the personal diary of a lovesick teenager in 1976

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Personal Diary of

Gar y N eil W er n ham

A Lovesick Teenager

In 1976


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Front cover of my 1976 diary


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Introduction

In 2004, the respected and radical think tank The New Economics Foundation devised a new

index of national economic, social and environmental well being called the Measure of Domestic

Progress (MDP). By this measure the best year in Britain since 1950 turned out to be 1976-the

year of the IMF crisis, Harold Wilsons resignation and the fury and disillusionment of the Sex

Pistols and Punk Rock. What, the reader may ask, had 1976 to offer apart from the glorious hot

summer? Well, for one the part finished diary of Gary Neil Wernham.

When I began this project I had no idea how absorbing and enjoyable it would be to record my

1976 diary in this format. I found it very interesting to recall some of those memories and even

more remarkable that I could actually remember most of them after thirty five years. The diary is

not complete and ends on Tuesday, 10th August 1976, a total of 223 days in my life in 1976 as a

15/16 year old teenager. I dont know if the text is that of a typical teenager because I dont

know what a typical teenager is, moreover, it would be wrong to stereotype teenagers.

The very nature of a diary means that thoughts were recorded as events, behaviour and emotions

unfolded at the time and are written verbatim. Theonlychange to the original text are with

regards to grammar and the spelling, this is in order that the reader may be able to follow the

work in a more fluent manner and in a way that is easier to understand.

Because this is a diary, it was written at the time and at no point are there any exaggerations, lies

or anything that may be misleading, it is written with an honest, if naive hand due to the tender

age of its author. It can be described as funny, a little sad in parts and reflects my thoughts at the

time, but most of all it is an honest document that I hope above all will entertain and amuse. For

example, the entry for 25th February, reads as follows, Anthony told Catherine Im drawing a

pair of socks like hers in art, Sutch and Joanne were there laughing their heads off, just

because I told Anthony I like her socks. similarly, an entry for the day before reads, Spinksy

said Alison Platt had Gaz written on her hand, dont like her though she looks like a bitch.These diary entries reflect the way I was thinking and behaving at the time and are an historical

document that is to be enjoyed by anybody who cares to read it.

Gary Neil Wernham.(August 2011)


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1976 January

Thu rsday, 1st Jan u ary 1976 G o t u p ay 11.0 0 am , went to nan Savages when I got th ere no o ne was in so I

stayed in t he shed l isten ing t o m y cassett e. W ent G o o d Co m panio ns saw m y

Grandad thro ugh the f ron t do or goin g to the to i let , so I ran ro un d the back

and fou nd h im in the loo . H e too k m e in and we stayed there for abou t 4 5

m inu tes, I had f ive half s o f lager. H ad dinn er at 4 pm , Dad picked m e up

because it was snowing.

Page 1 of my 1976 diary

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The Good Companions (Authors Collection)

Friday, 2 n d Jan u ary 1976 W en t t o w n w it h N an an d M u m . I wen t o n m y o w n , go t a M o n k e e s LP ,

waited o n car park fo r 15 m inu tes in t he rain, go t so aked so I w alked ho m e,

m um picked m e up hal f way do wn Padgate Lane. They went Go od

Co m panio ns at dinn er I stayed in al l afterno o n and night . Sti l l fancy

Catherine Deakin . V ery windy at night blew Do ns wall down and a t i le o ff

o ur ro o f and a few o t her peoples ho u ses.


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Sat u rd ay , 3

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Jan u ary 1976 W ent N ans for d inn er very windy to day, had a bo r ing day stayed in inaf terno on watched te le . M um and D ad went ou t a t n ight , stayed in . O n m y

papers t his m o rn in g th ere were tiles m issin g o ff peo ples ro o fs and fen ces

do wn du e to t he gales last n ight . Dads friend and w ife1 cam e later I didnt get

to bed t il l 1.50 am .

Sunday, 4 t h Jan u ary 1976

W ent N ans in m o rning t i l l 1.30 pm , had m y dinner , walked i t , it was raining

going and co m ing back. Taped som e reco rds in t he af terno o n. M um and D ad

never went o ut at n ight . H ad a bath ready for scho o l to m o rrow. N ever went

o ut at n ight watched te le.

M on day , 5 t h Jan u ary 1976

St arted b ack at scho o l. Jo hn Ro ach asked CD 2 fo r m e and he said she said she

hates m y gu ts, that pro ves Ste H anso n was lyin g. N ever went ho m e at din nerhad a free scho o l m eal. Saw G o u ghy at night o u t side sho ps t he CD and D S3

walked past, t o ld Go ugh y 4 to te l l CD I hate her gut s to o .

