Bacup School
& Rawtenstall Issue 43 Grammar
There has been external support through Lancashire Child and Family Well Being in terms of weekly drop in group sessions for our LGBTQ+ students with the Group Leader stating how impressed by our students and the ethos of the school. We will continue to reflect and listen to student voice regarding to how we best support our diverse community.
A team of students and staff worked together on our UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Bronze Award which was awarded in May. This represents the first step in our Rights Respecting Schools journey as we promote and realise young people’s rights. There are four key areas of impact for young people at a Rights Respecting School: wellbeing, participating, relationships and self-esteem. Next step Silver!
Celebrating Diversity During 2021-2022, a series of form time presentations and assemblies enabled us to celebrate equality and diversity throughout the year. A range of high profile female speakers, including the Mayor of Rossendale and former student Detective Inspector Bryony Midgley, gave presentations as part of International Women’s Day and we also celebrated Black History Month, National Coming Out Day, LGBTQ+ Month and Autism Awareness Week.
Friends of BRGS A newsletter produced by BRGS for former students, parents & the community
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Welcome!
At the time of writing, the England Women’s Team has become European Football Champions. Player of the Match from the final was former Haslingden High School and BRGS student Keira Walsh we send her and the team our heartfelt congratulations!
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Our last edition focused on how the school was adapting to school life pre pandemic and this academic year has allowed us to experience a greater sense of normality, culminating in enrichment week at the end of the summer term, whereby year groups were on residentials to Lockerbie, Scotland and Waddow Camp near Clitheroe. Geography field trips, music tours to London and Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions have all been back in force and it has been wonderful to see students having the opportunity to participate in wider experiences and the benefits that this brings in terms of their personal development.
This year, there has been a continued and heightened focus in supporting our students’ mental health. During the year, a group of students have been trained as mental health ambassadors with a staff Mental Health Action Group launched with the intention to work towards the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools Award. Students who have required early support have been able to access the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) based at Burnley Hospital, with therapeutic input. In addition, the school has invested in additional counselling provision at school as well as continuing to work with external agencies such as Understanding Autism, Reachout ASC, Positive Action in the Community, Lancashire Child and Family Wellbeing and many more. In mid June 2022, we also welcomed Mrs Eaton to the Pastoral Team as Pastoral Support Manager to work alongside Mrs Fletcher in the same role. A level geographers visited the east coast of England on a fieldwork trip to Yorkshire.
Milly's Smiles, which provides a ‘hospital bag’ known as a Milly Bag for every whose child has been admitted to Manchester, Alder Hey and Leeds Children’s Hospitals with a new cancer diagnosis, and finally, the Alzheimer's Society.
Effective readers of fiction or non fiction texts continually draw upon a complex wealth of prior knowledge about the world and language, as well as their awareness of subject specific genres and vocabulary.
Reading for a Reason
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Research tells us that young people who read for pleasure for just 20 minutes at least once a week make better progress in their learning. It increases their ability to take on new information and boosts their academic attainment in all areas. Even more importantly, it helps improve their mental wellbeing, giving them a sense of achievement and self worth as well as developing their emotional literacy.
It has been wonderful to see our young people return to the large number of extra curricular activities on offer at BRGS. At least 60% of students participate in one or more extra curricular activities. We recognise that logistics and travel arrangements make it difficult for all to participate but are engaging with our students and parents to facilitate even greater participation rates in the future. This newsletter, featuring the achievements of many of our students in their personal development beyond the classroom, provides an insight into the value of these extra curricular opportunities.
It is for this reason that next year BRGS will be focusing on developing our students further as strategic readers and supporting their active engagement with tests. We aim to not only develop subject specific vocabulary and model these effective reading strategies but to also provide active, curriculum based reading opportunities to help students develop their skills and increase their vocabulary and comprehension further.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Lilly (pictured left) in Year 12 received a Young Carers Award for her support of the local community during lockdown alongside her charity volunteering. Lilly is one of the leaders of the BRGS Charities Committee with Honey and Lily (Year 12) alongside significant input from Hattie (Year 13) and the rest of the enthusiastic year group representatives. After a whole school vote, the following charities were chosen to support in 2021 2022: Lancashire Mind (this is continuing relationship with the school also supporting this essential mental health charity during the pandemic);
A series of virtual careers events kicked off with a session focusing on studying medicine. Thanks to Dean Hardy at UCLan for his fantastic insight into what it's really like studying and training to be a Doctor. We wish him well in his next step as he becomes a Junior Doctor!
