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A.SSOCIA.TE

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE AND ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS

HONORARYPRESIDENTS: MR. P. L. CLARK M.A., F.R.C.S. MR. M. R. MORRIS B.Sc., M.Ed.

NO.2 SUMMER 1995 EDITORIAL

Welcome to edition number 2 of the B.R.G.S. Association Newsletter - a lot of developments have taken place since our firstedition last November.

The Association now has a formal membership of over one hundred and fifty past pupils of the school. Thismembership, which is growing weekly, extends from our oldest known member tv1r.Henry Howard of Bacup who attended B.R.G.S.from 1918 - 1923, to a number of this years Sixth Form leavers. A big recruitment drive is planned for September/October of this year with articles featuring the work of the Association scheduled to appear in several local newspapers. We would also encourage all members to spread the word about the existence of the Association to anyone they come across who is a former pupil of the school.

A network of Year Representative has now been established, again with the brief to do anything they can to foster enthusiasm for our Association. I am very grateful to the following for volunteering to help:

pre 1940 tW. Leslie Smith, (1930 -34) 152 Old Road Rawtenstall BB48RS

1941 - 50 tW. Peter Meeks, (1943-8) Fairfield House Mewith Bentham Lancaster LA27DL

1951-55 Vacant

1956-60 tW.John Greenwood, (1956-63) 11 Heys Close BB47LW

1961-65 tW. Rodney Sellers, (1957-64) Thomcliffe 551 Chorley New Road Lostock Bolton BL64JT

1966-70 tW. B.Martin Hodson, (1966-72) 5 Cheviot Close Ramsbottom Bury BLO9LL

1971-75 Vacant

1976-80 tW Graham Spencer (1973-80) 6 Lawton Street Oewe Cheshire CW2 7HZ 1981-85 Vacant

1986-90 /\N. Nicholas Hoyle, (1980-88) 78 Schofield Road Rawtenstall BB4 8RP

leavers 1991 MissRachel Hoyle, (1984-92) 78 Schofield Road Rawtenstall BB48RP

leavers 1992 /\N.Andrew Smith, (1985-92) clo 58 Dean Lane Water Rossendale BB49RA

leavers 1993 M-. Vikas Pandey, (1991-93) clo 10 Garth Edge Rochdale OL128EH

leavers 1994 MissCaroline Ratcliffe, (1987-94) clo 258 Rochdale Road Bacup O1139RA

Ifyou have not done so already, please establish contact with your Year Representative.

In AprilMartin Hodson and Anthony Black co-ordinated a year re-union for those who joined the school in 1966: his report on a very well attended and successful event is included in this Newsletter. Does anyone else have similar plans?

1995 has also seen two other developments. M-. Clark and MissMacleroy have done stirling work in cataloguing all the artefacts and memorabilia which is in possession of the school. An example of a service which we are now able to provide comes later in this edition. However, we continue to search for any old photographs, magazines, exercise books or material relating to the school. After our last appeal one member was even able to provide us with a 78 r.p.m. recording of M-. Holder's last assembly in 1948. Rnally the Executive Committee of the Association has met and the B.R.G.S.Association held its first formal AGM in June. The main theme of my brief address at the AGM was that the Association now needs to assume a life of its own. There is an urgent need for the Association to have its own membership Secretary; Social Secretary and Treasurer - please let me know if you are interested in helping.

I hope you enjoy reading edition number two of the Associate Newsletter - your contribution for future editions are most welcome.

Best wishes ~~~ TREVORJ. ELKINGTON LEAVERS1995

A. Fancy nrp,;,;lpovpr... (Joy IHI';'P\,p,tlly hPIIJI11P 1I wolf p,;luhlh"pll h\I~IIIIIJII'"I.I, ,lo';l,ilr> far from Ideal weather, the 1995 coslumes were some ollhe besl ever. AlIlJVllh lulols joined in the festivities by adopting a V.E. Day fheme whilsf the students fumed up in a variety of guises ranging from Count Dracula to a strawberry!

The UVlth tutors enter into the spirit of Leavers Day.

Medieval Damsels

Heidi Reid and Sarah Tompsett (1993-5) Staffand students enjoy a Leavers Mecl at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel

Alex Alderson Paul Cunniff Ben Alderson & Balraj Bhullar

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Staff

Lorraine Cope/and Kathryn Hughes Shelley Coulthurst Karen Livesey & Jane Partington

-- '-. INTERVIEWWITHNYREEBALLS(1987-94)

For many students the idea of taking a 'year out' or gap year between school and university is becoming increasingly attractive. This year can provide a breathing space to clarify future career ideas and an opportunity to earn some money before going to university-increasingly essential in an era of frozen grants and student loans.

As a language student Nyree Balls (1987 - 94) decided to follow up an Au Pair placement in Perpignan in southern France to improve her linguistic skillsbefore accepting a place on a Leisure and Tourism course at Devon College for September/October 1995. The year proved an Immensely challenging one which left Nyree a much changed person.

After replying to an advertisement in 'Lady' magazine Nyree found herself responsible for three boys aged ten, nine and six - quite simply "three of the most detestable children in the world!" A lifestyleof cooking, cleaning, ironing and child-minding with few friends and no T.V.hardly provided a perfect year out. However, Nyree philosophically re-counted that the experience "made her grow out of being a child dependent on others, to someone who can make friends easily and has developed a new found self-confidence."

The night life of Perpignan and nearby Canet provided some compensation for the restrictions imposed by the strict Cata/an environment in which Nyree lived. She concluded, "itreally isthe very best way to improve your language skillsand I now feel a totally different person, much more ready to make the most of higher education. In some ways I'm glad to be back in Rossendale, but it does seem very quiet by comparison!"

Nyree at the 1994 SixthForm Leavers Meal before her year in France. --- Geography student's £1,000 .'merey' trail to

Ta. nza.nia-~~n..... GEOGRAPHYis not what it used to be when JULlE coloured the globe red and pupils learned KENNA the names ofcapital cities. . . These days, geography students are more likely (1985 to have to gointo the "red" (with the bank) and -1992) study health, wealth and social issues than pore over maps. .." eGeographyclasses in sunny Africa for For Julle Kenna, a geography student at student Julie. Liverpool University, being up to date with current issues means ...a four-month trip t~ Tanzania! Julie, trom Fearns Hall Farm, , goes toAfticathis July tostudy "sustainable" . . economics. . Ironic, then, that the drawback to her trip is - money. She has to find £1,OOO-eked outtrom her small grant, but she has been given a signed football trom Manchester United which she hopes to raffieoff for as much as possible. Former Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School student Julie (19)said: "Within 20years Tanzania could be a wasteland. Ifpeople don't get a grip there will be devastation for people in the Third World." Part ofthe problem is the irresponsible use ofnatural resources for a quick ftnancial killing. Sponsorship HEIDI Elsewhere it has taken the form ofdestroying rain CHURNSIDE forests. Tanzania particularly (1984 suffers trom the rampant . conversion ofsavaimah -1991) grassland to unsustainable forms ofagriculture. Julie, who wants to be a geography researcher when Heii:!i high-flier sheflnishes university, beat FROM tlie roads of Rossendale to the air lanes dozens ofother students to . round the globe - Heidi Churnside (pictured) is win a place on the trip. making the world her oyster. The sky is the limit for the Valley 22-year-old She is also writing to more who has left thousands of other applicants in than 20major companies to her slipstream to become an air stewardess. seek sponsorship and plans a Heidi has passed her training course with three-legged race. Airtours Interna tiona 1 - her bosses say with She added: "Development is "flying colours" - and soon becomes opera- an economic problem in tional. . . Tanzania. Whole areas are In other words. she will be Heidi high! . i- being cleared and that is As a member of a cabin crew her job will betoI destroying animal habitats. look after holidaymakers bound for world-wide: But, ifwe end up with a destinations. . wasteland, it will also have a Alrtours International Is the "In-house" air. line for Br.itain's second largest tour operator devastating effect on people." which has a fleet of 18 aircraft based at 10, airports. . CURWENRAWLlNSON (1943 - 49)

Having graduated from Manchester University I entered Salisbury Theological College subsequently being ordained at Liverpool Cathedral.

