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Bob Laycock has a birthday and goes in to hospital.
It's windy, with occasional showers and otherwise
sunny here.
Went to see the surgeon today and he
wanted to put me straight into hospital but that was just to help with
the pain.
Until Monday (when I will go in) for
various tests & then an operation on Wednesday, to take the whole
prosthetic out. This will involve slicing open the femur to get the
prosthetic out, which is currently glued in there.
The reason for all the pain and being
woken up by it, when I move in my sleep, is that there is a crack in my
pelvis and the "cap" of the prosthetic is being forced into it, making
it worse.
On Wednesday he will try to
put a "spacer" in, which will keep my leg more or less attached ( but
not load bearing ). He will not attempt to fix a new prosthetic for some
weeks. As this is the last chance, they will only try to fix it after
weeks of no sign of bugs in there. There is a 50% chance of
success. Let's hope the heart can take it as the grafts are well past
their warranty ! So, after Monday, I'll be off
station for some time.
I'll try and get Mary to send news
from time to time. Mary, needless to say, is panicking and we'll have to
tell the lads when they come to dinner tomorrow. (Tristam is worse than
Mary when I go into hospital.) The Three Peaks is definitely, I'm
afraid, off the agenda for this year.
Kiaora, Bob Laycock ..
emails to Mary please at
maryl@propertybrokers.co.nz
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The PeaceHavens Hoard
Ged has been busy metal detecting and has unearthed a
hoard of Russian Flax Bale Seals near to Bentham which
are rewriting the history of the textile industry
here.
  
click here
for the story so far
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New picture from Big Jack of
Keith Barret & Jack Sletcher
in pantomime in the 60's
Hi Ged, I sent Jack Proctor the
picture of Jack Sletcher that you have on the page, Looking at
it and thinking back, that isn't Keith Strutt appearing with
Jack, it is Keith Barret. Richie. PS here is one of myself and
Sue wintering in Florida last year
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Scattering Dennis Moorhouse' Ashes
at Scar End on 9th February 2013
   
   
   
photos by Mary Myers and Jack Proctor
CLICK FOR THE VIDEO
http://youtu.be/I9qMdwLJx7E
You can add
your condolences on this video
to the many
dozens already on the uTube site.
Kiaora, Ged, Thanks for the video. Very nice. I'm almost envious of the
lads up
there. I said to Jack that there will be folk tales in time about the
laughter heard
from the ghosts of Twistleton Hall ! thanks again,
Bob Laycock
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Hi Ged, Sandra, and Everyone. Thanks for that
mate...a wonderful tribute to a great little guy, with a huge heart, and
a winning, cheeky smile.....he will be sorely missed, but never
forgotten.
Sorry not to have been there, but we had to rush Jan back into
hospital again, and I only got her back home again on Thurs night. Since
she was diagnosed with cancer 4 months ago, the poor lass has been
admitted 12 times. She has been very ill, having been hit with one
infection after another...on top of the cancer that is.
However she is a strong and
positive person, and, having had 2 sessions of chemo so far, there are
signs that the tumours are shrinking...thank God. We know there is a
long way to go, but we keep positive. Take care everyone...hope to meet
up soon.
Best wishes Phil & Jan
Kendall
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Black Rose Christmas Dinner
at The Wheatsheaf, Ingleton
on Sunday 9th December at 7pm
    
    
photos by Big Jack
      
photos by Mary Myers
  
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Black Rose Dinner
at The Wheatsheaf, Ingleton
on 22nd August at 7pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zalbYxBmd_Q
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photos before copying to your computer
     
     
     
    
photos by Ged Dodd
    
    
    