National Poetry Day To celebrate National Poetry Day students across the school were busy creating ‘Blackout Poetry’ by taking a novel and making a profound statement or point from the words they choose to remain. There were many inspirational creations including:
The book is described as a "funny and inspiring novel about friendship, family, and one undersized boy’s ability to think BIG." The blurb is as follows: Charlie Han’s troubles are much bigger than he is. At school he’s branded an outsider, a loser the tiny kid from the Chinese takeout. His only ally is Sinus Sedgely, a kid with a lower level reputation than Charlie himself. Life at home isn’t much better. His dad is more skilled with a wok than he is with words, and his mom is suffocating the life out of Charlie, worried about his every move. But when a new passion leads Charlie to the mother of all confrontations, he finds his real mom has been hiding a massive secret. A secret that, while shocking, might actually lead Charlie to feeling ten feet tall.
Since The Bubble Wrap Boy, students thoroughly enjoyed The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon and then moved on to Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls: their first historical fiction of the year which fit in perfectly with LGBTQ+ Month.
Year 8 Book Club
During enrichment week, Year 7 had the privilege of meeting author Phil Earle. Now in Year 8, many of these students are enjoying a Book Club run by Mrs Rogerson and Mrs Ingham to discuss one of Phil's books, The Bubble Wrap Boy.
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Year 8 students are enjoying the opportunity to informally reflect and chat about their reading.
"The stronger version of you will see you're good enough"
Lucy Noone Blake, a former student who is now a Hospitality and Experience consultant specialising in Marketing and PR was our guest speaker. Recently, Lucy set up Pear Communications and works with a cross sector range of independents to global brands in all aspects of hospitality from training, positioning, launches, PR, marketing and social media strategy.
In the National Ofsted report in June 2021 there was a rapid review of report of harmful sexual behaviours in schools and colleges in which they noted “how prevalent sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are for children and young people.”
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As a result of the national report, after seeking the advice of the Lancashire Safeguarding Team, who we work with closely, BRGS proactively carried out an audit in October 2021, focusing on the issues raised nationally. The results enabled us to develop a clear action plan in conjunction with the school’s School Improvement Partner (SIP) who has worked with the school for a number of years, Zarina Connelly HMI, who advised on our strategy. In November 2021, we were pleased to learn that our SIP commented that the school is “committed to listening and learning from feedback” and that progressive leadership “should contribute to a strong culture of openness”. Our zero tolerance approach to Harmful Sexual Behaviours will continue to be embedded into the school culture with a comprehensive action plan. Our Harmful Sexual Behaviour policy is available at https://www.brgs.org.uk/about us/policies. This also feeds into our Behaviour Policy which will be launched with students in September and will provide more opportunities to reward the many positive behaviours which our students demonstrate on a daily basis.
Senior Speech Night celebrating the achievements of our A level students took place on Thursday 16th December. However, the event sadly had to be held remotely due to concerns regarding the new Covid variant.
Lucy was joined by five of her friends all former BRGS students who were her audience for her speech. Congratulations to all of our former students who were due to be presented with their certificates. We wish them every success. Lucy is pictured below (third from the right) with her close friends from BRGS days. www.brgs.org.uk
National Ofsted Report
For Attitude to Learning in Year 8 the recipients were: Imaan, Dotty, Laurence, Nusabayah, George, Lily, Adam, Ruby, Caitlin, Jack, Amrita and Ifham
For Attitude to Learning in Year 9 the recipients were: Ella, Sawan, George, Lois, Olivia, Hassan, Becky, Sam, Ethan, Sophie, Aoife and Henry For Attitude to Learning in Year 10 the recipients were Hafsa, Finley, Rufus, Bernard, Esther, Anneka, Grace, Raihan, Reefe, Alexa, Sara and Afraz
Year 8 11 students were awarded prizes for their attitude to learning during the previous academic year of 2020 2021.
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The Zoe Shadlock Junior Prize for Science: George; The Mary Tomlinson Memorial Cup for Junior Art: Ethan; The Junior Music Shield: Gabriela; The Junior PE Prizes: Finn and Isla; The Fred Wild Prize: Arissa and Eshal; The Hugh Owen Memorial Prize: Lara and Mikolaj
Other awards presented included:
Our thanks go to BRGS PTA for kindly funding the annual Attitude to Learning Prizes and congratulations to all prize winners. Year 8 students created Egyptian Canopic Jars out of modrock. These are a selection of jars made by 8B.
