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It is with great, personal, sadness that I report the death of a very loyal friend, and fellow guitarist, Ron Nicholson. Ron had lived in South Africa for more than thirty years but still kept in touch with his old friends. Our thoughts are with his wife, Kim, and daughters Heidi and Jaime.
The following article appeared in the Liverpool Daily Post on Monday 15th February 2010
Mike Povey, who has been exiled in Toronto for forty years, and still supports Wrexham F.C., recently won a raffle, the prize for which was to re-name the Yale Stand for a year. Consequently it will now be known as:
Mike in front of "his" stand!
The following article appeared in the Liverpool Daily Post on 24th November 2009.
Former history teacher Eric Earnshaw passed away on 21st October 2009. Although one of those who suffered his "Board of Education" and steel edged ruler many times, I still liked the man. He was one of those, so vital to the school, who gave up much of his own time to encourage and help develop the soccer players amongst us. J.A.P. Jones, who went on to achieve a "first" in history at Cambridge, says: "he was an inspiration to me, a superb teacher of his subject". (see "Obituaries")
Three Old Wrexhamians, Toni Wieczorek, Tony "Owny" Davis and Roy McMahon recently spent a week on the French Riviera courtesy of an invite from "honorary" OW, Pete George.
Roy, Owny & Toni in Monte Carlo
Toni, Owny, Roy & Pete drinking "Liquid Gold" in the Cafe de Paris. (Well it was £14 a pint!)
Now that's what I call a drink!
How do you initiate an honorary OW? Easy.....
..........you pour beer over him!
The Renegades
I know that it is hard to believe but May 4th will see the FIFTIETH anniversary of The Renegades' first "gig". This was at Meadowslea Hospital, Penyffordd, where the band were playing in a concert arranged by "Toc H".
Reunion ties
We have a number of these ties available priced £10 (including postage). See "Home" page for contact details.