I then spent twenty three years as Chaplain to the Forces, serving in Germany, the Middle East, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. Having also been Chaplain to the 1st battalion of the Coldstream Guards and at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, I was awarded the MBE in 1973 principally for services in Northern Ireland. In 1983 I was also appointed as Honorary Chaplain to HM the Queen.

As for my family I have been married for 38 years to Denise and have three sons.

EILEENFIELD(nee PENNEY)1946 - 51

On leaving B.R.G.S.I went on to do a secretarial course, combined with commercial French and German, at Manchester College of Commerce.

Before marrying in 1961, I worked as a secretary with K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines in Manchester and later spent some time working in Basle, Switzerland. My family includes: 2 daughters, 1 son and 1 grand-daughter.

I have lived in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, for over 20 years and, until taking early retirement in February this year, I worked for 16 years at the Leamington Spa Tourist Information Centre.

I would like to hear from any of my contemporaries who may remember me.

DEREKCOPLEY (1951 - 58)

After leaving B.R.G.S. in 1958 I studied Chemistry at Manchester University gaining a B.Sc. in 1961, and a PhD three years later. After gaining a Fulbrlght Scholarship in the USA In 1964-6 I returned to Manchester to take a Post Doctoral Fellowship. Since 1970 I have been Principal of Moorland Bible College in Hampshire and am currently chairman of the Evangelical Alliance and of the Association of Bible College Principals.

Each year I spend approximately 10%of my time in the developing world - my current hobbies range from orchid breeding through walking and cycling to the collection of Britishstamps. SCHOOL ORCHESTRA1933, including Violet Hollowood, Isobel Tomlinson (Back) F.C. Disley, H. Harvey! HShenton, P. Pureell (Middle) M-. Proudfoot, M-. Fielden, J. Cooper (Front)

PROFILE

If you wish to contact any of the past pupils featured in "Profile" or listed in our enclosed Membership List, please write to the B.R.G.S. Association here at the school and we willgladly put you back in touch.

STANLEYHALL (1937 -42)

I started work as an articled clerk in an Accountants Office, becoming an Incorporated (now Chartered) Accountant in 1950. His period of National Service from 1945 to 1948 was spent in a coal mine where the manager turned out to be another B.R.G.S.old boy - Bill Rawstron: these three years contained "tough, but treasured memories".

Between 1948 and 1951 Istudied a BAin Commerce at Manchester University - these years contained wonderful memories, especially in my connection with the Student Christian Movement. Playing cricket for Bacup and local table-tennis kept me fit during these years.

Early in 1952 Iwent out to Lagos in Nigeria, remaining in West Africa for the next twelve years, finishing as a lecturer in Accounting at the University College of Sierra Leone.

I returned to England in 1964 to a lecturing post at Bradford Technical College. Finally I spent twelve years as a full-time Methodist Ministerbefore retiring in 1992. I now live in Royton, Lancs. with my wife: my three daughters are now all married themselves. "In the firstyear during summer breaks it was fun to play in the grassy bumps or hollows above the Glen. A few friends and I became members of a secret society there which was to be very small and select. The founder member decided that to do things properly we should all be sworn in. We thought about this a long time, wrestling with consciences, and then, one by one stepped forward, took a deep breath, threw away years of good upbringing and solemnly uttered the word "bloody"!

JEREMYSCHOLES(1970 - 74)

After leaving B.R.G.S. I studied at Churchill College, Cambridge before spending 1977-78 at the College d'Europe, Brugge, Belgium. I qualified as a Solicitor in 1981; articled and practised in the City of until moving to Nottingham in 1985. Iwas a partner in a large solicitors' firm in Nottingham until 1993, when Iretired from the partnership to take up an invitation to join the law faculty at Sheffield University. I now lecture law in Sheffield, and combine this with a part-time practice as a solicitor (sole practitioner) in the areas of law which interest me.

ClilIl. bers\ ' bodies found I THE BODIES of two Rossendale climbers, missing since the beginning of March, were It iswith sadness that found burled under ice on the Cairngorms, record the death of Scotland, at the weekend. ". Graham Holland (22),of Carr"Lane,Waterfoot, Graeme Holland and Allan Mitchell, of Rippon Hall Avenue, RamsDottom,hadset offon a week-longclimbing (1989 - 90). Our expeditionwhen they went missing. Police and mountain sympathies are rescue teams were extended to his involved in extensive searches. . family and friends. Their bodies were found at Coire An :{..ochainby climbers on Saturday. A spokesman for Aviemore police said the families of the two dead men" had been informed. PHILLlPJORDAN (1956-63)

After "not working hard enough" in B.R.G.S.Sixth Form I proceeded to drop out of the first year of a B.Sc. Pharmacy course at Manchester University. I have since worked in a Pathology Laboratory at Carlisle and for the Blood Transfusion Service in Lancaster before moving to Exeter in 1966.

In 1968 I gained my Associateship of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences in 1968, the Fellowship of the same Institute in 1970, and I obtained a Churchill Fellowship in 1986, which enabled me to study the analysis of drugs of abuse in the United States for 2 months. I obtained a Master of Science degree (with distinction) in Instrumental Chemical Analysis in 1991 at the age of 45 (the first time I had ever studied hard enough!), and I became a Chartered Chemist and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1992, so my qualifications are now MSc, CChem, MRSC ( I don't bother about the FIMLSany more!). So although I did not work hard enough when I was at school and university, I did get there finally, albeit too late to make any real difference to my career.

I have maintained my interest in French (Miss Macleroy would be proud of me). I have many friends in France, and I do some technical translating from French to English, mostly analytical chemistry and biochemistry.

I am also very interested in older BMWmotorcycles. I have two - a 1973 750cc and a 1951 250cc which I am restoring. I used to watch some of my peers with envious eyes as they arrived at school on their motorcycles. One chap from Whitworth had a gleaming Norton Dominator, but I cannot remember his name. I never got it out of my system, and I finally obtained my motorcycle license at the age of 32 - better late then never!

SUSAN SIGSWORTH(nee WILCOCK) 1960 - 67

After undertaking my teacher training at Doncaster College, I taught briefly in Smethwick and then for two and a half years at Water School back in Rossendale.

I am now living near Huddersfield with my husband Roy and children Terry (20) and Toni (17). I have many affectionate memories of my years at B.R.G.S.including the following: .,""'-- rJ Bacup and Raw tens tall Grammar School. CLASS LIST -CHRISTMAS, 1949. (Ill Order of leritJ, The Pupil's Number ill the Admissioll Hegister is showlI opposite each lIame.

