beccy0114 Â Â 10 #121 Posted May 31, 2012 My step-dad/mum's partner worked at Treeton Colliery - Frank Sneesby. He still lives in Treeton and is working as a self-employed engineer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willo   10 #122 Posted June 1, 2012 My step-dad/mum's partner worked at Treeton Colliery - Frank Sneesby. He still lives in Treeton and is working as a self-employed engineer.  hi beccy, i used to work with frank & his mate Dave Lowe, think it was on 9s, i was their apprentice for a while around the early 70s. top bloke ,happy days. kindest regards willo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
magjam15 Â Â 10 #123 Posted June 1, 2012 hi there does anyone remember tommy maskery, he wes at treeton for 32 yrs after the war and some before the war well since he was 14ys old l'm his daughter. he has sadly passed away now. l remember every friday going for my bar six when dad went for his wages. if he was alive now he would hate the house that are built there. mind you because he put that many hours in l thought it was only right the scatter his ashes there. l remember one time he was doind a double shift and scargill had took over the canteen for some kind of meeting, so no one could get extra snap for that shift non of the men dad went on for days says it was not right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cookingfat   10 #124 Posted June 1, 2012 my cousin Geoffrey nicolson worked there as an electrician he lived in the villge all his live as did my uncle reg and aunt edith with his sister linda who still lives there, now works as a doctors receptionist used to live on arundel st/rd/ave/ what ever it was called unfortunatly there is only my female cousin linda left uncle reg was the first then our geof, finally aunt edith. when we visited them we would often go down to treeton dyke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willo   10 #125 Posted June 1, 2012 my cousin Geoffrey nicolson worked there as an electrician he lived in the villge all his live as did my uncle reg and aunt edith with his sister linda who still lives there, now works as a doctors receptionist used to live on arundel st/rd/ave/ what ever it was called unfortunatly there is only my female cousin linda left uncle reg was the first then our geof, finally aunt edith. when we visited them we would often go down to treeton dyke  hi there was Geoff nix's apprentice, him & his mate Jeff steel, on nights on't pit top, after a few bevvies int Station pub, top lads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
BUSTEDSOFA   10 #126 Posted June 1, 2012 hi there does anyone remember tommy maskery, he wes at treeton for 32 yrs after the war and some before the war well since he was 14ys old l'm his daughter. he has sadly passed away now. l remember every friday going for my bar six when dad went for his wages. if he was alive now he would hate the house that are built there. mind you because he put that many hours in l thought it was only right the scatter his ashes there. l remember one time he was doind a double shift and scargill had took over the canteen for some kind of meeting, so no one could get extra snap for that shift non of the men dad went on for days says it was not right   yes knew Tommy well and your brother Freddie sorry to hear he has passed away but like many when I started at Treeton he was an Old Timer then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
magjam15   10 #127 Posted June 1, 2012 yes knew Tommy well and your brother Freddie sorry to hear he has passed away but like many when I started at Treeton he was an Old Timer then  the strike took fred to wales never been back home dad made him go back to work broke the rules due to dad being in different union, he had to work through the beginning of the strike so fred got burnt out of home bad days for all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Coal Getter   10 #128 Posted June 1, 2012 My step-dad/mum's partner worked at Treeton Colliery - Frank Sneesby. He still lives in Treeton and is working as a self-employed engineer. yes i worked with Frank for many years top fitter .Still see him now and again in 3 magpies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Coal Getter   10 #129 Posted June 1, 2012 yes knew Tommy well and your brother Freddie sorry to hear he has passed away but like many when I started at Treeton he was an Old Timer then Yes i new Tommy sorry to hear he passsd away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Coal Getter   10 #130 Posted June 1, 2012 hi beccy, i used to work with frank & his mate Dave Lowe, think it was on 9s, i was their apprentice for a while around the early 70s. top bloke ,happy days. kindest regards willo. is that wambat if i remember right Dave Lowe was your hero with his long hair and rock star looks . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Coal Getter   10 #131 Posted June 1, 2012 hi beccy, i used to work with frank & his mate Dave Lowe, think it was on 9s, i was their apprentice for a while around the early 70s. top bloke ,happy days. kindest regards willo. is that wombat if i remember right Dave Lowe was your hero with his long hair and rock star looks . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
willo   10 #132 Posted June 1, 2012 is that wombat if i remember right Dave Lowe was your hero with his long hair and rock star looks .  yep tis me, how ya doin Dougie, my first job in life after school & the only job in my life where every one i met & worked with was sound as a pound. spoke to alka recently, he said he still sees you in't village, have one in the maggies for me. so you're a bus driver now! bit different from driving a shearer & blowing things up with dynamite downt pit-lol. Scargill & thatcher didn't just kill an industry between em the killed a way of life. ttfn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...