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14-10-2008, 16:17
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Walking Miles to School
I was having one of those 'we had it tough, when we were young' conversations the other day and the subject of walking to school came up. Early 70's, I used to walk from Laburnum Drive in Ossy to Spring Hill School in Accy, either over Fern Gore or via Hawthorn Avenue. Never did work out which was the quickest. It seemed a long way but I never really knew how far it was. Could someone give me a fairly accurate guesstimate - it would help settle a bet.
Also, what was the original use for the tower, next to the old playground, in Rhyddings park? Would be something to do with Rhyddings Hall but what was it's purpose Ahh! Rhyddings Park - the happy memories come flooding back. 
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14-10-2008, 16:23
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Re: Walking Miles to School
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14-10-2008, 16:25
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Re: Walking Miles to School
0.8 mile going Hawthorne Av way.
Prob only 0.4 or 0.5 going over the field and along Richmond Rd Google Map
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14-10-2008, 16:33
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Re: Walking Miles to School
I used to do 1 mile when I needed the bus fare for other things
Seemed to take for ever and all up hill, could make some good speed up running home though - all down hill 
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14-10-2008, 16:44
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Re: Walking Miles to School
It's 4 miles to get my nine-year-old to school in the morning, with no direct bus route, so I take him in the car. School lane is always jammed with cars, though, so I park two streets away and walk the rest. There's someone two doors away from the house where I park who drives in from there!
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14-10-2008, 16:50
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Re: Walking Miles to School
The 'tower' in Rhyddings park was actually built as a folly, when the old house was built.
I think there's a thread about it. I'll have a search.
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14-10-2008, 16:53
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Re: Walking Miles to School
There's a thread here which has some interesting facts re: Rhyddings park.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...tory-5521.html (Rhyddings park history ??)
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Re: Walking Miles to School
Yesterday I had to be at the doctor's at 8.50 a.m.
It's next door to St. Paul's School on Union Road. It was absolute chaos, with cars double parked, and parked on the pavement. All dropping their little dears off at school. In all my time at Moor End Junior School, walking all the way up Stanhill Lane, were we ever driven. It kept us fit and healthy, and also gave us plenty of adventures, and quality time with our mum, when we were younger.
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14-10-2008, 17:29
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I always walked to school when i was at primary school but once i hit the high school had to catch the bus seeing as it was in hassy and then broadway.......
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14-10-2008, 18:29
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Re: Walking Miles to School
I am sure they must have moved the school or Ossy since then, it did seem a lot further.
We couldn't get across the clough as we would have had to run the risk of being caught by Mr. Vandome who guarded his precious playing field like a rottweiller. We saw no harm in playing football on a football pitch but the school had other ideas.
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14-10-2008, 18:34
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Re: Walking Miles to School
Must admit that it surprised me when I found out my trek was only one mile
So who won the bet?
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14-10-2008, 19:38
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