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Jackie
Re Martin Kay In your entry you mention a diary of Lorna Howarth, this lady is my granfathers sister - I would really love to give him this back -if you still have it. contact me at mum.home@live.co.ukMany thanks

dennis ashton
my twin brother and i spent our early years at heasanford,we then went to barden secondary modern as it was known then in 1957 until 1961,i remember when brenda holland first came to the school,we only had one female teacher miss smith who was pretty old to us young boys,then miss holland arrived,young and blond to boot,you can imagine we were all in love with her.barden was a great school and i had a lot of fun,i now live in texas u.s.a i would love to here from any of my old school mates.you can find me on facebook

Joanne Li
I went to Ivy Bank High School.. or was it Ivy Bank Business And Enterprise College, one or the other. I didnt attend for long. went in september 2002 and left in may 2003. me and my brother didnt like it. me and my family disliked the area. and the school. so much racism back then. even though it was 6 years ago. maybe its changed? my other brother attended Habergham high school and got beaten up every day for 2 weeks because he was different from the rest. although so much happened. it was an ok school, not one of the best but it wasnt all bad. some people there are good and the teachers at the time were great :).

JSI
IM CURRANTLEY ATTENDING THE SCHOOL IN YEAR SCHOOL IT IS THE BEST SCHOOL BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION SO COME HERE ITS THE BEST

Heather Canning (Nee Sawley)
I attended walshaw 1965-69 I also remember the teachers waugh webb kay and redman to name a few I hated school but I wish now I had attended more I am sure there is a lot of people out there that remember my family and more about my school days than I do if so get in touch,love to hear from you.

Jayne Pickard
I went to Hargher Clough Infants from 1967 to 1971 and Ivy Bank from 1971 to 1972 (We moved to Keighley but would have left 1976) I remember the wonderful Mr Francis as headmaster at Hargher Clough; Miss Melthorpe from being about 8 or maybe 9 and my final year there was in top class with a teacher famous for spitting when she talked, hence the nickname "Spitfire" but can't remember her name! She was a strict but fair teacher. I hated every moment of Ivy Bank and have very few memories of it, but Hargher Clough will forever live in my memory as one of the best places I have ever had the pleasure to attend! Oh Mr Hanz the caretaker was lovely too! I'd love to be in touch with anyone who remembers me, Caroline Spink, Wendy Francis, Gillian Bentley, Doreen Clegg but to name a few.

Mandy Fitzsimmons
I went to St. Hilda's Girls school between 1969-1975. I often wonder what became of everyone, teachers included; the wonderful, drogonian Miss Waterworth, the scary, insightful Mr. Ramsbottom, Sister Mary Elizabeth who tried so hard to teach me French and the wonderful, confusing Miss Clegg, my Spanish teacher, what can I say except that I am now fluent in Spanish and even have a degree in it! That marvellous History teacher (very thin, anorexic? So unkown then!) who breathed life into her subject. I could go on.. Anyone out there who still remembers them or knows what happened to them? I will never forget St.Hilda's, it gave me a fundamental grounding and interest in learning which has perdured until today. Thank you to all the teachers, staff and fellow students whom I loved and hated alternatively and from whom I received so much, so ungratefully, as is the way of the young.

lynn stanworth nee (hattersley)
I went to st johns junior school Nelson about 1965..went to edge end high 1970's would love to find some old photo's

Keith Warburton
I went to Edge End from 1957- 1963, my brother Brian was 2 yrs below me. When I left I worked at Asquith Electrics in Colne until 1968, when I emigrated to South Africa. I remember Jimmy Safkin, the head, a short guy who nearly always walked the classrooms in his gown. Bill Oddie, Maths & Woodwork, Joe Crossley (Joe Egg), Metalwork. Mr.Anthony, German, Mr.Tempest, Surveying. He used to sneak up on you if you were naughty in class & flick you on the back of the ear. Many others I remember, the Cunliffes, Ron represented UK in the Helsinki Olympics, Mr.Harris (Art),Mrs.Morton (Maths). A good time to be at school, Edge End gave me an education to be proud of. The days of the "Imp", the Lionel Morton 4 (later the 4 Pennies), the Hollies. Yes, Nelson in the '60's was a good place to be. I am visiting the UK in June/July 2009 & hope to visit some local areas again.

shakila lol
best skwl eva

Sharon Gaynor (nee Brown)
I went to Ivy Bank and was in the last year of all girls before it became a comprehensive school. I went with my twin Angela Brown and our friends were Shirley Bullen, Karen Yates. I remember being in the history lesson on the top floor of the building which was like a sky scraper. The headmaster was always passionate and emotional in assembly. Those were definitely good days.

Elizabeth Devlin (Kilbride)
Anyone out there from St Hilda's class of '79 I live in the USA moved here from Australia so I've been away from Burnley a long time and just wondered if anyone knows me!!

nervous nick
I was at Edge End when Beatles roamed the Earth. It was great - most of the time. The teachers were OK espeshially then wot tort English.

Cynthia Merritt
I went to Lionel st and think I remember Raymond Pickering. I also had Mr Clegg and Miss Walmsley as teachers.I went to Walshaw Sec Mod from 1958 to 1962 and my Teacher was Miss Townsend, I also remember having Miss Broadhead. I now live in Australia and have done so for 42 years

PS
I went to Barden High from 1973 to 1978, thinking back now what a brilliant time in my life, Mr Porter, Mr Wilde, Mr Ashworth (remember the red hand gang), Miss Taylor, Mr Musgrove, The Thompson teachers, walking up to barden annex having a fag on the way up for woodwork, and the summer of 1976,i have so many pictures in my mind i loved playing the war games with mr porters english class. I would love to have that time again

Garrett Walshaw
hey people im garret walshaw and i live in US and and i did not know that a school was named after me!!!!!

