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[jimmy c spark]

My cousin Dave Jones lived and travelled with silcocks fair his nickname was [ patch ] because his hair in a quif used to fall over his eye he worked on the walzer he got me on there working when the fair was in st helens old Arthur silcock was the boss when you were scint after the week-end would sub you your wages when you got paid he would take the sub back then lend you money again the next day you were always in his debt so could not leave remember Bobby Langtree working there as well great set of lads all older than me taught me quite a lot about girls who fancey fair lads ned i say more lol

[SKYMAN]

used to be a big fair near Beechams .where the Tech collegae is now,
a bloke used to dance and skip about the waltzer ,he lived in town ,
but he was from down south somewhere.he spoke quite intelegntly,
he scared the girls to death,he never touched them but he used to go right
near them girating,

[luciemia]

Hi, I remember the fair well.We always looked forward to Silkcocks coming to Parr.It was on the Licker at the rear of Parr Stocks Road.The toffee apples/candy floss and goldfish in a bag.Half a crown went a long way at the fair.

[tessmop]

Wellcome to connect Luciemia,I lived in Parr in those days,like you say all the kids looked forward to it,do you remember the circus that would go there too?

[SKYMAN]

they had some good artistic people working for them.
the organ music was great ,i think its a life you have to be born into,
and the transport not one but sometimes two trailers those guys could handle them,

they had some good artistic people working for them.
the organ music was great ,i think its a life you have to be born into,
and the transport not one but sometimes two trailers those guys could handle them,

[Handsome Johnny]

last time i saw billy beech he was the steward of clock face miners rec.......................

[DEVON BOY]

Your right HJ the beer was always spot on

[vinty]

Here is a link to info and pictures of Billy Babe Beech and his Father Ike Beech.

http://www.suttonbea...ttonboxers.html

[Alan]

Fascinating link that Vinty. I remember Dr Death in the ring at Queens Rec

[StanOwen]

I lived in kirkland street in the 50's & 60's, as a kid, i could not wait for Silckocks fair to come !! happy day's, life was good the lol, remember the Cocks & Hens ride ?

[ely]

HI STAN GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE ON THE PLANET .HOW ARE JOHN AND DAVID , A KIRKLAND STREETER HEY ..BET YOU CANT GUESS WHO THIS IS . ABOUT THE SILCOCKS FAIR IN THE RECCY PARK . THE BOXING BOOTHS WERE OWNED BY ,BATTLING SULLIVAN . WHO ONCE FOUGHT REGGIE MEEN FOR THE BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE . AND HIS SONS SAMMY AND JOHN .H . FOUGHT FOR AND WON MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLES . THE BIG WRESTLING BOUT WAS ALWAYS BABE BILLY BEECH (*DR DEATH) AGAINST A PIE EATER CALLED SCOTTIE AMBROSE .. HAD MANNY A TWO PENCE WIN BY PUSHING A PENNY ON THE APPROPRIATE SQUARE ON THE ROLL A PENNY STALLS WITH A TWIG FROM THE BUSHES .. GREAT TIMES REMEMBERED.

RE THE MAN AT THE FAIR WHO USED TO DANCE ON THE WALTZER .HE CAME FROM HARESFINCH ,I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS SON. WHO WAS A CHARACTER ABOUT THE .TOWN'

[SKYMAN]

I can picture the dancing man now Ely,with his fancy silk scarves and his fancy arm movements
he scared the girls but i must say he never made contact with them, a real character of St Helens
now just a memo,like many others that once roamed the town,but thats another tropic,

[luciemia]

Thankyou for the warm welcome Tessmop.Yes I remember the circus well.Wonderful days.It is really good to give my old brain a workout down memory lane.