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Anyone who went to St Christopher's leave a message on here we may know each other! And we can share some funny stories about what we did when we were there!

I actually left in 1999 so if you were in my year definatley drop a line! But even if you just went there and it was years before or after the time I left lets see how different it was!

Thinking about it if you are a teacher there drop a line that would be funny! I bet you would have more than one funny story!

Hope you will enjoy chatting about this as much as I will!

See ya!

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i go st christophers now

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Wellif you now baldy? What year are you in and do you have any funny stories?

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im in year 10

do u remember mrs "spitfire" bamford

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I remember mrs bamford! She was one of the best techers there she was so funny! And when she got mad she shouted and did exactly what you said! Spat!

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what is your name

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No chance of finding my name out sunshine!

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I left there in 1976

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I left in 1985. Nice to know Mrs Bamford's built in shower has lasted.

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So go then you two tell us some funny stories as I bet you have some fun ones!

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Come on people there must be loads of you on here that has been to St Chris's! There must be some from my year and various other years come and join in the chat!

You must remember things like Mr. King and his favorite saying! "LETS DO IT IN THIS FASHION!"

and Mr Powell who could never be ****d, in fact he was that layed back he was nearly horizontal!

Share some of the memories there must be some good one it was the best school in the world!

see ya!

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did mr crew ever say

"erm...young man"

o dont know- wasnt mrs turnbull funny

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mrs thurnhill

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I dont know whether Lancs lad knows that Mr Powell stopped being a PE teacher and became an IT teacher and he left in 2002 to become an ICT Consultant.
I left st chris's in 2003.

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what is your name DMJAR

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So mr powell has got some motivation then!

He was never realy a pe teacher when i was there! He was an IT teacher!

So the DMJAR do you have any funny stories?

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Does Anybody Remember Mr Drury Started About 4 Years Ago

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I see loads of people are looking at this thread so there must be some interest in it? Or there must be loads of people who have been to St Chris's and they aren't posting a message! Don't be affraid post me a message we might know each other!

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Hi!
I go to st.christopher's now. Dont have any stories really tho im afraid...
But ya more than welcome to ask me anythin!

:D Mellow.....
:wave8:

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She sounds quite a character, :D

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Oh Mrs Thurnhill was a real character alright! But where they have got the name Mrs Thornton from I just don't know!

Keep the messages coming! Aspecially if your leaving year was 1999 we will probably know each other! Come on post a message!

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i went between 74 and 79

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Their were two Mrs Thorntons there when I left Chris`s in 1978, Alice who taught English and Mrs J who taught Art. I still see David Stanley in town and I still call him Sir!!

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i remember mrs thornton the art teacher she was a babe

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the art teacher that was there when i left in 99 was Miss Parkinson she was a real fitty! Stuck up but really fit!

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No. Mrs Thornton was mumsy... Miss Barnes (Needlework) was a babe!!

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come to think of it the art teacher i was thinking of was a miss hargreaves she wasnt there for long

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:p Did u ever hear anyone say to Mr powell "sir sir my computer is on fire" and he would say "will press the help key then and work it out for your self" :p

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yeah i like that steve

you have just left havent you im in mrs walkers form

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I left school a long time ago Baldy, but have a child there and know kids who go to st chris's.

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yeah did you leave 2 years ago

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Yes, i did work there, well remembered, i worked @ St. Christopher's for nearly 6 years

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i left chris' s last yr

and just as we leave they start building every thing
new sports hall and tech block

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LOL Dean, some things dont change! I left 19 years ago and the same thing seemed to happen to us then. No investment for years and as soon as we leave a big cash pot opens up!

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I left in 91, my last form teacher was Mr Stanley, is he still there or has he retired?

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Just going off the subject for a couple of seconds..........

Thank you Lancs-lad for starting this thread, there is an abundance of members answering you that normally do not join in with the general forum. Come on lads and ladies, when you have finished talking with Lancs-lad, give your opinions in other threads :D

ok, continue your chat!

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last time i heard he is still there. he was there when i left last year.

did you know that Mr martin, mrs Hunt has gone part time and that miss kenyon has retired to live in france.

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I went to St Christopher's I left 6 years ago. My form teachers was Mrs Whittam. I had Mr Beilby in Maths (scary man, who used to throw board dusters if you wern't paying attention) and I had Mr Jackson for Geography (Ladies man - or so he thought).

