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come on we have moorhead ,chrissys,wheres hollins gone what about holy farts? i was there 1970 ish, k.s.h will know the date so where where you ? Its like friends re-united this innit.

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Well I went for a bit but only in 1995 but my dad went there too (I think)

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Give us a clue, me and staggeringman might know him, we were there 72-77ish

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i was there from 77 til 82

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I went to Paddock, but most of my old school mates from St Oswalds went to Holy Family. They would have left about 1971-ish.

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My dad went to st Oswalds too, as did I

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Would that be Graham?

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well surprise suprise i went there from september 1959 till xmas 1959, beat that anyone .

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It would be so.

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My sister went early 70's probably about 1972ish maybe before

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Mr Almond, once hit me with the big T square he used to use for line drawing cause he couldn't find his favourite cane, I'm glad he couldn't because that big t square didnt hurt a bit:)
Thing about him was he caned you in front of all the class, you facing them as well, most teachers took you outside the room to do it.
I can still hear the sound that cane made when it was rushing down towards your a**e at break neck speeds:eek:

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cheers for that K.S.H i had plenty of swings off him,can remember when a certain person refused to bend over and when mr almond tried to force him the lad turned and smacked him right on the nose,you should have heard the cheer go up!

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Never heard of Mr Almond. Obviously before my time. Mr Bently taught me geography though, i thought he was wonderful

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And for that matter I think he taught my dad too

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sure my daughter said that hes retireing this year. what years was your dad there steph?

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Early seventies but thats only a guess

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wife say she knows em all.Recognise the name Broadley anybody?

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The maths teacher's when i was there was flynn, kean, almond, Mr finn had a good selection of canes. Mr almond took motor mecanhic's as well any body remember Mr moore (pig) ?

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flynn was my tutorial head we had to see him for a mark.

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what is your dad called steph? HE might have some secrets that we know about....lol

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Mr Moore, was'nt it him who taught biology, a real sadist, Bob Almond, was metal work teacher, Terry Neville, still the greatest. others, Mr Noblet, Miss Doran, Music. Mrs Griffin, needlework. Can anyone remember arts or crafts teachers, I am talking 1960s here. Johnny Mare, Mr Swarbrick, Mr Bleasdale, Mullderick, Katie Boyle. I left in 1964.

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it was mr stancliffe for music ..............come to think of it what the hell is a music class good for when you are learning to grow up?

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My form teacher was Christine Ritsen (spelling ?), quite funny to me was when my wife had just had our first child she was in the same ward expecting her first, small world. Mr Whitham was maths excellent teacher, group 1 of course, pig (Moore) was geography.

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there was one teacher and she made you say thank you after she gave you the wack. she took enviromental studies can't remmember her name.

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remember mr mitton and the flippin pig (moore ) iwent to school with a peter broadley.

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That would be Miss Hogan.

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Don't remember a Mr Mitton but there was a Mrs Mitton.

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had a mrs mitton down at junior school but cant put a face to one at holy family?

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I think she was a cookery teacher with short ginger hair, her daughter was in my year.

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the two cookery teachers there when i was were miss bond an mrs ainsworth

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i iam sure that was her name

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miss bond was there the old trout

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both where skinny and small one had dark hair the other was like strawberry blonde?

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i take it you mean the small dark haird was miss bond? was mr & mrs rydder there then?

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mr rider was there, i never saw him riding miss.......lol

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Hell, don't those names bring back memories (good & bad) - I was there from 68 - 72 - in fact we had a reunion 2 yrs back and the photos are great - Stancliffe still aint changed - follow the link - http://www.idonohoe.com/holyfamily/reunion.htm - T'was a good year that; the leavers of 71/72 - heres to you all

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used to be in the same year as ians brother andy , i recognised paul humphreys used to run club on whalley road.

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You're right there remember both, there really was a Mrs Mitton as I said her daughter was in my year cannot remember what subject she took. Kev Ryder topman he once introduced me to his daughter, very nice girl, not my type in those days.

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Kev Ryder - remember him very well, but can't remember a Mrs Kev - otherwise she may have got the same stick we gave him, poor sod

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His wife was a teacher also, he did get a bit of stick but I always thought he was ok, helped me get my History O Level, cheers Kev.

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Mulderick - remember calling him Pick, Roll and Flick. Also Bond was a right dragon. Remember have Christine Almond at Sacred Heart, she did her teacher training release from college or uni. She was a fantastic person.

