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Who knows these lads from 20 years ago?

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Lorne Stewart (Barrowby FC) in 2000. From left, back – – Trevor Milne (manager), Nigel Milne, Dominic Redmile, Steve Harper, Simon Hart, Darren Glover, Matthew Warren, & Paul Milne; front – Marc Huggins, Mick Taylor, Steve Richardson, Martin McAndrew (cap), Steve McAndrew, Mark O’Dea & Barry Payne

Who do you know in this Grantham school photo?

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These young athletes represented St Wulfram’s School in 1980. Can you name them? Back – Ryan Mawer, Steve Taylor, John Bainbridge,Kevin Johnson, Andy Cummings, Andrew Burgess ,Mike Garbett. Simon Sparks. Steve Beck; Middle – Glyn Morgan, Adrian Deisel, Jeff Fahy, Lee Fardell, Steve Parkes, Mark Berridge, Brian Rawlinson, Ian Rawlinson and the legendary Mike Bundy; Front – Graham McGhee, Martin Bradley, Mark Auckland, Chris Wright, Simon Geeson, Nick Barrett,Trevor Preston, & Mick Topham.— with Ryan Mawer, Mark Auckland, jeff fahy,

When we all had fun in Westgate – 50 years ago

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Pancake Day Races, Wide Westgate. In the early 1970s Mayor Johnnie Wallwork introduced the annual Pancake Races. These were great fun, but like the annual raft race have disappeared from the scene. Why?????
Pancake Day Races, Wide Westgate 1970
Pancake Day Races, Wide Westgate 1970
Grantham Mayor John Wallwork interviewed by Anglia TV reporter after inaugerating the town’s annual pancake races in 1970

Who remembers this iconic Grantham building?

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GRANTHAM Motor Company’s Art Deco style building in 1990, about six years before the bulldozers moved in. The clock, which had been a timepiece for workers going to Ruston and Hornsby and Aveling Barford, was electric – powered by a clockwork generator. Unfortunately it wasn’t saved either

Local lads with England’s greatest footballer

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On the back row is Tommy Lawton, the legendary England and Notts County footballer. Among his later roles was president of Earlesfield Rangers FC and he is pictured here supporting the team at a six-a-side gala at Earlesfield Primary School, in 1970. They are, from left, back – P. Swaffam, Rev Britton, Tommy Lawton and R. Brett; Middle – Malc Bradley, J. Hart, R. Quincey, A. Fardell, K. Fardell, D. Key, and D. Thornton; Front – T. Humphreys, M. Clay, D. Lee, Stef Michienew, M. Cooper, Colin Ironmonger and R. Bacon. Rangers were a successful youth team, winning the Escritt and Bennett Cup that year. Many of the players went on to the two senior teams, Grantham St John’s and Harrowby United. The picture was sent in by Colin Ironmonger, of Ancaster.

Who remembers this Grantham business?

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THESE gentlemen were responsible for getting many a lorry driver out of a tough scrape in the ‘60s and ‘70s. They worked at B&B Garage and were pictured here in 1970. The photograph was sent in by Brian Berry, better known as “Jabez”. He said: “I worked there for approximately 10 years, leaving in 1975, and I enjoyed every minute of it. “We did heavy recovery along the A1 so when people had accidents, we were there.” Pictured are (from left) P. Duggan, Brian “Jabez” Berry, Michael Bilton, Alan Durham, Walter Blackshaw Jnr, David Bilton, Ray Duller, George Briggs, Walter Blackshaw Snr and Victor Gunnett.

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