Form Upper VI Science, Form Lower VI Arts. Form Upper V C,-Gontlnued Form V C. (Second Year). Ashworth, A. 2908 Clegg, Mavis 3759 Thompson, Jean f3190 Kemble, F. 3333 Foster, A. 2885 Coleman, June 3264 Dixon, Muriel 1.3166 Lord, Beryl P. 3305 Dodd, Rheba 2947 Evans, B. F. 3203 Harris, Gwyneth 3207 T aylor, Kathleen 3341 MerraIl, G. T. 3290 Barnes, Patricia M. 3226 Gisbom, C. 3234 Bishop, l. 3346 Crowther, R. 2946 Hamer, Joan j3172 Ashness. K. 3194 Trippier, l. 3313 Regan, I. 2899 Riley, Dorothy ).3185 Ormerod, D. J3280 Duxbury. Hi!da 3351 Banister, E. W. 2976 Chadwick, Dorothy 3197 Jackson. A. 1.3178 Morley, Vera 3393 Ashworth, P. J. 2909 Leigh, Betty L. 3041 Mitchell, Patricia 3248 Lee, Mary f3334 Hamer, Helen 2986 Driver, Patricia 3231 With am, L. W. 3254 Rogers, D. \3308 " Scholield, Renee 3000 Dearden, Collinge. Jean 3265 Weir, N. 3316 Shirley M. 3200 Law, R. B. 3245 Hereward, B. 3299 (First Year). Rothwell, Joan M. 3218 Hargreaves, J. V. 3272 Betterton, G. 3319 Howarth, Joyce 3037 Chalk, Christine 3163 Billington. Betty 3372 3117 Ashworth Fom V A. Howorth, P. W. 3331 Whittaker. j. S, 3354 Phillipson, J. L. 3145 Kathleen M. f3225 Goddard, Winifred Proctor, Sheila Lord, Freda M. 3364 Humpage, C. 3303 Smith, D. 3114 ).3078 Crabtree, Muriel 3230 Walmsley, R. E. 3084 Fort, Joyce 3233 Hoyle, S. 3362 3205 Norris, H. 3337 a Cooke. Arme 3374 Keough, J. 3648 Fiuon, Betty Barrett, Verna 3371 Tomlinson, E. 2938 Smith, Kathleen 3002 Benson, P.R. 3345 Boynton, Crawshaw. C. Mary 3322 CQok, T. 3375 Auty, P. 3089 Holt, V. 3384 Law, P. H. 3136 Marjorie E. 3059 Scott, K. T. 3705 2919 Morris, D. 3336 Howarth, 3361 Vines, W. A. 3052 Hartley, D. 3250 J. Martin, S. N. 3075 Carter, Joan V. 3162 Pickup, Pamela Brown, 1. G. M. 3642 Martin, C. 2993 Martin, Sheila 3247 Armitage. Dorothy 3256 a Ashworth, Mavis 3370 3289 Greenwood, Ijertha 3236 Nuttall, R. 3182 For...' V D. Sumner, R. B. 3344 Wilkinson. Shirley 3287 Adlum. Shirley Foster, N. 3353 Form Upper VI Arts. Haworth, jean j3274 Heyworth, Mary C. 3328 O'Donnell, Roberts, Anne Clark, N. C. 3295 (Second Year). l3079 3369 Bernadette 3338 Harrison, F. 3067 Westell, Eunice 3355 Law, J. 8. 2854 Hodgson, Barbara 3358 halton, J. H. Prior, Una M. 2898 Eastwood, Alice j3\67 Fuller, A. 3377 Harvey, Qynne Heyworth, John 3300 3301 Maude, Jean 2928 l3098 3326 Hind, May Kidd, Nancy 2989 Colley, G. H. 2882 Heap, Glenda Jackson, Irene .;332 Chattle, P. l. 3198 T aylor, Sheila 33\1 33% Jones, A. 2953 3223 Scholield, R. Fothergill, Jean 2886 Hill, D. 3208 West, H. S. Mitchell, Jean 5307 Barber, D. S. 2879 Hayhurst, Sheila 3174 Hindle, Kathleen F. 3302 Stannard. K. 3309 Slater, Kathleen L. 2902 Hartley, Glennis 3273 Barcroft, Margaret 3258 Hill, Anne M. 3329 a Lord, Jean 2927 Lees, H. N. 3335 Chalk, D. E. j332\ F"'m Upper V A. Ward, N. 3343 Nuttall, J. l33('3 (FiNt Year). Kershaw, Brenda 3387 I-!arrison. M. 3325 Brooks, J. E. 3263 Thomas, 3296 Hutchinson, D'Arcy, B. 3164 Edwards, G. May MaTgaret J. 3528 Marlene A. 3312 Clegg, Marian P. 3350 Walsh, Dorothy 3116 Wood, M. 3647 3394 Beecroft, R. G. 3122 Pilling, G. 3281 Ratcliffe, M. Ashworth, Anne 3024 Holden, P. 3359 Smith, June 3367 Harrison, M. 3241 Hamlet, P. 3356 Taylor, Doris 3083 Barrett, Joan 3028 Horan, J. 3385 Hilton, H. W. 3640 a Ker"haw, F. 3388 Hardman, G. 3298 Jackson, D. 3243 3340 Crowther, A. 3125 Kelly, Jean l. j3179 Form V B. Taylor, Cynthia Hudson, Barbara 3069 Leach, G. 3304 Mercer, Betty 1.3279 3391 3397 Landless, Maureen 3104 Howorth, Beryl 3177 Lord, P. A. Lord, T. F. Clegg, L. 3060 Dixon, Dorothy 3376 Hacking, C. A. 3379 Newble, Patricia 3216 3057 Ward, Jane 3149 Haigh, J. C. 3240 Barnes, C. Heap, W. 3132 Heyworth, Alice B. 3176 Form IVA. Farnworth, Anne 3232 Phillips, 1. 3450 Hinton, C. J.' 2890 3168 Heyworth, Barbara 3357 Fisher, W. D. Kelsall, J. 3386 Loach, Brenda 3481 Greenwood, Jean 3237 3451 Form Lower VI Science. Haworth, Muriel 3275 Phillipson. R. F. Gluyas. G. (3206 Millward, J. 3419 Chatterton, J. P. 3643 Newsholme, Bridle, D. H. 3347 Bell, F. 3260 Horrocks, J. K. J 3506 Jackson, W. R. 3277 Margaret tJI42 Jefferson, G. C. l3479 Maden, j. G. 3246 Varley, 8. 3286 Kettl Sheila 3389 Hard n, D. 3173 Hoiland, B. R. 3475 Lord, W. R. f3212 Taylor, Shirley H. 3220 Bakr, B. D. 3464 Halshaw, Anne 3171 Auty, Margaret 3318 Pomfret, H, 1.3282 Trippier, Vera 3314 Moss, Beryl 3447 lHackledge, Joan H. 3196 Heyworth, D. 3526 Back, R. 3493 Wood, G. 3150 Thomas, Audrey 3253 Benson, R. 3293 3382 Turner, Margaret 3428 Myerscough, J. R. 3215 a (rwin, Dorothy 3529 Holt, ]. H. a Ashworth, Julle 3463 Ashburner, P. M. 3023 ,', Ritchings, Greenwood, Digby, EileeJ1 3469 13radshaw, G. 1. 3227 R. Maureen 3764 rrene E. 3324 3432. 3342 Barrow, Jean Lord, C. A. 3211 Taylor, L. Kobinson, G. 3421 9igby, A. 3267 Form Upper V B. Penny, M. Eileen 3366 3348 Crumbleholme, Sellers, Joan 3285 Ashworth, E. J. 3025 BuckIey, D. Jean 3436 Greenhalgh, M. 3235 3077 Lowe; Vera 3392 O'Hara. R. 3380 Stewartson, Patricia 3520 Greig, 1. C. 3238 Smith, Judith V. 3525 Hacking. Mary B. Wright, Blanche E. 3523 Colbourne. P. E. 3093 Hook, P. 13102 Maskell, F. 3306 Pickup, M. 3514 Smith, Dorothy 3252 Wales. D. L. 13192 Goodenough",V. 3297 Hodgson, R. 3416 Rothwell. K. 3186 Goodwin, Beryl M. 3128 Watson, Brenda 3315 Horton, P. 3443 Nuttall, Anne M. 3217 Regan, Gloria 3184 King, Kathleen '39() T aylor. Anne 3427 Tomlinson. P. )3191 Temperley, Mavis 3189 Bush, A. . 349 Harwood, Patricia 3441 Wood, D. A. 1.3255 Foster, N. 13170 Hazelden, W. 3175 Cook, H. 3435 Greenwood, R. 3271 Marsden, Phyllis ).3214 Burke. Patricia 3320 errilield, D. E. 3446 Ayrton, B. 5257 Griffiths. C. 3239 Holt, Marion 3383 erry. Sheila 3494 MacGregor, I. G. A. 3139 Weeds, B. 3222 a Blades, G, F. T. 3373 a Aldous. Olwen M. 3462 a Collinge. C. 3124 Haitlev. B. (3242 a Chapman. Betty 3294 '" Chatterton, Gates, V. 2887 Lumb, B. W. 1.3181 a T attersall. ]. Maree 3310 Phoebe C. 3763 ------/ Forrh 1V B. Form IV D.-Continued Form III C.