Villager Returns After 12 Months

Well it’s been fairly quite of late in the village since the carnival so there’s not much to report and post.

But here’s a something for the old villagers who have access to the website and the net..

Some of you may know, that quite a few local villagers have been ill, along with being in and out of hospital for the last 12 months.  One local lad in particular, Norman Roberts who has been away from his village cottage for exactly 12 months. Norman fell ill during June 2008 and then spent a period in hospital followed by about 6 months convalescing at his daughters in the Midlands, it’s exactly 12 months and now Norman has returned home. 

During Monday (29th June), Norman appeared to have been ’round to our house, to visit Blackie-Billy Bagely, for when I came in at lunch time, Blackie said that Norman had been around-and they sat at the back talking for about 2 hours swapping ailments and hospital experiences and catching up on whats been going on around teh village.  Some of you may also be aware that Blackie, has also been ill since January.  So, when Norman turned up, unannounced, this made Blackies day and it certainly put a smile back on his face to see  his old team mate from Hale FC back on home ground..

From memory-and bits and bobs Blackie has told me, the pair of them were once in Hale FC, along with other numerous locals and friends, during the 1950s and onwards etc.  Blackie (my uncle Billy) was a half back for Hale when they played down Carr Lane on the original footy pitch opposite the Brickfield, Norman, played as a center foward.  Others involved at the time where Joe Leather, Allan Deakin and Fred Wright who ran Hale FC..

 

So,, if Paula is reading this,, then it looks like Norman is back on the scene, out and about etc!?