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There are some people I still have vivid happy memories of but that left Accy many years ago. All should be 29 or 30 years old now:

Charlotte Waterworth - left St. Anne's school and Accy in around 1980/81, had an older sister, used to live on Birkett Rd? Moved down South, their parents took on a village post office somewhere.

Sarah Maguire - left and moved to Lytham St. Annes in around 1982 - we kept in touch for ages afterwards but have not heard from her in years.

Raymond Mooney - left Mount Carmel and Accy in around 1986, had a younger sister called Theresa, they were of Irish origin.

Anyone know where they are these days?

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Never heard of 'em......

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That's cus we're a different generation... ;D

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Age? What does it matter...

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A few names from my Holy Family School days, of 1964. Patrick Ingham, David Rae, Brian Metcalf, Brian Crowther, Doug McGuire, Mick Stirzaker, Kieron Abbot, Harry Gardner, Billy Wright, Graham Wright, Brian Oldham, Ethle Brown, Maureen King, Irene Boothman, Kathleen Jameson, Gloria Batric, Kevin Parkinson, Chris Parsons, David Baxendale, Bernard Lord.
                                                 Teachers Rememberd, Mr Terry Neville, Nr Mullderik, Miss Doran ( music ), Katie Boyle, Mr Swarbrick, Mr Noble, ( science )  Mr Jonny Mare?. Terry Neville was the best teacher I ever had in any school I went to, he treated everybody as an equel never seemed to have any favourites,.Is he still with us?.      

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what years were you at holy Family??
the only one of those teachers left when I was there was Mr. Mullderick - presume he's left by now though.

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Hi Alan,

I went to the Holy Family when it first opened; I was in the third year.
I remember all them teachers and I agree with you Terry Neville was one of the best. He took RE and sport when I was there.
Before the Holy Family I went to St Oswald’s at the bottom of Willows Lane.
I don’t have a good memory like you; you remember all the friend you had at school and all the teachers’ names,
I must say, you name dose ring a bell.

Vinny Whalley

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Terry Neville, I think went on to become headmaster of Moorhead High School in about 1982/3 I think he has now retired.

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Thanks to Accy Web my old friend Charlotte, who left Accy in the 1980s has contacted me!!!! wow!! This is better than Cilly Black's surprise surprise.
she put her name in internet to see what came up and Accy Web and my message came up!!!
I can't believe it, I'm so happy!
Thanks Roy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Vinny, You probably knew my brother Kevin Gilmartin,at Holy Family, Im surprsed there was not a lot more replies from old friends, surley they are not all dead or moved away

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did any1 on here go to rhyddings high school and are now 35-36? if so u probably knew my mum- julie culshaw??? if u do shes dead now she died at 33 on 7th november 2002 when i was just 13!! know her? becki*

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I went to Rhyddings Becky but I am 10 years older than your mum..13 is awfully young to loose your mum..big hugs for you hun!!

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10 yrs ago? i dont think i know anyone that went rhyddings then.

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LOL..no I am 10 years older than your mum I left Rhyddings in 1974..I am 46 years old now..Linda

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Becki, I left Holy Family 1964, I am 56 yrs old now, I could walk down the street past a load of old friends and they wouldnt know me.

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i went to holy family in 1959 & left in nthe same year, only went for 4 months, but still had to have a school uniform ///

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I went to Rhyddings but left in '78'.My bro is 5 years younger than me though.I will ask him next time i see him if he knew your mum.Sorry to hear about your loss and phoenix is correct, losing anybody is heartbreaking but at the age of 13 even more so.

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Mik, whos your bro? I left Rhyddings in 71/72

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Becki

Have you tried friends re-united, it may help you trace your mums school friends.

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Bazf that would mean my bro left in 1982.his name is Richard Dickinson

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Mez, I thought Holy Family only opened in 1960, does Mt Carmel have a website that goes back to Holy Family days?. I remember Bishop Beck opening it.

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yes i was one of the guard of honour for bishop beck when he opened the school, you could be right it could have been 1960,( the minds not wot it was) ha ha ha, i dont know if it does go back that far ive never tried looking but there is a a few names on friends reunited for that year, (holy family )

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Hells Bells Mez...so the old Bish. made you his guard of honour....whatever was he thinking of?

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well believe it or not tea i WAS quite niave in those days // & it wasnt the bish who picked us it was because we were leaving, WE were the mature studants ( truth is we were forced into it )

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Don't worry...I had the same nonsense as well.

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Mez, Bishop Beck was a very buisy man in those days he opened just about every new school and church, confirmed every body, the catholic churches were full in those days, the clergy kept there distance, and demanded respect, same with most of the nuns.

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yes alan,but they got the respect due to them, but try it with the youngsters to--day, perhaps that is why kids are like they are no disaplne like we had/ sorry havin trouble with keyboard//

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Wiil agre wi you there Mez.Society has changed so much over the years and not for the better.Clip round era ole was a good thing.Try it now and you could get a 2 year sentence

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yea i agree with you mik, wot sickened me was the kids calling the teachers by their first names, were do you gain respect from that // & ive worked in various school so i know wot its like //

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I think the first thing that should happen is teachers should start dressing like teachers again...men in tweed jackets with leather elbow patches, cavalry twill trousers and brown brogues. They should carry their pipe in their left hand pocket and chalk to chuck at errant kids in their right pocket. It should be compulsory for women teachers to carry a handbag.

Once teachers start to dress properly, then they will start to get the respect they ask.

