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Hi Red Setter

The photo where ? I got it off servicepals.com. I don't think it was Clipsey Lane, but, Haydock Lane, I do however think it's the Sig's(On the left) and Admin block(On the right) Don't know when it was taken, but with not a WRAF in sight, it must be after you girls left If you type in Avery Road ( As mentioned here as where someone lived ) on multimap.com you get  a good view of the area as it now is ( Select aerial shot )
So Alan trained you, so do you ever remember going to RAF Sealand for a sports day, I went along for the ride and ended up guesting for you Sig's guys and running in the mile ( Came second in borrowed footwear if memory serves me right)
Yes I remember the Playing field well, used to play football and cricket for the station.

Hi Red Setter and all others reading this !!!!
Seems to be a bit of a mix up so let's put things straight. Didn't work in GO or the main site at all. OK so now I'll start over ( Are you sitting Comfortable ? Then I'll begin)
Me I'm Steve Beddoe and was stationed at RAF Haydock from Sept 1962? 'till Oct 1964. It was my first posting after basic training ( RAF Bridgnorth ) and trade training ( RAF Comptom Bassett ) I was posted to RAF Haydock  to join the Bomber Command radar unit, situated the far side of the camp sports field next to the East Lancs road ( just across the road from "That Cafe")
I did know Alan Lewis from Go and another tall dark haired guy whose name escapes me, Alan the PTI, the policeman yes ( Well I would having been marched to the guardroom under close arrest [ That's another story ] )
Someone mention the Naffi girl ? I'm fairly sure one of the guys from the admin was attending to her needs.
As I said we were Bomber Command guys and you lot were Sig's and there was a little, shall we say rivalry at times.
Don't remember a WRAF raid on RAF block ( Don't doubt it for one moment ) I can confirm that there many raids on the WRAF block ( Far end fire doors and rest room )
Tieing doors together, that did happen, ended up in blood being spilt one night in the RAF block 9 some was mine )
Spiders Web Club yes and the NAFFI before it.
Ended up engaged to a local girl I met at a camp dance before I got posted to Malaya in'64 ( got a "Dear John" a few months later )
I do vaguely remember some of you guys and the photos ring a bell, but we did spend a lot ot time off camp, as some of the guys with us were localish, Liverpool/Manchester.
OK name check time, all these guys were Bomber Command :-
Flt Ltn Ford' Sgt Harry Buckland, Cpl Hank Watson, Mick Abson, Mick Doe, Malc Healey, Jonny Guy, Ted Hyslop, Dave ? Askew, Jock Burnette,
I did meet one of the Haydock WRAF's years later at a dance at RAF Patrington, but's that's another story.

Take care all the best Steve xx

Hi Red Setter

What's your friends ID on here so I can access pics as names don't reg but pics might. Yes Thursday night dances, we used to be on the door as well. Remember the PTI Alan and lad in GO Alan Lewis. Memories of Haydock many how long you got