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Read recently in the observer that Miss Kenyon had retired - couldn't believe she was still there, I remember her well & I left in 1977!

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hi my name is yvette bindoff.
my time at st christophers was memroble.my dad had his own buisness and he took me out of school too early the goverment made him take me back to school.
we had pregnancies etc.

yvette.
ps hope someone remembers me!:)

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I have just left St Christophers this year , i got to use the great facilities of the new sports hall tech blocks , everything! I had miss davis as a form teacher and haha mr jackson i had him for gcse geography what a guy , for some reason i thought he was a bit of a perv then a ladies man! :D And dean i saw mrs kenyon in asda last week :) So i think she back in england :)

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What year did you leave?

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Was he still there? Is he still there?
I was at St Christopher's between 1977 and 1982 and Beilby used to teach Maths when I was there.
The headmaster was Mr Jollies when I was there. Do the heads still wear the black gowns?

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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/i...cons/icon9.gifhi im that old that i was one of the
first pupils through the doors way back
when a mr geddis was headmaster he
died shortly after opening then a mr jolley took over

i think memory not so good now
i know i was in bede

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i left st christiophers in 86.the headmaster was mr roberts.:Banane20:

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Mr beilbys not there whittam is

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:mad:told you im losing it
first head master was mr killenbeck
died shortly after opening
ill just keep taking the pills;)

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I was in Aden. I left in 1962 and was in 4 Alpha. Mr Rushton was our form teacher. New quite a few guys from Clayton. Maybe I knew you too.

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i went to st christophers after failing my 11plus .But we had to wait a year for it to be built and so went straight into year two. my favorite teacher was Mr Day the maths teacher i also remember Mr Rushton a form teacher. Mr Jolly the head Master seemed to be obsessed with not wearing highly polished wellington boots in school. i was a prefect and my best friend Heather Loveluck was head girl we stayed on to do our G C E s and left in 1964 i think.this is a photo of when i was in the netball team... does anyone remember way back then?

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You was in the year above me. My older brother Dave Stevenson was Head Boy for a while.He was in the same year as Geoff Taylor.His sister was in my year Carol Taylor. I do remember quite a few guys in your year but the names dont come easy. Allan Moon, Tony McVey. I do remember Heather. I remember these guys from my year. Ian Spencer. His sister would have been in your year. Allan Dodd, Marjory Mosbey, Eileen Stanton, Eileen Kenyon, Eileen Seymore, Martin Shepard. Allan Greenwood. One girl who I went through the whole school with was called Marjory Hindle. We used to dance for the school at various different functions and every dance class throughout our 4 years there. Last time I saw her was at the christmas party 1961 when we had our last dance together. Nice girl. Often wonderd what happened to her. Think Rod Hill was with us that night.

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Alan Dodds still around Mog, spoke to him last week.

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I started there in 1961. I was in 1alpha and my first form teacher was Mrs Livesey, needlework teacher. I remember Jack Green, called everyone 'blossom', Mr Day, maths, Mrs Richards, deputy head, Mrs Thornton, Mr Boothe with his size ten slipper he kept on his desk. One time in the fourth year, a few of us were fed up of standing outside at lunch time, so my friend, Chris Riley [sadly passed away], decided to climb through the science room window and open the door to let us in. We then crept under the stage until it was time for the next lesson. How we weren't caught I have no idea. Some names, Helen Threlfall, Eileen Blezzard, Trish O'Connor, Marge Towneley, Geraldine Heys, Barbara Blank, Trevor Coulthurst, Derek Rimmington, Billy Moore, Pauline Taylor. Lots more I could go on forever. Happpy days.

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I left in 62. Was in 4 Alpha Frank Rushton was our form teacher. Mr Joley was head and Mr Walker was Deputy head. Did you have an older brother called Allan.

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No, two brothers, Norman and Tony Renton.

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Did you know Barry Jefferson by anychance?

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No, sorry. Name doesn't ring any bells.

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I went there in the 70s

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i went to saint christophers in the 1980's.

i didnt last long i was quickly spotted by a teacher and put back into the correct school next door that matched my uniform :)

part of a silly game called see who can last teh longest in chrissys

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Just knew I knew you from somewhere! :D :D

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Hi Jaysay
I was also one of the first pupils to go to St Christophers i was in Mr Ridings form and cutherbert house I remember Mrs Livesey needlework teacher Mrs Richards Geography Mr Blackburn Maths and English I was also in the school choir on opening day puils in my class you might know Fred Cliffe, Martin Hale, jim wigglesworth, Mr Day's voice you could hear all round the school Mr Rushton Art would like to hear from you.

