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Stan has written several books about Standish as well<br />
as regularly contributing articles on Standish Voice and<br />
local Facebook groups. Even though Stan left the village<br />
in 1984 for Broughton-in-Furness in Cumbria, his ties<br />
to the local community and obvious affection for the<br />
village haven’t abated over the years. Stan told me, “I<br />
left Standish many years ago and my memories are of a<br />
long time ago; I remember Green Lane when it really was<br />
green, and I fondly remember the old Rugby Union club<br />
before it became a housing estate.”<br />
He continues, “Some of my proudest moments are<br />
wrapped up in the village. During my time at Standish<br />
High, I was appointed chair of the Duke of Edinburgh<br />
Association in <strong>Wigan</strong> and getting more pupils through the<br />
Stan with his first class at Ashton<br />
in Makerfield Grammar School<br />
his office, and he was there with<br />
a crowbar trying to open the<br />
examination store cupboard. I<br />
asked was there a problem and<br />
he explained the exams were<br />
starting in 15 minutes, but he<br />
couldn’t find the key! We got it<br />
open enough to get the exam<br />
papers out.”<br />
Stan really started to take a<br />
vested interest in the local<br />
history of his home village and<br />
the opportunity for greater<br />
research came from his job as<br />
deputy. Stan added, “We were<br />
contracted to offer an evening<br />
class for adults in lieu of a half<br />
day off. I offered a local history<br />
class and in my research at the<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> archives for that class, I<br />
discovered the Standish Papers!<br />
They were the genesis for two of<br />
my books.”
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