Tu esday, 6 t h Jan u ary 1976

Stayed at scho ol at d inn er. W ent u p H i llock Lane o n m y o wn did so m e ro ugh

wo rk. G o u ghy t o ld CD I h ate her gut s, he said she said, I do nt care, st i l l th ink

shes great t ho ugh. D o nt kn o w what she thin ks o f m e no w ho pe i t s no t t obad. N ever went ou t a t n ight d id hom ework for on e hour .


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W ednesday , 7t h Jan u ary 1976

I asked Jo hn Ro ach what did he say t o Catherine o n M o nday and he said he

asked her for Ro bin Lam b and I t o ld Go ughy t o say t hat t o her, I got the

wro n g end o f t he st ick, t here goes m y chance. I st i l l thin k shes great , do n t

kn ow why she doesnt l ike m e she doesnt even kn o w m e. H ad a bath M um

and D ad went o ut at n ight . Ste H anso n cou ld have been t e ll ing the t ruth

abou t what she said. It s t he n earest I ve go t and n o w I m m iles away.

Thu rsday, 8 t h Jan u ary 1976

Sti l l fancy Cather ine. W ent t he M o o res5 par ty at the Com m un i ty Cent re, I

was D J o n and o ff . First o ne t o arr ive. I was do ing t he Bum p, Jive an d W altz

with t hese two girls, i t was a go o d party . G o t ho m e abo ut 11.15pm .

A rather t i red loo king Padgate Com m un i ty Cent re in 2 0 11 ( A ut hor s

Col lect ion)


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Friday, 9 t h Jan u ary 1976

A t dinn er t im e when I cam e back t o scho o l I went ta lk ing to Dean 6 an d

Co lquhoun 7 . I no ticed Catherine, Jo ann e8 and Sutch hanging around. Dean

said Cat herine want s to go o ut with m e I didnt b el ieve him , but he said when

he asked h er fo r m e she wen t red an d n ever said anyt hin g against m e. Then he

said she wants to see m e, they kept dragging m e to wards her bu t I h eld on to

so m ething. Go ing hom e to night t hree of th em ran u p to us, Cather ine stayedback a bi t bu t jo ined them later . Dean went ta lk ing t o them and he said

Catherine does want to go o ut wi th m e. A f ter I walked hom e on m y own .

This feeling inside hu rts. If I wasn t so shy I wo u ld talk t o her an d t hen wo u ld

feel bett er. A t din ner Baker 9 to ld Cather ine I don t l ike her co z I to ld him to

o n M o n d ay .

Satu rd ay , 10t h

Jan u ary 1976W ent nans fo r d inner, m um p icked m e up at 12 .0 0 . W ent to wn w ith dad in

af terno o n. N ever went o ut in af terno o n and night . W ent fo r a walk last n ight

t o see if I cou ld find C atherin e an d explain and she cou ld tell m e whats go ing

o n bu t she wasnt o ut .

Su n day , 11t h Jan u ary 1976

Filed al l m y reco rds in alphabetical order in t he m o rnin g. D id hom ework fo r

abo ut an ho ur in afterno o n and watched tele. H ad a bath. Stayed in at n ight.

Loo kin g fo rward to seein g Catherine. I t s fun ny ho w I ve m issed her.


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M o nday, 12 t h Jan u ary 1976

H ad m y Tet anu s injectio n in t he m o rnin g. Swapped two reco rds. Every t im e I

walk n ear Su t ch an d C ath erin e, Su t ch say, A H C at h er in e , just l ike m y m ates

say, A H G ary , when she co m es by . St ayed in at n ight .

Tuesday, 13t h Jan u ary 1976

A t last break Clo sey 10 and C arol 11 said th ey were st i l l t rying t o m ake

Catherine go ou t wi th m e. I t o ld them I ve never fancied her . A t ho m e t im e Iwas t alking t o th at lot . They were taking t he M ickey and I said I ve never l iked

Catherine and she was t here, I st i l l do, I m pot ty o n h er. I ve no t go t h er by

tel l ing her I l ike her, so I l l try t he ot her way. I want to t alk to her and I l l

have a jo l ly goo d go to m orrow.

W edn esday, 14 t h Jan u ary 1976

A nt ho ny Rae said he t alks to Catherine and she always sm iles at him bu t no tm e. H e also said she do esn t l ike m e an d he likes her. I asked h im t o ask h er

why she do esn t l ik e m e. Played So ccer 4 a side in t he gym at din n er I was

goalie , we won 11 ni l . M um and dad went o ut at n ight . Co lquhou n and Dean

cam e at night . A nt said she probably t hink s I m after what I can get ( in so

m any wo rds) . D ean said h e asked Cath erine and she said she do esn t l ike m e,

he cant b e st irring if he kn o ws she t hin ks I do n t l ik e her.


