KEN NELSON
Born : 12th April 1935
Father & Mother : Frederick & Susan Nelson
Married Sylvia E Robinson in 1957
Children
Shirley Nelson
Julie Nelson
Winsford Chronicle 30th June 1988
BLOW TORCH IGNITED MANS CLOTHES
Burns victim Ken Nelsonis slowly recovering in the intensive care unit at Manchester hospital ten days after becominga human fireball in an accident at his garage.
Mr Nelson, aged52, suffered severe burns to his arms and face while working on a car at Whitby's Lane garage, last Monday night. Firemen say he had been repairing the petrol tank of a vehicle and then moved onto a car which needed welding, he also lit a blow torch which set fire to his clothes which burst into flames, said a fire brigade spokesman.
Father of two, Mr Nelson, of Windermere Close, Winsford, was taken to Leighton hospital but later he was transfered to the special burns unit at Withington where he will undergo skin graft opperations.
His wife, Mrs Sylvia Nelson, who visits his bedside everyday, this week said: "He is improving a little bit but it will take a long time before he fully recovers. He will proberbly be in hospital for at least another three weeks.
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Gardening legacy comes full circle at
Winsford Over Allotments open day
GREAT gardening came full circle at Over Allotments Society open day this month.
The winner of the coveted Dempster Challenge Cup for best overall plot received the trophy from the inaugural recipient’s granddaughter – Winsford mayoress Hilary Kennedy.
Joseph Bratt won the sterling silver trophy 90 years ago in 1926, shortly after the prize was instigated by chemical industry heiress and Vale Royal Abbey resident, Edith Dempster.
On July 20, Joseph’s third generation descendent was in attendance with husband and mayor, clr Mike Kennedy, to hand the trophy to this year’s winners, Ken Nelson and Julie Nelson.
“I was really pleased to be able to present the Dempster Cup to Kenneth. I think we were both a bit emotional,” said Hilary.
“Kenneth was a lovely gentleman, and I believe there was a tear in his eye when he told me it was unexpected.”
In 1926, this publication said Joseph’s prize-winning plot ‘was an outstanding one, and would fare well with any other in the whole of the district.’ Those sentiments were echoed for this year’s winner by allotments spokesman, John Malam, who said 2013’s open day was a standout occasion in the society’s long history.
“We’ve had a very well deserved overall winner. Ken is down every day and done an amazing job creating a picture perfect plot,” he said.