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she had the most beautiful................bre....t...voice i know and she could play that owd guitar.

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Mr Stancliffe organised youth hosteling/walking breaks up in the lakes which first got me hooked on that wonderful place and I've been doing it ever since. I don't think we realised or appreciated the efforts these types of teachers made to improve the "whole" of our lives not just the academic needs, I'm pretty sure that in todays politically correct and "must follow strict guidelines" world that todays kids are not being exposed to a world of self-realisation and character building that our teachers gave us. Ok they were hard and demanding but in general they were fair and gave a lot back - thanks to em all

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yep steph was right i was there early 70s left in75 KSH was there same time think he left 77 ish then followed me to work at accy garages.i was in the same year as shaun whithead, butch ball, alf lorenty, martin wilson.

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remember shaun whitehead proper chap!

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Gee im agreeing with me dad now:eek: lol quite true n its getting worse with all this PC interferance most schools now are opting to be less competitive within their pupils ie phazing out sports day n competitions like easter etc. They are promoting inclusion which means everyone gets an award n 'no winners' attitude, i tell u hot debate in staffrooms because no wonder some youngsters nowadays have no drive, ambition n expect everything to happen for them without the effort, trouble is its ok to have the PC attitude but REAL LIFE is competition - some succeeeding n some failings n a lot of effort, no wonder youngsters have difficulty when they find they fail or can win em all sort of speek n gee talk about dummies out of the pram!! they cant handle it cos they have been protected from it rather than prepared for it n to me that is as important as academicals in fact necessary life skills.

Im off me soapbox now lol:D

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who was there when the rossie block was up and it used to be packed around the back with smokers?

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bit before my time i think...lol

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Rossie block? where was that I never see it
OOps sorry, never see it cause I was always round the back of it:rolleyes:

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cross country run used to be the best, would you say so K.S.H ?

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Was that the one were you run up to the shops then waited there till the others came back and joined in the middle of the pack?

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SPOT ON!and thats after you had a fag and a couple of matches shoved down your socks to pass time away while you where waiting......lol

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I once saw Shaun and this was true, get 100 bubbly gums, the 1p pink ones into his mouth and attempt to chew which he did of sorts, after he got them all out he spewed, I've never seen a face so swollen don't know how he could breathe.

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who paid for that load of bubble gum you must have asked the all school!

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This was after he had left he must have been about 20.

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worked with shaun at associated dairies when i left school, in my eyes he is still a good lad.
do you not think that them penny bubblies where massive compared to these days? all the tosh seems to have shrunk!

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Agreed Shaun was ok, you might know but in the CB am days his handle was "Bubble", I never asked him if it was anything to do with the bubbly bet. All tosh has shrunk and you pay more now for less that's what makes Shauns 100 club more impressive.

How long did you work at the dairies?

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worked at dairies for 3 years! was also on the C.B handle WAS TROPHY BITTER, also the windup handle was sweaty sock!,used to know a lot from around this area.

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its was BOB ALMOND AND WHAT ABOUT THAT LITTLE SQUIRT BUBBLE WHO TAUGHT TD

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I WAS THERE FROM 73 TO 78 WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IN 73 WE USE TO GET HALF DAY EVERY WEEK OFF BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COMPLETED IWAS ALWAYS ROUND BACK HAVING A FAG AND WATCHING GIRLS PKLAYING NETBALL

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YES IDO I WAS IN ARROWSMITH WE HAD MRS BAKER AS FORM YUTOR

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Wife qwent to holy family and she reckons its Mcaloon or Mulderrick

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Tech Drawing Teacher was Mr Hughes a.k.a " Shortarse" - had a lump on his forehead like cyclops

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i remember that little git, he once nearly took my eye out throwing a piece of chalk at me, if they did that nowadays they would get locked up. I used to laugh at him sharpening the pencils for TD, the lead used to stick out of the wood about an inch!

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That lump on his head is what killed him a few years ago some sort of brain tumor.

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SO YOU REALLY MEAN HE WAS QUALIFIED THEN BAGPUSS?

just reading something on the web and the name of an ex councillor came up , do you know her?

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Would that be miss Hogan?

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she wasnt a bad owd stick was she,used to get her to take us out of school on nice days to places of interest?

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Did she? I don't remember that, must have been off already, wacking it :)

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what was your dad called

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the bump was from nutting the blackboard

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Me and Staggers must know you Cuz, you were there same time as us. Your initials aren't DC by any chance are they?

