Trevor Savage

Trevor was born at Bolton General Hospital on June 15th, 1939.<br /> He lived in West Way, Little Hulton, with mum Mary, dad Joe, brothers Jack and Brian and sisters Josie, Anne, Edith and Kathleen.<br /> He attended St Paul’s Peel Junior School, Little Hulton and Birch Road Secondary School, Walkden.<br /> Trevor worked at Sandhole Colliery, near Swinton, on the pit railway, mainly as a ‘fireman’, which he said was his favourite job and gave him a love of steam trains for all his life.<br /> He also worked at Seddons for a spell before starting at Chloride Batteries in Clifton in 1964, until his retirement in 1999.<br /> He married Margaret Robertson at the Congregational Church in Little Lever in 1960 and they settled in Little Lever, where he lived until his death.<br /> Trevor was a keen sportsman.<br /> He played football for Blackpool FC and had a spell on Manchester United’s books after the Munich Air Disaster of 1958.<br /> But his first love was cricket and he played for several clubs in the Bolton League and Association.<br /> They included Walkden, Little Lever, Kearsley and Astley and Tyldesley.<br /> He was captain and professional during his time at Astley and Tyldesley and also played as club professional at East Lancashire Paper Mill.<br /> After he stopped playing cricket, he coached youngsters at Atherton Cricket Club.<br /> Trevor is survived by Margaret and sons Ian and David.<br /> He had four grandchildren - Victoria, aged 28, Jack, 21, Emily, 17 and Ryan, 12.