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I was also there from 83-88

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Thats the same year i was there;)

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Snap! Me too! :D

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OMG, we might know each other:eek:..LOL, so we all must be 36!!

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Did you go to the school reunion about 5 or 6 year ago at Sydney St.

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Looking to hear from anyone who went to Rhyddings between 1979 -1983 and there stories from this era, met an old Teacher approx 8-9 yrs ago around bury area a Miss Butterworth as she was known then was a 1st form teacher in Geography in the new block circa 79 -82 some names i remember

paul skellern
Joseph groves
Mark Nuttall
Paul Bracewell
John holmes

do you remember ??

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snap me to , small world ,

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Oh darn it, i missed that!!:eek:

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;).................:rolleyes:

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My Daughters were a Rhyddings around that time as well panther, they are aged 40, 39, 37

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Jaysay, i may know your daughter as i am 39. Whats your surname?

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I thought everyone knew that.;)

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Nah, nicknames are good enough for me until I need to know more

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Apparently not, but I know who you are Bagpuss:D

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We are suppose to be having another one when we are all 40

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Great stuff hope its good, I never try to hide behind my accyweb name. I don't think I know you personally but I know who you are from your letters in The Observer.

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Oh but you do Bagpuss you certainly do:D:D:D

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Ok you're one up on me then, sorry John I don't think I know you but if you want to PM me a clue.

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PM sent (He doesn't know me):)

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Held my hands up duff info, said sorry to Bagpuss, ed of:(

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I,ll be at that one , missed the last one and iv,e changed alot since i was at school ,

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We have all changed a lot, it must be to do with age:eek:

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Speak for ya self...:eek:...;)..lol

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Not what I've heard:hidewall:

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Anyone out there from the early 50's or are they all departed from us?

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do you know me ,

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I was at Rhyddings from 82-87, happy times.

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73 - 78 my years. Nobody mentioned Mr. Longstaff who was always falling asleep in GED but he could draw it better on the blackboard than we could on paper.
Mr Newton (GED)was great so was Mr. Waterhouse (MATHS)
Dickie Downs was chemistry and my form tutor.
We went through 4 RI teachers in one year

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Correct post below

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Oh yes Mr Waterhouse was a proper Maths teacher.

Remember his rhyme about A commuter?
A commuter is one who wakes and shaves and takes a train,
Then comes home to shave again.

I met him a few years after leaving Rhyddings. I was in Accy library looking for A level standard Maths book and he was delighted that I was back in education and doing Maths ( I had dropped out)

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i left in 1985, Mrs. Banks was a proper old bag!!!!!!!!!! and so was Miss. Moore only fatter!!!

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ooo i was there 83 to 87 ayear later than ya;)

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what about 1955 to 1959? anyone?

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Left 1954.......sorry.

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Don't I know it ha ha only joking:dflam:

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Cheeky gitAttachment 12642

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I attended Rhyddings 74-80, (Andrew Johnstone) and felt that it was a good school. Of course we had our characters...

Heffernan certainly needed medical help, and Goodall (history) very odd. I remember him hurling a huge bunch of keys at some kid who was looking out of the window day dreaming. He missed by inches, but if he had connected it would have been a crime scene! I also remember him dictating to us and pulling himself on to the counter and without missing a beat, washing his feet !??
I also cant believe no one has mentioned more about Miss Butterworth. A leggy goddess! She ruined me in my hormonally toxic years of puberty... oh how I wished to be a "victim" of a teacher love scandal.
Mr Elland was metalwork and was homicidal. I saw him take down Kevin Fey during class and we all stood around jaw dropped as he beat this kid up. We didn't know if we should step in as a class to defend Fey. It was an assault, not punishment, he should have been locked up.
Glad to see we all survived.

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Hi Andy - this is Rob's mum - glad you found us :D welcome

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Andrew - What about Miss Lambert who we had for French in the first year!!!. Then when she left we got Heffernan. Remember him hitting -I'll leave his name out - and ? 's glassess flew across the room. Heffernan was bricking it.
I still see Mr. Watson and Mr. Parr when out walking.

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Anyone remember Ryddings 43-46

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Hell fire George.....that puts you as senior member by a mile.
I left in 1954 and I'm 69?