Heather Lees (Hale)
I spent my first years at Coal Clough then moved into the New Ivy Bank it was so different and new. I was the Vice Head Girl with Julie Dean and Judith Farrar was the head girl. I remember all the teachers and lots of school friends, it would be great to have a site with old school photo's and news. I live in Australia now! but you never forget your school days.

Brian Ashworth
I attended Lionel Street from 45-51 then Townley Tech until 56. Raymond Pickering rings a bell.

lisa-marie
walshaw was the best r.i.p. paul holmes

lisa
did shamsa(aka duck) write that last comment lol

sham
haha barden had joined up wiv walshaw now which is a wiked school are da boys der r like our brothers

Nicky Prosser (Coates)
I went to Towneley during the 8o's and had a great time!Got so many memories.. and photo's which my kids find hilarious!

susan vanessa bradley
this is my lovely school i was there in 1966, wish see some old photo of my friends thanks.

a
long live barden high schooli can still remember getting shouted by the near the entrance for comming 1 hour late.dr lythco best headmaster ever

tony igoe
why pull down these perfectly good schools at a cost of 150 million pounds?? why not give each school 10 million each and put the rest into local good causes!!

dodo
MANSFIELD MASSIVE IT WAZ DA BEST YEARS OF MY YF LONG LIVE MANSFIELD

Susan Bradford /Nee Thornton
I ATTENDED WALSHAW HIGH 1958 TO 1962. LIKE LINDA ENTWISTLE I WAS ALSO TAUGHT BY THE BEST EVER TEACHER MISS BROADHEAD.LAST I HEARD SHE WAS AT BARDEN SCHOOL BURNLEY AND STILL THE BEST TEACHER EVER.

Christine Lonsdale( Frankland)
I went to Back Lane School 1952 until it fell down. Mr Ashworth was headmaster. Then on to BGHS 1958 to 1962 had very mixed feelings about the school while I was there as was very hard for working class girls to fit in. Later I had to admit the strict discipline helped me when a teaching student. Miss Knapton gave me a love of History and Misss Moore a love of English but Miss Laws scared me to death.

saresh
i love this school 2007 to 2008

Gerald Keys
I went to Towneley Technical High in 1946, the first intake after it changed from a secondary modern school. I remember the sec. moderners still remaining were a bit hostile towards us at first. I remember the headmaster, Mr Lancaster - very fierce - and Mr Redhead who was an excellent maths teacher.

Janette Jones
Hi I was at Towneley 1968-1969 when we left to go to Australia.I was in 1J and 2W Miss Whiteside's class.I would love to hear from any of the girls I was in school with as they are hard to track due to marriage name changes.Maureen O'brien Mary Cartwright Jackie Layfield Josie Chadwick...etcI would love to know how they are

Barry Foster
Barden High School was demolished in October 2008 to make way for a new sixth form college built on the field behind the old nursery 100 yards away.I was at Barden from 1979 - 1984 and i have good memories of my time thereBarden High School 1968 -2008R.I.P

Imran Ahmed
MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ARRIVED IN 1992 IN YEAR 9 FROM PAKISTAN IT WAS GREAT THE BEST 3 YEARS OF MY LIFE ....TEACHERS SCARY

pat baker nee[culley]
i went to lionel st school 1950/1955 then tocoal clough secondary modern till 1960

SARA
i went to ivy bank it was great, mr o'conner was well scarey! haha, mr groves was my form tutor, cant remember much really apart from waiting in line for the bcg injection, god that was horrible

Jonathan Mickleboro
Baren was a top laugh.. id give 2 month wages for a week back there with my old class mates

Sarah Grimes + Melissa McVay.
Gawthorpe Was THE Legend.

Nazmeen Akram
I attended Walshaw High School 1981-1986 and thought it was a great school!

Jean Barton nee Buckley
Loved reading about the comments of Burnley Girls High in 1948, I too was a student there at that time. Anxious to leave school as soon as I was old enough to go Nursing school, but what a good grounding I had. Have lived in New Zealand for nearly fifty years but my school days are still very memorable.

Cheryl Hawke
I attend Walshaw High Schools between 83 and 88. It was a great school back then. Loved my teenage years in the 80's

Kim Reeves (aka Nield)
I went to Coal Clough Primary and then Ivy Bank High school. I moved to redditch near birmingham 6 years ago and i am horrified to hear they have knocked loads of schools down and ive has been merged! bring back mr ball and make it how it used to be!

Raymond Douglas Pickering
Just found a class photo from Lionel Street Junior School dated 1952. Mr Clegg was the class teacher and with 49 pupils he was a better man than I could ever be! Anyone around from that class?

Jolene Feeney!!!
I went to St Hilda's!! amzing school.... loved almost every minute there! teacher are awesome and i miss it so much!! The best years of my life were at that school and im sure that most of them remember me haha! miss bleasedale!! one amazing woman! its just a shame that the schools have merged because all the best teachers are at teds site now! :( id do anything to be back there but oh well!! hope to see u sooon xxx

KamY
Edge End was an excellent school... best yrs of my life truly !

Matthew jenkinson
Went to ivy bank. Anyone remember me

Raymond Pickering
No one responded to my years at Burnely Tech.Does anyone out there remember Lionel Street Junior School? My teachers were Mr. Clegg and then Mrs. Walmsley. This would be around 1950-1953 before I went to Townley.

