Peter Rushforth - a Yorkshire novelist and teacher

Appreciations of Peter and his work as a teacher and novelist

Introduction * "Kindergarten" * "Pinkerton's Sister" * "A Dead Language"

Saturday May 13th 2006 A Spring Meeting to celebrate the work of Peter

The following are copies of emails I have received via the website. If you would like something posted on this page, please feel free to email me with your thoughts. EMAIL Phil Brown

G'day!

I am contacting you to let you know that I was a pupil of Mr Rushforth at
Friends School, Great Ayton.  I was searching my old school and came across
your webpage.  I was saddened to hear of the passing of one of the greatest
teachers I encountered.  Mr Rushforth opened me up to new worlds - he taught
me to love Shakespeare (I can still memorize huge chunks of verse!) and
encouraged me to read, read, read.  He selected authors for me that I would
not have (I was judging the book by it's cover!).  I truly believe that
without his passion for literature and his love of teaching it - I would not
be who I am today.  Please pass on my condolences to his family.

With fond memories,

Victoria Trees
nee Vicky Ackinclose
Friends School 1982-1989
(now living in Australia).
 

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Scenes of North Yorkshire where Peter lived in the village of Castleton