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2001 - 2006, what a dive it is nowadays, more fences round it than colditz! Jumpers were all the rage and it was that really minging green colour, yet the PE kit was royal blue. Mrs Whelan was a legend, as was Mr Connell and Mrs Walmsley with her vegeatble pants!

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My dad (Cyril) would have been there at that time George but alas he is no longer with us:-(

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My mum told me about a typing teacher called Miss Overend , she just to sing im miss overend people drive me around the bend i am miss fuzzy head how do you do !! lol

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i remember them we used to reckon mr parr used to buff is head on the metal polishing machine at the annex,and one bloke i couldn't stand was WINKLEY,thanks to his bully boy tactics never picked up much in woodwork ,deputy head Mr turkey neck franklin great guy:)

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I had Mrs Overend for typing, and she was a right b***h. Always contradicted people for wearing make-up, yet she use to sit there in class putting lipstick on:cool:

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You were so lucky to have been able to do woodwork. They would not let girls take the subject - I asked.
Got stuck with damned silly Domestic Science and achieved a 'U' in the exam.
Complete waste of time I would have been far happier with woodwork

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I was there from '62 to '67. They didn't teach languages when I was there.
It's all changed now, I was over in September and drove past the place. Ossy's really changed round that area, and what happened to "Paddock House"? there's houses on it.

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LOL, dont know why she bothered though, must be why the eyes popped out so much LMAO...(I have got the right one havent I?:hidewall:)

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I Attended Rhyddings Secondary Modern School From 1960 To 1964

Any Other Old Farts Out There?

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What year did you go to rhyddings i seem to remeber a Mr. Parr and he used to teach music when i was there maybe it could be the same one and he changed directions that was 1949-1954

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sorry pressed wrong button on computer but you will find me i am sure :hidewall:

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Who are you my brother will most probably know you he was there in those days also south aussie may know you

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I'm Joan Goody, I lived on Arncliffe Ave, and I was in 1Y-3Y, then 4 Comm and 5 Comm. My brother Andrew went to Rhyddings after me.

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Hiya Joan
Was Goody your maiden name or is it your married name .

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Yes, Goody is my maiden name. I'm divorced now.

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i went to rhyddings finished in 2002 2003 summat like that i think. i was there a few yrs befor they stopped using blazers. i was in mr furlongers form for my first few years.

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So what?

Wanna blue peter badge?:rolleyes:

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i went there 1982-1987 Mr Booths class (1BH) , I can't belive that just flashed in my head !!!!! :(:(
ian

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if any of you have kids at Rhyddings, they are changing the school uniform for September, back to the blazer, shirt and tie

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Bet the kids will be really impressed by this. I know when ive seen my neice and nephew in their uniforms they dont look "smart" like school kids used to.

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i agree they will look smarter, but i know the uniforms they have now are a lot more comfy and not as stuffy

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That is quite true, never thought of that. It was only on the really hot days that we were allowed to take our ties off and unbutton our top button. They wernt strict about blazers then but still had to have jumper on, shirt tucked in and generally looking smart. Dont think comfort really came into it when I was at school. We had a dress code and had to stick to it (granted that didnt alway happen but the school tried)

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the girls wont be pleased either, they cant wear any other shoes apart from 'dolly' shoes

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Now thats harsh lol

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My daughter will be in her final year in september...so if they think she gonna wear a Blazer just for a year they can think again.....how come you know this Flashy?, Iv not heard nowt :(
M<y daughter came home one day and mentioned that they wanted to change the uniform but i havent heard anything since!!

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i know cos i'm clever

you should get to know sometime after Easter i should think

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my boys will be in there last year in september too , this is a joke isn,t it , i have twins so im not goin out and gettin a blazer for the last year too, i think if we get letters im right on the phone ,

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IF you get letters? dont you mean WHEN you get letters?

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Oh what a coincidence!, what are thier names my daughter might know em!!:D

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there names are sam and will telford ,

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yep she did mention those names, but she dont know them to speak to em i dont think....what form are they in?

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Hi all,
i was there 77 - 82, Miss Wallace was our last form teacher before we escaped, cant remember the name of the year tutor but he used to spend more time in registration than we did like a luv sick puppy.
Par for metalwork and that maniac Winckley for woodwork.
Couldn'd escape French fast enough thanks to Herr Chapples.
Mr Smith for English, dopey Roper for maths i think.
Mr Kiernan for music and Dickie Downs the bucket chemist.
Mrs Barnes for Biology, human Biology was a big disappointment!
Mr Ormorod was our first maths teacher, great guy.
Remember when the first computers arrived ?.