-Continued. Form 11 B. Nuttall. T. 3513 Hartley: H. A. 3413 Pickup, Ashworth, Dorothy 3680 Lord, Kathleen M. 3482 Couch, Sheila D. 3467 t.lizabeth V. 3573 Lord. R. A. 3693 Barcroft, Joan O. 3404 riding, Enid 3484 Cnel!, K.enee 3572 Fisher, Heather P. 3686 Heyworth, B. 3414 Iv1cLoughlin, Eileen 3483 Howarth, Anne 3566 I'ixon, P. 36% l3arnes, Margaret 3405 a K.hodes, P. 3485 lvlarshall, Rena 3546 Hornsby, D. 3688 James, Pauiine 3509 Salt. jean 3517 bell, K. 5559 W almsley, Betty 3702 Pilling, Joan 3453 Harrison. B. 3473 Lowe, Barbara 3601 TweddeU, P. M. 3701 Fisher, Aurelia 3438 Goldsworthy, Anne 3472 Ager, Hazel 355t! Ashness, Betty 3679 Ashworth, Spencer, Duck worth, J. 3564 T.mson, Barbara 3700 Barbara A. 3403 Barbara H. 3456 Walker, Sylvia M. 3637 Dickmson, J. 3683 Parker, Jean 3449 Holt, E. Elame 3476 .. Warburton, Beryl 3612 Alderson, C. H. 3678 Crane, N. R. 3468 Trippier, F. 3459 Bell, Maureen 3616 Richardson, C. 3697 . Heys, Margaret 3504 Greaves, C. 3498 Coates, Grace E. 3561 3556 Shaw, Margaret J. 3698 . Scaife, Alice 3422 Gowers, H. E. 3439 Walsh, Brenda Jackson, Joan 3690 3415 Walls, O. 3492 Horan, Dorothy 3628 Heyworth, Joan 3630 Coley, j. 3682 . 'Savory, j. 3518 Martindale, B. 3418 jackson, Decia Nestor, W. T. 3695 Trickett, A1ice 3489 Ashworth, Annie )3614 Fairfoul, P. 3685 Prior, Anne J. 3515 Forn. III A. Cooper, D, \3535 Mitchell, P. D. 3694 Wolstenholme, Disley, B. S. 3408 DilIon, Margradel J. 3563 Jackson, Hazel 3689 Slater, N. H. 3423 D. R. 3651 Whittaker, E.ileen 3557 Everett, C. 3621 Johnson, .Wailer, E. 3491 Pi~ling, Pamela 3553 i'vlaureen C. 3691 Keough, B. E. 3510 Tweedale, Marie 3611 Ward, Anne E. 3613 3635 £atock, D. B. 3684 Toreve!l, A. 3457 Taylor, Gladys E. 368i Rose, Patricia 3605 Howarth, B. 3543 Hindley, A. G. Ashworth, Irene 3431 Bradley, Rena 3681 Vipham, J. 3521 Hartley, Barbara 3565 Kemble, G. 3631 3699 Coates, Hall, E. 3625 T aylor, Margaret Hopkinson, Lord, A. 3692 Marian E. 3360 Jennifer M. 3534 Green, D. 3595 Griffiths, D. W. 3412 Keeble, B. 3599 Hems, G. 362i Wilson, J. L. 3639 Form 11C. . Clegg, J. L. 3434 Rhodes, Marion 3576 Jackson, D. 3477 Form III D. Dean, Stephanie 3562 Dawson, Irene 3707 . Hartley, D. H. 3474 Lord. S. 3445 Loach, K. 3570 Day, Anne E. 3593 Eddy, Margaret 3709 Maude. K. 3571 3574 Anderton, W. 3649 Smith, T. 3606 Place. Dons Rothwell, Vivien M. 3725 Whittaker, R. 3585 Rogers, J. B. 3724 .- T emperley, Stella 3609 3580 Form IV C. Collinge, Doreen 3591 Thomas, Marie Pollard, N. J. 3723 Burton, . Renee 3590 Nuttall, Horrocks Judith 3716' J. L. 3550 Bishop, Joan 3617 Lord. J. 3721 Edmundson, Janat 3496 Robinson, B. 3577 3569 Riley, ElIa H. 3486 Thompson, P. 3581 Litton, Mary Toreveil, Patricia 3728 Green, C. B. 3624 Lonsdale, P. B. 3720 WeldeD, Shirley 3522 Heyworth, B. 3541 3582 Bibby, Cynthia M .3406 Ashworth, Lilian 3615 Turner, S. j. names, Manon 3588 Bennett, Mavis 3532 Healey, Marion 3714 Riley, ]. P. 05516 Friend F 3594 Nightingale, Egan, P. 3470 Gill, J~ne't 3760 Cecilia 3549 Duckworth, Audrey 3708 Wiikinson, A. J. 3729 !sherwood, Everitt, Dorothy A. 3622 Cropper, Ma~ilyn 3619 Kathleen M. 3508 Todd, F. . 3610 Driver, 'K. ) 3537 Hinton, Barbara E. 3715 ' . Sutcliffe, J. M. 3727 Crowther, A. L. 3495 Heap F W '. 3626- Slater, K. G. \3555 - Whittaker, M. F. 3460 Ch El 3) 33 3542 Gwilliam, R. 3711 H It J I 3505 a apman, ale Hill, J. I. Barker, A. 3704 a Quinn, C. 3575 WOhitw~rth, Ruth 3429 a i\:~ttall, N. tl. 3?04 3632 a Ashworth, Fitton, J. 3471 a PIckles, S. 3)51 Lock, Enid Dorothy W. 3703 . a Ramsbottom, f'vloody, R. 3722 l3oardman, P. 3650 Form III B. Margaret 3488 Howarth, 3620 Hall, G. 0 3712 Patricia H. 3417 Dyson, T. Ingham, W. 3717 Griffiths, Jean 3756 Spencer, ;Mary 3579 Clayton, A. J3466 Einks, Patricia H. 3589 3560 Fielding, G. 371(; Smith, ./oan \ 3425 Bishop, Irene i\ Smith, Patricia A. 3726 Ingham, Patricia M. 3567 Hill, M. E. 3597 Robinson, Eileen E. 3487 Lord, Doreen 3633 a Whittaker, J. I. f3583 Lippiatt, Joyce A. 3719 Kettleton, Ann 3511 Smith, G. 3578 Jackson, F. I. 3718 Wilkinson, Ashworth, R. P. ) 3586 lsherwood, D. Anne 3641 Lea<:h, B. E. 3600 Hartley, T. R. 3713 _.- Jean M. 3430 3706 Shenton, Eileen 3634 a Crabtree, j. 3592 Davies, J. Trickett, Joan 3458 Greenhalgh, Betty 3596 a Holt, Florence 3598 Ormerod, Dorothy 3448 Crowther, Form 1I D. Simpson, Jean 3454 Adrianne 3536 Camps, Barbara 3407 Form 11 A. Pretty, Hazel A. 3750 Hutchinson, Moyers, V. 3748 Annager, R. 3402 Sheila M. t 3544 Howarth, Eileen 3444 Sellers, C. F. 13758 Brierley, K. j. 3653 Ramsbottom, B. 3751 Harrison, W. E. R. 3500 R?wstron, Sheila 3554 Watt.s, I. 3677 Blackledge, R. B. 3736 Hargreaves. R. D. 3440 Lee, B. 3568 Sharp!es, Anne E. 3676 Bainbridge, Joan 3735 Matthews, T. 3547 Harrison, Zoe 3657 Lloyd, D. Rita 3747 Howorth, R. A. 3507 Lovell, T. R. 3667 ~ightingale. T. 3420 Whittaker, R. G. 3584 Haigh, P. 3741 Whitworth. E. 3461 Foley, Norma 3623 Horstead, Gillian R. 366! Hargreaves, Haythornthwaite. Mitchell, Margaret 3548 Ayrton, Joan M. 3652 Dorothy A. 3742 R. 3501 Hirst, J. Valerie 3645 Heginbottom, Lois 3659 Hartley, j. M. 3743 3603 Heys, Kathleen 3660 W allis, Beryl 3754 a Donovan, E. A. 3762 Norman,. Freda l. Schofield, B. W. 3675 Smith, E. 3455 Tomlinson, D. 3636 Ashworth, K. 3734 Lane, Rita 3666- 3740 Harrison, Ratcliffe, J. T. 3672 a Gastall, J. M. H. Form IV D. Dorothy M. 3757 Gill. Vera M. 3656 Ashworth, Celia 3733 I'vladen, D. H. 3602 Howorth, J. R. 3663 Heyworth, Hindley, G. 3530 Pickup, D. C. 3552 Howorth, H. 3662 Pauline S. 3745 Smith, D. 3424 Ellis, P. P. 3538 Rhodes. A. 3673 Crabtree, D. 3738 Nolan, A. B. 3512 Chaffer, j. 3618 Rowlands, Una M. 3674 Heap, J. 3744 Hey, Margar~t 3503 Taylor, A. 3608 Pilling, Elaine 3671 a Newland, Sheila M. 3749 Jackson, ]. 3478 Wilkinson, M.]. 3638 Pickup, J. C. 367(1 Alderson, K. 3730 Gee, R. 3409 Be~mett. P. J. 3755 Crossley, J. 365~ Spencer, W. A. 3752 Glendining. Anne 3410 a Hughes, D. R. 3629 .Ieffrey, P. P. 3665 a Edge, Eileen 3739 Spencer, V. 3426 Form III C Ingham. j. M. 3664 Tay-lor, Bessie 3753 Smith, T. 3519 . o. Flood, Enid 3655 a Anderton, T. R. 3732 Green. Ma\'is 3411 Stansfield, J. E. 3607 Mawdsley, A. 3EOS a Ke:1dall, B. 3746 Fox, Mary 3497 Heyworth. Heaton, G. S. 365t a Chopman, G. 3737 Heap, Beryl 3502 Audrey P. 3540 Morgan, I. 3669 Anderson, H. R. 3731

