GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

We remember the following former members of Broughton staff who are no longer with us:


Lesley Lancaster  - Special Needs

Angela McDermott - MFL

Steve Sinnott  - Social Studies/Economics

Jean Day  - Head of Lower School

Richard Sunderland - French

David Ridout - Governor and D of E Stalwart

Brian Leeming - First School Caretaker

Joan Bell - Canteen Supervisor (75-84) Died April 1985 aged 52

Margaret Maritan  - Governor

Christine Worrall  - School Cook  

Janice Croasdale - Member of the Office Staff ( 80s) Died in 2009 aged 59

Jean Miles - School Dinner Lady 1975 - 85.  Died in Feb 1996

David Fairhurst - Woodwork - Died September 26th 2015 aged 71

Gwen Turner - Member of office staff responsible for photocopying and patching pupils up. Died January 2017 aged 74

Jan White - Member of Admin staff  in  the I Centre.  Died June 2017  

Graham Jackson - Head of Music - Died 14th January 2024 


The following pupils sadly died before completing their studies at Broughton.  We remember them fondly.


Fiona Kirkham - Class of 1982

Craig Johns - Class of 1982

Hilton Dyke - Class of 1986

Ian Walsh  - Class of 1986

Melanie Cartmell - Class of 1990

Carol Lyons - Class of 1994

Michael Farley - Class of 1997

David Hodson - Class of 2005

Bradley Dargavel - Class of 2008

Phillipa Brazier - Class of 2009

We remember the following former students whose adult lives were cut short:


Mark Simpson  - Class of 1980

Julie Wilding - Class of 1981

Paul Lawrenson  - Class of 1981. Died November 2013, aged 47

Sean Hough -  Class of 1981. Died July 2017, aged 51

Mark Danson - Class of 1982.  Died May 3rd 2020

 Mark Wareing - Class of 1983. Died August 1989, aged 22

Mark Humes - Class of 1983

Michael Hall - Class of 1983. Died Dec 1999

Laura Bolton - Class of 1984. Died in 2000, aged 32

Mark Tyler - Class of 1984 

Jonathan Machin - Class of 1984. Died October 30th 2010,  aged 42

Carol Stackhouse - Class of 1984. Died August 2003 aged 35

Andrew Varley - Class of 1984.  Died September 2014, aged 46

Michael Ashworth - Class of 1985.  Died 17th May 2013,  aged 44 

Janet Birkett - Class of 1985. Died in her early twenties

Stephen Edwards - Class of 1985.  Died in 1998,  aged 30

Claire Hodgkinson - Class of 1985.  Died 2019/20 

Graham Collinson - Class of 1986.  Died 13th August 2010,   aged 40 

Graham Catterall - Class of 1986

Wayne Tyler - Class of 1986.  Died September 2016, aged 45

Raymond Whyman - Class of 1986.  Died April 16th 2020

Susan Paisley - Class of 1987.  Died October 24th 2012,  aged 42

Toni Wallis - Class of 1987.  Died 1992, aged 21

Duncan Brown - Class of 1987.  Died 1988, aged 17 

Kelsall Brewer  - Class of 1987. Died 1991, aged 20

Stuart Naylor  - Class of 1988.  Died 1997, aged 26

Alistair Bennett  - Class of 1988.  Died whilst still at university

Stephen Mollart -  Class of 1988.  Died March 22nd 2010,  aged 38 

Rachel Clear - Class of 1988.  Died 11th March 2006, aged 33 

Sherene Westworth  - Class of 1989.  Died 22nd August 2008,  aged 35

Diane Hornby - Class of 1989.  Died 11th November 2014, aged 41

Stuart Burke -  Class of 1990.   Died April 22nd 2007, aged 33

John Furness - Class of 1990. Died February 14th 2023, aged 49

Emma Fitzgerald -  Class of 1991.   Died August 2002.  aged 27 

David Carter -  Class of 1991.   Died 2002,  aged 26

Paul Timmers - Class of 1991.  Died 2018.

Caroline Clarke -  Class of 1992.  Died July 2015 aged 39

Chris Parker -  Class of 1992.  Died September 14th 2104,  aged 38

John O’Brien -  Class of 1992 . Died November 2012, aged 36

Kirsty Beesley -  Class of 1992.  Died November 29th 2019, aged 43

Christine Whyte - Class of 1992.  Died 7th May 2020, aged 44

Danny Farrer - Class of 1993.  Died 1997,  aged 20

Julie Cuerden -  Class of 1993.  Died May 3rd 2011,   aged 34

Christiana Pearson -  Class of 1994.   Died 3rd March 2010,  aged 31

Michelle Greasley - Class of 1994

Lee Markham - Class of 1994. Died 4th December 2014

Meena Chapanery - Class of 1995. Died November 2013, aged 35 

Chris Rand - Class of 1995. Died December 2013, aged 35

Andrew Sullivan -  Class of 1995.  Died 1996, aged 17

Daniel McKerney (Spook) - Class of 1996 

Mark Charnley - Class of 1996.  Died April 17th 2002, aged 21

Emma Anderson -  Class of 1996

Danny Moffatt -  Class of 1996.  Died 21st July 2017, aged 37

Stephanie Roulston -  Class of 1997.  Died  January 2004, aged 23

Suzi Illingworth -  Class of 1997.  Died 19th January 2006, aged 25  

Ben Heald -  Class of 1997.  Died 19th September 1998, aged 18

Mark Bateson -  Class of 1998.  Died Dec 25th 2002, aged 21 

Natalie Fairclough - Class of 1998.  Died May 5th 2019

Andrew Parr -  Class of 1998.  Died 12th April 2004,  aged 21

Amy Louise Boulton -  Class of 1999.  Died September 2018, aged 35

Martin Cartwright - Class of 1999.  Died September 2003, aged 20

Chris Ekins - Class of 1999.   Died April 2nd 2006,  aged 22

Jasvinder Kaur -  Class of 2000.  Died September 2009, aged 25

Laura Sowerbutts -  Class of 2000.  Died 15th August 2011,  aged 27

Elliott Briggs - Class of 2002.  Died September 2010,  aged 25

Anthony Murrell - Class of 2002.  Died 18th March 2009, aged 23

Matthew Hesketh -  Class of 2004. Died 3rd February 2007,  aged 18

Chantelle Edwards - Class of 2004.  Died 17th February 2016, aged 27

Stephanie MacDonald -  Class of 2009.  Died 20th November 2011,  aged 18 

Emily Alker - Class of 2015.  Died July 2017, aged 18