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I remember her name - Mrs Benson. Poor woman got absolutely ripped to pieces by pupils.

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Very sad to hear about Tommy. I remember him well and as I remember lived near him at Knuzden.

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by the left,you are makeing me feel old i remember most of them, but iam not realy old.

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Hi, I remember all the teachers you mention. I was at Moorend, Ossy started in 1963, then to Rhyddings and The Tech. My brother married Mr. Gibsons daughter Jennifer. Mr Gibson was my form teacher at the Tech.

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I was also at Rhyddings,started in the 2nd year and left after the 5th form in 1970, Bob Cunliffe once gave me a hiding for calling out to him on Union Rd, and Frank Eland never had any time for me, he would be suprised now, Best teacher was Abdul Gibson,
Who remembers Paddy Heffernan ??

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Who was the woodwork teacher at Moor End, can't remember his name, was it Howorth or Hacking, he used to gaze out the window watching the pigeons from WhiteAsh flying round and pretend they were German fighter planes, then he would chuck the board cleaner at you for not paying attention, ???

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Don,t know about Moor End but the woodwork teacher at the tech was Ronnie Howland in the mid 50s-60s

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Well when I went to Moorend woodwork classes it was Hacking, he also went on a trip with us to Holland organised by St Marys School Ossy that was 57 or 58

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Mr Hacking was his name.
He had a slipper [about a size 14] with a plywood insert,and used it quite a lot.
If i remember correctley his favourite saying was,BEND OVER AND FACE MECCA and then WHACK.
Most Friday afternoons in woodwork class were spent washing his car[a Ford classic] ready for the weekend.

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He was quite handy with that slipper too SA:D

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I went to Rhyddings from 86 to 91. Teachers I had were- business studies: mrs atkinson, maths: mr duffy, french: miss sutton, science: mr roper, mr downs and mrs lafferty, english: mr collings, p.e: mr thompson and mr grimes, geography: mr hargreaves, history: mr booth. Remember going on a school trip to pinzolo in italy skiing.

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before that, when marsden was there. we called him lol ( not laugh out loud )

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music teacher? lived near plough pub.

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music teacher at rhyddings in the 70s was mrs marrigold.

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Called him Lol because his name was Lawrence.

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She still lives there as far as I know, does Katie

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anyone remember all the girls there, sandra shaw, tina croston ( passed my test with her dad ) tina moseley, janet fox.

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Vol Croston taught me to drive too.

:D

Was talking to Tina's mum last week.

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Do they still live up New Lane Rindi ?

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Pm sent.

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Volney was my mum's cousin - the name is of French origin and comes through from my Great-grandfather's brother's second wife, Blanche who was French...

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Lol Marsden was headmaster at Accy Tech on union rd, before they went downhill n amalgamated wi Rhyddings:D

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Will send you a pm about your grandfather Alan.

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Reply to original posting by Sameday.

Will send you a pm about your grandfather Alan.

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I've only just seen this post. I was at Rhyddings till 1957.but I remember a Mr Gibson who was an inspiration to me, I loved his classes he taught me a lot about the wider world. Geography is still my favorite topic ! .....thanks to him....

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Yeh me too only just seen the post...My brother Donald was there from 1954-58...I was there 1964-69 and my nephew Jason was there 1979-84......The English teacher Mr Eric Smith taught all three of us...others I remember...Mr Ogilvy (Music), Mr Barnes (History I think) and Mrs Barnes(history), Mr Howland (woodwork), Mr Eland (Metalwork) Mr Abbott (Physics) Mr Gibson(Geography) Mr Kerr & Mr Waterhouse(Maths) Mr Downs (Chemistry) Mr Cunliffe (PE)and Mr Smith (English) mr Marsden and Mrs Merrigold.

Forget who taught RE, Art, Tech Drawing and History in the 5th year.

I remember the first year classes were at Moorhead Junior school, Then I spent the second year at Haworth st and the 4th and 5th years at the Tech on Union Rd.

I remember when I left it seemed like just another day and we all just went home. Nowadays there seems to be partys, prom nights, last day seems to be a free for all with everyone painting each other and all sorts going on.....Did I miss out somewhere??

Anyone got photos of the 64-69 era.....

Phil