfires
laneside always had the best ones
unless someone knows better

40, Jeez I am gettin old...lol.....

Mum - yea wish I'd'a known her but have no memories of her, being 1 when she passed. Dorothy lives in Nottingham

Still - th'owd father did a fine job bringin us lot up and still worked too

You still local, I'm living in water st

[beechy]

splended family
as was all lanesiders
council house latch key kids
snotty noses
raggy breeches
jam butties
cream of the earth