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The above picture was taken in the summer of 1958 at Erinville, Kirk Michael and I mentioned that there were two Parish Walk winners among those photographed.

Back row: John Crowe (still residing at Belmont, the former Martins and Barclays Bank manager celebrates his 90th birthday next month), his wife Kathryn (already past that landmark but living at Elder Grange and mother of Michael, Janice and Ruth), the late Gwelda Lambden (nee Crowe - my mum!), husband Bill (died 1978), Murray Lambden (aged one - 20 years later he won the Parish Walk just a few weeks before his Dad died), Ruby Crowe (passed away 2003- mother of Linda, Graham and Nigel), husband Kenyon (Baldwin farmer whose land was used for cross country in the 70s, now living at Saddle Mews but regularly seen with walking stick watching sport at the NSC).

Front row: Michael Crowe (partner in Crowe Morgan the accountancy firm), Linda Harding (wife of Dr Frank), Graham Crowe (singer, hockey player, farmer and one time occasional athlete), Amy Crowe (grandmother of all the children, mother of John, Gwelda and Kenyon and prolific artist whose oil paintings all remain in the family), Janice Corlett (wife of attorney general John),   Ruth Sutherland (graphic designer for Duke, married to former Braddan footballer Alvin), Frank Crowe (MHK for Michael, landowner, cattle dealer and Methodist preacher who bought the Railway Hotel to prevent it being turned into the second village pub!) .

Finally, in front of Kenyon stand Mike Lambden (who followed his dad into the transport industry and has clocked up more than 40 years with National Express and will be taking photos for the Parish Walk website in a few weeks) and in front of him brother Martin who won the Parish Walk some thirty years after this photo was taken.