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Hi Dobbie I didn,t go to St Christopher,s but my boyfriend at the time did Martyn Rushton lived on Annie st.Also someone mentioned a Mr Beillby,by coincidence I was watching an old Family Fortunes last night & there was a Beilby family from Accy on.:D

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I didn't actually go to St Christophers myself, its just that Barry was a friend of mine and he was there at the first intake.

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Dobbie, you might remember Barry Jefferson, he was in our class at Central Prep School, he's on the photos.

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Was that Miss Cawfields Susie the little grey sells are going :rolleyes:

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Yep or Miss Caulfields as it was usually known ;). Dobbie joined Accyweb recently and was in my class at the Central Prep school.

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Ah well spelling isn't my strong suit susie:rolleyes::rolleyes:

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Rushy was a good mate of mine at chrissies , believe he is a policeman now.Just looked at your profile and you meant Martin senior i meant Martin junior.

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Yes just looked at yours I was about to say and you beat me to it,thanks for the reply though:)

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It was always funny when you went to call for him because his mum would not let you call him rushy and thats all we called him, we could never remember his first name and she would just stare at us on the doorstep in silence until we could remember, which was awkward to say the least:D

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I can imagine although I never knew who Martyn married,he was my 1st boyfriend and we were together for about 3yrs we did meet up again a number of yrs ago at a Knowlmere st reunion he was working on the ferries then.

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Think Martin Rushton was the year above me. At junior school i hasten to add not Chrissys.

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Thats right he was a chef on the ferries for years.

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It,s great when someone remembers someone from your past, at the time we met up again he had an Honda Goldwing.

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Hi Beechy do you remember me Mariae Allen what is your name I bet I know you why is my favourite man Billy Fury your picture and I agree its like I have never been gone I left accrington about 1978 went to live in liverpool but still visited accrington to see my gran
I now live in Lanzarote retired here last May

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I left in 77 i think so long ago lol. I remember Miss Brown the music teacher she would grab the boys by the ears but she was so short herself she would stand on a chair. I remember as well she knew how to chuck a piece of chalk across the room and hit her target.

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Miss Brown always "seemed" so sweet.
Think I was a year above you Lesleyd
old age creeping in faster and faster

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Anyone Go to St Christopher's 1969-1974?
I was in Bede my friends at the time were Susan Bailey, Christine Hindle, The Plumbley Twins, Elaine Preston Susan Pawson

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I too went to Chrissies between 1964 and 1969. Mr Jolley head teacher, Neddy Riding woodwork, Mr Pilkington metalwork, Mrs Blezard music and Mrs Ilic English and a Mr Day maths who also had a good aim with the chalk. Have some very good times and some not so good. I believe I was in Dunstan form.

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Hi,

I went to St Christophers and left 69-70 I also went to Central Prep, remember Miss Kilshaw was the head and Miss Hackwood was deputy. When i was at St Chrisophers Mr Jolley was the head and Mrs Ormerod was there wasnt keen on her, Mr Day the maths teacher was great, but the school looks and is so different now.

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I left in 76 - what is your name. I was called Ann Jackson in those days....

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Back then my last name was Kennedy

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Hi,

I went to St Chris's but left in 72 which is before your time.

Just for a laugh . . . I nearly killed Mr Gibson ( PE teacher ) when I set what was to become the town javelin record . . Which stood for twenty to thirty years I was once told. Yep . . When Gibson stood at the other end of the school field and said "throw it . . try to hit me " . . I bloody chucked it aiming for his head ! It worked . . Got the record and Gibson was always nice to me after that.

It is quite amazing that so many old Accringtonians highly value their youth in Accy . . Nice to read so many good stories from so many down to earth people who to this day . . Display no airs and graces.

I suppose it's accurate to reflect and say that "we were one of the last generations who were allowed to enjoy our youth " happy about that I must say.

If anyone else from Chris's is out there . . Send me a message sometime. Cheers . .

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Nice to see Mr Riding mentioned on this website, but I'm sad to let you know that Mr Riding passed away (in his sleep) on Boxing Day 2013 at the age of 94.

