Last updated 23.5.2010


Farnworth Grammar School
Personal Profile

Dennis Bleakley




  • FGS 1950 to 1955
  • After a very short time with De Havilland Propellers at Lostock, worked at the NCB Area HQ at Walkden.
  • National Service in RAF 1958 to 1960.
  • Local Government Officer with Lytham St Annes Corporation from May 1960 till early retirement in June 1996, then Fylde Borough Council.
  • Married Joan Rothwell, (see 1953 panorama, Group 1) Joan died in November 2009.
  • Three boys now all grown up. 5 Grandchildren.
  • Trustee and Secretary to the Poulton & Wyre Railway Trust. We are hoping to re-open the disused Railway Line from Poulton Le Fylde to Fleetwood.