Photograph taken before a game for the benefit of Frank Jacobs who had suffered a lengthy illness.
Back Row: 1. Cyril Giles, 2. “Dot” Johnson, 3. Jack Odell, 4. P Hodson, 5. Jack Benford, 6. Sam Love
Front Row: 1. R Evans, 2. P Perrett, 3. F Watts, 4. Sid Baish, 5. F Wallace
Standing behind the team: 1. F Loak, 2. Albert Harper (BLCC cricketer for many years)
John Meads 2021Bob Lee explaining the game to a group of young enthusiasts in 1984Some of the names - Left to right:Russell Becks (“Sexy”), John Lewis (“John Don”),Craig Plowman (“Vicious”), David Perkins (“Piglet or Porky”),Jeremy Aldwinkle (“Cornflake”), Steven...
John Meads 2017Tom Miller in his WW1 Royal Naval Air Service daysIn the early 20th century before the First World War Tom Miller was a boxer of some repute locally, as the press cuttings from The Sporting Life below will testify. At the time of his boxing career he...
In the days before radio and television, people necessarily had to make their own entertainment. Amongst the leisure activities of the day, such as male voice choirs and the various sports teams, the churches often provided a social role beyond concerts and talks. St...