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Anyone go to hollins county high 1974-79.

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Yes ME. Who are you and give us some memories. My memory is rubbish lol

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I left in 72..so I was a big boy you would have got a slap!:tongueout

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Hey Suebardo, You must of been a bit brainier than me then.Do you remember going to the annex at Woodnook primary in our first year & that evil headmaster Mr Nutter. I can see him now with his adolf hitler comb over & mrs meals (meals on wheels) was our year teacher.

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Hi Mancie, You must of been there in the era of the real hardcases.

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I started Hollins in 1977. It well confused me on the first day when I mistakedly went in the boys yard instead of the girls yard, that was really embarassing. Mr Bacon, Mr Cross, Mr Vizzard (remember learning the barn dancing for the Christmas parties) oh what memories!!!

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I remember Mr Nutter. Scared me to death. I remember him walking around holding the cane behind his back. :(

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I belive Hollins is now A college of technology or something now is that right? I took a look at the website. They look like real posh kids from up hollins lane who go now. Ive been living in Australia for over 20yrs & things have really changed, Ive only been back to Accy once since i moved over here.

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I went to hollins in 71 -76 had a few run ins with the mad headmaster nutter once got 12 of the best he hated me any excuse to give me the cane, went to re union bumped into him he nearly S**t himself but i just shook his hand and asked how he was, he was totally gob smacked

Lushy (Gary)

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Believe me crowey looks can be deceiving........I know a lot of kids who go to hollins now and they are anything but posh.....the uniform is nice though.:D

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From what I have seen taking my daughter to school at Hollins, most of the kids coming out of the houses up there are in St Chris's uniform.

It ain't posh and we moved over to get my daughter in to Hollins, but it is a good school.

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:D fair play crowey..I did ask for it ;)

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I recall the metalwork teacher ..he used a big lump of wood to whack us
and the French teacher Mr Haydock..he used a size 12 pump with a smiley face drawn on it! :D

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I left Hollins in 76, I remember Mr bacon Science i think, Mr nutter by name and nature, does anyone remember Miss Mudd? we used to go to her parents farm for days out from school. Anyone remember Mr hale ? Mr Dean PE Teacher.? I remember cross country running being chased off nelsons farm.

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Hi Accylad thanks for Pm yes i remember all that what a laugh

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mancie i remember that metal work teacher was a swine when in a foul mood once broke a metal work file across my elbow.

also the lads being mad on the pe teacher miss cooper and being dissapointed when they found out she was gay.
The maths teacher Mr cooper had a bigger pump size 14 lads used to be scared to death of him.
Saw Mr Blackburn down town the other day he suffering badly with his knees and had it replaced in an operation.

Bacon had the nick name danish from the old danish bacon advert in the early 70's

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I remember once, a lad jumped of the fire escape from the art building.He was a couple of years above me, but i remember it like it was yesterday. It was a bloody long drop too, He just walked away on to the grass between the main building and the ROSLA block (rasing of school leaving age). & we used to stand on the fish pond when it was frozen over. The one that was outside the main building entrance. Mr Hale, did he teach R.E? I cant remember the name of that really fat music teacher. Eh lads do you remember miss bibby at the 1st year annex, she was hot with those mini skirts she used to wear, what legs!

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yep miss bibby what legs, the fat music teacher was called harding in our year his nick name was pugwash

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LOL, memories. I remember Pugwash. Miss Bibby, Miss Cooper and mr Dean. I also remember Mr Morley and Mr Neville. Brilliant teacher he was. Mr Bacon hated me

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suedarbo when did you leave Hollins

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I also remember Mrs Breare the english teacher & Miss Slater who taught maths she was a bitch, she left & went to terrorise kids at some other school. I remember cheering at the news. & mr moran (moron) the headmaster.

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I left in 79. :)

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OOhhh I vaguely remember Mrs Breare. I remember Miss Whiteside taking Mr Nevilles place teaching English. Mr Cooper was my form teacher at one point. I'm trying to remember my maths teacher, I drove him to distraction lol

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I remember Miss Bibby when I went to the Annexe, I can't remember her after that, did she leave?

