[Doug]

I remember being sent to a Catholic School in Accrington while a I waited for a place at Green Howarth. On my first day a nice Gentleman ridiculed me by pointing at me a saying to the whole class that I was a none believer, a dirty little prod, I didn't even know what a (F) prod was. I said should I go and wash my hands and the bastard hit me. I was bullied badly for about four months by teachers and kids all of them Catholics.

After I got to Green Howarth a nice teacher call Mrs. H. beat me across the left hand has often as she could, just because I had a bent to write left handed. I was told it was a sign of evil. She was a good Catholic lady.

Many years later when I got married my new mother in law promised me on my wedding day that she would see me cast out of her daughters life and turn my son away from me; and she did. She was a good Catholic lady too.

I haven't clue why they hated me so much…..I never even went to church, I was born there.