Key news and reports: DEATH OF LOCAL YOUTH FOOTBALL STALWART
LOSS OF A TRUE FRIEND
Local youth football is mourning the death, following a lengthy illness, of Poulton & Dist Primary League President @ Treasurer Halrold Whittaker who had been involved with the PDPL for 35 years and was also Chairman of Poulton Youth FC during the late 1970s. Harold, who was 76, hardly ever missed attending a YMCA Presentation Evening as a special guest since they first started in 1979. During the past five years he received two top local awards for his commitment and contribution to Fylde Youth Football.
Over 250 people attended his funeral at Holy Family Church in North Shore which was followed by a cremation ceremony at Carleton. He leaves a wife, Joan, seven children and 19 great granchildren.