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Sue your last name not Derbyshire is it?

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Sue Did you know a Rory Lushman

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Hiya Lushy,
Yes my last name is Darbyshire. Married name though. Do you know me? I can't remember a Rory Lushman

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hi Sue i do know the name and for the life of me cant remember where from. what was maiden name. i used to work on the Arndale as security many years ago. you might have seen my name in intro section if not its gary lushman married to a wonderful lady called Carole Whittaker and have a sister called Penny (married name Martin) rory was brother obviously he hung around with John beardsworth he def in your year these are just clues to help you as well lol, but for life of me i do know you but where from i dont know.

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I was there '74-'79 too. I remember 'Meals on Wheels' as being my year tutor too lol.

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Pugwashes real name was Mr Harding, I remember Frankland, Scott and Mrs Richardson were all deputy heads with Mr Moran being the head. Mr Willan taught me for maths and 2 years running I remember him fighting with pupils and being pushed down the stairs...

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ah yes Miss Bibby..and I think Mr Hale was the PE teacher.. Mrs Hale, his wife did she teach RE?...was Mr Blackburn one of the metalwork teachers? he was ok but the other one was a pycho...I say that cos one the last day of leaving me and a couple of mates got ****ed on cider in Haworth park, came back and Mr Blackman sent us to see (I think it was Mr Parkinson the deputy head)..who was pretty handy with the cane..but he took one look at us and told us to get lost!

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Yes Debbie , I remember Mr Willan, he was a real soft touch all the kids used to tease him. I remember one lad called Gary Parkinson he was the cock of our year, he smashed a chair over Mr Willan. School days eh!our parents were right they are the best days of your life:mosher:

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I remember Gary Parkinson. He has a brother called Dave, he was the year above me. Lushy, my maiden name was Oldham. I mated with Elaine Hammond all the way through school and we are still best mates now :)

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Hi Sue i remember both names but its the married name i remember the most did u go to the hynburn sport center alot when you were younger, i was the mad fool doing all the somersaults and bombs wetting all the staff and people on the balcony

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RE teacher was Mr. Turpin. He also used to coach Basket Ball!

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came to me that mrs Meals was the RE teacher in my time.. Mr Turpin was some sort of PE teacher...he talked a good job but was **** at footy.

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Turpin was one of the good guys, me seems to remember he was more of a badminton man rather than a footie man.

Hi Sue, hows you?

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Hiya Stephen, not been on much, I've been ill but am better now..........sort of. I'll send you an email to catch up.

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I think i started hollins in 1977,im too old to remember now :D but i know i left in 82 and i remember mr nutter etc but cant think what the year tutor was called,she was a woman with dark hair and glasses and i was in class 1L1.......i think she had a foreign name

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Hey Crowie,the fat music teacher was mr harding or pugwash as we called him :D

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I was in the same class as penny lushman :eek:

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Does anyone remember mrs harrison,the huge accounts teacher who was always eating during class and had the personality of a frying pan! and also the history teacher mr mckeown who liked chucking his board duster around,and who remembers mr wilkinson woodwork teacher with the big nose,he taught at the annex woodwork room which was under the main steps if i remember rightly

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Do you remember the headmaster who came after Mr Parkinson? His name was Mr Scott? Or was he the head at the same time, I got the cane off him. Wasn't there a Ms Shuttleworth - english teacher?

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I can remember Mr Scott being the deputy head in my time. Icicle works, I started Hollins in 1977 and left in 1982, didn't get moved up to L1 until the second year, was in
L3 in the first year, what was the name of our year tutor, all I remeber was she was some young woman with blonde hair that went on to marry some famous cricketer. I am trying to work out who you are!!! I remember Penny. My best mates were Lynne Broderick, Wendy Beckton and Susan Everett, think they were all in L3

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I think Mr Parkinson left and then Mr Scott took over, he had a son called Jez Scott who went to Accy Grammar School who wen to teach in USA and died in a motorbike accident, so rumour has it?

