Big Bob's back
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That 20 to six point victory for St. Helens over Widnes in the Rugby League cup final last week must have done Bob Heaton a power of good. Bob (senior) has been having a rough time since last November but has made such a remarkable recovery that he planned to attend the RHA Annual Dinner last Tuesday to celebrate.
How appropriate it was that Bob should be in action last week because he was celebrating the anniversary of something that happened 50 years ago. It was strangely enough connected with the General Strike of 1926. While striking miners in Wales played football with the local police— oh yes, they did—Bob was working in North Wales and Cheshire and like charity he was twice blessed, by strikers and employers alike. Bob was delivering food supplies. An empty belly is the great leveller it seems, and apparently knows no principles. Welcome back, Bob!