Frankee
Go Walshaw (sir John Thursby) It Were An Amazing School Until Barden Came. Completley Recked It. Leaving This Year And Im Gunna Miss Everyone.

Nina Raffoux (nee Lucil).
Nina Raffoux (nee Lucil)I attended Burnley Girls High School between Sept. 1955 and July 1957. Discovering this site today prompted me to dig out an old, panoramic photo of the whole school (staff and pupils) taken in April 1957 (I was in the 2nd form then) in an attempt to jog my memory as regards names and faces – not very successfully, unforunateley.In my class, the only complete names I remember are Barbara Howard and Diane Stokoe. Among the members of staff mentioned by others on this site, Miss Law, Miss Davenport, Miss Horton and Mrs Thornton ring a bell, but I also remember Miss Lucy (French) and Mrs Taylor, very tall, slim and elegant and extremely strict (Science, I think). Does anyone remember my mother, Mrs Lucil, who taught English at BGSH for the same 2 years that I was a pupil ? Does any one remember me ?We moved from Burnley in 1957 to Dorchester in Dorset, then spent 2 years in Baghdad (Iraq), returning in 1961 to Leamington Spa. I went on to do a French Degree at London University. I moved to France in 1966 and have lived here since.

Uzma Arif (uzzy)
I left mansfield high school in 2006 i was there from 2001 i loved me 5 years there and it's a shame that they are gona knock it down as me memories are there even though i ated lessons n sme teachers i still miss it an will alwayz memba da good teachers. I had a rihgt life it woz a cool school apart from da odd facilities like food tech n stuff it wer alright. I am not dat appy dat they r ave mixed edge end n mansfiled togeva as they shud ave done it wen da schools wud ave been built it's more complicated n confusin nw coz me sis goes there. But i will memba it alwayz ive dne really well at college as i am gona go to uni soon to study business managament all thanx to mansfield like teachers n stuff.

Keeping it real- class of 2006
I left Mansfield just before it closed and still can't decide whether it was a good idea to join the two schools - i guess they can't fight about what schools best anymore. but seriously at the time i hated it but now i actually miss it. i thought we didn't have the equipment or resources to do P.E or food tech - i never once cooked anything. in p.e it was rounders every week - no wonder so many of us faked injuries. but yet i miss it - i miss all my mates. mansfield was so UNCOMPLICATED. Things just happend in the education side of things and you were free to chill and express yourself - but that doesn't mean we were stupid. i am studying medicine at uni this september. so it just goes to show it's not the school facilities but the schools spirit that takes you places in life. Thanks to all those teachers that made me believe.

jenny sawley
i went to walshaw! best years ov my life. miss everyone :( (2001-2006) x

Raymond Douglas Pickering
Left Towneley Technical High School in 1957. Sports teachers were Frank Saul & Keith Green. I played for Towneley in the schools soccer final at Turf Moor in April 1957. We beat Barden Secondary School 3-1.Peter Wood, Neil Whalley, Bobby Entwistle, Alan Dower are some of the names I remember. My English teacher was called "Turkey" the deputy head under Mr' Lancaster was "skinhead" and of course "Tiger Bill' for history.

Class of 2006
i attended Mansfield High School between 2001 - 2006. it was one of the best school around and the teacher were awesome. i had best 5 years aneone could ever want.. it a shame dey knocking it down it has alot of gud memories for al the ex mansfielderz...

susan
I attended st hilda's between 1987-1992. It was one of the best schools around. I can't believe they have given in to merging the two schools.

JANE RILEY
I can't believe Edge End is closing. I was there between 1964 and 1970 and have some really great and some really horrible memories of my years there. The Head was Mr;Safkin and I was terrified of him. He lost his wife late in the sixties and seemed to shrink inside himself from then. I lost my dad in 1970 and had to leave school to find a job and I remember he was really sympathetic and really great with my mum who was suffering. The deputy Head was Mr Burt, whom everyone hated. He also taught maths, happily I had Mr. Briggs areal teddy bear. Mr and Mrs Cunliffe were my gym and english teachers respectively andd their son Melvyn and I did some amateur dramatics together.Mr Jacques (maths) Mr Marshall (physics) Mr; Greenhalgh (biology) Mr Darlington (english) Mr Morris (history...I was secretly in love with him!) Mr Harris (Art....and what an artist.;;he made all the props for the school plays...magnificent) Mr Wilkinson (History and rugbyman!!!)Miss Greenhalgh (gym...called Peaknees behind her back) Mrs Stott (Gym) Miss Pettingell (Religious studies...didn't do very well in this subject!)All have their place in my memories.Some are dead but they live on in us, the pupils that owe a certain something of their existence to them. Goodbye and thanks for all the fish.

