Old pals lost

lol1944

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Having recently found and joined this site, and read many old posts, it really does jog the grey matter into action. Those many days as school-friends spent in the woods, pinching apples, days roaming Accrington and Ossy—the Clough and further, Priesley Clough and further, Whiteash, all these places. Our eight weeks summer hols really were good!
Getting older and braver—Knowlemere St, Accie Con, Springhill, Ossy Empire, Mecca Burnley and Blackburn.
Older still and we start to move away, lose our old friends, have different relationships and priorities.
Only in older years do we rethink our past, remind ourselves of our younger days.
Where are we all now?
Do any of us keep in touch if only from a distance?
Old boys and Old Girls organisations—are we members? Do we know of the existence of these organisations?
I myself am about to join agsob. I am surprised as to how so few of my old long lost friends are members!
Where are you now?
 
I remember you from back then, but not as mates just remember seeing you around in those days, there are quite a lot of people on this site from our era who bob on from time to time, from all over the world, you do get to know um eventually
 
I'll probably be from your era: Accy Grammar '57 to '64, that would be from 1L to 6A2 ... doesn't seem all that long ago;) They should have handed out t-shirts when we left: "I Survived Sam Wignall" would have been a good one:eek: :D
 
Good old Sam ."Wheres your cap boy"
Sam live near me and I always watched out for him following me to school.
 
I would have certainly worn that t-shirt!!
Also a t-shirt from bow legged Bentley would have been welcome--will never forget those cross country runs!!
 
I knew your mates and, believe me, that was enough! ;)

Don't really remember if I ran into them ... possibly 'cause I was drunk at the time; that would be most of the time;):D

I think it's time for the formation of a sub-group of AGSOB: let's call them the Old Wignallians:theband: In order to join one must have been caught without a cap by Sam; have been humiliated in class by him; and have been introduced to the joys of Rugby by him.:D:D:D
 
Voice like an ocean liner fog horn too, by the sounds of it:D

And that was his whisper:eek: ... think of an Orc, only uglier and meaner, and you get some idea of what he was like.:D But I always did well in his classes; fear is a great motivator.;)
 
And that was his whisper:eek: ... think of an Orc, only uglier and meaner, and you get some idea of what he was like.:D But I always did well in his classes; fear is a great motivator.;)
Ha didn't know you knew my Mother Eric:D:D
 
And that was his whisper:eek: ... think of an Orc, only uglier and meaner, and you get some idea of what he was like.:D But I always did well in his classes; fear is a great motivator.;)

I seem to recall he arrived when I was in 3B and he taught us geography. Only had one run in with him - he pulled me up by the lapels but then realised my right fist was cocked ready to go. he dropped me pretty quickly and we got on fine after that - he even got me playing Rugby and into the 1st XV. Happy days.
 
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