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For Attitude to Learning in Year 7 the recipients were: Billy, Lilly, Lara, Jack, Jennifer, Joshua, Charlie, Emily, Gabriella, Luke, Mikolaj and Ashleigh (pictured above).
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Year 7s have enjoyed a visit from author Vashti Hardy, with one parent commenting that their child “has been completely inspired and consumed by her visit and is happily sitting writing at 8.30pm.” Year 7s have also participated in a pandemic science activity, citizenship (what makes a good citizen and how to allocate government spending), a maths challenge and an activity day to the Anderton Centre with plenty of team building activities and water sports
Year 8s who have chosen to be in school have made Chelsea buns to distribute to local senior citizens as well as a textiles project making their own teddy bears. They have participated in a LEGO Challenge, MFL Quizzes and all Year 8s have a hands on science day on Thursday.
Year 9s in school have been grappling with current affairs through a Model UN Day, an MFL Challenge, a trip to HOME in Manchester and a Year 9 MOOT (debating activity) plus a number of career focused activities.
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During the last week of the summer term, students have been involved in a whole host of activities from a residential to Scotland and a camp in Waddow for Years 8 and 9 respectively.
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BRGS former students sent to the frontline were remembered: the 19 to 38 year olds not much older than the students themselves. Many women from the local communities joined in the war effort: working in the Land Army, in munitions, in nursing. Thirty six of our students did not return. The Rolls of Honour with the names of the students and teachers of Newchurch Grammar School and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars were read followed by the presentation of our wreath by uniformed cadets at the school's memorial in the main entrance.
The stories and readings focused on the following: • the importance of loyalty and having the courage to follow your beliefs; • affirming that there should be no barriers to common humanity; • reminding us of the futility of war. Students were encouraged to continue to search for these stories of the unremembered. To take a moment to recognise the unnamed, forgotten heroes, from all races, backgrounds, genders and religions. The service focused on the importance of understanding that we all live, for the moment, under one sky, and it is our responsibility to remember them all, in our striving for peace.
For those of you interested in finding more about the former students who lost their lives, former BRGS colleague, Anne King, has researched their history to ensure that their stories are heard and shared. Her book, They Left the Valley Behind: The Boys of Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School Who Died in World War One is available through Amazon and Anne has kindly donated a copy to the school archives so that we can continue to remember them.
BRGS Remembers
In November 2021, our Remembrance Service focused on the diversity of human life that has been drawn into war, and celebrated their contribution to World War I and World War II.
Richard Addis, Editor of The Day and organiser of the competition, said:
Thea who has won a short story competition hosted by online daily newspaper, The Day, in the 17 18 category as part of the launch of Celebration Day.
Congratulations to Year 12
Winners of the competition were chosen to have their work read out by a star studded selection of celebrities, made up of Lennie James, Harriet Walter and Gemma Arterton. Winners will also receive a £100 Amazon voucher, an iPad, £500 Amazon voucher for their school and a certificate. All winning entries can be viewed on the online gallery here.
Thea wrote a story about Margaret’s brave and inspiring footsteps. As part of BRGS's enrichment programme focusing on personal development in the sixth form, Thea is currently focusing on creative writing and this inspired her to put forward her entry.
Celebration Day is about celebrating life and love, celebrating legacies that are positive, inspiring and enriching. The writing competition asked school children aged 5 18 and their teachers to connect with the oldest person they know and interview them about who influenced them in their childhood, and then write up the story in the most creative way possible. From over 500 entries, The Day’s editors selected five winning pupils from each age category and one winner for the teacher category. From stories of great grandparents and the traditions and tales they passed down, to teachers who ignited a passion for learning, the winning entries paid homage to people who have shaped lives.
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“The competition not only helped students showcase their writing skills, it helped connect them with their roots and learn about how life was growing up for the people they care about. It has been heart warming to surface stories that might otherwise have remained untold.”
International Women’s Day World Book Day saw Key Stage 3 students participating in an English competition focusing on female protagonists in literature in support of International Women's Day. The hall was festooned with Votes for Women signs and the Suffragette Flag alongside the names of inspirational females in the world who were proposed by students throughout the school. The competition encouraged students to select a female fictional character and create a bookmark and then summarise in supporting commentary why their character should be recognised as a strong literary character. The winning entry from each year group was printed professionally.