Brian Hunt
I went to Towneley Technical High School from 1947 to 1951. I think our year was the first (or mebbe second) intake after the school changed from a secondary modern to a high school. You had to pass the 11+ to get in! Our first home room teacher was Mr. Clook (French), said to have suffered burns as a pilot in the war. Other teachers of note - Mr. Wall (constantly jangled coins in his pants pocket); Sabu (English) - can't remember his real name - his favourite punishment was "order mark & 10 lines"; Joey Redhead who had a board ruler marked in chalk (in reverse)- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trig., which he applied to the seat of your pants if you erred, leaving an imprint thereon and for more serious transgressions a cane called "Excalibur" - man that really hurt; Clem Cole, chemistry, very bushy black eyebrows; Mr Baldwin ( I think that's right), also chemistry, who spoke with very sibilant esses and lots of spray causing Brian Bithel to raise a paper umbrella in class one day. Big mistake; the two Mr Lords - metalworking & woodworking; Mr. Saul who I remember seeing chasing a gym malefactor around the corridor brandishing a running shoe as a club. Members of our class included Alan Atkinson, Brian Bithel, Alan Lawson, David Fairhurst, Tom Feeney, Jim Fallows, Alan Pollard, Jim Pollard (there were two Pollards), Alan Dickinson & Harry Todd. That's a long time ago now, and although I can't remeber where I put my keys, I can remember Townely quite well. After going through an engineering apprenticeship at Joseph Lucas, I emigrated to Canada where I still reside.

Alan Pollard
I recently met up with Brenda Holland who taught me in the first year at Barden in 1958. I had not seen her since that time so it was truly wonderful to see her after all those years. I was able to tell her of a play we read with her which, at the time, influenced me so much I still use it today with the Children who I currently teach. I understand Mr Harry Simpson, another ole teacher of mine is writing a history of those years.

Jeanette Irwin(nee Smithies)
From 1950-52 I attended Coal Clough Infants.From 1952-1956 Hargher Clough Juniors and from 1956-63 Burnley Girls High School. I hit on this site by accident and really enjoyed reading all the comments from past pupils. I have very fond memories of B.G.H.S. and its staff, especially Miss. Law(head), Miss. Davenport, Miss. Horton, Mrs. Gregg, Mrs. Thorton, Miss. Butterwoth, both Miss. Moores, Mrs. Dearing and many more. Members of my class were Helen Furness, Carole Thornber, Susan Lee, Kathleen Crook, who I went on a course to Oxford with, Marjorie McCarthy etc. I left to go to college in Ambleside, married a local and have never left the Lake District. I was sad to read that the schools were disappearing and I also wondered what would happen to the awards boards as My name appears on one for 'Loyalty to the School'. I would love to hear from any one who was at any of these schools at the same time as myself. I have retired from teaching having spent the last 27years as a maths teacher in a local school. Jeanette Irwin.

Sharon
I went to Stoneyholme in the 70's John Whittam was truly inspirational, also went to the Municople College and John Sandiford was pretty special too.

Alan Howarth
I went to Towneley Tech. High School from St. Andrew's School in Colne Rd. in 1949. I left in 1954 to take up an apprenticeship at Lucas Burnley. I remember "Tiger" Bill Howarth (english & history),Ignatius Redhead(maths),Willy Woodwork!and of course Mr. Harry Lancaster(our Headmaster) oh, and Frank Saul (P.E.).I generally enjoyed my time at T.T.H.S. and whist I now live in Australia and have done since 1982 I still get back to the UK. every couple of years and always take a nostalgic trip up Towneley Holmes to look at the old school

Colin Richardson
I attended Edge End Secondary School from 1957 to 1963 when my parents decided to emigrate to Australia.It saddens me to hear that the school is closing as it holds many great memories for me least of which was a good education that has carried me well through my life.I wish all concerned nothing but the best and I look forward to a reply to my much belated comments

Spyrobandi
One of the best. building in Pendle. As an ex student of walton high. i am ouraged that this lovely building will soon be a car park

Joan Harrison nee Shuttleworth
I attended Burnley High School for Girls on Ormerod Road from 1948 to 1953. It was a superb school and I have many happy memories: a few bad ones of course, like my struggles with algebra and trigonometry.Our headmistress was Miss Howard, a truly formidable lady, but one who had high standards and made sure that all her 'girls' maintained those standards. Most of the teachers were excellent, although of course, we liked some more than others. I remember Miss Davenport who taught English. I have never forgotten the difference between 'less' and 'fewer', and how to write a sentence correctly, thanks to her lessons in clause analysis. She also awakened in me a love of words and English Literature. A lady by the unlikely name of Miss Smith taught us French - very thoroughly indeed. I still remember much of it.The school itself was in a Victorian building which we shared with Burnley Municipal Technical College. I remember we could hear the sound of looms on the ground floor, echoing from the weaving department in the extension. Games? To play hockey, we had to take a bus to Towneley playing fields. Netball was in the school playground - probably a car park now. We had a very good gymnasium though.Schooldays may not be 'the happiest days of your life' but they were very happy ones for me, and I was privileged to receive an excellent education which has stood me in good stead for the rest of my life. Names from my class? I remember Brenda Race, Kathleen Owen, Maureen Pollard, Pat White, Pat Varley, Alison Fraser, Marjorie Fyles, Margaret Dean . . . lots of other faces, but forgotten the names.

Ann Durant
I attended Coal Clough then Ivy Bank in the early 1960s.I was from a family of seven and a Council House. I was one of the first pupils through the door and I remember the lovely 'new smell' of the brand new school with its new fancy Gym,lovely classrooms,Dining Hall and individual Lockers it was a dream school! We were also allowed on summer trip for a week to Carnforth. I thought it was a great school.I was not the brightest of pupils being in 1c but was determined to move up a class which I did to 3b. The teachers all seemed nice and I was a Prefect in the last year. Miss Lucas was the Headmistress. Miss Webster was the Art teacher,Miss Astin the PE teacher,Mrs Rawstrone Needlework and our form teacher. When my time came to leave school I had just turned 15 years and Whereas everyone leaving seemed happy I cried my eyes out in the toilets because I did not want to leave lovely Ivy Bank School! No wonder because I went to work in a Bakery and in those days poor families needed all the money they could as people did not claim benefits. I earned £5 a week and handed it to my mother she gave £1 back. However I quickly moved on. I am now proud to say that I have a BSc(Hons) and an MA.Happy Days - yes - great school - yes

