You can leave your tributes in the comments below. Test your knowledge. Other teachers weren't so fierce. Mick was a hardworking family man who took great pride in his work, which was also like a hobby to him; his butchers stall M Slater in Accrington Market was his life. We have over 65,000 old school photographs from over 7,000 uk schools - search for your old school photo here. 2. I'm a Group MIS user. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; [6][2] Bowen was a supporter of Blackburn Rovers Football Club. The Accrington Grammar School Old Boys Association exists to keep members in touch with their school pals and aims to pay something backby helping to broaden the education of todays youngsters of senior school age of both sexes. I left Accy Grammar in the summer of 1968, just as the school was preparing to up sticks and move to smart new buildings in Queens Road West, now part of Moorhead High. The old Accrington Grammar School - that impressive Victorian pile dominating Blackburn Road - is being reduced to rubble. The show quickly became a popular feature of ITV's schedules on Sunday early evenings, achieving 1520 million viewers and at times obtaining higher ratings than prime-time soap operas. Alan was born and raised in Accrington by his parents, Reginald and Maria, along with his twin sister Irene. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. The school was founded in 1895 on Blackburn Rd, Accrington as a 'Technical School' In 1968, it moved to the Moorhead site. Not every teacher seemed as well disposed towards the tide of smelly youth that flowed and ebbed every day. He is honorary Professor of Fine Art at the University of Plymouth, and from 2003 to 2005 was the sixth Associate Artist at Londons National Gallery. [16] On 27 August 2012, Bowen re-united with Happy Daft Farm co-presenter Sally Naden for a one-off show on the station. CLOUDS of demolition dust are rising where I used to sit among clouds of chalk dust. No worries! [6], In 1981, Bowen became the presenter of a new ITV gameshow, Bullseye, which mixed general knowledge questions with darts. This page is not available in other languages. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Ken was a true gentleman, and he will be fondly remembered by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. Lescudjack School 472. A Requiem Mass will be held at St Josephs Church at 10.15am on Friday, March 11. Accrington Grammar School had around 500 boys and 100 in the sixth form in the 1970s. By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. After his playing career he founded the centre of excellence scheme at Durham MCCU based at Durham University in 1996. Mrs Ann Seed-Donnelly, of Accrington, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, February 22, aged 83. Penzance County School for Boys and Humphry Davy Grammar School. Dec 1986 - Aug 19914 years 9 months. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Albert Hunt, who has died aged 86, was a teacher, director and controversialist who belonged to an extraordinary upsurge . Accrington. 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Family flowers only please; donations in memory of Mick are being gratefully received on behalf of East Lancashire Hospice c/o www.champfunerals.com/obituaries. Geoff Lund, the associations president, is a retired languages teacher and has proposed a scheme which falls into the groups ethos of putting something back into helping young people in local schools. Kate Middleton went to Marlborough College - we have access to over 300 pictures taken at the college. Below you can search for each school that we have an old school photo for. Alan was a keen and accomplished squash player. You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Announcing the death of a family member has been a time-honoured tradition for family and loved ones. Inscription find images for that year and others here. Sign up for free today The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), Cufon.now(); //]]> [9], Television opportunities followed, and he made appearances in Last of the Summer Wine as a library attendant, and on Granada's The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. She adored birds and always ensured her feeders in the garden were kept well stocked. Loving husband of the late Winifred, dearly loved dad of Sylvia and Meg the dog, cherished grandad of Alexandra, also a dear uncle of Barbara, Jean, Steven, Katherine and David also father-in-law and friend to many. Test your knowledge. Join Date: Nov 2007. Find out how to, More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the. [1] [2] Roskell was born on 2 July 1913 in Norden, near Rochdale. 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His funeral service will take place at 9.40am on Thursday, March 10 at Accrington Crematorium. John Virtue is an artist who specialises in monochrome landscapes. [19] He returned to Edinburgh in 2006 performing at Jongleurs from 828 August. [14], Bowen was the presenter throughout, along with Tony Green as the darts commentator, and several of the catchphrases he used on the programme became well-known (though he claimed never to have said "Super, smashing, great"). This information will help us make improvements to the website. [12] He always asked contestants who lost the gamble to "look at what you could have won". Accrington Moorhead High School was on Cromwell Avenue off Queens Road West. [12][6], At a 1992 Oxford Union address, Bowen was annoyed by a heckler asking him to say "super, smashing great"; he did so and followed it with "does that make you feel better? This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Special thanks to Peter and Sonya Regan for their kind ministrations. Extent and medium. St Marys C of E 2. William loved his family and was very proud of each of them. try { Come to think of it, nearly every teacher had a nickname. Dr Ron Hill, 73, was born in Accrington and said he was "very proud" to receive the Freedom of the Borough of Hyndburn. Ex-husband of Geraldine, much loved dad of Louise and Michael, cherished grandad of Benjamin, dear brother of the late Kathleen, caring uncle of Claire, Donna and Joanne, best friend of David Connor, also a loyal friend to many. It ran for fourteen years. For this item, that is: Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. If you were really unlucky, he'd fling the wooden-backed board duster with the uncanny accuracy of trajectory you'd expect from an expert in physics. IWM collections, This image was created and shared by: Mike Coyle. [6] After having become disillusioned with his teaching career, he was inspired to take up comedy full-time, after seeing Ken Dodd perform a well-received show in front of 3,500 in Blackpool. School photograph 1967 with school hymn as background accompaniment }catch(err){} People educated at Accrington Grammar School (14 P) People educated at AKS Lytham (2 C) People educated at Arnold School (27 P) B. . "Spike" Roberts tolerated a lot until we really riled him. We lived in fear of the shout of "Oi, laddy, cap!" To keep updated, follow LancsLive on Facebook and @LiveLancs on Twitter. 