The man who brought The Beatles to Northwich and delivered jelly babies to Ringo Starr

THERE is nobody from Northwich who got closer to the Beatles that the late Gwili Lewis.

In the 1960s, when the band played their gigs before packed out audiences, he was the manager of Northwich Memorial Hall.

On Sunday mornings, I used to sit down with Gwili for a cup of tea and chat after the service at Castle Community Church in Northwich.

Sadly, that all came to an end after Gwili passed away peacefully after a long and successful life in June last year, aged 98.

One Sunday morning, in his usual charming and entertaining manner, Gwili told me more about what went on behind the scenes on Carnival Day 1963, which saw The Beatles perform in Verdin Park.

The band had arrived early that day and they were awaiting Gwili at the old police station.

Gwili said: “My job was to drive them around the Northwich suburbs for a couple of hours in a van to conceal them from the crowds.

Source: By John Hulme/northwichguardian.co.uk

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