Does anyone remember the Granada documentary about 3 lads on Leigh. They follow them around as they go rabbiting and about their work down the pit. The three lads were Cakey, Enrico and Jimmy and it's fab. It shows all the areas around Leigh, the pits etc. Anyway I managed to get hold of a copy and you can watch it here - it's a cracker. www.leighlife.com/index.php?page ... eo:granada

Does anyone remember the Granada documentary about 3 lads on Leigh. They follow them around as they go rabbiting and about their work down the pit. The three lads were Cakey, Enrico and Jimmy and it's fab. It shows all the areas around Leigh, the pits etc. Anyway I managed to get hold of a copy and you can watch it here - it's a cracker. www.leighlife.com/index.php?page ... eo:granada

Eeeeh that wur a reet gradely watch that was Mish Mash



Found the subtitles funny as some of them were incorrect in following the dialect , proper set of characters the lads were .

That ferret didnt want to let go did it , " It's getten it , it's getten it " , aye reet on its @rse an all Lol

anyone know these 'lads' they must be approaching 50 now, it might be good to do follow up?

' Cakey ' Balmer

Enrico Cassili

Jimmy Gregson

Jimmy worked for me for a few years up to about 3/4 years ago

His dad is /was often seen riding his tricycle around Plank lane , lowton area

Have a look at the thread on LL Fred. Enrico died last year but the other two lads are known by posters on the site. I thought that was brilliant, phenomenal innocence.

great vid took me back to when i was growin up before named clothes and mobile phones and when we had some pits thanks for memory

They were right about the rabbits at Bents

Awsome!! Those were the days (even tho i as only 2!!) My Father in Law just watched it he was a miner and new a few of them men!

if my dad remembers correctly dean hattons grandad did 1 of these also (summat about a chippy) maybe hatty will pop on n let us know.

I'm glad you all liked it - I thought it was fantastic. Cakey is my cousin and I remember watching it the first time round though obviously I was barely out of nappies (about 11 actually)



I couldn't believe when I got the copy, it's a treasure.

cakey frequents the "alehouse" these days


still got his long flowing locks!

Whats Cakeys real name?

I was going to post it, but you beat me too it mish, seems the video is in such demand, the sites crashed!!

You still do

aye tha did

CLASS.

As I remember Bents prosecuted them for trespassing and they were fined more than they earned for making the programme



( Well they could'nt really deny it could they )

Sorry they seem to be still having a few problems with the site at the mo. I'm sure it'll be back on later.

It's back on now

The lad in the red and white vest looks like Jimmy Savilles love child



Proper dodgy accent is the Leigh one.

Watched earlier today. Well done for sorting



Not wishing to be harsh here tho, but how bad must telly have been in them days ?

And this is coming from a Mutant?

Must have been shocking to have anything on from Leigh, feck all to do in them days by the looks of it, glad as was born in 81

I wasnt aware that Mutants existed, they obviously must exist in Leigh by the looks of it.

How strange is this? I haven't seen Cakey Balmer for yonks and when I went to my parents earlier, his mum was visiting (she's my Dad's sister) and then on my way home I was just driving past the Silver dollar and who should be across the road but Cakey. If there hadn't been loads of traffic behind me I would have stopped and asked him if he'd do an interview for me!