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Heyah
i go hollins now
in year 11 (after summer hols)
its now called the hollins technology college
but we are better at sport than technology
i think they was talking about mr vizard is retiring soon im not sure.
theres no more mr nutter not sure who he is
the headteacher now is mr jackson and hes nice, not like the sounds of mr nutter
Lol

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Heyah
i go hollins now
in year 11 (after summer hols)
its now called the hollins technology college
but we are better at sport than technology
i think they was talking about mr vizard is retiring soon im not sure.
theres no more mr nutter not sure who he is
the headteacher now is mr jackson and hes nice, not like the sounds of mr nutter
Lol

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:D..Mr Nutter was one of the good blokes.. so you can imagine what the bad ones were like :eek:

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:O Ohh goodness Loll
im so glad nowadays theres no cane!!!
omg!!

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Hi

My name is Shabir, I attended Hollins between 1970 and 1975, I remeber all the teachers that have been mentioned from that era, They were such good times. Some of you may have heard that someone drove a scrambler bike through the school, I was there when that happened and I think it was Robert Kissock. I have been friends with Mr Vizzard, Bradley, and Morley since leaving. my two boys go there now and I am also a governor at Hollins. Hollins is a very good school now probaly second to St Christophers. Someone mentioned the sports centre, I worked there between 1980 and 1985 before joining the Army, I returned to Accrington in 1994 and have been here ever since. If any one remebers me drop me a post.

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Jez Scott,lived on the corner at Newton Drive,played guitar?My year at Accy Grammar.Originally came from Workington way,Cumbria.Probarbly where he got the 'biker'thing from.Didnt pay of then did it,if rumours are true.A Wishbone Ash/Tull fan if my memory serves me well.

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Hi Shabir,remember any of these...Mick McIntyre,Ste Whelan(Wigs),Dave Sharp,John Duxbury,Stuart Bond(Curles),Phil Crossley,Bev Rushton,Tricia Cobb,Kim Wilson,Andrew Sanderson,Diane Hastewell?Think they might have been in your year,i didnt go to Hollins,just hung around with them.

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Hi Maxwell, So you don't know if he was killed in an accident or what? He used to hang around with Paul Berry and I think Merv Goldsworthy and guitar playing folks of the mid-70's!

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Thats the same man,Paul Berry,grammar school lad lived near Vic pub in Bash?Jez did a bit of time in the band i was in back then,but we didnt need 2 lead guitarists lol.U know Ian Goddard,another axe god fron the 70's?Have also replied 2 your Dave Johns/Paul Starkie thread.

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Hi Martin its Ste T here, just been surfing the net and came across the hollins link.

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Hi, just joined the site. Lushy is that Gary? because im Mike Wood who did the paper rounds with you & hung about with you. Went to Hollins 71 - 76, remember all the above mentioned teachers & Mrs Shutt the english one. Hi to all.

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Acky252 yes it's Gary I was at Hollins the same time left in 76

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aoa shabir me shaz been years since we last saw each other.

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I remember some of them wigs,mick mac,ducky,do you remember howard hudson?

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I got the taste of every hitting object in the school pump cane board duster it was ace lol I was in the heads office with gary parkinson when he deceied to have a full blown fight with him lol great times

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Gary Parkinson, picking a fight with a hardcase there Gaz.

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It was Miss Shute at first and her companian Mr Neville...the head of English.

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Anyone remember getting the bus from town up to the school and Mark and Vernon Sav used to harass that mentally disabled bloke who use to sweep the streets for the council. They used to throw water bombs at him out the window and other things.

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I remember Headmaster Nutter What a **% hated me in 71 I must have had then cane the most any excuse he would cane me, mind you a couple of times I did deserve it.
he meant to give me six of the best but I wouldn't keep still and ended with about twelve of the best, funny he missed a couple of times and hit his own legs and that made it worse, oh the joy of my school years

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I remember headmaster Parkinson who was then replaced by a bloke called Mr Scott, I got caned a few times I can't remember exactly how much?