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Thu rsday, 15t h Jan u ary 1976

G o o d day, th e t hree who cam e in last night said ho w qu iet I was last night .

G o rdo n said CD do esn t l ike m e, Dean said she do es, Lam by said D ean is

te ll ing the t ru th . A t hom e t im e A ntho ny to ld CD I m no t the naughty type

and he said she like m e a bit . Bu t Su t ch pu t t he bo o t in w hen she said do yo u

st ill Fan cy A liso n 12 , I said, no chance. I wo nder what Catherine thin ks when I

said all t hat becau se Su t ch said to m e do I st ill fancy C ath erin e, she co u ld have

to o k i t th e o th er way. I l l see what progress can be m ade to m o rrow last dayo r I l l feel awful o ver th e weekend.

Friday, 16 t h Jan u ary 1976

N ot h ing at a ll happened to day t o do wi th m e and Cather ine . Rol l on M on day

when t he sto ry begins again. I t s th e on ly t im e in m y l i fe when I ve want ed a

weeken d t o pass qu ick ready fo r scho o l. I t hin k I l l love t hat girl t i l l t he last

st ar bu rns o u t .

Satu rd ay , 17 t h Jan u ary 1976

W ent N an Savages at m orn ing t i l l d inn er, then went N an W enham s.

Grandad 13 to ld m e how he won the war ! Go t ho m e at 2 .20 pm . Stayed in in

aftern o o n. Revised at night .


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G randad Bill a great sto ry t eller

Su n day , 18 t h Jan u ary 1976

Stayed in al l day. W hen it s quiet I th ink o f Catherine, i t s terr ible. M um and

dad went o ut at n ight . I t h ink Cather ine cou ld be with m e to night i f I wasnt

so shy. I t gets so bo ring on m y o wn. I t s an awful situ atio n t o be in.

M o nday, 19 t h Jan u ary 1976

This m o rning A nt ho ny Rae said to Cather ine, t heres G ary, hes com e all

dressed up ju st fo r yo u , do esn t h e loo k n ice ?, and she said N O, that pro ves

she do esn t l ike m e. O n t he way ho m e Su t ch and C atherin e were dressed in

exactly th e sam e clot hes, th ey lo o ked ident ical . Played fo o tb all in gym , wew o n 5 - 1.


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O riginal Schoo l Gym

Tu esday, 2 0 t h Jan u ary 1976

Swapped a few reco rds t o day and yest erday. N o t hin g at all happened t o day

invo lving m e and sparro w legs, alias Cath erine. I l ike it when sil ly situ atio n s

happen invo lving m e and h er, it brightens up m y average scho o l day. N ever

did anyt hing at n ight .

W edn esday, 2 1st Jan u ary 1976

Played fo o t ball in PE, I was G o alie, go t d ed m u ddy and sho wers were co ld.

Played foo tball in G ym we won 4 - 2 , Cather ine and h er f riends were watching.

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The Sport s H all at W o o lsto n H igh Scho o l c.1976 .Pictured L to R , K i m N ay lor , Yvon ne Chal l inor, D aryl M assey, Ste Fryer ( crou ching) , Phi l Burgess, Ian Du ane and Joh n Ro ach.

( K i m N ay lor s C o l l ect i on )

Thu rsday, 2 2 n d Jan u ary 1976

W ent scho o l no th ing happened again co ncernin g Cath erine st i l l l ike her

o f co urse. W ent wo rks dance at St.M arys Club , al l the Firth 14 peo ple were

th ere, I h ad abou t 4 pint s o f lager, when I was dancing I fel l o ver twice due t o

t he po lished flo o r an d m y high h eel sho es.


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Friday, 2 3rd Jan u ary 1996

Seen very l i t t le of Cath erine al l week. I t s very m o m ent o us t hat I sett le this

si l ly feeling inside next week co z I do nt l ike it , i t hu rts t o m uch. W ent Jo hn

A ddiso ns and n ans at n ight. N ever did any th ing at night .

Sat u rd ay , 2 4 t h Jan u ary 1976

O n t he way to nans M r .H ail15 gave m e a lift , he st alled th e car at Padgat e

lights and cou ldn t get it go ing again, plu s t he exhau st was t rail ing o n t hefloo r, m e and M ally got o ut and pushed. Debbie Sut ch was behind u s with her

m um . W alked to to wn got 4 records. W ent to wn Pol ice Sta t ion to ident i fy

m y bike but i t wasnt there16. St ayed in all day an d n ight .

