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Now we were to visit the old Woodend School - the building where Mum actually went to school, and which is now used by Shipley Community Housing Trust as its headquarters. Windhill First School has replaced it, and we really appreciated being asked into a living school and seeing something of how education works today. I was impressed by the friendly atmosphere and the encouragement that seems to be going on.

Mum and Geoff in the school entrance, John filming. Picture 2 shows the clock tower that was there in Mum's day and which she was glad to see had been kept. Below is another view of the building

We go inside - it all looks very different today. The Housing Manager, Joanne Whiteley, comes out to meet us. What a lovely smile, and how welcome she made us feel.

She chatted to Mum and then they posed for a photograph together. Smile please!

Look out of this window, this used to be the playground. Now it is a car park.

Not much of the building is on public view, and most of it is unrecognisable anyway. We are shown the Board Room, which was the old school hall, probably where Mum's photograph was taken. A plaque commemorates the re-opening of the school, which was rescued from dereliction in 2005 and officially opened by an old pupil, who might well have been at the school when Mum was.

Mum has her picture taken with her old school photo, and then receives a lovely bunch of flowers from the Manager - god bless her!