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Sat, 27 Sep 2003 I came across this EBay auction which
descendants of William Hand, who lived in Park Lane
(Endon?) in the mid-19th Century, should look
at: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2560575013&category=356 Peter Haynes Wed, 24 Sep 2003 I need info of ERNEST JONES MART please, who
died in Italy on 18/02/44, he was in the 1st Bn The
London Irish Rifles. I am a distant relative. JOHN BARRATT Sun, 21 Sep 2003 The re-designed Leek-on-Line site is a pleasure
to "surf". Congratulations and "Well done Tony" ! John D.
Spooner Date: Thu, 11 Sep I would like to hear from any Worthington
families still living in Leek, who's ancestors
worked in the Silk mills. In the early 1900's there
was the Worthington family who owned the Silk mill,
but naturally enough my ancestors were the poor
mill workers. My grandmother was Eva Keates (nee
Worthington) who was one of 19 children some of
whom I know still have family in Leek. Her
Grandparents had 10 children and I hope some of
them may still have descendants in the area. Trying to put together our family tree, if you
think you may be part of it, please contact me. Sue Rose (nee Johnson) Sun, 24 Aug 2003 Subject: Nellie Birch Some years ago I brought a paperback book by the
author Nellie Birch. It is called Sunbeams and
Shadows a first book of poems, published by Fred
Hill 58 derby st Leek in 1926. Have you ever heard
of her and in the book one of the poems is called
the Anglo-Welsh Gorsedd in Thors Cave which is a
poem about a druid festival starting from Wetton to
Thors cave naming N Birch along with others
notables of the 1920's from the Leek area. There
are a lot more poems relating to Leek in the book
such as the memorial clock given by Sir Arthur
Nicholson. Dave Alexander Thu, 28 Aug 2003 Your Leek Paper is about to publish its 11th
issue, thanks to the wonderful continued support
from the people of Leek and district. Gary Shenton Wed, 27 Aug 2003 I have just deleted an e-mail sent by a John
Burnett as I thought it was connected to the recent
viruses. I have now seen his name on the Guest Book
for 27 January 2003 and if this is the same person,
I would be very grateful if he could contact me
again. Many thanks Eileen Peel (nee Robinson) Sat, 23 Aug 2003 Hello from Canada, I am doing genealogy on my family roots from the
UK. I came across your beautiful place called Leek
in Staffordshire. Many Thanks, Regards, Edith Clark Thu, 21 Aug 2003 Hello, I was just browsing on the internet and came
across the leekonline website. I now live in the "Deep South" of the United
States, in Little Rock, Arkansas, and am currently
building a studio and residence in Eureka Springs
in the northwest corner of the state. My brother,
Rob, lives in Radcliffe-on-Trent; brother, Julian,
on the island of Kefalonia, in Greece; and sister
Barbara in the Wirral of Cheshire. Should anyone be interested in me and what I do,
I have a website - www.charlespearce.com Best wishes to you all. Charles Pearce. Thu, 14 Aug 2003 Hello everybody, I had, in the early sixties, a penfriend (girl)
in Leek. Ronny Van Der Burgt Wed, 13 Aug 2003 This site is bringing back many memories,
although I left as a 10 year old in 1960, I still
try to get back occasionally. I am looking for anybody who may have had Henry
(Harry) Thomas Adams as their ancestor. He married
Minnie Jenkins in Coventry and had Ida, Alwyn,
Edna, Eric and Cissie (my grandmother) all born in
Coventry. I don't know when he moved to Leek, but
we think that Alwyn and Ida married there. My
grandmother Cissie married William Johnson. He died
in Leek in the 1950's. He was a house painter and
decorator. Edna moved to Bournemouth and Eric to
Leamington Spa. If anybody in Leek can remember any
of the family I would appreciate hearing from
them. Thanks. Sue Rose (nee Johnson) Tue, 5 Aug 2003 Hello: I often look at your web pages as a reminder of
when our Battalion, a part of the 95th Infantry
Division was quartered in Leek in 1943 with the
95th Infantry Division. I vividly remember the
dances at a church, it seemed to me on the edge of
the town. I recall looking down a winding road from
the church into the countryside on a rainy Saturday
night during a dance. The visit was a welcome one
for us and how pften fish and chips recall the
times, however short, that we were there with
you. Ray Brandes Wed, 30 Jul 2003 Hi. I receive a quarterly publication from the 87th
Infantry Division Association. Many of us were
billited, during WWII, in Leek, Stone or Biddulph.
I thought that you should be made aware that,
though years have passed, inevitably, mention is
made by one of our members of the fond memories
they have retained of your village. atomd@att.net Dear Sir, Reading the letter in the guestbook entry
complaining about the low standard of cuisine in
Leek I sent the complainant an email asking them if
they had tried, Primo Piano,No.64, Raymondos, The
Laurel Inn, The White Lion, any of the 5 Indian
restaraunts or the Peak Weavers Hotel in their
search for dinner in Leek that didn`t involve chips
or as they put it `bake` potatoes. Thinking that
maybe their idea of dinner was what a lot of people
call lunch, I asked him/her if they had tried
Greystones, Blueberries,Coffee Beans or any of the
town centre pubs, I know, because I am married to
the Licensee Lynne Ward of the Roebuck which serves
food from 9-30 in the morning,offers a choice of
Chips, boiled or `bake` potatoes, salad, rice or
tortillas. If you can`t find what you require in
Leek you`re a hopeless case. Oatcakes to Haute
Cuisine. Further to that, so what if the Red Lion
couldn`t supply a sweet sherry, thank heavens for
that.I`ll bet you can`t get a decent glass of
madeira anywhere in this town, I know I`m gagging
for one. Any road up, I sent a shorter version of this to
the email address and guess what, it doesn`t exist,
returned as permanent failure due to address not
being recognised. What a surprise. Keep on going it`s a good site despite the odd
strange guest book entry. Alan Ward This is in reply to the
comments made by 'A. Visitor' Tues 1
Jul. Date: Sat, 5 Jul Hi, Have just found this great website and would
like to contact Alison Hill nee. Trafford ref.
