Chaigley Manor Trust

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Bobbin Winder
Hi. I'm a new kid on the block and as a past chairman of Chaigley Manor I am wondering if anyone has heard anything about the Trusts activities recently.
As you will know the Manor was sold for a considerable sum of money in November 2001 and a new Trust formed with the changed objectives of helping the young people of Hyndburn. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has heard of activities - or benefited from the charity recently.
 
I have heard of it but never known where it was or what it did. And must admit this is the first time i have heard it mentioned in years. Good luck finding out though.
 
never heard of it, which i find annoying, as one who contributed weekly from my wage to the "old chaigley manor" still nevertheless its good to hear that somethings still alive. doubt though if that many have actually heard n know about it.:confused:
 
flashytart said:
whats chaigley manor?
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It was a convalescent home at one time. Then it was used for kids for holidays,boys went for fortnight and girls the following fortnight. It was great, supposed to be for under priveleged kids but a lot of kids had great hols there me included
 
Not heard of it for years but was soooooo envious of my mate who got to go every year & had a great time, jammy so & so lol
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
But how did they class deprived?
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nits , rickets, and impitago (that thing where they put the blue stuff on you ) ;) ;)

think most places took 2d (old money) out of your weekly pay packet, and if you asked about it you were told you were a miserable sod

note to original poster , if you click on the search button you will find links to other threads about the Chaigley Manor trust , one of which mentions a recent AGM and the monies
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
But how did they class deprived?
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fifty years ago i think it was about new found socialism
my dad had just died and mum had three young uns
dad had paid in to the hospital fund from work
two pence a week and you whent through means testing
dont think nits scurvy or impetigo had any thing to do with it
but it was a great place :o:o
 
When I was 10 I had a friend whose Dad died and she got to do all sorts of things like that. She even ended up being sent to a private school. Around the same time, my Dad had a stroke and was very severely disabled and unable to work. My Mum worked all the hours God sent and still tried to look after my Dad and me so our life was pretty grim. I know it sounds awful now but at the time I actually envied the girl whose Dad had died because to all intents and purposes my Dad may as well have been dead. He couldn't communicate with us or anything and needed looking after like a baby. My Mum had less time for anything and was always tired and in a bad mood because she had so much to do. Yet my friend's Mum got lots of help on account of being a widow and the children got free holidays. I suppose they had to select people somehow but to me at that age it always seemed that she was a lot better off than I was.
 


My Dad never really fully recovered though and suffered in pain for another 17 years. He was never the same personality either. He'd previously been happy and funloving but probably because of all the pain he was suffering he changed into a miserable and grumpy person. So in a way I did lose my Dad when I was 11. The person we subsequently lived with was like a total stranger.
 
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