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Thirteen Year 8 pupils achieved Gold certificates in the Junior Maths Challenge at the end of April, with Mikolaj, who scored the highest mark in the Challenge, qualifying for the Junior Mathematical Olympiad. His result will be available after the summer break.
The initial Junior Challenge was taken by 60 Year 8 pupils and they achieved excellent results overall.
The other 12 pupils sat the Junior Kangaroo follow on round and achieved the school’s best ever results, with Daniel, Roy and May all awarded with Certificates of Merit.
BRGS Mathletes Pupils at BRGS have again excelled in the UKMT Maths Challenges this year.
Twelve students qualified for the follow on rounds, with George sitting the Hamilton Olympiad and the others taking the Pink Kangaroo.
Pictured are the Junior Kangaroo and Olympiad qualifiers with their certificates
George won a Distinction for his performance in the Olympiad, while a different George earned a Merit certificate for the Pink Kangaroo.
Maths teacher Mr Wilbraham, who organises the Challenges, said: “What a superb set of results for all of our Maths Challenge pupils this year.
“This is the first time all those year groups have been able to take part in the Maths Challenges since 2019/20 and given all the obstacles pupils have faced over the last couple of years, these results are testament to their dedication, determination and interest in Maths.
In the Senior Challenge in the autumn, four students Aaron, Callum & Dan (Year 12) and Angela (Year 13) achieved Gold certificates which allowed them to qualify for the Senior Kangaroo Aaron went on to achieve a Merit award in the Kangaroo, which placed him among a very small percentage of students Yearcountrywide.10satthe Intermediate Challenge in February and 95% of the 81 entrants received a certificate by some distance our best results. The vast majority of those certificates were Gold and Silver.
Royal Society of Biology NW Winners Congratulations to our Year 12 students who attended the NW regional challenge run by The Royal Society of Biology and won against some stiff competition. Students received a copy of David Attenborough's Life on Earth and BRGS has received a new microscope!
Around 300,000 pupils in Year 8 or below from across the UK sat this Challenge, with roughly the top 7% receiving a Gold certificate, 13% Silver and 21% Bronze. 46% of the BRGS entrants received Gold, 40% Silver and 12% Bronze.
For the past six years, Mrs Szafranski has been part of the fabric at BRGS. From the classroom to the curriculum, from her pastoral support to her exceptional extra curricular programmes, Mrs Szafranski has made significant contributions to the experiences and lives of all of our young people. Most notably as the KS3 English lead, Mrs Szafranski has shaped the experiences of hundreds of students through her innovative leadership and curriculum design. Her lasting legacy will continue to do so for years to come. We wish her the very best in her new position.
At the end of the summer term we said farewell and thank you to the following colleagues:
Note from the PE Team: Miss Rowan has also had a huge impact on girls’ football at BRGS thanks!
Message from Miss Caton: Mrs Hallworth is leaving after two great years with us. She has been a much valued member of the psychology department and will be sadly missed by both staff and teachers alike. We wish her all the best for the Messagefuture.from Mr Baird: Miss Alexander has been with us a year and made a positive impact on the PE Dept. Teaching from Key Stage 3 through to A level, students have thoroughly enjoyed her lessons and company. Miss Alexander has also been instrumental in girls’ football and we wish her well in her new post.
Fond Farewells
Message from Mrs Grehan: Mr Peat joined the History department just before Covid began its journey of chaos. He embraced every single challenge with enthusiasm, energy, grace, and a good dose of humour. I think every student he has taught at BRGS, whether as a History teacher or form tutor, will agree with me that he injected passion and flair into his teaching and was always someone they could turn to if they needed help in any area of their school life. We wish him and his family every success in their new life in France and hope that he picks up the language quickly!
Messages from Mrs Buckley: After a short time with us, Miss Marley will be moving on to pastures new. She has been a great team member and we wish her well as she progresses with her career. She will be greatly missed by all. Miss Rowan has been with us for 3 years and is continuing with her teaching career overseas. She has been a fantastic member of the MFL department and has brought many contributions to the team. She will be greatly missed by both staff and pupils alike.
Message from Miss Jordan: This summer, we bid farewell to Mrs Szafranski from the English department as she assumes a new teaching position closer to her family.