Sunday, 25 t h Jan u ary 1976

Stayed in al l day. Bo ring day th rou gho ut . Get t in g a bit depressed abo ut th e

job si tuat ion . That s m y blo o dy Sun day fo r yo u.

M o n d ay , 2 6 t h Jan u ary 1976

W ent D isco at Co m m uni ty Cen t re, Duan ie17 and all was there. I asked Sutchy

for H arm an 18 and she said N O . A t the end D uanie asked M ags19 for m e and

she said N O . I was a bit disappoint ed do nt kn o w why ?


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Tu esday, 2 7 t h Jan u ary 1976

I asked St e H anso n wh at did t hey say t o M ags last n ight , he said she said, no

co z she likes m e as a frien d, bu t D u anie said she do esn t l ike m e, I m inclined

to believe Du anie than Ste. Played so ccer in gym at 4 .30 pm we won 8 - 3 .

N ever went o ut a t n ight .

W edn esday, 2 8 t h Jan u ary 1976

M y m um s fr iend is a relat ive of Debbie Sut ch. She to ld m y m um the

D eakin s are a fun n y f am ily, very Cat ho lic religio u s and always playin g t ablet enn is and all that. St il l l ike her th o u gh, it s n o t her fault shes been

brou ght up l ike that , I feel so rry for her. M um and dad went o ut at n ight .

Thu rsday, 2 9 t h Jan u ary 1976

Q uit e a goo d day. N o th ing happens no wadays co ncernin g Cat herines

m ob , no t t hat I m al l that bo thered. W rot e 4 let t ers for leaf lets and an

applicatio n fo rm fo r Police, threw the o th er 3 away co z th ey were wron g.

Frid ay , 30 t h Jan u ary 1976

I ve go t t he Cat herine disease again . Q u ite a go o d day, t here was a fight in

t he A rt C lass, teacher had to break it u p2 0 . Freezing cold h igh win ds.

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Sat u rd ay , 31st Jan u ary 1976

W ent H i llock Lane on m y own to p lay Rugby w ith 3 rd and 4 t h years, t he

grou nd was hard with frost and t he wind was freezing. H ad a goo d gam e.

Go t a li ft ho m e of f M r . Eyres. W ent nans then to wn then n ans then ho m e

again. D id hom ework at n ight. I t s been a bit o f a Catherine day, bu t w hat

can I do .

M r Eyres ( Kim N aylor s Col lect io n)


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February

Sunday, 1st Febr u ary 1976

Carried parts o f a shed fro m Po lice St atio n t o H ails and played fo o t ball in

m orn ing. Stayed in in af ternoo n and did ho m ework at n ight , Q uick day.

M on day , 2 n d Febr u ary 1976

Q uit e a goo d day. Sut ch and t hat lot have given up act ing daft wit h m e,th ey don t hang abo ut with Catherine any m o re. This wil l be the last t im e I

m ent io n her nam e in t h is diary u nless so m ething wo rth put t ing in

happens. N ever went o ut at n ight .

Tu esday, 3rd Febr u ary 1976

Played so ccer in gym wo n 12 - 1. I t s been a ty pical day in th e l i fe o f t he

aut ho r Gary N eil W ernham . Stayed in at n ight and revised for m ath s test

to m o rrow. ( O ne year ago to night I f i rst saw Cathy ) .

W edn esday, 4 t h Febr u ary 1976

G o t a reply from th e Police, i t said N O V acancies bu t apply O cto ber this

year and I l l prob ably get in in Sum m er next year. So I in ten d staying o n at

scho o l in the m ean t im e, at the sam e t im e apply for jo bs. I f I do n t get a

job I l ike I can join th e Police. H ad a bath at night . Revised a bit .


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Thu rsday, 5 t h Febr u ary 1976

A gir l asked m e wil l I go ou t wi t h M ags, I said N O . I m staying on for a

Lower 6 t h Year co z I h ad a wo rd wit h t he t eacher. Played so ccer again st

staff we got beat 6- 5, I h ad a go o d gam e in go als. I t s been a goo d day.

Revised for m ath s m o ck exam at n ight.

Frid ay , 6t h Febr u ary 1976

H ad a m aths m o ck exam for 2 and a hal f hou rs in m o rning. H ad a bo r ing

afterno on . St i l l fancy Cather ine. W ent bo th nans at n ight . H ad a wordwith teacher abo ut playin g rugby t o m o rrow, he said be at Padgate Co llege

at 9 . 30 am .