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I will definately agree on both the last points.Although the best teacher i had ever had ' Les Newton' at Rhyddings allowed us to use his first name in the 5th year nadhe was the most respected teacher we had

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The next thing that needs doing is the re-introduction of corporal punishment, whether the kids like it or not. In fact, on the first day of re-introduction it should be the case that every kid between the ages of 11 & 16 be given 6 of the strap on each hand, just to let them know what it's all about. Anyone objecting, expel 'em. Believe me, within a day the masters would be back in charge of the schools and the kids would be standing up to address them, "yes sir, no sir...etc"

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I have to say that you are right about bringing back corporal punishment tealeaf, never did me any harm,i had my share of the cane in junior school.The education system soon went downhill when the do gooder's put a stop to it.

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I'm not surprised.

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Things have changed beyond belief. I loved St. Andrews school in Russia Street, 1952-1956. Headmaster was Mr.Dean, great bloke with a tremendous energy for kids and motivation. I left there as the top of the class, happy as a mudlark, and went on to Ossy Tech.

Talk about chalk and cheese....Mind you I was well into puberty and smoked, drank(served 'em in short pants in them days), and ....(believe it or not) went with Girls!!!. Well that didn't go down too well with the Headmaster Lol Marsden...who took an instant dislike to me. 3 years later it was ....LEAVE or be EXPELLED!!!!

So I left....simple.....

Then came the realisation.....I needed educating and at least "O" levels. So off to the Royal Navy...where I learned (amongst other things)..how to drink, smoke, go with women, and do dirty tricks, have fun, travel the world, and all at the taxpayers expense. Unfortunately, there was a catch-----discipline. Anyway I survived and ended up with 6 "O" levels and a HND (Higher National Diploma). So school was a (a) good start (b) bad middle patch (c) and a leader to the real world.

Take heart kids.....life is around the corner!!

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Aye them were the days Darby.Remember them well

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LOL Mik do you remember David Bowie at the Texico petrol station now them were the days LMAO

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Remember that and the ones at the top house on Leyland street.Still can not get over that car!

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Aye them were the days..I miss Leyland street and the sense of community we all shared...now a days you cant even get to know your next door neighbour..they were good old days but bad old day too..does anyone remember making your own brand of juice from spanish and water yuk..or perfume from rose petals and water..hhmm water was used a lot back then..but then again it was free LOL..I knew a family who lived on Blackburn road who used to get their bowl of weetabix cornflakes whatever and run it under the cold water tap instead of milk...my mum was horrified when I told her..oohh yes same family used soot and salt to clean their teeth with..any one else remember this sort of stuff I love to talk about it...Linda

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Aye...them were t'days....a nice cobblestone for t'christmas dinner...a tin bath, every 4 years (whether you needed it or not)..one pair o boots betwwen us ..20 sleeping to a bed & another 20 under it...lovely stuff. Aye, we'd not much, but we were 'appy.

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BOOTS, i prefared the clogs we had, always felt bigger when it snowed & loved sparking um on the flags , eh eh eh.

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Had the clogs and the tin baths.Not to forget the jerry under the bed ( potty ) to all you yung uns, and the toilets in the back yard.Plank wi a hole in it put over a big hole

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Yep. . None of this indoor plumbing rubbish. The term for it was a "Tippler", (Read carefully, you young 'uns, because you've never lived unless you've sat on a proper Bog). The principle was quite simple: the waste fell down the hole (usually) and was collected in a metal, 'V' shaped container; when the container - the tippler - was full (usually after about a week) the thing tipped over on springs and deposited it's load into the main sewer pipe. Sometimes, though, it got stuck - and this is where the washing line prop (also kept in the back yard) fulfilled it's secondary function - as a large poking stick, down the hole, on order to assist the tippler in the disgourging of it's contents. Ah, those were the days.

There was none of this nonsense either with "Andrex" or similar Asda own label. We used the previous days Daily Mirror, each page making 4 sheets. Still, somethings never change; thats what it was fit for then, and thats all it's fit for now.

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Will agree wi ya there Tealeaf.Used to get all the news then and some extra use out of it too.Thinking about it after they banned wrapping up the stuff from the chippy in newspaper then our bums should be well toxicated eh?

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My Nan had a toilet in her yard, it was freezing, also that hard toilet roll that didn't really absorb anything, it was awful.

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Them are the ones.Yung uns nowadays are too soft.Then again saying that the yung uns of today are open to more dangers than when we were young.There is definately a lot more pressure on them at school nowaydays. A bit of toughenening up would do them no harm though

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Hi,

I'm 44 and left Rhyddings in about 78 to move to Blackpool. I have lost all contact with my people and friends in accy. anyone remeber me. short and double widows peak and glasses. a mate was big len I think he lived on Blackburn Road.

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doug i am 42 today and i left Rhyddings in 78. We must have known each other.What would your last name be then.Send me a private message if you wish

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Hi Mik,

Sorry mate, I've got my dates buggered up. I left Rhyddings around 1973 when we moved to blackpool. I can only remember a mate called Ken, a biggish lad that lived on Blackburn Road???

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my mum went to holy family, she would of left in 1960/61, her name was Maralynne Mclean,she had an older sister called colleen she would of left in 1957/58...i think

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No probs Doug we all make mistakes in years its called getting old LMAO!

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Trying to find old friends, 1881-1882. Kalsoom Aktar, Intiaz Begum, Aneela, Bashier and Nazier.

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they will all be long gone if those were the years.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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...or they are REALLY old friends.