Blanche here just turned 102 and she dedicated her life to teaching. A request on Facebook saw more than 200 respondents sending their well-wishes to the care home where she resides. Happy birthday Blanche.
The care home’s activities coordinator, Ilona Ruttle, put a request on Facebook which saw more than 200 respondents sending their well-wishes to the care home, on Thornhill Road,Kirklees care home residents delighted on Send-a-Friend-a-Card Day
Blanche was born on March 17, 1921 and grew up in Chadderton, Oldham, where her parents ran a chemist and her brother was an optician. She chose to devote her life to teaching, however, and moved to Huddersfield to join Greenhead High School, where she was well-regarded by her pupils and colleagues. “I have taught a lot of children in my time and also loved them. If I want to do something and it’s worth doing, I will teach.”
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