My schooldays

I want to raise young people’s aspirations

sm cyz9 Sitting in his office in Dalston, David Allen is waxing lyrical about Carlisle Youth Zone, due to open early next year. The well-known accountant, former Carlisle United chief executive and father-of-four was appointed chairman in February but has been involved with the project from the outset.

Last updated 21 May 2010
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‘Hold on to that dream’ says Cumbrian man who landed £800,000 book deal

I was born in Perthshire and we moved to Carlisle when I was a toddler. I grew up in a house on Raffles Avenue in a big family.

Last updated 23 October 2009
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The Carlisle headteacher standing down on a high

Jan Massey is used to bumping into pupils past and present in Carlisle.

Last updated 24 July 2009
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When the final bell is also the end of an era

The first day back to school after the summer break will be a strange experience for David Ferriby, who has retired after 27 years as deputy head and history teacher at Nelson Thomlinson School in Wigton.

Last updated 18 July 2009
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‘My short story was a 32-page thriller!’

I went to Stoneraise Primary School in Durdar and adored my time there. I have very fond memories of Mrs Anne Dyke, my first teacher, who ensured I never had a book out of my hand and spoiled me rotten.

Last updated 20 February 2009
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MY SCHOOLDAYS: Andrew Cairns

I was always okay academically but my enjoyment at school definitely came from a love of music and sport.

Last updated 19 January 2009
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MY SCHOOLDAYS: Helen Skelton

I went to Kirkby Thore Primary School, a small rural school with fields all around.

Last updated 22 November 2008
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MY SCHOOLDAYS: Libby Clegg

I am originally from Cheshire and my first school was St Gregory’s in Bollington. I didn’t really like it, I got bullied there.

Last updated 21 October 2008
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MY SCHOOLDAYS: Graham Lamont

I was born in Workington and went to Victoria Infant School in the town on Harrington Road, only 200 yards from where I lived, then John Street Junior School, which was later demolished to make way for the town’s first shopping precinct. One of my tutors, Duncan Harrison, suggested that I had a flair for accountancy and introduced me to Herbert Smith, a chartered accountant, and he agreed to provide me with a training contract to train me as a chartered accountant. I think teachers and lecturers are so important in transferring their knowledge to their pupils and students, inspiring them and guiding them towards the career suited to their skills and abilities.

Last updated 23 September 2008
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MY SCHOOLDAYS: Ruth Strong

I went to Hesket Newmarket School, which is no longer there. From Hesket Newmarket I went to Overwater School for my secondary education, a private school run by the Quakers in Fisher Street, Carlisle.I’ve always liked art, doing and making things. I would make things and sell them in the shop.The reason I went back into education was to get more ideas about what I could sell. I was stagnant at the time looking for inspiration and I thought it would be good to learn and pick up a few ideas.

Last updated 25 June 2008
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'Dreams are fine but you need to apply yourself,' says Blues boss Ward

I always wanted to be a footballer for as long as I can remember. I was born into a footballing family. My brother played it and my father was the chairman of a local amateur club.

Last updated 25 May 2008
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I knew when I was three or four that I wanted to race

My first school was Eaglesfield Paddle. I remember my dad got the Ford contract when I was there and that involved going to places like Kenya, Australia and New Zealand.

Last updated 25 May 2008
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Don't let others knock your confidence

I grew up in Renfrew near Glasgow. My dad had a butcher’s shop and my mum looked after the family. My first school was St James primary in the town. I was good at writing stories, they used to get read out in school. I wanted to be a journalist or an air hostess.

Last updated 23 May 2008
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I was singled out because I wouldn’t really sing

I was born five or six miles away from Sharrow Bay at Stockbridge, Tirril. It was a mixed dairy farm and my father worked there. I enjoyed making something and then eating it at the end of the day. We did breads. I can remember, all the girls’ came up and mine was still at the bottom of the bowl.

Last updated 23 May 2008
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MY SCHOOLDAYS: Geoff Cox, potter and Potfest organiser

I grew up in Castleford in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The town was a bit like Workington, a bit rough. My dad was a tailor’s fitter. My mother did various things like working in pea fields.

Last updated 4 February 2008
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