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Reaching my pension age this year just curious to know if any body out there from the class of 53/57 (A)stream is still aound

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I went to Woodnook secondary School too...must've been around the same time, because I have just reached that magical age too....but I was not clever enought to attain the standard of the A stream.....I was a lowly B.

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hello I attended woodnook secondary and am now 61 also in the A stream Kathleen Duckworth. Were you in the year below me?

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No Kathleen I was in the same year....I remember you well.

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This must have been somewhere around the years I was at Woodnook Secondary Modern. Live in Australia now.

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My name is Mick Pettifer.I whent to the Nook from to 54 to 58 .

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Hi Mick, I know your name and I'm pretty sure I can put a face to it; I went to Woodnook around the same time I think '53-'54 for 4 years,A stream as someone else mentioned (not that means anything) all I know Mick is that I enjoyed every day going to that school and being around some great kids and teachers. Do you remember Mr Milton Suthers, Mr Hill, Miss Tattersall, Mrs Thompson? and classmates Harry Woods , David Keeley, Stuart Garside, Anne Eccles, Margeret Tripp,Peter Cockburn etc; Do you have any old school pictures????? I moved to Canada when I was 21 and now living in Hawkesbury (about an Hour east of Ottawa) Ontario. My wife Marie and I live on a farm and operate a Bed & Breakfast and Antique shop on site. Check us out at WWW. CranberryHouse.ca
Mick it's been great chatting with you,and hope to hear that everything is great in your world.................
The kid with the red hair Alfie Hockett.

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I remember you Alfie ... the lovely red haired lad with the nice muscles .... :D

Not through Woodnook, but St. Augustine's Youth Club.

Good to hear what happened to you, and what a lovely place you have there out in Canada !

Knew four of the people you mentioned above. Stuart Garside and Margaret Tripp went to Peel Park didn't they. Harry Woods died too young I'm afraid and David Keeley (didn't know him that well) who worked at English Electric. My lifelong friend, who now lives in Spain, knew him better, and her husband, Colin Yates was in your year.

Happy reminiscing !

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Hi Kate: What a nice thing to say about someone....yes, I still blush even at my age. My apologies Kate, I'm not to sure who you are at this point but I have an idea who you may be. You mentioned St Augustines youth club,sure brings back some fond memories of our youth, a very special time in our lives before the world went nuts. Sorry to hear Harry Woods died,what a nice guy, he played lead guitar in our skiffle group at school,there were (3) of us with guitars but only Harry knew what he was doing. I guess I had better sign off before the PC police get after me for rambling on. Thanks for the trip down memory lane Kate,please say hello to Colin Yates for me and hope life has been good to you. God Bless............ JH.

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Hey Alf nice to see you on here. When are you and Marie going to wander out west? It would be nice to get together again. B.P.

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Hi Kate; Sorry for the delay ( Alligators). Got your E mail but couldn't open up the photos for some reason. So, were you the leading lady in Sinbad opposite John Oxford ?Ronnie Entwistle and I didn't see to much of that evening we were the Elephant. (Guess wich part/end I was). I thought I knew pretty well everyone at the youth club in those days Kate,but I'm still having a brain cramp putting a face to you.( Must be all those Vimtos I drank as a kid).....................JH.

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Pemberton is that you?

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Good to know my face is forgettable .... LOL. No wonder you are not on that pantomime picture Alfie ... Kath Smith is sat on the back end of the elephant.
Will start another thread on St. Augustines Youth Club once I can get some photos scanned ... don't wish to get pulled up for digression. Carry on Woodnookers.

By the way, remember you MickP ... one of those people you don't really know ..just hung around the dance clubs when I did ..right little Teddy Boy you were ... :D

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Who else would call you Alf??? Yes it,s me mate and still "Kicking"

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Hi kate just seen the post would your life long friend be Katy Moss?

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It certainly is Dougie. Think you may have been in the year above her husband, Colin Yates, though ?

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Hi Brian: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, PC problems
( :enough:) . Anyways hope you and the family had a wonderful Christmas and all reved up for the challenges 2010 will bring. Yes, it would be nice to get together and talk about all those "GOALS" we missed. Are you still out in BC?

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Hi Kate:
"Happy New Year" to you and your family. My apologies re: your face being forgettable,I guess I wasn't to bright back then..... if you didn't have Adidas, or Umbro stamped on you forehead you could have looked like Sandra Dee and I wouldn't have noticed you. I owe you lunch next time we're over..........JH.

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LOL ... that's Ok Alf ... did put up a thread on St.Augustines with photographs (you in there too in the football team) .. don't know whether you spotted it ?

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...oat-50355.html

Going back to Woodnook school ... came across this whilst looking for something else, don't know whether anyone else saw it ?

Rock ’n’ roll-loving teenager tells all (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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This has nowt to do with Woodnook......this is the second time this week I have heard it said that canada has internet police. Disturbing. The first chap would not join an organisation because there was no constitution and this might upset the internet police.

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Sorry Bob .. what are you talking about ... :confused:

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Good question Katex, I,m baffled.

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Hi Kate:
Wow! I havn't seen those photos in years,thanks for taking the time to scan them for us. That's my kid brother Ray on the drums, and yep that's me underneath Ian Hopkins and Kath Smith. Great article re: 'Teenage Recollections' by Margaret Wareing, I remember many of the names mentioned in that and also The Class of 56/57 ( The year ahead of us )..........Great stuff. When are you going to write your autobiography Kate ?

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My husband Colin Wood went to Woodnook 1954-8 knew Alf hockett and walked to school with Mick.P then back home with John Bob Davies and Stewart Slattery. John was the star centre-forward for the school,and also the best swimmer. He remembers most of the teachers, Mr Suthers sports teacher,Mr Hill took us for maths, Mr Frankland who was also in charge of Priestley house. His least favourite was the Headteacher Bill Garnett always got the cane of him, my husband was always on the dishonour board, with Donald Furness and a lass called Linda Stokes. Even got caned by Milton Suthers for skiving of cross country and going playing snooker up the Elite when it was over Redmans,bottom of St James street.

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Just pcked this up I have my class pic from 55 i think teacher is Mr Davies english and art

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Hi xaccy a tad early for me but some names ring beels do you remember my brother Alan Coo.:rolleyes:

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Hi John. I also went to Woodnook i remember all the names you mentioned
plus quite a few more Colin Yates was my best mate.we were both
Prefects I moved back to my native Holland in 1974 and live in a
Small village on the German border near Venlo.
great to see all those names again ,brings a lot of memories back.

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Hi Christine.
This is Mick Pettifer.I have been contacted by Gerrald Wright. Who went to Woodnook.He now lives in Holland.Lived in Garbett st.I telephoned him.He would like to contact Colin I Don't know how to help.Geralds name is on the Accy web he goes under.Gerry Van den Oever

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I was in Mr;Davies's class (A) steam from 1953 -57, Irene Davies was my maiden name

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I put a school photo in the gallery of form A with Mr;Davies

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I was A stream 53-57 my maiden name was Davies