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i remember flipping pig

do you remeber old rubber lips used to teach biology bit of a puffand mrs ryder who used to make you roll your pants leg up so she could smack you on your bare flesh

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mick curry aka cuz
i was in arrowsmith

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there was a joanna ackers in my class any relation

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You were in same year as us but not the person i thought you were, you did a lot of running didnt you?

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running you must be joking
who did you hang around with

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does the cuz stand for an indian.

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indian my arse everybody knew me by that nickname
no i is white

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[QUOTE=staggeringman]SO YOU REALLY MEAN HE WAS QUALIFIED THEN BAGPUSS?
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He might have been qualified but it didn't mean he was any good at teaching.

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indian as, your last name is curry yeh

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I remember one day, when a guy in our class threatened shortarse, Hughes, in woodwork, and hughes ran into the storeroom and locked himself in. He sh t himself. His son was in the same year as us, I suppose he would be called a nerd these days. Do you remember PE teacher Katie Boyle, she had legs right up to her armpits, always wore a very short gym skirt winter and summer. Mr Moore was the teacher from hell in Biology.

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Its just come to me who you are, I was thinking of M. Smith with the running, remember him? he was about 6½' tall

I remember her alright:) and Mr Moore

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Its just come to me who you are, I was thinking of M. Smith with the running, remember him? he was about 6½' tall


remember mick eslin he was half size of m smith ,but a good runner.

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My cousins went to Holy Family, Christine Angela Susan & John Toohy. Susan married Frank White also from HF sadly it didn't last.

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Steve ...
Dont usually own up to this one but i married Alf Lorente in 1987. Our eldest son was 17 the other day and true to form is following in his dads foot steps !

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know them was in same tear as mark!

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have known alf,steve,mark,and the girls since they moved down from dundee

and have had some good times up there with alf as well.

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Do i know you ? :eek:

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I think Mr Almond taught wood/metal work - he was a hard b*stard.

Yep most of the gals in my geography class fancied Bentley - could never understand why they preferred a smooth guy who drove a mark III escort over a spotty faced geek who rode a BMX!

Also remember nearly giving Miss Nelson a nervous breakdown in maths, making Mr Bold de-tour from the lesson to tell us stories about throwing sodium into the school fishp-pond and killin all the fish in dchemistry class.

Listening to Mr Law shouting "don't bark at me boy!" in P.E.

Placing bets on whether Mrs Alveston (Mrs Old-vest-on obviously) was a carpet-muncher or not in Arts n crafts

Does anyone remember a supply teacher called Mr Okinashi or someat that used to give chinese burns and show you how to give pain on pressure points with your little finger?

Sister Margaret Mary the physcopathic nun?
Miss Neary the ex-nun bible-bashing r.e. teacher - once got thrown out her class for asking if she was a virgin.

Mr McAloon made you pick up litter till your fingers turned blue.
Mr Stanwick - liked to take young boys on "boating" trips (fnarr fnarr).

Hope these names spark someones memory.

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maybe i used to drink in the black bull with alf

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I was the only one in my class actually interested in cross country.
The rest would stop at the woods behind the shops at fern gore and
then follow me when i came back.John Law said he would give a biscuit
to whoever beat me but he knew he wouldn't have to.

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Wonder wot he's doing now? I met the old head-teacher, the one after Mr Cassidy, his name excapes me, on the train the other week and he had some fond memories of the Carmel.

Well someone had to.

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My mum is organizing a Holy Family reunion 1959,60,61
at the BRIDGE INN, HENRY STREET, CHURCH, NEXT TO THE SPORTS CENTRE.
WEDNESDAY 2nd NOVEMBER at 7.30pm
Bring our photo’s
Bring your memories
But most of all
Bring yourselves and
Enjoy a good old chinwag
Of times gone by.
Call Kath on 01254 235572 or Carol on 01254 385359
for more information

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Mez I noticed on Friends Reunited that you're one of the pupils from those years.

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How did the reunion go ?.

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My mum said it was a good night with plenty of her old class mates and teachers there, click on the link for some pictures.
http://www.idonohoe.com/holyfamily/reunion-2005.htm

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I went there from about 1960 to 1975 I also had 2 sisters who went older than me

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You went from being 11 to 26 ? You must have been the oldest kid on the block ??? It must have been easier dating the teachers though.