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I´m Anne Chaffer former teacher in Accrington and Ozzie in various schools and would love to hear from anyone who remembers me about what they are up to now-- former pupils and colleagues particuarly-- although I now live in Tenerife, Canary Islands I am still interested in the town in which I grew up and taught in and would love to hear anything about people I knew and what they are doing now.

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Hello Anne......You taught me English at Woodnook Secondary School.....I think it would be about 1960....you also took Art as well if I remember correctly and painted a picture of me.......I'm pleased to hear that you are now retired and living in sunnier climes. Good health and long life to you.

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I think I remember you from Benjamin Hargreaves.

Class 4 IIRC.

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nope dont know ya:D
i went to moorend cp in ossy

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Fairly sure you are a friend of a friend, but for the life of me, can't remember which one .... :rolleyes:

Don't put your age up .. which is annoying, however, your privelege .. uncommon name, so must be the same one.

Think might be one of two friends called Kath (lived Windsor Avenue, now in Spain) or Christine (now lives in Rishton). You will know, I think. ;) :D

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Hello Anne. I went to St Andrews in Accrington and then to Rhyddings. I can't remember you ever teaching me but we do have one thing in common as I live in Tenerife too!

Send me a pm...........we might be near neighbours!!

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Thanks Junetta and Margaret for your replies. Margaret, I did indeed teach at Woodnook and it was Art too!It was my first teaching post, Secondary as they called it then-- but later I went into junior school teaching and went all over, PeelPark, Hyndburn Park, Benjamin Hargreaves, Hippings Vale in Ozzie and even went back to art teaching at the Hollins.Junetta, I now live in Callao Salvaje with good views too of La Gomera!!!!Only just joined this site so am still finding my way around, hope to hear from you both again---- and a mysterious Mr D who I think I taught at Benjies, Regards!

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Kate---- what a find this site is--- better than Friends Reunited!!!!!
I lived near Winsor Avenue and Christine who lives in Rishton may be a teacher friend of mine.
Willow----I´ve been married to his son for 45 years!!!!Thank you all for your interest.

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Are you related to Mick Chaffer ,Anne? He was a big pal of my Dad's, Alick Ormerod.

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Yes Anne, you were our form teacher....2B...and If I remember rightly we were an unruly mob that tested your patience to the limits.
I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed your lessons......and although I left school with no qualifications (to early to take GCE's at secondary school at that time) I did alright. I trained to be a nurse and loved the job. I retired some 5 years ago, and by that time I had become Senior Sister, had taught student nurses and done some management qualifications...not bad for a numbskull.

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Only by marriage to Brian, the eldest son of Wilf and Ethel Chaffer who had the confectioners shop on the corner of Haywood road and Ramsbottom street.

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Some of my happiest teaching memories are of 2B at Woodnook--- I went on for another 36 years so it can´t have put me off that much!!You sound as if you did fine in your life--- still living in Accrington?

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Yes Mick is my husband Brian´s brother--- we both knew your Dad-- and Pat through Mick and his wife Diane.Its a small world isn´t it?

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I moved to Clayton when I married some 40 years ago....gosh that makes me feel old. Yes, you were Miss Croston then, and most of the boys of 2B had a crush on you....though I'm not sure if you knew.

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I have been struck with a bolt of inspiration!!!!!!-----only when you mentioned you had become a sister in the health service!!!I was a patient and you were the sister in charge of the ward in Gyny I think!!!! And you used to be MargaretDuxbury!!!!!!!!Am I right???????

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Yes Anne, you are. Spot on.

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Aah, it is good to be remembered......but is that because I was very naughty...or very good. No....better not answer that last question. :)

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any relation to the chaffers who ran the top chemist near the walmsley arms in rishton in the 60,s and 70,s

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No, my friend Christine worked at the police station for years and then on the switchboard at the council.

Course, could have been my friend Joyce or June .. certainly knew you lived up top of Dill Hall Lane way as 'said' friend (well not sure which one yet!) mentioned this quite often.

Doing my head in now .. will have to have a ring around.

Welcome to Accyweb by the way. :D

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Not that I remember and my husband doesn´t but it is an unusual name so there may be a connection. Actually the name isn´t so unusual--- whilst researching at the Mormon church in Chorley, we came across thousands of Chaffers in Canada and the States.

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Thanks for the reply Anne,I will pass it on to my Dad and Mum when I see them tomorrow !

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When were you at Peel Park, Anne? My sisters and brother all went there, but I feel that I was there too late to know you. I left in 1977, but my siblings are much older than me ;)

lindsay ormerod - glad to hear your Dad is still going strong (that sounds a bit strange now I've typed it, but I meant well by it). :)