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i went to holy family in 1959 & left in nthe same year, only went for 4 months, but still had to have a school uniform ///

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I went to Rhyddings but left in '78'.My bro is 5 years younger than me though.I will ask him next time i see him if he knew your mum.Sorry to hear about your loss and phoenix is correct, losing anybody is heartbreaking but at the age of 13 even more so.

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Mik, whos your bro? I left Rhyddings in 71/72

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Becki

Have you tried friends re-united, it may help you trace your mums school friends.

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Bazf that would mean my bro left in 1982.his name is Richard Dickinson

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Mez, I thought Holy Family only opened in 1960, does Mt Carmel have a website that goes back to Holy Family days?. I remember Bishop Beck opening it.

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yes i was one of the guard of honour for bishop beck when he opened the school, you could be right it could have been 1960,( the minds not wot it was) ha ha ha, i dont know if it does go back that far ive never tried looking but there is a a few names on friends reunited for that year, (holy family )

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Hells Bells Mez...so the old Bish. made you his guard of honour....whatever was he thinking of?

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well believe it or not tea i WAS quite niave in those days // & it wasnt the bish who picked us it was because we were leaving, WE were the mature studants ( truth is we were forced into it )

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Don't worry...I had the same nonsense as well.

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Mez, Bishop Beck was a very buisy man in those days he opened just about every new school and church, confirmed every body, the catholic churches were full in those days, the clergy kept there distance, and demanded respect, same with most of the nuns.

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yes alan,but they got the respect due to them, but try it with the youngsters to--day, perhaps that is why kids are like they are no disaplne like we had/ sorry havin trouble with keyboard//

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Wiil agre wi you there Mez.Society has changed so much over the years and not for the better.Clip round era ole was a good thing.Try it now and you could get a 2 year sentence

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yea i agree with you mik, wot sickened me was the kids calling the teachers by their first names, were do you gain respect from that // & ive worked in various school so i know wot its like //

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I think the first thing that should happen is teachers should start dressing like teachers again...men in tweed jackets with leather elbow patches, cavalry twill trousers and brown brogues. They should carry their pipe in their left hand pocket and chalk to chuck at errant kids in their right pocket. It should be compulsory for women teachers to carry a handbag.

Once teachers start to dress properly, then they will start to get the respect they ask.