Memories

The following article appeared in the Liverpool Echo in April 2002:

From: "David Redrobe"
Greetings to any Trinity members who are still alive and remember me! I am now 65, very much retired. I am now an Anglican Layman, having resigned altogether from the Methodist Church. I have suffered from depression for many years now, but at the moment am feeling o.k. I am now married to Kathy who is an Anglican Reader, seeking Selection for Ordination in the Anglican Church. I am sad really that I have lost contact with the Church of my childhood because I have much to thank the then "Liverpool Road" Methodist Church. I remember "Trinity" being opened it was a joy to Worship in a Sanctuary that was such a contrast to the dual purpose hall. My parents gave much to the life of Trinity, worshipping there for all of their married life. I wish you well in your witness in Page Moss, and pray that the spirt of Christian Unity will continue to encourage us to draw closer to each other. A divided Church has very little to say to a divided world. God Bless. DAVID.

This picture was taken when the 19th Fairfield Scout Group (now the 3rd Knowsley Scouts) visited Speke Airport in 1950. Click on the photo to see it in a larger size.
Thanks to Philip Swanson for supplying the photo.

The following message appeared in the Ex-pats section of the Liverpool Echo. Our response to Colin and his reply are below.

Colin Lunt from Orbost Victoria Australia 10:36:45 02 April 2006
Hi im colin lunt, I come from Huyton, went to school at Park View, Huyton mod and Bootle Tech, served plumbing app with J Large in Huyton. My dad was in the police in Huyton, and we lived in Church Road. My parents families come from [dads] everton valley, and [mums] around windsor street. Dads name was alfred and mums elizabeth. If anyone knows of us please say hello, I'm now in Australia after 15yrs in New Zealand, hope for some replies. Colin Lunt.

I'm writing in response to your message in the Liverpool Echo last week. I'm a member of Trinity Anglican/Methodist Church, Page Moss. Harold, one of the church members, passed me the cutting from the paper. Unfortunately he doesn't have email so he asked me to get in touch. Harold says he thinks you were a member of scouts at the Church (then just Trinity Methodist Church) when you were young. He thinks your dad was a policeman and you lived in one of two police houses on Church Road.

G/day from aus, well what a nice surprise, Andrew and Harold. So I finally got my name in the Echo, without having to raid a bank. Well Harold, I'm afraid I don't remember you, but as you get older (I'm 68) THAT DONT SUPRISE ME. One thing is sure I was in the scouts at the meth church, if I remember right it was the 19th Fairfield, and was at the end of Huyton House Road, next to a row of shops and about 500mtrs down from Page Moss, there was a vacant block of land next to the church, but I expect that has been built on by now.
As far as the scouts go, I can remember the Adams brothers, named Frank and the elder one I cant recall his name, both went to Prescot Grammar, and another boy whos surname was Simmons, I think Peter, who lived up near Longview, also Alan Hesketh, who if I remember right had red hair.
My dad was in the police in huyton, and we used to live at 153 Lincombe Road, before we went to live in Church Road Roby, between Dinas lane and Rupert Road.
Thanks for the reply, hope to hear more from you.

Photo from a church ramble, date unknown