* Not classified. (a) Lower through abs~ce. W. COPLEY, M,A" Headmaster, This BRGS,,::play:brougbt';.~arrntHi to

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I Sheridan'splaY;""Th..,.Ri~' I , onc of the' ,gayest'and' mO$t 1 ,memorable of' 18th, century , " comedies, has been prescnted\' \ many ,times in its long history,,' i' ',/IT:BROAD ACCENT-- "\ \ but taking into" consideration,' : RodneY'-H: Sellers, as Bob Acres. I 11: theage group,it ,could pot have'. ! tthe:man UP from the country, gavel 'been better' performed than it ': ,theplayplenty,of comedy with his I was by' students of Bacup' and ',: ,broad country' accent, and some of I Raw,tenstalI' 9rammar School, ,the farcical" $tatements he would: on Monday mgl)t. ; ", "", make. " ': '. ' " ~ ' , Other""good' performances were I On a cold;- wet and blustery night, ,turned in by Margaret A. Heyworth ; lone needed something towarm both (Lydia'Languish),' 'Susan ,E. Hey- worth.:,(]UJia j MeIVille), Phillip H., :iinbodytheandschoolspirit, hall,and asthisthewasstudentsfound , Jordan (Mr.' Faulkland), and John , , " : , Chatburn (Sir, Lucius O'Trigger), , I b,rought wannth into :their prod~c- r , I 110n, ' , Supporting roles were' played by i I After a rather slow start. the play Kenneth Bradley, (Fag), Stuart