The weather was gloriously cold with clear skies and plenty of mud due to rainy antecedent weather at Marl Pits. The scene was set for the Rossendale Schools’ Cross Country Competition. Slippery conditions meant some runners slipped at the start when the horn sounded but all gave it 100% in their respective races. Students from Year 7 11 participated with the competition organised thanks to Rossendale Schools Sports Partnership. Pictured is our Year 7 team which includes district champions from the day Ruby and Isaac! Very well done to all.
The BRGS Year 11 team played against Accrington Stanley 9 a side winning a superb five matches out of five. Thanks to Accrington Stanley Football Club in the community for the invitation and for organising the opportunity.
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Year 10 and Year 11 netballers Well done to our Year 10 and Year 11 netballers who played in the Rossendale Schools’ Competition on the 12th October. Year 10 Team A were runners up and Year 11 emerged victorious. Cross-Country Success
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Year 7 9 netballers worked hard for the Rossendale tournaments which resulted in Year 8 Team A (pictured) winning and Year 9 Team A winning and Year 7 as Runners Up. Our thanks to the Valley Leadership Academy for hosting.
Year 7, 8 and 9 netball
U16 Rossendale Badminton Champions Brilliant badminton-playing by our U16 Girls’ Team by Katy, Holly, Charlotte and Olivia led to them becoming Rossendale Champions. Congratulations also to our Y16 Boys’ Team of Ewein, Jenson, Dan and Sam who also become Rossendale Champions. Our U14 Boys’ Team was undefeated and became Rossendale Champions with the Girls’ Team taking silver medal. Well done to Ayaanali, Ben, Oliver, Luke, Chloe, Isra, Cate and Rumaisa. www.brgs.org.uk
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Year Boys’ and Girls’ Indoor Athletics Teams reached the Lancashire Indoor Athletics Final after an exciting District Competition. Table Tennis Competition Congratulations to Noah who was runner up in the Lancashire Schools’ Table Competition.Tennis A to Z of Skiing
Year 8 Boys are now Rossendale 7 a side Champions after winning four matches and drawing one. No goals conceded! 9 Table Tennis Rossendale Champions
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Former student Kimberley Kay has written and illustrated a Ski A to Z book to demystify the world of skiing. Kim has over forty years of ski experience including racing, teaching and heli skiing. Kim used to be in the BRGS Ski Team which won the NW Schools’ Championships a number of times. Find out more about her book at https://inspirebykim.wordpress.com/home/ski a to z book/ 8 Football Rossendale Champions
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Staff Sports – 10km Manchester Run
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Philip James Ashworth died on 13th June 2021 at the age of 88. He was born in Newchurch, Rawtenstall on 20th June 1935 and attended BRGS from 1943 to 1950. Philip went on to study Chemistry at the University of Manchester followed by a PhD in Organic Chemistry, pursuing his research in Manchester and Oxford. He spent two years doing National Service at the Royal Ordnance factory on the River Clyde before marrying Sheila (née Berry) who also attended BRGS. Moving to Teesside in 1958, Philip worked on the Petrochemical Refinery at ICI North Tees Works, becoming Assistant Works Manager until his retirement in 1989. Philip had a lifelong love of sport particularly football, playing centre half in the BRGS 1st XI football team in 1949, also playing for local teams in Rossendale and then with colleagues at ICI. In later life he took up badminton and skiing, and in retirement he became a voluntary ranger in the North Yorks National ThroughoutPark. his life, Philip maintained many close friendships from his school days at BRGS.
Obituaries
Congratulations to our Year 11 footballers on winning the Rossendale Cup 3 2. It was a great game of football played in good spirits versus Whitworth Community High School. Congratulations also go to our Year 10 footballers who were runners up.
Congratulations to BRGS colleagues who raised £2903 for Lancashire MIND by running the 10 km Great Manchester Run to support everyone in Lancashire to have the best possible mental health and well being.
Year 11 Boys’ Football Rossendale Champions
Our Under 15 Cricketers have reached the Lancashire Plate final after a tight game. Bishop Rawstorne was 74 for 8. BRGS was 75 for 5 with 9 balls to spare. Well played all! The players are now on countdown to the final on Thursday 8th September v Bury Grammar School.
Derrick Melia died on the 26 November 2021. Derrick attended BRGS in the early 50s and played Centre Half for the 1st XI football team was in the first ever BRGS rugby team. In later life, he turned his attention to golf. After BRGS, Derrick qualified as a Pharmacist and was a highly successful owner of a chain of Chemist shops in the North East of England. Derrick had a long and happy marriage to Norma and had two equally successful daughters.