photos by Mary Myers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zalbYxBmd_Q
click above to see YouTube video
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emails
Just got Dave Pickering's email .. he's in Australia
arlenepickering@optusnet.com.au
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24-07-2012
Hello Ged, Just found you while looking on a detector
site, WOW, spun off into the past with old shots of The BRPC. I
don't think you'll remember me my name is Jim Bolton I was from
Blackpool in those days and came up with Trevor Rodgers which is
why I'm writing this to update your info page. Trevor Rodgers died
of a heart attack about ten years back not killed on a motor
cycle, however he did have a very bad crash just outside of
Melling losing his toes which were trapped between the foot peg
and gear leaver, he wrote off a Standard four door saloon with his
right leg, the driver had to climb out of the nsr door the car was
that bad, I maybe wrong but one of the old team was on the back of
his Bonneville at the time and I think did a makeshift tourniquet
with the belt off his Barbour suit. Big Eddy also known to
us at the time as BOO BOO from the Yogi Bear cartoon strip, I
remember doing on a small dig on Storrs, we had been trying to
move a very large rock which was partly down a shallow shake hole,
we had been at it a couple of days, job solved when Eddy turned up
and just cuddled it for a minute while he took hold then lifted it
out on his own. I would have been with three other lads from
Blackpool one was Dennis Moorhouse and the other Eddy Matley also
my cousin Big Les. OK Ged I wont go on and on but just wanted to
say "hello" and to thank everyone involved for building such a
grand album. If you see Algy (Philip Wells) say that were in
touch, and yet another thing we have in common, for the last 26
years I've been living in Cowgill just below your old Observer
Corps bunker, how about that? Bye for now Ged, Jim Bolton.
jbolton@tiscali.co.uk
30-07-2012
HI Jed, Sorry couldn't make it last Wednesday night, however while
the memory is still working I think you knocked your knee cap off
riding an Ariel Arrow or was it a Leader?. Big Jack had Big
Nortons and Trevor Rodgers a Bonneville while Trevs mate Charlie
rode a Goldstar but that would have been much later, Mike Myers
and his sister could have had AJS or Matchless 350s possibly. Hope
the memories are right but could be early onset fading.
Went over to Clapham St Market on Sat had a brew in the CRO
building with Jenny Holmes and Pete Allwright, good day out.
OK Jed let me know if my notes ring a bell or not and don't forget
to mention me to Algy. All the best Jim Bolton G6LZZ (my call sign)
jbolton@tiscali.co.uk
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Happy Wanderers Caving and Potholing Club in 1957 prior to Mike Myers
and
Big Jack Procter leaving to help form the Black Rose Caving and
Potholing Club.
photo by Big Jack
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Kiaora, Ged, As I sit on my deck, with a cool drink,
basking on this high 20s summers day, I thought I should let you know
I'm thinking of you and all the old mates ( and I do mean old ) and want
to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please, keep
well wrapped up and look after yourselves. Kiaora, Bob Laycock
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Black Rose Christmas Dinner at Mason Arms
04-12-2011
     
photos by Mary Myers
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15-09-2011
- Bull Pot Farm and Fossicking in Ease Ghyll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbprD4X4S_4
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Kiaora, Ged,
So you found the 3pounds and 5p I lost in 2003, when I was over for the
reunion. A cash cheque will suffice ! Kia Ora,
Bob Laycock.
31-08-2011 - Green Field Walk around Thornton in Lonsdale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMhSyugewK8
Pete looking at Ingleborough from Cow Gill on the Green Fields
Walk - photo Ged Dodd
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Introducing the Thursday Club
Meeting every Thursday in Bernie's Cafe Ingleton at 10am
18-08-2011
- Ribblehead to Scar End * new
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YKzA_Q39GQ
Hi Ged, Just been watching the latest videos and it's become
obvious to me that Pete is Foggy, you are Compo, which makes
Brian Cleggy and Johnnie? - Billy Ingleton, of course !
Kia Ora, Bob Laycock
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Black Rose
Dinner at Mason Arms 09-07-2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PNosXe90Xo
    
Photos by Mary Myers
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hi jed... just having a trawl around the net and found
you....our names are Martin Berry and Dave Fecitt...we remember you very
fondly when we spent many a happy Sunday on the Black Rose Tunnel Dig in
Kingsdale Master Cave about 33 or 34 years ago...Hope your keeping well
and still active...unlike me but not Dave... Hope to hear from you
soon, Martin and Dave
click for Black Rose Tunnel Dig in Kingsdale Master Cave
Extract from Descent Magazine Jan/Feb 1977 No 35.
"'Climber@ Perry zoomed up the wall into the alcove and rigged a 10'
ladder for the less agile amongst us. 'Miner' Eddie took the dig in hand
putting 'Thin' Dave up top in the mud and
'Scribe' Bill on the lumpy ground with pick and lump hammer. 'Hairy'
Tone and 'Gooner' Martin scavenged for the
debris with buckets and threw it down into the stream way where it
washed down to the sump. I set up shop on a small ledge and made the
coffee ...
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