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Manchester Residential School/Bollin Cross

I went to this school in 1977-80. I started in Hawthorn House and Mr Holland's class, he was a good teacher. Then moved next door to Beech House and Mrs Bowcock's classs. I know I wasn't abused there or bullied because my parents would have took me out. I went there because I was on crutches because of an operation on my hip. There was a lot of kids there with differant disablities. I do remember some of the staff like Mr Sidery the headmaster, Miss Curtis deputy head, Sister Smith and Sister Cook, Nurse Eleanor Jones, Nurse Wilks, Di Babbage, Linda Alcock and John the mini-bus driver and handyman. I had some good times there and also did my C.S.E. exams which I passed. We had a youth club on a Wednesday night and a tuck shop on a Friday because we also received spends every week which we could spend or save. My name then was Sharon Bell.

A memory of Styal, shared by Sharon Harrop.

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Life in Peter Pan House Styal Residential Open Air School 1957-59

My memory of Styal Open Air School is one of happiness and gratitude to all of those dedicated and professional nurses who showed me and others love and compassion in the absence of our parents. Shame on you who were responsible for the demolition of the fine buildings and shame on you who try to blacken the name of the care staff who embraced us with love. Nurse Jones and Nurse Lyons you will always be remembered to as will the teaching staff and general house care staff. Great happy days in the orchard, roller skating in the school yard and waiting on Sundays at the gates for our parents to visit. I used to share my mum and dad's vist with a great young boy who had no visitors. I only remember him as Bobby. I also remember, Alan Scaife and John Dalton who used to eat anything, poor lad. His favourite was boot laces or cotton.! I would love to hear from anyone around that time. barryplant235@btinternet.com A memory... Read more

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Styal Open Air School

I was at Styal Open Air School from 1958-1967 and I have wonderful memories of picnics on the lawn outside Wendy House where I lived, and trainee teachers coming in the summer and playing games with us and taking us out to Styal Woods. I also remember going to Wilmslow for Christmas shopping and also shopping for other occasions. I remember bath nights on a Sunday night and then washing all the socks in the bath water afterwards, and I always volunteered for that as we got to stay up later and one of the nurses would take us to her flat for hot drinks, biscuits and chocolates. That was the best time of my life, I loved it there and wish I could have stayed there longer. I can`t believe that people are sueing for abuse (shame on them), I was never abused the whole time I was there. I was punished once or twice when I did something wrong but that's the way it was then. I have... Read more

A memory of Styal, shared by Helen Anderson.

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A memory of Styal, shared by Barry Plant.

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A Wonderful Time..

My family and I lived at 157 Wilmslow Road, it had just been built so all of us who lived on the road moved in around the same time, and it was a wonderful. My parents George and Thelma Goddard, had the three of us then, Georgina, Elizabeth, Felicity and on Dec 31st 1955, my brother Roderick. Rod was born in the upstairs bedroom at 157 and I can remember Dr. Bailey coming to deliver him. Mum had a shop in the first little mall near to 157. "Doreen Day" it was a dress shop. Next door was Jeff whittiker the green grocer, a cake and tea shop and a chemist.
We all used to play in the fields across from us ( now gone) and we all went to Handforth primary except Georgina who went to high school many miles away. Mums used to advertise at the Rex cinema in Wilmslow and we would all get excited seeing her on the big screen. Also living on our road were... Read more

A memory of Handforth, shared by Felicity Grant.

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Tony Barker

I lived at 31 Wallingford Road,from about 1939 to 1947,anyone remember me??
Tony Barker

A memory of Handforth

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CLAY LANE, HANDFORTH

Does anyone remember Grange FARM (next to The Grange) on Clay Lane in the 1940s or 1950s please? jeanjames@telus.net

A memory of Handforth, shared by Jean James.

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15 Brereton Road, Handforth

The Greyhound on Wimslow Road was one of my favorite places as a child of 6-7 years of age. In 1939, I would often be lucky and as I came over the Railway Bridge from 15 Brereton Road, and after having an ice cream cone in the newsagents, to find the gypsy caravan was stopped in front of the Greyhound Inn. The men were inside having a drink; the women and children outside with the caravan. I loved visitng with the children. My mother (Ardwick, Manchester) and my father (Galway and Dublin) married in St. Aloysius Church, Ardwick, in 1924 and travelled to Seattle, Washinton. My mother and I made a few trips to England as all her seven brothers and sisters were there. One sister, my Aunt Eleanor (Hart Bushell), her husband Charlie, and their son Ted lived at 15 Brereton Road. We lived there with them on a visit 1939 - 1940. My father had been killed in Seattle and... Read more

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Handforth And The

Does anyone remember me, Tony Smith? I lived on Meriton Road for 25 years. My friends were Derek Clayton, Brian Wilson, Ray Riley etc etc, and our first pints were drunk in the Greyhound and the Freemasons. We also went to the Regal dance hall, and the Creole Club in Wilmslow, all good memories. Please e mail me: tonysmith296@tiscali.co.uk

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