John Burke's a-Musings

It was 1970. The old Heywood Grammar School had been closed down and transferred along with most of the staff and with Colonel John Farish, ...

Heywood Grammar School was a bit old fashioned, formal and yet a place of great fun. The first day there, way back in 1965, is remembere...

Nostalgia time again! This time we take a look at the home environment. There are very few photos of my childhood homes. Just odd bits seen...

This blog entry re-creates a page from my now defunct Nostalgia web site which I've been saying for ages I should transfer to here and w...

Spent time rummaging this week through the closets and cupboards, looking for the old school tie and scarf ready for our annual get-together...

Last night after work I drove over to Heywood for a school reunion. Jackie was away at a bluegrass concert but Alex turned up right behind ...

It was the annual reunion yesterday. Alex, Jackie and I met up in Liverpool - European City of Culture for the year - to... well to get som...

This tidy up lark's not all bad is it? By which I suppose I mean it's not always all that effective either... I found these... A se...

Sunday 20 July 2008. The annual transport festival along Fleetwood's main street takes place so we go down for a mooch about and to droo...