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garinda · 02-02-2010, 23:52

The Rev Margaret Pilkington, (1930 - 2002)

'Margaret Pilkington, died on August 14 after a relatively short illness. She graduated from University College Leicester in 1951 with a BA in English, the following year completing a Diploma in Education Studies. She was born in Accrington in 1930 and educated at the Girls’ High School. She started her teaching career in 1952 at Cowley Girls School in St Helens where she taught English.'

'In 1958 she fulfilled a resolve she had once made to teach abroad and was appointed to Ying Wa Girls’ School in Hong Kong where she taught English and later was Deputy Head. The school had been established in 1900 by the London Missionary Society (now Council for World Mission) and Margaret valued greatly the fellowship of Christians working in various capacities in the Mission. She developed a life-long love of the people and of all things Chinese and was fortunate to visit the mainland even in 1967 during the Cultural Revolution. She was in Hong Kong, apart from one year in England, until 1972 when she and other ex-patriates withdrew to enable Chinese teachers to take over.'
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02-02-2010, 23:52	#37
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	Re: Obituaries of noted Accringtonians. The Rev Margaret Pilkington, (1930 - 2002) 'Margaret Pilkington, died on August 14 after a relatively short illness. She graduated from University College Leicester in 1951 with a BA in English, the following year completing a Diploma in Education Studies. She was born in Accrington in 1930 and educated at the Girls’ High School. She started her teaching career in 1952 at Cowley Girls School in St Helens where she taught English.' 'In 1958 she fulfilled a resolve she had once made to teach abroad and was appointed to Ying Wa Girls’ School in Hong Kong where she taught English and later was Deputy Head. The school had been established in 1900 by the London Missionary Society (now Council for World Mission) and Margaret valued greatly the fellowship of Christians working in various capacities in the Mission. She developed a life-long love of the people and of all things Chinese and was fortunate to visit the mainland even in 1967 during the Cultural Revolution. She was in Hong Kong, apart from one year in England, until 1972 when she and other ex-patriates withdrew to enable Chinese teachers to take over.' 123people __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.