Tomorrow - 40th Anniversary

[Ollygon]

3 brave PCs drowned at the Gynn.

RIP

 

[TSSeasider]

3 brave PCs drowned at the Gynn.

RIP

40 years ago.

I had just turned 10 and I can still remember how traumatised the entire community was.

Horrible, horrible day.

 

[Wizaard]

Bastard Nobbers still sing about it.

There was a friendly against Celtic as a fundraiser for the families iirc

 

[Tangerinemoss]

When I see people slagging all police officers off, they often come to mind. The highest standard of selfless behaviour anyone could ever see. RIP

 

[SuddicksShot]

Bastard Nobbers still sing about it.

There was a friendly against Celtic as a fundraiser for the families iirc

That’s the class of the average football supporter for you. Blackpool are no different.

 

[Seaside of life]

Bastard Nobbers still sing about it.

There was a friendly against Celtic as a fundraiser for the families iirc

I seem to remember the friendly being against Liverpool, remember also Ken walmsley refereed the game, used to see him all the time in the clubs and pubs of cleveleys he went on to make the back and front page headlines a couple of years later for sending off Ian rush !!

 

[Hadley]

I will be attending the memorial service today. Angela and Gordon were members of my shift at the time, fondly known as 'F Troop'. I was 20 and two years into the job. Had a profound affect on me for many years afterwards. Angela was 23 and Gordon 24. No age to lose your life in the line of duty.

 

[585 = never give up]

Selfless & courageous - the sea takes no prisoners. Quite rightly, the Blackpool & policing communities will never forget them.

 

[Satriale's Pork Store]

Lets not kid ourselves here; I recall the South Paddock singing about this incident shortly thereafter....

Very brave Police officers; nowadays H&S would probably deter them from trying to instigate a rescue.

RIP.

 

[TSSeasider]

Thought we should have the Gazette coverage on here.

I'm glad we haven't forgotten.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/10-pictures-as-40th-anniversary-tribute-is-paid-to-three-police-officers-who-drowned-in-blackpool-sea-tragedy-3975977

 

[Tangerine10]

It was on my 18th birthday, I was 58 yesterday. Always remember that day for the wrong reasons RIP

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Bastard Nobbers still sing about it.

There was a friendly against Celtic as a fundraiser for the families iirc

I remember it as an 'all stars' v Blackpool match. It may have been Celtic v an 'all stars' Blackpool team. I went and enjoyed it. I was in the scratching shed keeping a close eye on Danny McGrain being brilliant.

 

[ElBurroSinNombre]

Lets not kid ourselves here; I recall the South Paddock singing about this incident shortly thereafter....

Very brave Police officers; nowadays H&S would probably deter them from trying to instigate a rescue.

RIP.

I remember that too.

 

[Tangerine10]

Me too around 84/5. Only a couple of years after. Even by the standards of those days that was nasty then.