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In 2008, Nosheen Iqbal wrote in The Guardian that Moorhead High School had been "failing". As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Funeral director: Champ Funeral Services, Clayton-le-Moors. His main interests were mathematics and chemistry [ 7 ] :- He was much inspired by his chemistry master, Mr Ackroyd, and by his mathematics mistress, Miss Heap, 'a lady with enthusiasm for mathematics, who paid no attention - thank God - to any regular syllabus or . She was the dear mother-in-law of Gerard, Peter, Anne, Odete, Linzey and Sarah, beloved grandmother to Michelle, Christopher, Joshua, Luke, Orla and Jake, and great-grandmother to Sienna, Harry and Jack. WE'VE got a library jam-packed full of school images through the years - and if you went to school in Accrington - it's your lucky (or Mr Blunkett, take note! In early adulthood, Bowen was a teacher and took part in local . In 1981 he played "Dad" in the Victoria Wood television play Happy Since I Met You. . Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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After making a serious error during the Suez Crisis (which he sent the wrong batch of ammunition to Barry Docks),[1] he was sent on a Physical Training course in Aldershot[1] to become an instructor, and later became a school Physical Education teacher specialising in gymnastics. Its spirit lives on as long as there are people around who can declare with some pride: "I went to Accy Grammar.". He apologised for the remark almost immediately, and afterwards stated "No racial connotation was ever intended". [4] He grew up in Clayton-le-Moors, just outside Accrington, where Joe was a bricklayer for Accrington's Nori brick factory and Annie worked as a weaver at Atlas Street Mill. Neither did "Jackie" Foulds, who would fearlessly fling a piece of chalk at a miscreant pupil. For Panora images click on link and then put school name in the "Any text" box to search. Ah, teenage fantasy! Visit the Career Advice Hub to see tips on accelerating your career. She also worked for Riley Billiards Accounts. Something went wrong, please try again later. He was a keen gardener and a dab hand when it came to DIY. And lots More! I'm a school's MIS user. James Brown Whittaker, known professionally as Jim Bowen, was an English stand-up comedian, actor and television personality. Archive Collection 5K. Harry had many a tale to tell about his adolescent clarinet playing days in the lively Lancashire amateur music making scene; he was rather non-communicative about his time at the grammar school; and then of course his formative years at the college as a composer with Goehr, Ogden, Howarth, Maxwell-Davies inter alia have been well documented. Item. James Brown Whittaker (born Peter Williams; 20 August 1937 - 14 March 2018), known professionally as Jim Bowen, was an English stand-up comedian, actor and television personality. They settled in Lancashire over 50 years ago, where they would later celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends. All pupils previously at Moorhead automatically transferred to the new school, which has had a sixth form provision from September 2009.[1]. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. 623 Mellor - Clitheroe Royal Grammar School via Ramsgreave, Pleckgate, Wilpshire 637 Clitheroe - Billington, St Augustine's 643 Chaigley - Waddington & West Bradford Ceps 1 Accrington - Clayton Le Moors - Accrington 2 ACCRINGTON - DILL HALL - FIRST AVENUE - ACCRINGTON . In his spare time William loved walking, especially fell walking; he enjoyed being accompanied by his loyal companion Meg the dog. Clitheroe Grammar was noted for its posh arrogant kids, so my parents had picked Accrington, where the boys were fairly normal and could take their O-levels after four years instead of five if they were bright enough. But in those days it was like finding the holy grail to discover a teacher's first name. He always remained proud of service for his country and often reminisced of this time. In his spare time he enjoyed walking and would often walk in the nature reserve at Oswaldtwistle. Membership Is Free [22], Bowen previously owned Arkholme for Kirkby Lonsdale railway station, on what is now the LeedsMorecambe line between Wennington and Carnforth stations. privacy policy, GB/NNAF/C189017 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O115049 ). ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Ann left school and worked numerous jobs throughout her life, including working in her parents cafe. He had a very successful army career, which saw him serve all over the world. We are what we are because of this place and our fading memories should be preserved that is why we have built this site and the one before, to stand as a lasting record of what the school achieved and to mark the fact that whatever our age now, we were there. People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn (27 P) R. People educated at Rossall School (179 P) S. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Thousands before me must have felt the same. View Christopher's full profile See who you know in common Get introduced Contact Christopher directly Join to view full profile Looking for career advice? var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); He also enjoyed golf and walking, and he was a former member of the Accrington Male Voice Choir. 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