That's fair enough, I always liked him but my dad's views always tainted that a little i suppose. I think my dad viewed it as turning his back on his roots.
In January 1981 he said that Barnsley Holgate Grammar was to his education what myxomatosis was to rabbits.
Aye he was, like me educated at Holgate Grammar School. Yes he was scathing about his time at the Grammar School.
When my son was a toddler we took him to Pot House Hamlet, where he was enthralled watching a sheep being sheared. We then went round to feed the animals. As the boy was walking over towards the emu I said to the wife, “be careful, a lad who went to my school was savaged by an emu. Bit him loads, grabbed his leg and just wouldn’t let go. Totally traumatised him and he never went near one again”. Nearly wet myself as she ran over and grabbed the boy!
Such sad news, proud of his upbringing and never hid from the fact he was a Yorkshire man. Loved his shows,god bless him
I doubt he’d have got an opportunity at the Manchester Guardian without a grammar school education on his application form
That's really saddened me, even though he had a great innings. A great example of someone who reached the absolute pinnacle of his profession. Great and funny author as well. Hugely proud of the fact that we shared an upbringing from the same part of Cudeth. RIP Parky.
Divvy's school, for divvys. Despite that he achieved a great deal and I think the fact that he was always associated with the town shows he was keen to remember and maintain that heritage even though he was criticised for moving away from it to an extent.
Grammar school did me no harm either although mine was Broadway. I’ve heard a lot of people didn’t enjoy their time at school with a lot of cruelty shown by some masters back in the day when they could get away with it. Basher Richards was a vile teacher at ours and regularly threw things at us as well as many physical assaults on pupils. He should have done time for his behaviour.