guest book 2nd. Nov. 2001. I have tried her freeserve address but my mail
keeps bouncing back . Regards. K. Berrisford . Ex Leekension. Date: Thu, 3 Jul To all reading and browsing Leekonline, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to
everyone who has supported Your Leek Paper. Your
emails, letters and messages have been a fantastic
morale boost for all of us in the office and they
have been very well received. I think we have now set out our stall and shown
everyone what we are about and exactly what people
will get if they support us. Unfortunately I hail from Stoke-on-Trent, (you
can't choose where you are born), but working for
the Post & Times as a reporter and now with
Your Leek Paper I really wish it was possible to be
adopted by a town. Leek is a fantastic place and a huge thanks has
to go to Tony Smith who keeps this excellent
website up and running. Regards, Shaun Lintern. Date: Wed, 2 Jul Just a note to say had a great weekend in Leek
and area staying at "The Hatcheries". Thanks for
the Tip on getting in to the Towers early. Our
timing couldnt have been any better and we had a
great day there. Also a thanks to the staff at "The
Forge" who also looked after us Romford folk really
well. Robert.P.Canning Date: Tue, 1 Jul Hi, It's the fergs! Sending a big HELLO to all
the folks back home in sunny Leek! Looked at the
webcam, not much has changed, still raining! Im
missing the Wednesday market though! Again Hello to
everyone that know's us!!!! Richard Fergusson Date: Tue, 1 Jul Congratulations on a fine website! Congratulations on living in a nice market town
within reach of the most beautiful countryside. It
is made to be a tourist centre. BUT how disappointing that the reality does not
live up to the possibility. On my visit there the information centre was
only able to offer me 4 hotels or guesthouses
because those were the only ones on their approved
list. Having visited the outside of a guest house
in Buxton Rd I can understand their concern. The
prices for single accommodation are far too high
where they exist. People in Leek I met were in
general unable to tell me where main streets were.
I tried to find a decent hotel to have dinner - the
two I found both only served chips and bake
potatoes and the Red Lion in the Market Place could
not even supply a sweet sherry. Again I eventually
had a nice meal at the Quiet Woman but I only just
got there in time. Something needs to be done to improve your
tourist information. You are wasting a valuable
resource. A Visitor Copy of this email has
been sent to our Tourist Information
Centre Date: Tue, 1 Jul Hi there, I have just enjoyed browsing this great site. My
interest, from Australia, is in the family of Sir
Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Wardle. Their son,
Bernard Wardle (1866) married Annie Barnes Welch in
1891. They had a daughter, Dorothy Gladys Wardle in
1893 and I would love to hear from anyone
associated with these family members. My Wardle research is limited at this time, but
I have been in the genealogy scene for about 4
years and only recently traced our line through to
Cheddleton and Leek from Lancashire. Regards, Robyn Clarke Back to the
current visitors
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phaynes@free.net.nz
johnellisbarratt@hotmail.com
Javea, Spain.
spooner@wanadoo.es
sue.rose@edu.lbwf.gov.uk
wooster@ntlworld.com
Everyone at Your Leek Paper is extremely
grateful.
Special thanks to Tony Smith of Leekonline for his
tremendous help before even the first issue was
printed. He's a sparkling jewel in the Queen of the
Moorlands (Leek) crown.
4gary@freeuk.com
Editor, Your Leek Paper
d-epeel@lineone.net
Would you know how Leek got it's name.
I am quite interested as my great-grandmother was a
Leek.
Sarah Leek, born 1874, Alsagers Bank, Stafford
Father - Joseph Leek, born 1845, Audley,
Stafford
Mother- Priscilla Leek, (Maiden Name Jones ) born
1848, Alsagers Bank, Stafford
If you know any history or where to find the naming
of Leek please let me know.
claedi@sympatico.ca
How wonderful to be able to read something about
the town which I still consider my hometown, even
though it's almost forty years since I left. My
father was, Ken Pearce, the headmaster of the High
School and later Curate at St. Edward's. I would
love to hear from anyone who remembers me and/or my
family. We lived on Spring Gardens at the corner of
Burton Street, and later up on The Mount.
I would love to hear from anyone whom I knew back
in those halcyon days of my youth. I would
especially like to hear from anyone who attended
Leek School of Art, when Arthur Littlewood was the
Principal. Many thanks.
charles@charlespearce.com
For the moment I forget her name, she lived, at
that time, at 35 Rosebank street, she has to be
around 55 years old now, I have never contacted her
since 1965.
If anybody knows her or can help please contact
me.
e-mail emerald.peeters@easynet.be
sue.rose@edu.lbwf.gov.uk
raybrandes@sbcglobal.net
Tony Oropollo,
Montclair,
N.J.
award@kingstown18.freeserve.co.uk
kberri@berrisfordk.fsnet.co.uk
Reporter with Your Leek Paper
robert.p.canning@bt.com
turds@aac9.fsnet.co.uk
robynclarke1@bigpond.com
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