Old Company Sports Clubs

[prince al]

It was a great club.

[Brian Hardy]

Hi 

   I started work as an apprentice at ESC  easter 1959, on the first day the apprentice supervisor Tommy Eyre took us on a tour of the works witch ended in the canteen at no. 1gate.  He then went on to tell us all about the sports and social clubs etc ,no being a sporty person this didnt  interest me much until he said there was a gun club at Ecclesfield.  I had always wanted to try clay shooting so I made enqiries and spoke to the guy who ran the club, sorry its not a clay shoot its a rifle club he said,but come and have a look anyway we need new members.

      I turned up the next Saturday morning and to my complete surprise they were shooting big 303 lee enfields  I had expected air rifles.

       Now can any body remember were this rifle range was in Ecclesfield,I am afaid I have no idea.

       Regards,

                     Brian.