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And just out of interest, following Outback Ozzy's post on 28-11-12, can anyone tell me how mr Riding got the nickname "Neddy"? I'm told it was because he used to take give one of his daughters a piggy back when out on the youth hostelling trips and Duke of Edinburgh long walks. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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He got the name Neddy because his name was Riding. We started calling him Riding on a Donkey. Then he became Neddy as in an old horse.

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I went to St Christophers from 1970 - 75 and loved every minute of it! Mr Jolley`s was the headmaster, Mr Walker deputy, and Mrs Ormerod headmistress. These are the teachers I recall when I started there, room 1 Mr Otter, room 2 Mrs Ilic, Room 3 was the RE teacher Mr ? cant recall, room 4 Miss Kenyon/Miss Cunningham, Room 5 Miss Brown, Room 6 Mr Stanley, Room 7 Mrs Ginn, Room 8 think was Mr Winkley, Room 9 Mr Williams maths, room 10 Mr Green, room 11 Miss Barnes, room 12 Domestic science teacher Mrs P? cant recall, room 13 Mr Riding, Room 14 Mr Lowe room 15 Mrs Livesey 16 Mr Williams science, room 17 Mr Phillips, room 18 Mr Manning, room 19 Mr Bradshaw, room 20 Mr Day, room 21 the science teach with the pump with a name on so if he hit one of the lads the name was imprinted on his backside! ?? Room 23 Mrs Wilson, there was also Mr Gibson, Mrs Parkinson, another female games teacher with dark hair Miss ? The Cocker building was opened just in time for our last year, we had a prefects room with a radio gram in it as a privilege! Used to listen to Tony Blackburn during breaks! My best friend was Susan Whalley and she was head girl. I still keep in touch with friends from school and have great memories of my time there. Jed Heath was in the year above me and I remember he got expelled on his last day for hanging a pair of knickers on cross on the stage - as Mr Jollies walked down the aisle of the hall for assembly the curtains opened to display the offending underwear - he was furious and ordered the curtains closed! This was one of Jeds many claims to fame!

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I was there from 72 to 77, think I can fill in the gaps of teacher's names - the DS teacher was Mrs.Pope, the science teacher with the pump I think was Mr.Booth & if I remember rightly the other PE teacher was Mrs. McLean

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I was there, same year as Holsign, I remember Susan Whalley and Sharon Hargreaves. I have been in touch with Maggie Clough on facebook. I was always getting in trouble off Mrs ormerod for being late back to school after going out at lunch time to feed my horse up near Ossy dairy, usually with Julie Whittham. Anyone remember Dorothea Zebrousky? Ah ah this is bringing back some memories lol

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I remember Dorothea and all the other names you mentioned - what is your name? I`m Lorna - Smith that was

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Yes you`re right, I have probably missed some out but they are the ones I can pull to mind Accy Mad

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What is your name? The only Kath I can recall was Kathryn James from Church Kirk?

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I remember most of those girls, you were in the year above me, my old schoolfriend who was Susan Whalley then is still in touch with Susan Pawson - what is your name I may remember you?

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I went there from 1979 -1984. Mr Jollys was the headmaster when I joined and Mr Roberts when I left.

I remember getting a rollicking from Mrs Ormerod (dep head) for rolling over the waistband of my skirt to make it shorter. She used to make us kneel on the floor and if our skirt didn't touch the floor we were in trouble.

Mr Manning and Mr Graves taught art both were so patient.

Mr Bielby - maths. He was so feared by the kids he made the child catcher in chatty chatty bang bang look like Pudsey bear.

I remember he never turned up to any of the parents evenings because he'd get lynched by the angry parents he was a crack shot with a board duster and a piece of chalk and would slam the desk lid down on your hands if you were rummaging around inside it when he was talking.

Mr Leaver was my maths teacher. Awwww bless him!
He used to carry a sized 12 white plimsole around with him with a sad face drawn on the sole in yellow chalk. If you got in trouble he walloped you on the backside with it and you had to walk round with a sad face on your arse. He was a lovely patient bloke though. I think I only saw him lose it once in 5 years.

Mrs Pope the cookery teacher. One time she was off sick and we were supposed to be making fairy cakes. Miss Martin stood in for her and told us we had to read quietly. We moaned so much she eventually gave in and let us make the fairy cakes giving us free rein of the food colours and flavours from Mrs Popes stock cupboard. BIG MISTAKE!

