Peel Park celebrates 100 years this year - Page 2

Balbus · 26-07-2010, 16:57

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Originally Posted by katex

Went to this today ... was absolutely terrific ... what a good show Peel Park put on.

Picked up one or two class 'photos of mine I didn't have. Spent ages chatting to the very few people I knew. 'Course went over years up to 2000 so not all aimed at my era. Wished I could have stayed a little longer to look through the log books/registers etc .. nearly got thrown out.

Balbus... where were you !?! Had a query on the name of a pupil in our year which you may have been able to answer.

Could go on and on, but would probably bore other people into rigamortis.

Haha ... somebody reminded me of the crack that ran the whole length of the Junior school hall, and when you had been naughty .. had to stand on it for a while for all to see.

Merit badge to Peel Park ...

I was there. It was impressive. The old building has survived well. Didn't recognise many people though. Perhaps the building has survived better than we have. I went over to the Peel Park Hotel afterwards to arrange an informal get together for the day of the centenary - Tuesday August 24th - 18.30 onwards. Perhaps see you there. People have been asked to bring any mementoes.

Tealeaf · 26-07-2010, 20:51

I think I'm right in saying that along with Hyndburn Park, this school was built as a result of the 1902 Education Act. I wonder just how many recently built schools and extensions to schools built under PFI/Government Academies will be around in 100 years time?

Atarah · 26-07-2010, 20:59

This is one of the boards from the school - my grandad is the second name down.

Tealeaf · 26-07-2010, 21:14

I wonder what the scholarship deal led to...there was no 11+ until 1944.

Balbus · 18-08-2010, 15:30

Informal get-together Peel Park Hotel -Tuesday August 24th - 6.30 p.m. onwards. 100 years to the day that the school opened. Anyone welcome - please bring any mementoes (photos, reports etc).

Atarah · 29-08-2010, 07:14

Well - how did it go? Any photos?

Bob Dobson · 29-08-2010, 10:09

I think I am correct in saying that 'passing your scholarship' in the early days meant that you would be paid for to attend. The local Co-op Society put a lot of money into this. I think that the first name on the board was Robert Rush who went to the Grammar School then Manchester University. He became a pharmacist, working for Mr Brownbill ( we schoolboys called him Bluebeak) in Avenue Parade. He became a national authority on public transport and died a couple of years ago. The Co-op was one of the prime movers in Accrington getting a Grammar School.

Atarah · 29-08-2010, 11:40

Hi Bob, sorry, Mr Rush didnt have his name put on a board until 1924. First name is Thomas Alty, but the second name is certainly my grandad Joseph Hindle (a relative of yours too!) - see item no. 18 on this thread.

haywoodroad · 01-11-2011, 17:58

Can I add my two penneth to this thread please - my first post on here, by the way.
I went to Peel Park from 1950 to 1955 (before our family moved to St Annes) and remember it fondly. Yes I remember the line too!! I have an autograph book which was signed my Mr Wade, Mr Gleave, Miss Shaw, Mr Barber and others when I left - I think Miss Butterworth was my first teacher.
I remember playing football at dinnertime with the Stanley players.I remember too our class being taken on a nature walk with Mr Hinchliffe up the Coppice. I'm sorry I missed the anniversary & would have gone had I known.
I lived on Laneside and was sorry to leave Accrington. I remember catching the bus for St Annes from the Load of Mischief when I was 9 and fighting back the tears. I live in West Lancs now, but come to Accy now & then for old times sake.
That's a great photo Atarah.

Bob Dobson · 06-11-2011, 00:39

Summat up here. Haywoodroad says it is his first post, but the number 2 appears alongside his name. Bloody inflation!!!! Living in Haywood Road, most of your mates would have gone to St John's

DaveinGermany · 06-11-2011, 13:10

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Originally Posted by haywoodroad

Can I add my two penneth to this thread please - my first post on here, by the way.

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Summat up here. Haywoodroad says it is his first post, but the number 2 appears alongside his name. Bloody inflation!!!

Think he means this specific thread Bob.

haywoodroad · 08-11-2011, 21:21

Good spot Bob! I have posted twice previously but on the Accrington Stanley sub forum, not on here and even then it was a few years ago. It was seeing the Peel Park memories that prompted me to post here. My memories are vague as I was only 9 when I left but I still go and watch Stanley occasionally as I used to when Walter Galbraith was Manager and George Stewart was centre forward. A long time ago!!

Mikexxx1 · 24-05-2013, 03:02

Good memory - I can remember those teachers now. The good bad and ugly, I left 72.
Only school where the pupils leaving could go on to private school, grammar/comp or Borstal !! And we know who they were !!!

Turtle · 02-03-2014, 20:47

This is a bit late for the 100 year celebration, but I thought someone in this thread might like to see a Peel Park class photo from around 1964-65. Headmaster Mr. Hinchcliff is standing on the left, teacher Mr. Heaton on the right. I am on the first row, third from the left. The only two friends I remember are Rachel Wolstenholme, front row, last girl on the right; and Mary Harding second row from the back, third girl from the left. Oh wait.... maybe that's Sharon Robinson third from the right, second last row.

Margaret Pilkington · 02-03-2014, 21:08

John Heaton was my form master in my last year at Peel Park School.