Ivan
I attended Barden 1980-1985 and in retrospect it was great. Forget the glue sniffers and the racial problems - it was a real school where students were given a chance to better themselves. Its recent performance saddens me and probably justifies its closure...

kalim hashim
edge end was and will always be the best years of my life. enjoy it while you can Mr Gowling was my fav teacher. remember to tell your kids that the school years are the best of there lives so enjoy. sad i missed the reunion

Stephen Spencer
Barden Secondary Modernin the late 50s. Moved to the States in 64. See Harry Simpson for my comments.

nicky
Mike Carradice was not the headteacher it was Mr Burgess Mr carrdice was the best teacher in edge an miss edwards was tooo. rest all sucked cocks

Karl Kemp
Went Towneley brilliant skewl Sean Moffitt thinks he ruled teds from 2001-2006 haha nah no-way

xxxx
i used 2go 2 habergham but muvd 2 walsahw in year 9 nd all i can say habergham woz da bestttttttt nd dey shud neva av chnaged it!!!!!big uppppppppppp!!!!

Victoria Robinson
I attended Habergham High School, 2001-2006. I miss it some much! I now go to Burnley Schools Sixth Form (the old Barden site). Good luck to everyone for the future!

amanda-louise
i attended st hildas rc girls high school 2001-2006. it was brill luved it because it was so bitchy lol x

helena krzysik
I went to barden infants and juniors,started 57 and left in about 64,I loved it we used have good fun,i remember mr clegg and mrs swales,after that i went to walshaw,i live in australia now,i would love some old school photo,s if anyone has any.I would love to hear from anyone who rememders me

Nat
I left Ivy Bank in 98, and I loved it. The teachers were brill, as was the place itself, its a sad shame, but like everything, if things are perfectly fine, then they will be changed, and not for the better!

shaun Redmond
barden boys high left in 5th year to move to australia have some good memories

anneliese mcghie nee anderton
went to edge end in the 60s,wish i was there now

william brazalot
yes yes i cant write this so my grand daughter will for me.i am a 81 year old man and for years it has been my dream to see our anitials and writing one last time i am a cancer patiant and have 2 years to live left and that has sparked it for me thank you.

jean burgess
i went to gawthorpe in between 1961 to 1966

Lawrence Stanton
I went to St. Mary Magdalenes school in Burnley between 1954 and 1959 when I moved to Liverpool

hollie garde-evans
i went to mansfield high school and it was great there but now it is soo not good no more and mr wilson was great headteacher i hate it now

samina
edge end wkd skool still therre and enjoying myselfxx

xx
manzy all da way man BIG UPZ

Rebecca
i went to gawthorpe high school in 2000 till 2005 the best is miss T lol love her i miss all my school m8s :( lol xxxxxxx

Frankie
Ive just left st hilda's RC high school which is now blessed trinity...had the best time of my life there. xx

Carol Pollard
I attended Burnley Girls High School from 1958 to 1962 when we emigrated to the USA. It was an interesting experience to say the least - I still have vivid memories of Mrs. Dearden dragging a girl by her hair through the hallways to stick her head under the sink taps in the girls toilets to remove any hair dye that SHE didn't personally approve of!!!! And, of course, there was my weekly visit to the Chem. Lab for removal with pure acetone at a cost of threepence of any nail polish that I might have on from the weekend. Not to mention the weekly visits to Miss Law's office for attitude adjustment. I have fonder memories of Miss Thornton in recreation (she also taught my Dad) but for the most part I found the teachers militant and unforgiving - fortunately most of us turned out great despite them!!!! I am now living in Boone, North Carolina USA, have my PhD and am a University Professor and an IBM Visiting Researcher - despite the staff at BGHS saying I would never amount to anything :-)

Arooj Riaz
Went to Walshaw had the best five years and the teachers were cool, enjoyd it very much!

ashleigh
attend St Hildas 2001-2006bst school a girl could of gone to!!

U.C
MANSFIELD IS DA BEST !!!

mansfield da best
marden heights is rubbish teachers too strict too much people cant go canteen not even aloud to go out of school is this a school or a prison mansfield 10 times better the teachers 100 times better only had 1 year of mansfield and it was the best

mansfield
mansfield waz wicked and mrs thronley best teacher eva big up to 7tr

mary dawson
went to heasandford from 1950 until 1954. I remember mr sparks the headmaster..we used to have to walk to school from netherwood farm , which was at least a mile , every morning and again at night,to go home!then for some strange reasons they changed the boundary and we had to go on the bus to walter st school in brierfield...bureaucracy was still at work then.some things will never change!!!

matthew smith (santa)
i went to mansfield high school and i loved every minute of it! i wish i could go back nonw. i miss all the teachers and i would love to see them all again in the future! mr smith i miss you please ring me in the furture anywayz i just want to say mansifeld is the best xxxxxxxxxx love you all xxxx

tasha
gutted i attened what used to be Ivy Bank 2000-2005. what a shame about the school know why did they have to mix the two schools together what a big mistake and messed they have made. cant say all of being at ivy were happy but years 10-11 were the best years of my life just so gutted everything has had to be changed. Why?

