A Walk down Memory lane

Gorton Monastery

All the news about how things are going.

Gorton's Heroes

From World War 1

Links Around Manchester

There is loads of links here. Check it out.

Mechanical Horse Club

Great site! Brings back some good memories

ManchesterLibraryPhotos

Great photos of Manchester Streets and other images. There is 77,000 images of Manchester and its suburbs on this site.

Eastserve

This site serves East Manchester.

Openshaw Radio FM

Local Internet Radio Station Started on April 2007

Missing Or Looking For People Links Below

Lisa Redford, (The Chatroom Moderator has sent in the information below for you conveniance).

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Ancestry: The National Archives Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew,TW9 4DU or ring 0208392 5200. Websites: www.census.pro.gov.uk www.census.pro.gov.uk (1901 census for England and Wales).

For family history societies look on www.ffhs.org.uk. Or try online at friendsreunited.co.uk and genesreunited.co.uk. Lancashire BDM or Cheshire BMD give details of births, deaths and marriages. The Office for National Statistics, Trafalgar Road, Southport, Lancs. is where you can apply for copies of certificates.

Tracing Service Chums: www.servicepals.com (the only Forces website that is endorsed by the Royal British Legion.)

OR these contacts may be able to help: Army Medals Office,MoD Medal Office, Building 250, RAF Innsworth, Glos. GL3 1EZ. RAF Medals Section, Building 248a, Room 6, RAF Innsworth, Glos. GL3 1EZ.

The Merchant Mariners, 16 Glebe Road, Huntingdon, PE28 4PH. SSAFA Forces Help 0207403 8783,

Help for needy ex-servicemen and women. www.ssafa.org.uk. RN Medals Office, Room 1068, Centurion Building, Grange Road, Gosport, Hants. PO13 9XA.

Veterans Agency 0800 169 2277 General advice line including war pensions and Far East POWs. The Royal British Legion 08457 725725. www.britishlegion.org.uk.

YOURS magazine does a Friends of Yours page where you can post an ad looking for either: Find a Friend. Old Comrades. Where Are You?. Music Searchline. Do You Have?. Reunions. You can contact them on www.friendsofyours.com. Friends of Yours, Bretton Court, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8DZ.