Deaths

Mike Fahey has posted on Facebook with sad news that ex-pupil Alan Wilkinson has passed away. According to our records, Alan left Birkdale in 1971. By all accounts, he was a keen sportsman and well liked by many.

Our condolences go to Christine, her family, and friends.

Update 27.09.17: Alan Wilkinson’s funeral will be on Friday 6 October at 1pm at Blackley Cemetery on Victoria Road in Manchester, M9 8JP, and afterwards at Wilton Arms Hotel, Manchester Old Road, Middleton, M24 4RF.

We are sorry to learn former pupil Kenneth Winder has passed away. He left our school in 1982.

Kenneth was apparently found dead on Tuesday morning (10th). The cause of death has been determined to be due to bacterial meningitis with secondary complications from diabetes. His funeral will be held at 12pm on Tuesday 31 January at St Peter’s Cathedral in Lancaster.

Our thoughts go out to his family and friends at this sad time.

Updated: 25 January 2017

It was announced on 23 October that Mr Fyles had passed away. Today his funeral took place at St Joseph’s Church in Birkdale.

The service was well attended by family, friends, members of the St Vincent de Paul Society and staff from our school. It was nice to see Miss Baron, Mrs Pattison, Mrs Pennington, Mrs Rothwell, Mr Birkby and his wife, Mr Heery and Mr Hosker present.

A committal took place after this service at Liverpool Road Cemetery followed by refreshments at Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club.

In February it was reported Mr Bancroft had died. Today Mr Birkby sent in news that Mr Bancroft’s wife, Muriel, passed away last week in hospital. Some of you may remember her as Mrs Roberts; she was also a teacher at the school.

News in today: sadly, Mr Fyles has died. Many pupils will remember him and some may even remember his wife, Mrs Fyles, who worked in the school office.

He had been in hospital for a while then spent some time in a care home before being re-admitted to hospital where he passed away in the early hours of this morning.

Mr Fyles started teaching Geography and History at the school in 1967 but left in 1973 to do peripatetic work. He returned in 1976 to act as Deputy Head. Many will remember him managing the Children’s Fund and dealing with the weekly transport lists. Mr Fyles retired in 1993.

Update 31.10.16: Mr Fyles’ funeral will take place at 12pm on Friday 4 November at St Joseph’s Church on York Road in Birkdale.

We are sorry to learn about the death of former pupil David Thomson who left our school in 1967. Davey, as he was known to his family and friends, passed away last Wednesday (10th) after a short battle with lung cancer.

Our thoughts go to Debby, his family and friends.

Ex-pupil Paul Fellows recently passed away. Paul left our school in 1966 along with his brother Philip. Sadly Philip also passed away 10 years ago in December 2006.

We are sad to learn former pupil Michael Derbyshire, who left our school in 1964, has passed away. Our thoughts are with his wife Betty, family and friends.

News in from Mr Birkby: sadly Mrs Goodall passed away in the nursing home on Thursday 24 March. She had been in the nursing home for a while after suffering a bad stroke. Our thoughts go to those who knew her.

Mr Birkby has been in touch to say Mr Bancroft sadly passed away last week following a long illness. Mr Bancroft’s funeral will be taking place this Friday (19th) at Southport Crematorium at 10am. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.