Originally Posted by grego (Post 449851)

Possible geography teachers, Mr Simpkins, Mr Caudwell, Mrs Stewart? Cant remember any others.

Originally Posted by notts (Post 450219)

could the other geog teacher possibly be mr wells

Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 449868)

your only a few years older than me gregster, dixie is 48 lol those teachers you mentioned where all there when i was

Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 450431)

mr wells was only ickle, gingery coloured hair

Originally Posted by dixie01302 (Post 449830)

When I was at Moorhead I had Mr Williamson for Art, Mrs Jones for History (and by heck was she a great teacher of history), Mr Bolton for English and I forget the guy who taught me Georgraphy but remember he played rugby for Blackburn.

My sister told me that while she was at Moorhead a piece of my Artwork was on display in the Art Room - that makes me feel proud lol (especailly since she was there a good 10 years after me hehe)

Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 449868)

your only a few years older than me gregster, dixie is 48 lol those teachers you mentioned where all there when i was

Originally Posted by dixie01302 (Post 451496)

If you're going to quote me - get my age right - I'm 43 years old!!!

Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 472725)

i was in Mr Dysons form the first year he started, he was a good bloke, had a great gob on him though, and was always a laugh, i saw him a few years ago and he said he was embarrased to see me because i made him feel old, he was only in his 20s when he started at Moorhead

Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 474430)

i wanted to go to that open evening slinks, but being in blackburn we didnt get a letter about it, i was gutted when i found out i'd missed it by a day :(

Originally Posted by jackyalex (Post 474537)

you should have gone with slinks , shame your both too old to get a detention with mr dyson knight he he

Originally Posted by piltymon (Post 433434)

I was at Moorhead from about 1979 to 1984. Anybody remember Christopher Seymour?

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle (Post 120329)

Originally Posted by accyman3000 (Post 499366)

i think it was hyndburn park that he teached at

Originally Posted by greenman8 (Post 423758)

Bill Green was (still is) of short stature taught History i think and had a tash. Looked a bit like "Tosh" in the Bill on TV if you ever watched it. Him and Tony RObinson ran the football team in our year which included John Kay(goalkeeper) Andrew Bracewell, Dean Halliwell (fit as owt sister) Paul Delaney, Ingo Dewsnap, Kevin Pickering, Jeff Wolstenholme(midfield wizard) Glen Fox, Frank Walmesley, Paul Beck/Walmesley(played for Accy Stanley), to name but a few. OH sorry and little ole me on the wing Pete Johnson (Johnny as it was then).

Originally Posted by Ingo (Post 541687)

Now that was a footy team! Not sure about your observation of Leigh Halliwell though! :tongueout

Originally Posted by deanh (Post 569682)

Hey that's my sister you're talking about !!! lol
Leigh went onto marry Paul Beck but they split up some time later after having two children together, I'm pleased to say they are now grand-parents, only say that because I'm not, lol.

Can't believe you missed out one of the best players from our fantastic team Mr Steven Cosby aka Spoon, great player and very funny man.

I'm sure there were more players that we've forgotten about but I'm impressed with your memory Johny.

Originally Posted by Morecambe Ex Pat (Post 634759)

Jock Bentley - Maths

Originally Posted by PILKYBUSDRIVER (Post 120355)

I also remember the poor lad Gary Robinson who got struck by lightening on the playing fields just on the plateau further up from the sandpit near the queens building.I also remember Mr McLaren's infamous peformance as boy george.

Originally Posted by Oldschoolthai (Post 657462)

Ah yes, Jock..............quite a character.

He loved smacking lads round the back of the head during Maths with his specs case. Would be done for assault now. He also took people to Accrington baths (probably would have drowned some if he could- although he himself never got in the water).

Made me chuckle when some lads had notes from their mothers in an attempt to excuse them from swimming, saying poor little Jimmy had a bad cold. Jock would have none of it and said getting in the water was good for colds and if they hadn't brought their trunks don't worry as he'd have brought some spare...lol.:)

Other teachers were Psycho Sims for Chemistry (used to do a weird kind of belch when you weren't ready for it). I assume that's why he got his nickname.

Tufty Smith for Physics nicknamed 'cos a lock of hair was always prevalent adjacent to his head. Many lads didn't like him but he was always ok with me as one day four of us were shouting 'Tufty' as well as a few other choice expletives as he was walking ahead of us. He turned and called each of us to be summoned to the Psychics lab one Friday morning. Only myself and another lad turned up, the other two thinking he'd forget who he'd asked to be there.

He did indeed forget who it was but not the number of us. He threatened myself and the other lad with the training shoe and he took great delight in showing it to us. He told us he'd go out of the room for a few minutes and on his return if we didn't say who the other two guys were we'd get six of the best. The other lad bottled it and told him who wasn't present and from that day forward I always got Tufty's respect.

Initially Vera Wallwork for English and laterly Mr Walmsley (Who wouldn't have given you a 10 even if you were a budding poet laureate) and finally Mrs O'Brien.

Ma Smith for French - She used to hide behind the classroom door after threatening to go and get the head :eek:.

Baggy Shaw for Latin - God she had a monotonous tone...........should have recorded something for insomniacs IMO.

Miss Melody for Geography............she used to say somethin and everythin, never added the 'G'. Lovely old dear though. I once fell asleep during one of her slide shows and she was kind enough to ask if I'd slept well when the bell went.

Also had Mr Fletcher for Geography who once remarked that he didn't think I had a geographical fact in my brain. Don't think he liked me much but the feeling was mutual. One snowy day vengeance was mine 'cos I lobbed a snowball a fair old distance from the tennis courts where we played football just as he was about to cross the plateau from the Cromwell building.

