Albert Brandwood

Albert was born on 12th July 1943 to father Walter and mother Nora. They later had another son called Raymond. For the first years of his life he lived in Raikes Road Darcy Lever and then spent the remainder of his years at Corson street Great Lever until we married on the 20th January 1968 He attendend All Saints primary school and then Bolton County Grammar. Albert and myself have been married for 52 years and have always lived on Aintree Road, Little Lever We have one son aged 47 years called Mark Albert. He worked for Magnesium Elektron at Clifton Junction for 42 years and took early retirment in March 2003. We have taken many holidays since his retirement mainly in South Africa where he first visited on business for Magnesium Elektron. Florida where he loved the Gulf Coast and Orange Lake Country Club. Gran Canaria which we have been visiting for many years and were first introduced by Ray & Linda Massey who we spent many happy holidays with them. He was a life long Bolton Wanderers fan and a keen player himself. He played in the Lancashire Amateur league for Bolton County Grammar |Old Boys and later for Whartons a football club formed with residents on the estate where we live. He later took up golf playing for a small society at a company I worked for called Collapsible Tube in Raikes Lane Darcy Lever. After becoming a member at Little Lever Conservative Club he joined the bowling team and later joined the committee and became chairman from which he stepped down in February this year after twenty years. service.We used to go to Italia Mia Restaurant (Enzo's) in Radclifee most weekends and we became friendly with Enzo and his wife, In June of last year we went to Sardinia for a holiday to celebrate Enzo's 60th birthday Myself and my son wish to thank you all for the lovely cards, messages and floral tributes we have received..