This morning we started our celebration of the 100th anniversary of Bob Paisley’s birth with photos of the memorial to him in the town where he was born.

As the sun goes down, it seems appropriate to share these: photos of Bob Paisley’s grave, at St Peter’s Church Woolton.

We at St Peter’s are so proud of this “ordinary man” and all of his “extraordinary achievements.” Our love and thoughts are with the Paisley family on this special day.

They will never walk alone.

Today we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the day that Bob Paisley was born in Hetton-Le-Hole, County Durham.

Bob Paisley, OBE, is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time.  We certainly think so! During his nine years as Manager of Liverpool FC he won 3 European Cups, 6 First Division titles, 3 League Cups, 6 Charity Shields, 1 UEFA Cup and 1 UEFA Supercup.

He won the Football Manager of the Year award six times (1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83), was awarded the OBE in 1983 and was an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Over the next year, our website will be updated with more details of Bob’s fabulous career, but today, we thought it was fitting to share these photos with you. They were sent to us by David Willoughby, and show that Bob is still remembered, and loved, in the place where he was born. The photos are reproduced here with David’s kind permission.

Peter Moore, CEO, shared this tweet earlier!

Pictured with Peter Moore is our very own Graham Paisley, Bob’s son and our verger! We are so proud of all the Paisleys today!

A wonderful tribute at Anfield today (January 19) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bob Paisley’s birth on January 23, 1919.

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With thanks to LFC TV (all photos are screen captures from the LFC TV broadcast)

We at St Peter’s are delighted and proud that Liverpool Football Club will be honouring the 100th birthday of Bob Paisley (on January 23) at the match against Crystal Palace tomorrow. If you are going, we’d love to see your photos!

We will also be honouring Bob throughout the year with special displays in the Church and Church Hall, and via our social media. If any of our followers would be willing to allow us to use your photos or memories of Bob (with full and appropriate credit) in our tributes, please send them in a PM. Thanks in advance!

St Peter’s Church is proud, and privileged, with its ongoing close association with the Paisley family. We know they will never walk alone.

… and in the morning, we will remember them.

 

 

 

After the Remembrance service in Church, as they are every year, poppies will be laid at the Peace Cross outside to honour and remember those who lost their lives in war.

 

We will remember them

It was a pleasure to open the Church Hall today so that the Quarrymen could perform an impromptu mini-concert in celebration of John’s birthday!  Visitors from the Ukraine and the US were in the hall to share the special moment!

Here are a couple of snippets of the Quarrymen’s performance today:

For more photos of the Quarrymen in the Hall today, check out the flickr album HERE

Thanks to Jackie Spencer for taking some of these photos!

When we set up the “Beatles at St Peter’s” website in 2017, the idea was that it would be live just for the anniversary celebrations in July.  However, the history and heritage of St Peter’s is so rich that it seemed a shame to stop sharing it through social media.

The original plan was to amend the anniversary website but that was too focused on the Beatles connection, and St Peter’s has so much more to celebrate than that.  So, with apologies for any confusion, we’re starting afresh!

Welcome to our new website: https://stpeterswoolton-heritage.com

It’s maintained entirely by volunteers so please bear with us as we work on the site over the next few months and share with your the beauty and history of St Peter’s Church, Woolton.