The Gods were looking down on me that day 'cos the snowball hit him directly on the back of his neck, so down on his *ss he went scattering the books he had under his arm as he fell.

Now I know how David must have felt when he took aim at Goliath!

Various teachers for History........Mr Scull, Katie Jones (always knew she was on her way down the corridor 'cos of the sound of her stilettos, or in her case steelettos). Tony Robbo and Bill Green.

Maths, aforementioned Jock Bentley, Mr Sutcliffe (on hearing he laterly became a prison warder I think he thought that was his job at school).
Mr Owen (Piggy Owen) was the best Maths teacher ever but left and went to Bacup I believe, which was a shame as everybody's grades went up with him, even thickos like me.

A funny story from this - my mum went up to parents evening in the early seventies and I told her there were two Mr Owen's, one who we called Piggy and the other called Winky as he had a tic. On returning from the evening my mum told me at fist she thought one of the teachers had made a pass at her and then she remembered what I'd said about old Winky Owen!

Music, Mr Dennison.

Art, Mr Williamson and then Mrs Ormerod, who said I'd never get an O level in Art but did just to spite her.:D

P.E. Sam Leach and Keith Windle.

Metalwork Mr Teale and woodwork Mr Scott.

Biology Mrs Cook and a few others who's names I can't remember.

Other teachers I had in passing were Mr and Mrs Roberts who was thought of as a carpet muncher with Miss Tomlinson :o.

Granny Gudgeon, Ralph Bailey, Pinky White, Mr Strivens,Ma Scull, Jungle Jim Bolton (whose shirt was always hanging out of his lap).Kenny Marsden - 'I will punish you severely, twenty-five lines!'

Frau Sandham for German, who once cracked me across the face for looking down out of the first floor window at all the lasses in their netball gear rather than listen to her droning on. I mean, what's a guy supposed to do when the testosterone levels are up during Summer? :confused:.

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J (Post 668023)

Browsing through this thread I have found that there are a mix of people that either loved or loathed the place. Seems as though through some of the comments that the teachers were the reason which makes me think teachers make n break people.

Originally Posted by slinky (Post 668026)

That spuggie dear, is why I am sooooo fooked up!!!..... do you think I have a good claim?? ( psst its been 13 years since I left Moorhead ) ?? I think* I was pretty normal when I started that school*.... surely where there's blame there's a clam?? :D

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J (Post 668027)

Most certainly there is. :D Only went through it as my hooli is at high school now (first year) and from what she has told me about it we were def mentaly abused up there. :eek:

Originally Posted by slinky (Post 668031)

JJJJJeeeeeZZZ I went there from 11 til 16 .... deffo claim then!! :D And I have sent my boy there ( Accrington Academy ) Maybe he will have a Blame claim going on soon ;)

Originally Posted by PILKYBUSDRIVER (Post 120342)

I remember Mrs Ainsworth my first form tutor,Mr Cauldwell (Chucklebrother lookalike,get him talking about football and the lesson was out the window),Mr Williamson(art)permanently chewing gum,Mr Jordan (art),Mrs Heap(French teacher and from France)she was also my form techer and I had her in set 1,hated her.Mr mcHale(History),Mr Dixon(Maths),had a really great Chemistry teacher but can't remember his name,he was quite old with very thick glasses.Edna Skull(Physics)always chuckled at the subtlty of the name.Mrs Walmsley,Mr Walmsley(Larry Grayson specs),Mr Littler(hitler)Chemistry.Mr Omerod(nice guy RIP),Mr Clayton(history)Separate desks,lines for being late,lines for being early,lines for everything,then after school he used to jog home to where of all places but CLAYTON.

Originally Posted by Savannah (Post 685663)

I was at Moorhead in 1977-78. Moved to Africa then. Desperately looking for old friends... Kathrine Dawson,Laura Shields, Dianne Pasco...All maiden names. Planning a visit to Accrin in August and would love to see old school friends.

Originally Posted by bobs11 (Post 701896)

Brings back some memories this especially the football team of 72 to 77 as mentioned by Johnno. Wasnt in the team myself but certainly remember all the names and characters.

Also remember some others such as all the Smiths!! AP (andy)(remember all that bloody dosh!!!! and all with only 1 good eye if you remember - twenty pound notes all over Queens Road!!), PB (Peter) (R.I.P.) I (Ian - the only lad in the year that never had a fight but had a reputation as a hard nut!! - not true though cos Ive given him a few good slappings since and hes soft as sh.te!! Few others have as well over the years which even I was surprised at!!), M (Mark I think??) and another A (Andy I believe)

Originally Posted by dixie01302 (Post 449830)

Mr Bolton for English

Originally Posted by Restless (Post 711326)

I remember mr bolton.. he left in 1990 i think it was.. Im sure he had a nervous breakdown or something. He was a really nice guy and a good teacher. I remember one day he came in and he grabbed one lad and started swearing and shaking him.

Originally Posted by flashy (Post 711363)

what year did you leave?

Originally Posted by emmskimo (Post 712546)

think she wer miss davies

Originally Posted by staggeringman (Post 157428)

it didnt happen to be a guy called mark newson by any chance did it .

Originally Posted by RossendaleRed (Post 128313)

The music teacher was called Miss dickinson and then she married and is Mrs Regan.
Had to ring a few old school pals up for that info but feel better that i did!!

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle (Post 145982)

I was wracking my brain earlier with accystanmac trying to think of the blonde english teacher but no I still can't remember her name but it reminded me of another, what was the little dark haired geography teacher called, the one that always seemed to be pregnant?

Originally Posted by craftywitch (Post 883958)

i think if im on the right person she lives in claton on devinshire drive x