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A Confirmation Ceremony At All Saints and St Luke's Churches

By Crosby Herald newsdesk on Feb 5, 09 03:37 PM

READERS have sent in information about a Memories photograph.
The picture is of a joint confirmation ceremony between All Saints Church and St Luke's Church.
John Armstrong and his brother James recognised the clergyman in the middle of the photograph as the Bishop of Warrington, who used to carry out confirmations at that time.
They also recognised the clergy man on the left as Raymond Lee, who he believes is now a Canon but was the vicar of St Luke's Church during at that point.
The clergyman on the right, they recognised as Paul Elliot, who was Curate at that time.
They also said the photograph was taken in around 1973 or 1974.
The man wearing glasses at the very back of the photograph is a man with glasses, who they recognised as their late father, Ted Armstrong.

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The boy on the right, pictured wearing a jacket and tie, pictured with his thumb in his pocket, is their cousin Steve Cottier, who still lives in Crosby.
The boy to the left of Steve, is John Brookes and the woman to the left of former vicar, Rev Lee, is Steve's mum Doreen Cottier.
The boy in front of the Bishop is Colin Spiers and the boy to the left is Peter Gagen.
Anyone who recognises any of the people on the photograph or has any other pictures for Memories is asked to send them to Lyndsay Young, Crosby Herald, 26-32 Tulketh Street, Southport, PR8 1BT, email lyndsay.young@liverpool.com or call 0151 282 8117.

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