Shafi
I attended barden high school in 2002 - 2006. I am at my last year at the new school called sir john thursby community college which replaced former walshaw high school. Barden has always been inside my heart. I will never forget this school for the rest of my life. I thank the school for taking a whole school photograph before we finished. Atleast years to come i will remember my form tutor who was very kind and always concerned about our future and some other staff who have already passed away which also sadens me. May god bless everyone with their desires!!!

x.sanu,x
ello...stilll goin 2 walton well now its called pendle vale college in ma 9th year..best high skool eva..

bengali boi
used 2 go barden but at thursbi now (barden n walshaw). trst me dis new skool aint nuthin like wat barden used 2 be

mansfield/brierstan
woooohoooooo wickd skool...chilld out to da max....teachaz wer top....pupils wer smashin....bst ov all it wer in our hometown brierstan....big upppp xxx

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edge end big up!!! marsden heights aint nothing like edge end

Janice Sutcliffe nee Bullock
Ivy Bank was built in the early 60's, for pupils & staff who attended Coal Clough Secondary. This was a dark dismal building which I attended in my first year. In my second year we moved to Ivy Bank, this wonderful bright, airy, high rise building, we all got our own lockers, which we were allowed to buy a lock for!! The headmistress was Miss Lucas who aways wore some green even if it was a handkerchief tucked in the strap of her watch. I remember Miss Knight & then Mrs Crabtree the music teachers. We had Maths with Mr Kennedy on the top floor, I was hopeless with Maths & always ended up gazing out of the window over the fields. Everyone even the poorest of pupils wore the navy blue uniform. I was never happy or unhappy at school I just knew I had to go. Lots of us had to travel on the double decker buses to get to school, I dont ever remember there being much trouble. There used to be a little bakers shop in the terraced houses where we got off the bus & we used to buy the mini loaves still warm. In later years my nephew & neice attended here. I feel very sad at the comments some of the pupils have put on this page, it seems there has been a deterioration in school life over the years, it's a time we never get back. When I married I moved away from Burnley- although my family are still there. I slowly lost touch with everyone I knew in my school years.

Frances Bell
I attended Habergham High school 2000-2005 and the 6th form centre in 2006. Im now at burnley schools sixth form (the old barden site) I miss Habergham very much! it was a fantastic school! some great teachers! some great memories (and some bad ones!) came away with results to be proud of! thanks! good luck in the future to all the teachers who worked at any of the schools that have closed. and good luck to the students who are stuck in the middle! thanks

Mary Woodend. nee Dawson
went to mansfield school from 1957 until 1960 remember getting the cane off miss lee for smoking never knew there was a shelter under the school

aadil
barden was the best

Sean Moffitt
St teds for life! Cant beat that school, we ruled that place from 2001 - 2006 and let no one forget it !!!

BOBBY
i went to carron primary and i still hate it :(

Da Bomb
I attend Marsden Height but I feel Edge End was well better than this!

s m s
i go to manfield (marsden heights) and i did'nt know there was a bomb sheltor

bEnGy_gYaL
BIG UP 2 MA OLD SCHOOL WALSHAW WHICH IZ NW CALLED SIR JHONES. MISS WALSHAW BAREZ:( LEFT SCHOOL IN YEAR 10 ND STILL LOVE WALSHAW THERE IZ NOT A GUD SCOOL AZ WALSHAW I SWEAR DONT COMPARE WALSHAW TEACHERS WIV ANY OVA TEACHERZ WALSHAW TEACHERZ RULEZ BRAP

tea
did you know there is a mansfield high in brisbane, australia too? im from australia

hilda
i went to st hildas and hated it!!!!!!

emma
edge end was such a gurd skul i loved goin to but look at it now!!

mansfield 4 lyf
dis skool waz da bst...we mean da bst...it may ave bin gone but its still der in da heart...no other skool can compare to dis skool coz it was juss da bst...propa chilld out...n da teachaz wer juss clasic...big up all mansfielderz/staff xxx

Mary Bennett (ne Clancy)
Attended Burnley Wood Secondary Modern 1953-1956. Attended Walshaw for about 2or3 weeks then went to Burnley Municipal College. Started in class 1B2 Form teacher Miss Battersbay. Pauline Brownbill, Elaine Atkinson, Gladys Edmondson, Winifred Cunningham to name a few

Kimberly
i went to walshaw i left in year 9 i enjoed every minute of being there

Lewis Maddox
I was at Edge End from 2004 - 2006. It was a brilliant school - I wish it hadn't of closed! Great memories!

Tracy Parkinson
I attended walshaw high it was the best school ever and now it is called sir john thursby community college and i want to thank all my teachers i had through the years i had a wounderful time with you all

hanna d
mansfield were awesome x

saniya
edge end was a very good school

B
I went to mansfield high school and loved evry second of it i wanna go bk miss it soo much!!

leonie dasilva
this school isant ther now beth rawes n maddy trof sownd girls luvya !!!! xxxxxxxx

kez
moved the next yr after ivy bec bcame hameldon dunno wot its like but herd ders a load of riots

Colin Ormston
I attended Towneley High School between 1959 - 1966. I have posted lots of photos from that period on my website at www.youmustrememberthis.co.uk

melanie spencer
i used to go to gawthorpe high school in 1980s

Superman
I attended Barden high school and that was one school that i wont forget for my whole life. I only got one thng to say and thats Barden ROCKZ!!!!!

