I am the author of six novels all set in the fictional town of Ashurst which is located somewhere near to Ashton, Billinge and Earlestown. All have a strong rugby league background and are inspired by the old saying about work that "They could write a book about this place. It would be a best seller." I am now about to start on another. At the age of 82 it is not a bad way to spend time as you never get out of breath or over excited doing it!. It is also a good way to spend time and particularly if you are fairly old or know someone who has a tale to tell about their own life and times.
One of my story lines will be about a couple of OAPs from Wigan and a couple from St Helens who meet up on holiday in Spain in 2016. Among their conversations are about what life was like in the past and about the good natured rivalry between people from the two towns. I have plenty material from St Helens but less from Wigan. What I want are some old Wigan words, sayings and stories, humorous ones preferably.
You can either post them here or if they are long, send them to me at wgeofflee@gmail.com. Also if anybody has not read any of my novels yet, One Winter, Two Seasons and Three Good Years are available from London League Publications. Visit them at www.llpshop.co.uk. Click on Books and then Fiction for more information.
Among those who have enjoyed reading them are Tony Collins, Ray French, Dave Hadfield, Tony Hannan, Mike Stephenson and even Stan Barstow, who just like me once worked as a draughtsman.

I am the author of six novels all set in the fictional town of Ashurst which is located somewhere near to Ashton, Billinge and Earlestown. All have a strong rugby league background and are inspired by the old saying about work that "They could write a book about this place. It would be a best seller." I am now about to start on another. At the age of 82 it is not a bad way to spend time as you never get out of breath or over excited doing it!. It is also a good way to spend time and particularly if you are fairly old or know someone who has a tale to tell about their own life and times.
One of my story lines will be about a couple of OAPs from Wigan and a couple from St Helens who meet up on holiday in Spain in 2016. Among their conversations are about what life was like in the past and about the good natured rivalry between people from the two towns. I have plenty material from St Helens but less from Wigan. What I want are some old Wigan words, sayings and stories, humorous ones preferably.
You can either post them here or if they are long, send them to me at wgeofflee@gmail.com. Also if anybody has not read any of my novels yet, One Winter, Two Seasons and Three Good Years are available from London League Publications. Visit them at www.llpshop.co.uk. Click on Books and then Fiction for more information.
Among those who have enjoyed reading them are Tony Collins, Ray French, Dave Hadfield, Tony Hannan, Mike Stephenson and even Stan Barstow, who just like me once worked as a draughtsman.