Accrington Grammar School Old Boys

Bob Dobson · 20-04-2010, 06:27

The AGSOBs are having a social evening on Thursday 29th April (7 for 7.30pm) in the Masonic Club, Adelaide St. - Arthur Stuttard, a retired barrister, will give a talk on the trials of the Lancashire witches. This will be followed by pies, peas & pints. It will be preceded by the presentation of a cheque for £700 to a group who run cricket coaching sessions on behalf of the 7 clubs in Hyndburn amongst schools.
PM me for bookings please or to let me know of any OBs who are not on our register.(or contact me direct:

[email protected] )

garinda · 30-06-2011, 20:32

I know Bob does sterling work on behalf of the Accrington Grammar School Old Boys, but it just occured to me, is anyone doing something silmilar for old girls of Accrington High School?

Or indeed any other schools in the borough?

Just curious.

My own old school has an Old Boys association, as well as a full time archivist, doing similar work to Bob, research, and tracking past pupils.

I like their magazine, but don't go to many reunion dinners etc.

Gordon Booth · 30-06-2011, 20:51

There is an AHS site on Friends Reunited. I thought of joining it, I knew some of the girls there quite well!

cashman · 30-06-2011, 21:33

yep rindy, theres a guy Bob n I know, sorts regular re-unions out fer St.Johns accy. usually a fair attendance.

Bob Dobson · 30-06-2011, 22:51

So far as the Girls High School is concerned, there is no formal arrangement,. The girls of 1953 meet every 5 years.

garinda · 30-06-2011, 23:25

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

So far as the Girls High School is concerned, there is no formal arrangement,. The girls of 1953 meet every 5 years.

Thanks Bob.

What happened to all the school records for the Grammar and High Schools, when they merged?

It seems a pity there isn't an equivalent of you, recording the history of the High School, and it's former pupils.

garinda · 30-06-2011, 23:28

I know you need to be a member to access the AGS OB's website, but perhaps if you gave the link to the site in this thread, some more former pupils might be in contact.

garinda · 30-06-2011, 23:33

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

There is an AHS site on Friends Reunited. I thought of joining it, I knew some of the girls there quite well!

Also a Facebook group I've just seen...

Accrington High School for Girls | Facebook

MargaretR · 30-06-2011, 23:36

I am one of those 'girls of '53', who meet every 5 years.
We are due another meet next year which will be our 5th, but it may well be a small meet up one afternoon in the organiser's front room.

Deaths and severe ill health have caused numbers to dwindle at every meet.

Bob Dobson · 01-07-2011, 08:30

The Grammar & High Schools ceased to exist in 1975. They didn't merge as a new school, Moorhead, was created and the 11-plus was abandoned. I don;t know where recordsd are kept, but the AGS ones are kept in the Lancashire Archives at Preston.

The AGSOBs' website (AGSOB Social Evening April 2011) is free to access, though some sections of it cannot be reached unless you are a registered user.This is proving difficult at present due to a technical glitch and for the time being, we prefer that Old Boys come to the site through me or the webmaster. ([email protected])

Bob Dobson · 01-07-2011, 08:31

Eyup, summat went wrong there. The website is: AGSOB Social Evening April 2011.

Bob Dobson · 01-07-2011, 08:44

The website's details are coming up wrong. I have asked Mick to sort it out.

garinda · 01-07-2011, 09:30

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Eyup, summat went wrong there. The website is: AGSOB Social Evening April 2011.

Works for me.

Thank you.

The last time I looked I couldn't access the forum.

The photographs are interesting.

Perhaps someone on here might be able to help date the unknown one in the gallery.

Bob Dobson · 01-07-2011, 17:39

I don't know how the error over the wrong website details came about. Mick tells me that if you use it as a link, it comes up with the correct website. I will try again:-
AGSOB Social Evening April 2011 It seems OK, but will it when I press 'send'?

garinda · 01-07-2011, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

I don't know how the error over the wrong website details came about. Mick tells me that if you use it as a link, it comes up with the correct website. I will try again:-
AGSOB Social Evening April 2011 It seems OK, but will it when I press 'send'?

The link to the site's working fine now.