amanda carter
i thought towneley high is better than unity why change

kathleen varley [ rees]
i attended Burnley high school for girls from 1963. Great memories though i didn,t think much of school at the time . Never appreciated the dicipline but realise now that its a great foundation for later life.keeping my eye out for future reunions, missed the last one!I also remember mrs Thornton .... the 'pretend you are a puddle of water and someone has thrown a pebble in' dance lessons!I remember Marilyn Hemmingway,Pamela Wood and Dianne Huxtable who i went arround with.Do you remember miss Woods beautiful handwriting and those bright yellow summer dresses that attracted the wasps? ok, i may have been a bit of a rebel then but ,thanks to the school, i think i've turned out pretty sound . Hope to read more comments from fellow former pupils in future.

donna waddington
i attended walshaw the school was fab but now its bad

philena dugdale
i went to barden infant's and barden juniors then off to walshaw, at the time i loved infants and juniors did'nt think much of high school but missed it once i left you realise how much a few years down the line.

pauline trickett
i attended walshaw in 1957 would like some pictures

John Hudson
Its so sad Edge End closed I attended min to late 80s. I was picked on for being a skiny runt, nick names snapper. My mates were Neil Thomson "Tommy" and "Mash" Maschuk Hussan. Dr Proud was the head then. Fun days.

Chloe
I went to Ivy, as the last yr 7, and now its hameldon. I agree tht it sucks. But I have a cool music teach!

rachael and helen
we went to walshaw and it was well good :)

Pamela Eccles (nee Waddington)
I was proud to attend Burnley High School on Kiddrow Lane from 1963 to 1970. Wonderful memories of Staff and Friends. My big regret is that I married and left the town and did not keep in touch with anyone from those days. I'd love to get in contact with girls who knew me back then!!

Margaret Morgan (nee Pickles)
I attended Edge End from 1956-1962 and all my memories are extremly happy ones. Discipline was very strict under the Headmaster Joe Safkin. I am now a member of Pendle Movie Makers and we made a film of the closure celebration on 24th June 2006.

sum1 who went to ivy bank
i went to ivy bank and now its hameldon it sucks ! theres riots every week and i hate it !

SUNDAS TARIQ
hi i went to walshaw and it was gret i loved omg so much crowds but i loved it no matter what and i will always see my friends

emma hornsby
i used to go st hildas i love it and will always love it.llllllllolz

bethany sharrocks
edge end was a wicked school

edge end pupil
mike caradice was not the head teacher he was a teacher and the attendance officer the real head teachers were Mr hughes and adlington but they were acting headteachers

saifa khanom
i used 2 go 2 walshaw high school. I also heard its mixed. luv dat school much thank u

martin kay
i have brnley high school diary of lorna howarth .for 1931 its a charming record of her school days.she lived at rosedene southern avenue burnley.do you know of any living relatives iwould love to return this very personal item.

Ahmed
How many other schools can say that there pupils get to see a police officer in school more than the headteacher. This schools gonna be on SKY soon (ross kemp on gangs!!!!)

me
i went to ivy n i still do its was gd n so were the teachers its gone badder since we joined wiv habergam

Olwen HIggins nee Miller
I went to Walshaw between 1960-65. I didn't enjoy school very much. I would love to hear from anyone at the school at that time.

Rachel Barrett
I went to Ivy Bank & loved the school & teachers, Its sad to see things changing, i live close by the schools & have heard a lot of bad reports on habergham & ivy joining & now gawthorpe is getting knocked down, silly if u ask me.

Ryan Chapman
I went to Ivy Bank High School, im not happy with the fact they are knocking down these perfectly good schools!

salma
gd memories but gtafitte

Linda Entwistle/nee Moffitt
attended Walshaw, left in 1966, didn't like it much, but for one teacher who made it all bearable miss Broadhead, love to know where she is, now. was cantten monitor with Linda Windle lost touch with her too, but have now found some old school friends, my brother Micheal played for the barden school football team back in 1967circa won the luther mercer cup his team, would love to know any one who had a photo of this only photo we know of that could be about, of him when young we don't have any at all.

me
i still go walshaw and im in yr 10 now and we have just mixed with barden.

melanie mannion [nee gorton]
i went to gawthorpe high school between 1983 and 1988 loved it wish i could go back... i will never forget miss stevenson the english teacher, she was a legend in school for her harsh ways but a well respected lady.

Hamas yousaf
I have been going to habergham high school for 1 year and have really like it i agree with everyone else it should stay the same not join up neither should other school i dont think that the governent of school or whatever they are know what is about to be unleashed whne they join all these schools up!!. :P

sarish
i went to egde and it is the best skool ever. i dont want to go to mansfield coz edge end is sooooooooooooooooooo much better. i'll miss it loadzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!

suleman
i went to edge end high scool and i realy liked it but i don't even feel like going to mansfield because i like edge end it's the best

Mary lucas (nee holt)
I attended ivy bank 1980-1985 the best years of my life sorry to see it go :(

student of mansfield
hello!!! mansfield has been da best school ever. im not happy its getting nokd down.. oh well ! it had to appen 1 day or the ova!! xx Kate.P

aneeba
mr gedlings the best teacher ever...gajara was a G

Joan Forbes
I attended Burnley High School from 1965 until 1971. The Head Teacher was Miss Howard and she supervised the move from Ormerod Road to its new building. She was follwed by Miss Laws who was head until 1966.My two youngest daughters have attended Habergham and neither if them see any reason for the changes. I remember Miss Davenport( who had taught my mother and often called me by her name, as did miss Horton who was a neighbour, they were both delightful ladies), Mrs Thornton-games who taught country dancing and MADE you wear your beret out of school, Miss Knapton and Miss Fawcett who taught history and Miss Carney and Mrs Woods and many more. It is sad to see all these schools go. What is happening to all the memorabillia? the wall plaques especially and cups and trophies that generations of pupils have striven to win or be mentioned upon. All three of my daughters also attended Rosehill School, another pointless demolition and rebuild, need I say that they have no faith in th education system in Burnley?

