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Old 14th Aug 2017, 19:14
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Originally Posted by learjet50
Hi

Re your post

I Think there must have been 2 Geoff Balls beacuase the 1 i know had his retirment party at the ship Inn in Styal las Year (Looked pretty alive to me)

You must have been there in the days of MAD HARRY/BURMA BESS

I Cant think of any more names but there are still a few of them around

I Thing the Kirbys are still around but into Hot Air Balloning now

Do you remember Brian(Gammy)Lewis ? I know he died some time ago.



If you think of any more let me know



Regards
I had the nickname "Fred", about Gammy, he passed away in 1973sh, others that I remember were Geoff Hatton and a Dave Butterworth, the Kirbys all got hitched, one has two children, son and daughter both 20sh, he and another M still balloon mad and working, and the other two S and H are fine, H had a son, he is 40sh and a parent, S is is living up in Mossley

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