Picture Gallery (3)

How's this for a bit of history! It shows members of the 1971/72 full-year group about to go underground at Markham Colliery.

I can't name each face. but that's me second from the right. . . . and good old Frank Littlewood is in the front row sporting elegant dark kneepads over his pale overalls. Behind Frank is Ian Lyness (see his contribution to the Letters Page), and to Frank's right is Geri Hosier, later of The People. Second from the left on the back row, grinning happily, is Andy Knowles, later a TV sports reporter.

All the group members are named on the first Picture Gallery page . . . you might be able to put names to more of the faces. If you see yourself, do let me know.

(For the record - the smiling blonde girl who's carrying her helmet is my daughter Julie, then a schoolgirl, who came along for the experience.)