Nazreen
i attented edge end high school between 1993-98. i got together with a group of school friends and we were trying to remember all the names of the teachers that taught then, we struggled. i was hoping if you could send me a list of all the teachers that taught from 1993-98.

Alyson
I went to mansfield high school. i don't know that there was a bomb shelter. it would of been cool if we could of gone down to have a look.

Georgia
I'm in that picture of pupils!! Whoah! Neway, yes I'll miss Edge End :( :( xx

tony
edge end is the best skool around and why ruin such a great place i will miss it but hopefully the new skool will be good but remember it will never be as good as edge end is now

luke williams(edge end pupil)
i love edge end and i do not want it to go

sarah
i am currently still at Habergham High School and i am quite sad that it is closing. i am only in year 8 and i have settled in at Habergham. I dont want to attend the new Hameldon school.

cynthia whear
I attended B.H.S.G. in 1966-67 in the Kiddrow Lane location. I have to laugh at Eileen Berry's comments.Mini skirts were in, so we did the opposite...there was much rebuttoning of gym tunics to make them as short as possible. I told was sternly reprimanded for not having my hair pulled back. As an American from Nebraska (at the time), it was several months before I understand what people were saying to me. We lived in Padiham and I had been told to take the bus & get off at "kiddrow lane"...so when I saw a bus to "Clithroe" I thought it was the correct one & got quite lost. I too remember Miss Davenport.

Nosheen Iqbal
i am currently in year 11 at walshaw high school. it has played a very big part in my life, and i love every moment i have spent here. i dont want to leave. i have great memories here, but if i start putting them down i can go on forever!!

zuhra yasmin
i went to walshaw high school with my two sisters and we will be attending the reunion on the 23rd of june to see all the ex pupils and friends and catch up on the gossip should be fun xx

lisa lane
i went to walshaw and it was the best years of my life wish i could turn back the clock getting on the school bus at 8.05 and seeing all yr friends was really great and the 20 mins or so journey was time to catch up on just 17 and smzsh hits and of course boys.

Julie Spedding
I attended Walshaw High School from 1983-1988 and probably like many people, have mixed memories about the place! The teachers mentioned by Susan Wrigley were still there when I attended. I remember what seemed like a long trek up the cinder path on cold winter's day with the wind whipping around our legs - very few people were dropped off by cars/4x4s in those days! I've discovered that there's to be a reunion on Friday 23rd June and so I'll be heading north in order to attend. I believe there's further details available on the friends reunited website. I'm hoping to see some familiar faces there.

Eileen Berry(nee Massey)
I went to B.G.H.S.in 1944,I also remember Miss Davenport and Miss Horton. We shared the building with the Technical College.I remember Miss Fulton ( gymnastics),admonishing me because my long hair was not tied back.If it touched the collar it had to be tied.Gymslips had to be 6inches from the floor when kneeling.As we grew older it was a source of great embarrassment to us. When the New Look came in there was much altering of shoulder buttons on leaving the building,tolengthenthe hemline!

Jean Jones (Hargreaves)
I attended Mansfield in 1952 and did not know there was a bomb shelter beneath the school, it would have been interesting if we had been told.

susan wrigley
Susan Wigley (nee Lawson) I was at walshaw 1965-1969 I have good memories from my time at the school. Miss Waugh was the headmistress,I particulary remember Miss Kay,Miss Webb, and Mr Redman the maths teacher.

lisa Radford
went to walshaw high school and hated it

T
I went to Barden High School in the 90,s i really enjoyed my time their all teachers were very supportive. Barden will be very missed

Frank Fenn
I was at Mansfield from 1953-1958, Mr Morton was headmaster, Mr Conse music & 'Tarzan' the arts teacher. I still see some of our era occasionally in town, it wasn't a bad school in those days, the teachers were hard but fair. Our year were the first class to go abroad on holidays (Switzerland) for one week.

Eileen Coates
I spent my freshman year at the Ormerod Road building of Burnley Girls High School. I remember how dark and somewhat depressing the place was. I came by bus from Brierfield. We had to walk across town to a dreary cafeteria on Plumb Street for lunch and it always seemed to be raining. In our second year we moved to a bright, modern building on Kiddrow Lane, almost in Padiham. I remember Miss Davenport, an English teacher, showing us the new library with a cork floor. There were so many rules about behaviour...control detentions for running or being too loud or misbehaving. I did well in English and remember Miss Horton with great respect. She was a fine teacher and I remember so much from her classes. From there grew a love of literature, of reading and an intense curiosity about the world which has served me well in my career as a writer. Best wishes to all members of BGHS Class of 1959!

Kathleen Wilsdon (nee Whittam)
I started at Heasandford in 1955, and my second and subsequent years were at Burnley Technical High School (formerly Towneley). Our year continued to be segregated, and only in 1957 were the first classes mixed. The girls did domestic science or commercial courses and the boys did woodwork and metalwork. I always wanted to do woodwork, but it was only in later years that the courses became interchangeable. I did eventually start doing woodwork - nine years ago!

Andrea Kirby
I attended St Hilda's RC High School from August 1986 until May 1991 it was the best secondary school that I attended.

wendy
i went to edge end high school in the mid 50's i cant believe how much it has changed over the years