Kathleen progressed to the local income tax offices in Rawtenstall and then dedicated her life to BRGS from 1956, where she worked until her retirement in 1990, except for a brief period in the 1960s when she moved to first St. Mary's Primary School in Rawtenstall and then Haslingden Grammar School. Her later years at BRGS were in the position of bursar. Kathleen married Marshall Gowers in 1951 and enjoyed 64 happy years of marriage. Kathleen was prominent in Lumb Womens’ Institute and was known in her life for her kindness to others. She leaves behind her son, Ken, his wife, Ana, and two grandchildren, Charlotte and Emily. Velma Hoyle née Birtwistle was remembered in a service at Accrington Crematorium on the 2nd November. She was a member of Rossendale Ladies’ Choir and is quoted in the school’s ‘History of BRGS’ when recollecting life during the second world war. She recalls being “weighed and measured to see if she (being tall for her age) qualified for extra clothing coupons!” We are grateful for the commitment that Velma has shown to BRGS during her life. Anne Mazzina was remembered in a fundraising tribute event held in February 2022 which raised nearly £7,000 to say thank you to good causes involved in supporting Anne’s cancer care. Anne was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 but given the ‘all clear’ in 2019. However, the cancer returned and Anne sadly passed away in Son Espases Hospital, Palma. The family would spend half of the year in Mallorca at their holiday home and Anne died two months after her 60th birthday.
Kathleen grew up in Edgeside with her elder sister, Renee, her father, mother, and grandmother, in the years immediately prior to and during the Second World War. She attended Edgeside Primary School, Newchurch Primary School, and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, obtaining outstanding results in the Higher National Certificate examination (the equivalent of the subsequent GCE and GCSE exams).
Leonard (Len) Barrett, originally of Bacup Road, Cloughfold, son to Annie and Walter Barrett, was the middle of three siblings, the elder being Jean and the younger Verna, both recently deceased sadly. Len died at home, aged 91 on the 15 December 2021.
Len attended BRGS until 1947 and whilst at BRGS he was the Senior Gymnastics Champion in 1946. Len’s education resumed, after national service, after national service, in York at St Johns College where he became a teacher. Len then went on to teach at several schools in York and Lincoln. Len was the husband of the late Sheila, and father of Rod and Elizabeth. The funeral was held at Lincoln Crematorium on January 12th 2022.
Kathleen Gowers née Ruston died on 18 January at the age of 91.
Anne, was a daughter of well known local businessman Eric Lingard and was Head Girl at St Christopher’s High School. Her husband, Steve, first met Anne when he ‘gatecrashed’ her 18th birthday party. Steve is a former detective in Manchester and London. Anne has a son, Jack and wife Danielle, daughter Rachel and husband Brad, granddaughter Rita, and brother Mark and wife Ann. Anne taught maths at Moorhead High and Accrington and Rossendale College as well as teaching at BRGS since 2002. Anne is greatly missed as a warm, caring and vibrant person who always had a good word to say about everyone.
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The Peak District in a heatwave was the location for our sixth form students undertaking their Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition. The teams had a fantastic time on their qualifying expeditions.
Year 12 Business Studies and Law Trip Year 12 students had a jam packed trip to London incorporating a visit to The Supreme Court, The Bank of England Museum, The Royal Courts of Justice as well as Covent Garden. Students also had a 'Business of Making Movies' lesson and tour of Warner Bros The Making of Harry Potter in addition to questions with 'The Baroness Barker' at the Houses of Parliament and the musical, 'Back to the Future'. The trip concluded with some time shopping on Oxford Street! Year 11 Prom photos available at https://www.brgs.org.uk/news/2022 07 15 year 11 prom 2022 Glen Road, LancashireRossendale,Waterfoot,BB47BJ T: 01706 234500 E: W:enquiries@brgs.org.ukwww.brgs.org.uk Sixth Form: T: 01706 233400 E: sixthform@brgs.org.uk www.brgs.org.uk Virtual Reunions As mentioned in the last newsletter, we are considering trialling alumni events on line given that many of us are now familiar with Zoom and other platforms. Do get in touch with Emma at ecg@brgs.org.uk if you would like us to facilitate a small scale reunion for students from your year group or form. 18
