[katex]

I think us older ones are being a little unfair on our younger generation of parents with children of school age.

Years ago, very few people had cars and primary school children were usually entered into primary school on catchment area rather than choice. The car made it easier for parents to get their younger children to school say up the Great Harwood rather than Clayton where they would live. I have no objection to school runners for primary school children in these circumstances.

Problem now is that due to the decreasing industry locally, we have had to move out further for employment, and the motor car has allowed us this. Not many people worked over 10 miles away, if they did, they had the local transport sussed.

Sure Entwisi would not be working in Cheshire daily if he did not have his own wheels. By the time, you have found out the transport route to your company, would be nearly the end of the working day. !

Of course I always walked to school ... Peel Park only a few hundred yards away, and the High School was within walking distance for me from William Street. Lots of my contemporaries at secondary school came from outlying districts like Hapton, Belthorn, etc., and have memories of them not being able to turn up for school due to the buses not being able to make it through.

The majority of teaches were usually local too, and did not look for posts far away from home.