' suddenly sparked into life, and from , Hoyle,:'(Thomas), Anne Chapman then onwardsthere was no looking ' ; (Lucy), "'Neal G.' Burnside (Errand I back 'as each member of' the' cllst ; Boy),'" John, Whitbread (Daviq), I Richard C." Tayl~r and JefIrey A. I seemingly:r~veHed, 'in tljeir parts", ,: . Lord '(servants) . SlIsan RatclifIe! I Some of the situations of imper- are l (maid)and Glyn (invalid), ' sonation and, misunder standing Taylor " , In allitmade for a fi,nenight'sI ' I almost farciCl\I. but, they had" the entertainment. far better than stlting h~i r ,seats" 'audience /9~ki:l1g' in t ~ in.,fr ~he (eleVi sion set-and ~nt Of , , I even though one had to face the I EVERY:fHINGIT' NEEDED l , " .! shocking, weather afterwards,, it was , , I It is hard to single anyone out I : I , ~l,worth the effort. '..,~~,. -' for special mention; but in l7-years- old Keith Butterworhwas the ideal ! , The, play was produced by Mr. \ R. G.' Phillips, who deserves a , person , for Sir Anthony Absolute, I,I special word of praise for this very This' youth" gave ,the character :'ftne job of work, and stage manager , everything it needed, with his domi- 1 I : was John L. Thomas. ',' , ' neering voice and the way' in which I , I I 'Busi.ness management was by Mr. onc moment .,he was attacking his , , W. Copley,and Mrs. E.' Gledhill, son for all' he was ',worth and, the I next one supporting him right up a'1dJighting. make-up and wardrobe to the hilt: Exceptional1y, good was , directed by Mr. W. Thomson.' Mrs. , E.,Culley and MissC. M, Dracup. the way in which he' would work; himself up to a fury,'with his voice ; The scenery'wasdesigned by Mr. J; t, Cawthorne and made by' Mr, J. echoingthrough the,hall. ::, " .. ' i' Trickett, and Susan'Ratclilrc was in John,'Slater. as his/son Captain' ~,charge, of properties.' '" AbsoluteO'was',near perfection', with i 'The efTA<',t~.lightinl/ and'stage staIT his performance. He ,delighted in j , included Elizabeth M. Taylor, John the manner in which he' had his' " Greenwood, IanFarrinllton,' lames father, and'the temperamental Mrs. r H. I.ee. Judith, Ridehalgh. Derek Malaprop 'twisted 'round his finger , Hoothman, Glyn;W. Gaskill. Peter as' he suddenly' wriggled his way I Wo', King. E;ri!= Lord and David E. out of one sitllationand found him- ITaylor:',\"" ' self faced .with another. , , The play; was also presented on Jean'MaHaby, '~sMrs. Malaprop, I Tues~ay. Wednesday and T.\1ursday evemngs.:-K.F., ' , had the most' important feminine 1 part to; play, and ,she' did this ex-! tromely well. :,.Thi!1gs'had always to i \ go her, way, or if not; they were Iwrong and she played the part of it I ..person,who revels in, ruling other!

'people perfectly::>:: " ' SCHOOLSPORTSIN THE 1930's

TENNISc. 1936 PARTNERS Edith Ashworth JessieHewitt Edith Richardson L - R Gwen Fenton Sylvia Tonldnson Jean Grindley

HOCKEY c. 1935 c:kRow L-R:MurielTeasdole, Ciceley Lord, Isobel Tomlinson,Gwen Fenton, Midlred Horgreaves Front Row L-R:Morgaret Read, Edith Jones, Edith Ashworth, Jenny Ten.'iont, Jessie Hewitt CLASS OF '66 - TilE REUNION

by Amy Hodson(daughter of Martin) I1 took all ullmcasul"l'abk amoullt of hard work alld dedication. but the blood swcal ;",d l('ars ,'-;JICdI'PI thc rcunion of Saturday April 29th 19<)5 paid off to pl'Odu(~c a huge SUCcl'SSwhich was thoroughly enjoyed by all concerned.

It all began over twelve months ago when Martin Hodson hit on the idea of or)!.anising a dual birthday party/reunion for his school year, the 1966 intake, who wiII all be forty this year. This meant a year of milmmoth-sized telephone bills for Mr. Hodson and his pilrtners in crime AnthollY Black and Mmlfeen Ilarrisoll (IH~eM('Laughlin) as the search began for the 113 former pupils. Their effort was rewarded. for when the night arrived they had found 107of the year group -that's everyone except for six people! When the day finally arrived it was met with feelings of trepidation by the organisers, but these were unfounded as 80 former pupils of BRGS arrived en masse at Bacup Leisure Hall. The majority of these were from the 1966 intake, although eleven of them were ilctuillly a year youllger thall Mr. Hodson and his peers and had been a part of the "X" Form who went into the fourth year a year early to allow them an extra year in the Sixth Form. This meant that they were educated with the 1966 intake and were therefore invited to the reunion. Eight past teachers attended the event as did onc current teacher, Miss Hazel Pretty, who taught maths to the forty-year-olds and is still teaching it to today's eleven-year-olds at BRGS! Add to this total 34 spouses/partners of the past pupils who refused to miss out on the fun, and you reach the phenomenal number of 123 people who were at the Leisure Hall on Saturday April 29th of this year. Many of these people do still live near to the school - indeed many of them have children there themselves now, but there were several people who travelled back to their Rossendalian roots from the south of England and even further away - Graham Foster flew back to his home town frolll his new life in Tennessee, America! Many of the people who couldn't attend the evening sent their best wishes verbally, and written messages were sent in the form of letters from past Headteacher Mr. Philip Clark and French teacher Mr. Collinge, and a telegram from Mr. Clark's predecessor, Mr. William Copley. The evening began at 6:30pm and continued until midnight. I believe that the best way to summarise the event is to resort to an old cliche: "A good time was had by all". As one guest said afterwards, "I can't remember when I last had so much fun repeating the same questions and answers time and time again!" Mr. Hodson himself is thrilIed with the success which the evening proved to be and says, "I'm really pleased with the way the event came off. Everyone enjoyed it ilnd it gilve us illl the chilnce to renew old friendships and peel back the mists of time!" And that was it. Saturday 29th April 1995 was the result of one tiny idea which snowballed into a party of such magnitude that people are asking for another one next year because they didn't get the chance to speak to everyone who they wanted to speak to! Mr. Hodson's comment on thilt? "Well I don't know about next year; it seems il bit soon. I think that five years is a reasonilole time spiln to the next one." And does he think that all the work WilSworthwhile? "Definitely. From my experience I'd say that if you're thinking of organising a reunion then go for it. People are genefillly velY enthusiastic, and the end result is extremely satisfying. I felt very proud on the night when everyone arrived and I knew, that illong with Tony and Maureen, I hild made the whole thing happen." The night wiII be remembered by many as "the best night out I've had in ages", and that, ( think is the hil!:hest accolade any event can receive.

Left to Right

Martin Hodson Lesley Badham Roger Fulton Gllllan Sanderson Wendy Myers Susan Turner Davld Barker Peter Barnes Newsman'snewchallenge A SON of Rossendale who has never shied . away from challenge, is the new editorial supremo of the Rochdale Observer group of newspapers. as groupchiel Father-of-four Richard Cat- pool. sport among his listed hob- low (45) has donned the man- By Vernon Winterbottom Writing, however, has not bies. tle of Group Editor from been confined to newsprint. His wife, Helen, was known Geoff Whitworth who, &5 no stranger to Richard: he He has written numerous to thousands of group news- reported last week, heS has previously edited three books, includbg The Pendle paper young reader~ as Aun- retired after four decades newspapers and now takes a Witches, which has been in tie Helen. with the company. new brief - to build on -the print for almost 20 years. She resigned her own job flourishing strengths, reputa- He is a keen conservation- on the Heywood Advertiser Strengths dons and impact of papers in ist and was founder and edi- when her husband was the Observer Group. And one of the local weekh- tor of Pennine Magazine and appointed - to take over the newspapers now under Rich- After student days at Bacup chairman of Queen Street public relations and media ard's overall control is the and Rawtenstall Grammar Mill working textile museum, consultancy business he had- Rossendale Free Press. School and university, Rich- Burnley. built up. He said: "I have been a Free ard started at the Burnley Hobbies His parents, Jack and Mar- Press reader all my life and I E.x1Jressas a rookie newsman garet Catlow live at Good- am proud to be associated and ended up in the editor's He is also a member of the shaw. His father worked in with a paper that is widely -office. - Bacup Natural History Soci- the Treasurer's Department considered to be one of the He edited -the Nelson ety. at Rossendale Council, and best local newspapers in the Leader and flirted for a short And for a man Of4;';he has his mother was a teacher at country. " while \\ith the editorship of kept pretty fit - hardly sur- Primary Life in a command seat is School. . Richard Carlow: new group chief be Eyening Gazette at Black. -prising-- - with fellwalking and The Editors are grateful to Dr. Milton B. Ormerod for bringing this obituary to their attention, and also to /vir. Jack Cawthorne (Head of Art Department 1950-83) for the following personal recollection:

"Trevor and I were both junior members of the teaching staff in the early 1950's, and I remember him as an excellent teacher, a stimulating colleague in the staff room, and a reliable friend. His brilliance in debate came into full play in the staff room where he was often goaded by two very right-wing colleagues. Rehearsing his future role as a Labour M.P. Trevor simply demolished their arguments every time with facts delivered without any histrionics."

[NOTE: /virPark attended the 80th Re-Union in 1994, his last visit to the school. ]

SCHOOL CONCERT1948 Characters from "The Idea" OBITUARY:TREVORPARK(1927-1995)

History Master at B.R.G.S. 1948 - 55

In 1959,there was no more mar- 1959. But unlike most maiden summed up in an intervention: ginal seat in the land than the speeches, which are full of little "Has the honourable gentle- constituency of South-East Der- courtesies and descriptions of man noticed that the govern- byshire - where the Conserva- the constituency, Park's imple- ment is to exercise their power tive majority was all of 12 votes mented Price's prediction and to order a ballot only when - 25,374 for the Conservative' contained a powerful attack on they think it will produce a re- EL.J. Jackson to Labour's Labour's attitude towards the sult,favourable to them? Also, 25,362, with 4,980 voting for the nuclear deterrent and the Nas- if there is to be a ballot before Liberal candidate. A battle- sau Agreement. Park was always a strike, does it,not folIow that hardened candidate had to be concerned with the very central it would be logical for trade- I chosen the next time, so the con- issues of politics. union members to ask that there stituem:y Labour Party picked Dennis Skinner reflected to should be a balIot before It Trevor Park. me yesterday that Park's most strike finishes as welI?" Park had taken on Frederick important service to the Labour It is easily comprehensible Errollin 1955 at Altrincham and movement as he saw it was that that this kind of embarrassing, Sale. In the 1960s Park told me he led the.opposition in Parlia- pin-pricking question infuriated that he had been to see Erroll, ment to Labour's incomes pol- his senior colIeagues at the President of the Board of1l'ade, icy in 1966. "I sat in the position despatch box. They would not who had told him that he was the under the Gallery" - as an in- have been so angry if he himself best Labour candidate who had terested visitor, Skinner was had been facing the electorate. ever contested a general election not yeta memberof the House The fact that he did not face the against him. In 1959 Park con- of Commons - "and Park told el"-ctorate in 1970 made it im- tested Darwin against Charles me that the Government could possible for him to return - as Fletcher-Cooke, who told me be defeated that day." he desperately wanted - to the yesterday: "Park was a thor- In Skinner's opmion Park House of Commons at a 'later oughly good egg and the nicest was driven by a total and prin- stage. of all the 10 opponents which I cipled opposition to the cen- He made a serious allemplto fought in general elections." tralising tendencies of the state, win the Goole constituency on Partly because he was a can- not just because it was the pol- Humberside when Dr Edmund didate who had to be given icyofPark's union, the 1l'ansport Marshall was selected, Batley publicity and partly bccause he and General Workers, hut on ac- and Spen when Kcn Woolmer was a considerable and formi- was selected and Penistone count of his~ong-stalldlng v~~ dably effective rostrum orator, wherrAllenMcKay was select- Park was a rcgular at national ed. He made scriqus attempts at conference, the TUC, and par- other constituencies in Yorkshire ty gatherings. but had earned the ferocious an- In 1958, when barely 30 years tagonismofthe local regional or- of age, he made a commanding ganiser of the 1l'ansport and speech at Scarborough which General Workers Union who can hardly have been to the taste recollected only too well what he of Hugh Gaitskell. As a young had done when Labour had delegate I was sitting next to power. Christopher Price, later MP for Like many other ex-MPs in Lewisham, and-asked him" 1970Parkfoundit difficult to get "Who's Trevor Park?" Price ajob and landed up asa WEA replied: "I know him through the tutor and organiser in Man- Labour students. He's brilliant. chester. However the depart- And he'll be a hell of a problem ment of industrial relations at for the Labour leadership," This Leeds were rightly impressed by was prescient. Park was an ab- Park: a 'shop steward' for the Park's skilI as a lecturer. He solutely epicentral figure, in op- Labour back-benchers worked at Leeds University and position to the Labour govern- b~came a senior felIow 1983-86 . ment's incomes policy, Barbara of not allowing the corporate in the Department of Adult ' Castle's 11/Place of Strife and the state to control wages. Education and Extramural Vietnam War. Park In fact took up a whole Studies. Trevor Park was born near host of causes, some of them of He also occupied key posi- I Bury, in , and at- a minority nature. In spite of his' tions on the Leeds City Coun- , tended Bury Grammar School. wafer-thin majority in 1964-66 cH where he showed the same His parents worked in the tex- his colleagues noticed that he skill which he had displayed as tile industry. After Manchester never Ilinched from sidingwith a member of a select committee University, where he won a the unpopular or less than pop- on nationalised industries under good Honours degree, he be-, ular if he thought it was right. lan Mikardo, in 1966-68,and on came a history master at Bacup In the 1966 general election he education and science 1968-70. and Rawtenstall Grammar was rewarded by the electorate Derek Fatchett, now MP for from: school for seven years. It became of South-East Derbyshire with Leeds Central, remembers the , clear that his heart was set on a majority of just under 6,000. 1l'evor Park as a key figure, who entering Parliament and after However, truth to tell, his col- brought together a large and di- Independent ',the 1955 election he parted leagues were much less im- verse group. "People trusted 19.6.'95 I' company with the school, who pressed in 1970when, to our as- him," Fatchett said, "and he was were reluctant to-8iYe bim);!IQ- to~h~~nt,)ark s~d,tPat he a sort of shop steward for the motion on the grounds that he would not be a candidate at the back:benchers." This is exactly 'would be up and away as soon general election. ~ot only did he what he had been in the House t as there was a by-election or a surrender a hard-won Labour of Commons~ t general election. He became a seat to the Conservative Peter Tarn Dalyell Workers' Educational Associa- Rost, with a 13.6 per cent swing tion tutor and organiser and then against the Labour candidate 7revorPark,politician: horn /1/1ry a lecturer in the Department of John Ryman, he also provoked 12 December 1927; MP (L"b()l/I~ Extramural Studies at Sheffield a particularly angry response for,South-Ea.vt Derbyshire /964- University. from those who had been in gov- 7(); Lecturer in Industrial Re/,,- Park entered the House of ernment sweating it out to do as tium~ [)Cfllll'tllll!/It V/Alllllt 11't/1I- Commons at the general elec- theythought best for the Labour cation and Extramural StudieJ~ lion of 1964 with a majority of Parly and the country. Their Leeds Ulliversity 1972-83. Se- just under 1,000 on a poll that anger centred on the fact that nior Fellow 1983-86; Membel; was over 85 per cent. In his this man of principle who had Leeds City Council 1979-86, maiden speech on 23 November made their bves such hell over Chairman, Municipal Services 1964 he paid particular tribute the Vietnam War and In Place Committee 1980-83, Chairman, to his predecessor, the Labour of Strife was not himself going to Planning and Developmellt Com- MP AJ. Champion, later Lord face the music at the polls. mittee 1983-86; married 1953 Champion, a government min- A taste of what Park did to Barbara Black; died Bury 6 April ister who had been defeated in Labour ministers is well 1995. WATCH THIS SPACE

