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I called at GGHT recently to drop some documentation off. I pulled up at the barrier and was promptly told to park elsewhere as it was staff only. Not a great start considering that the majority of people attending at GGHT are on benefits and parking fees are expensive in the town. Very difficult to actually speak to the person you really need to speak with, normally its a call centre type affair. I know from experience that the registering process on the Choose a Home choice based lettings system is laborious, laboured, time consuming, officious and downright difficult. Other registered social landlords in the North West are much more user friendly, sympathetic to persons with limited IT skills and less onerous in their approach. GGHT like to shine like a caring sharing beacon but in reality they are not......pretty poor in all aspects. I haver also discussed their approach to anti social behaviour and repairs with some of their tenants and it is wanting I am led to understand.

I worked at Greenings in the machine shop/fitting shop as a turner, Bob Birkenhead was the chargehand, Dave Cundy, Gary Houghton, Pete Fellows, Gerry Plinston, Johnny Capper, Dave Roberts were all machinists. In the fitting shop were a plethora of characters, Billy Capper (blacksmith and bookie), Les Williams, Fredddie Dawson, the Boardman brothers, Bob Griffin (welder) etc etc. Who remembers the first strike in 1974 when we went out when Arthur Conheeny and Len Blood brought the place to its knees (all over the wire mill crane). Who remembers playing football in the yard....the ball used to go up the coal stack which didn't stop the flow of the match ! Happy days and I didn't know it.

Anyone out there who went to St Johns in Latchford and left in 1974 ? We had a reunion some years ago but a number of old colleagues were missing...Dave Blenkinsop where are you ?