I made green Orange flavoured cakes with purple mint icing. They were revolting. Miss Martin was such a good sport. She tasted everyone's bakes and scored us far too generously.

On our last day someone cling filmed all of the toilets.
Tied a rope to the handle of the music room and the banister locking Miss Brown into her classroom
Set off stink bombs in the corridors and nailed a matching knickers and bra set to the cross outside the main entrance to the school.

I've often wondered how many times that cross has been decorated over the years.

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Hi, I attended St Christophers around 1964-69. I have many happy memories of the school. Mr Jolleys was headmaster and I think Mrs Richards was headmistress but she unfortunately died I think of cancer. She was very particular about the correct school uniform for the girls and did not allow us to wear white knee socks in case they got splashed on the way to school. I also remember Mr Day, Mr Green, Mr Otter, Mrs Ilic, Mrs Livesey, Miss Simpson (PE) and Mr May who married Miss Simpson. I can't remember the name of the RE teacher who we used to call the Rockin Vicar - maybe someone will remember him.

Some of the girls I remember from my year are Lynn Bentley, Shirley Stephenson, Hazel Long, Margaret Mackay, Sheila Birtwistle, Linda Bramley and Barbara Hornsey, My memory on the boys is not so good I can recall Trevor Lingard, Barry Noon, Brian Scholes. I left the area in the early 70's and then moved to Australia in the mid 80's, and just recently had a fit of nostalgia so looked up the school website - it seems to have kept up its excellent reputation and also grown considerably since the early days.

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I was there from 1958 to Christmas 1962, the teachers I can think of is H/Master Mr Jolly, Mrs Whiteside R/I, Mr Forrest, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Thornton, Mrs Richardson, Mr Day(Daddyday) MR Booth ,Mrs Richard, and Belcher, as we called the Depty head, we had one yard for the Girls and one for the Lads with only a white line between us, and if you stepped over that line it was the slipper,(plimsole), as I found out after stepping over the line, I was in 1D,2D,3D,4C WOW

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I went to Chrissy's between 1978 and 1983.



I remember Mrs Bamford, Mr Day, Mr Green, 'Tin Tin' (the woodwork teacher), Mr Graves the art teacher, Mr Jolley (Kipper) the Headmaster who still had a cane when I started, Mr Roberts the deputy Head.......


Wonder what happened to my class mates ?

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Just found this thread / site kind of by accident; thought I'd post. I was at Chrissys' from 79- 84. Arrived mid-term because we'd moved house into the area. I only got in because Jollys sat 'on the bench' with my Grandmother and they were good friends. I'd never been to church in my life. It's not what you know it's who you know ;)

I really enjoyed my time there. I was a skinny little kid back then. Had some great school trips too, went to Switzerland in the first and second year, I've still got the photos somewhere.

I remember most of my teachers, Mr Greene for English, Mr Day for Maths, Mrs Craig for Chemistry, Ms Kenyon for French. My Grandfather taught Day and wasn't that impressed by his academic performance. He was actually one of the better teachers but that's not saying much. I don't blame them, it's the syllabus that was at fault, I could have learned more on Google in a week than I did my entire time at secondary school (not that we had Google back then).

I used to knock about with Ste Bradshaw (and have done ever since, albeit in a more adult and sporadic manner of late) and the musically flamboyant David Battersby, also Karate superstar Jason Clark, Marcus Stephenson (lived over the road from Jollys in Great Harwood), Graham Dobson, Chris Wildman, Stephen Duxbury and that bunch. I remember quite a few classmates such as Peter Fisken, Gareth Davies, Julian Hunt, Aleister Craig, Nicholas Howarth, Paul Seddon, etc. I only recall half a dozen or so girls' names because girls were frightening back then. They still are.

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Mr Riding, woodwork teacher.
I went to St Christoher's between 1961 to 1967.
In Aiden house.
Mr Jolly head, mr Walker deputy head.
I remember mr Blackburn, had his pump accross my backside a few times, good old days.
My best mate was Ken Heap.
I moved to Australia in 1994, and now live n Victoria

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I remember eileen blezard, she went to the same primary school as me, (new lane), and in same class at st christophers in our final year, mr Day was our form master.
My best pal at school was ken heap.
David johnson was head boy and a very good goalkeeper, he signed for Blackpool f.c. when he left school, but a bad knee injury ended is career.
I remember mr Blackburn in my early years there, felt his size 13 pump a few times.