By the time you receive our next edition of the B.R.G.S. Associate Newsletter, it will be possible to order photocopies of past class lists to remind you of your former classmates. Further details in the next issue. . .

CLASS-LISTS

Photocopy of Newchurch G.S. 1911 B.R.G.S

Christmas 1915 Easter 1931 Christmas 1944 July 1916 Summer 1931 Easter 1945 December 1916 Chris tm as 1931 Summer 1945 I July 1917 Easter 1932 Christmas 1945 Christmas 1917 Summer 1932 Easter 1946 Chris tm as July 1918 1932 Summer 1946' I Christmas 1918 Easter 1933 Christmas 1946 1 Easter 1919 Summer 1933 Easter (2) 1947 , Summer 1919 Christmas 1933 Summer 1947 I Easter 1920 Easter 1934 Christmas 1947 July 1920 Summer 1934 Easter 1948 Christmas 1920 Chris tm as 1934 Summer 1948 Easter 1921 Easter 1935 Christmas 1948 Summer 1921 Summer 1935 Easter 1949 Christmas 1921 Chris tm as 1935 Summer 1949 Easter 1922 Easter 1936 Christmas 1949 I Summer 1922 Summer 1936 Easter 1950 I Christmas 1922 Christmas 1936 Summer 1950 Easter 1923 Easter 1937 Christmas 1950 Summer 1923 Summer 1937 Christmas 1923 Chris tm as 1937 Easter 1924 Easter 1938 Summer 1924 Summer 1938 Christmas 1924 Christmas 1938 Easter 1925 Easter 1939 Summer 1925 Summer 1939 Christmas 1925 Chris tm as 1939 Easter 1926 Easter (2) 1940 Summer 1926 Summer (2) 1940 Christmas 1926 Christmas 1940 Easter 1927 EastBr (2) 1941 Summer 1927 Summer (2) 1941 Christmas 1927 Christmas 1941 Easter 1928 Easter 1942 Christmas 1928 Summer 1942 Easter 1929 Christmas (2) 1942 Summer 1929 EastBr (2) 1943 Christmas 1929 Summer (2) 1943 Easter 1930 Christmas (2) 1943 Summer 1930 EastBr 1944 Christmas 1930 Summer 1944 GRAMMAR SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS c 1930

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Leslie Smith (1930-34) - the boy in the picture - recalls that during the above photo session at Morris's on Bank Street one of the girls lost her scholarship medal down her knickers and to this day still does not know which girl was the culprit! Les was ushered out of the room whilst the medal was retrieved. DEGREEAWARDS:

We extend our sincere congratulations to the follovving past pupils:

Key Abbott (1985 -92) University of Manchester: 2.1 Accounting

Andrew Cairns (1984 -91) Leeds University: 2:11 Chemistry Andrew's degree FORMER pupil of Water County Primary School and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. Lynsay Chew (1986 -93) Andrew Smith (21) has gained a BSc Honours degree in management and computer science Loughborough University: 1st from Aston University, Birmingham. Andrew is the son of Jean and Eddie, who live Mechanical Engineering in Dean Lane, Water, and brother of lB-year-old Beverley. A former Cub leader with the ::18thHossendaJc Rachel Hoyle (1984 -92) pack, he has helped with a pack in Birmingham Universityof Bradford: 2:1Optometry during his studies. For the next 12 months Iw will II(' working a( Ash)!) Uni- Catherine Isherwood (1984 -89) versity in a tcmporar\' Leicester University:2:1Social & Economic History administration job.

Karen Owen (1984 -91) Cambridge University:2:1 Chemistry

Andrew Smith (1985 -92) -see newspaper article

The Association extends its congratulations to all our successful graduates. More 1995

graduates results will appear inour Novemb::~O keep usintormed.

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Ilieu Iu \UU UIIO ul UUI IUIII101 \llIdUliI', 1Il.llld'.I)fIIU pI ()lilu Ild()IIlill~J the front cover of the latest Edge Hill College Prospectus

AN DREWEARNSHAW(1984 - 1991) NEWSTAFFIN THESCHOOL

Name: Mr. P. Hedworth

Job: Teacher of R.E.,P.F.Land Gene~al Studies

InitialImpressions The building needed a good coat of paint, friendly of B.R.G.s. children with an odd accent.

Hobbies and Family,Church, music, walking and, of course, Leicester City Interests F.C. (future Premier League Champions in my dreams)

Name: Mrs. S. Sell ens

Job: Teacher of Englishand Drama

Initial Impressions Room 69 has some interesting features and the "huts" leave of B.R.G.S. much to be desired.

Hobbies and Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, orienteering, theatre, Interests school production.

Name: Mr.C. luc:as

Job: Teacher of maths .

Initial impressions Pleasant children and staff. Old fashioned buildings. of B.R.G.S. Fairly crqwded.

Hobbies and Football, walking, cycling, travelling. Interests:

Name: Mrs. J. Plc:kup

Job: Teacher of music, general studies.

Initial impressions Lack of space, but quite homely. Friendly atmosphere. of B.R.G.S.

Hobbies and Cooking, gardening, walking the dogs, church. Interests: .

Name: Mr. J. Collins

Job: Teacher of technology and physics.

Initial impressions Friendly pupils and staff. of B.R.G.S.

Hobbies and Music, mountainbiking, pool. Interests: RETIREMENTS

Two members of staff, tWoTImperley and tWoOwen, are retiring this year. We are sorr see them go and wish them a very enjoyable retirement. FINALLY....

There has not been much mention of our three young Liaison Officers in this issue. Thisis because Rachel, Vikkiand Caroline have been busy with the GCSE examinations - we wish them every success.

B.R.G.S. ASSOCIATION 1995

CHRISTMAS RE-UNION

(for all past pupils who have left the school in

1990; 91; 92; 93; 94 and 1995).

TUESDAV, DECEMBER19th

CLARKBUILDING7.30 p.m.

SOp admission + bringa bottle of wine.

Forthcoming Major Re-Unions will be held in 1998 (85th Re-Union) and 2001 (the ,ercentenary of the foundation of Newchurch Grammar School in 1701). Allcontributions for future Associate Newsletters are gratefully received and should be clearly marked f.o.o. 'The EdItors, B.R.G.S. AssocIate Newsletter',B.R.G.S. , Glen Road, Waterfoot,Rossendo/e, Lancs. BB4lBJ