Sat u rd ay , 7 t h Febr u ary 1976

W ent Padgate Co l lege at 9 .30 am , I had to play for N o rth M anchester coz

they o nly had 10 m en. I k icked a co nversion at t he end, N o rth M anchester

scored a t ry i t was 16- 14 to W o o lsto n, I to o k t he k ick fo r M anchester i f Iwou ld have got i t t hey wou ld have won but i t just dro pped under the

sticks. W ent t o wn in afterno o n and Tayles at n ight.

Sunday, 8 t h Febr u ary 1976

St ayed in all day an d n ight bo ring as u su al. Revised qu ite a lo t fo r exam s

o n Tu esday and W ednesday. M um was in bed for m o st o f the day with a

headache. I went at 8 pm .


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M on day , 9 t h Febr u ary 1976

H ad an English exam in t he m o rnin g fo r 1 and a half ho urs. Bo ring day.

W ent disco at night o n m y o wn , M agss fr iend asked m e wheres Budgie

co z M ags want s t o go o ut with h im , in so m any wo rds. Debbie Sut ch starts

talking to m e no w. Played so ccer in gym wo n 11- 0 . Sharo n 1 said after

disco pro t ect m e co z Percy 2 do es n aught y t hin gs an d she do esn t l ike it .

Tuesday, 10 t h Febr u ary 1976

H ad a Co m m un ity Stu dies Exam in afterno o n, i t was easy I m sure I ve gota goo d m ark. I to ld Sharo n if Percy do es any th ing again let m e kno w.

Revised a sm al l am ou nt for Geog exam to m orrow I don t kno w m uch o n

i t thou gh.

W edn esday, 11t h Febr u ary 1976

H ad a Geography exam al l m orn ing . W ent Br it ish A lum in ium Club wi th

m um and dad at n ight a qu iz . W as on for abou t an hou r then b it o f adisco . I t was qui te a goo d night o ut . W ent bed at m idnight .

Th u rsday, 12 t h Febr u ary 1976

H ad a bor ing m orn ing . H ad a Chem ist ry exam in af terno on for 2 and a

half ho u rs, I was fin ished in an ho u r. It was rainin g all day. M e and

A nt ho ny fol lowed Catherines m ob and she got a blo o dy l i f t . I was in t he

m o o d for chatt ing blon de haired gir ls up t hat aftern o o n. Faked a Jo hn

Lenn on aut o graph3 fo r Jo ann es bo yfriend.


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Friday, 13t h Febr u ary 1976

Go t a V alent ines o f f N ancy4 . A nt hon y and I walked hom e. Gave Gordon

that pho to aut o graph and he gave it t o Cather ine. A nyway o n t he way

ho m e Cather ine dropped back and walked next t o A nt ho ny t alk ing.

A nt ho ny to ld her the auto graph was a fake. H e kept askin g her will she go

o ut wi th m e , but I heard her say to him , I do nt l ike him, I was really

upset and to o k i t to heart . N o w I kn o w what shes l ike as a perso n. I real ly

l ike her a lot , this feeling inside is ki l l ing m e, no th ing is im port ant to m e

any m o re. A l l I do is th ink abo ut her al l day and night . W hy did she dro pback? D o es she lik e A n t ho n y? Shes t he best girl in t he wo rld and if I ever

m ent io n an yo n e else in t his diary m y affect io n fo r her wasn t as great as it

seem s but un t i l then I wi ll co nt inue t o suffer . W ent for a walk at n ight t o

think i t o ver .


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Woolston High School 5th Year Football Team


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Mum and Dad outside 44 Winfrith Road in 1975


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Me aged about 15 or 16 with Baby Emma from next door


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Patch my lovely dog playing ball on Monks fields


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Me aged about 16


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Nan Wernham with me as a baby


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Nan and Grandad Savage


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Sat u rd ay , 14 t h Febr u ary 1976

W ent t own in m orn ing got two records. Th ink Catherine fancies A nt hon y

co z why else wou ld she drop back? N o t to see m e but to see A nt ho ny .

Everyt hing goes in his way and against m e. Ro l l on M on day ho m e t im e.

N ever went o ut al l day and night .

Su n day , 15 t h Febr u ary 1976

Stayed in a l l day. M um and dad went ou t at n ight wi t h Eric and A nn e they

cam e back t o ou r hou se later . W ell I ve m ade it M on day, lets ho pe m ywait is no t in vane, yo u kno w what I m ean. Cather ine t he love m achine

from Barnes A venu e.

M o n day, 16 t h Febr u ary 1976

N o th ing at al l happened I was very disappoint ed on th e sub ject o f

Catherine of co urse. I hate it when n o th ing at ho m e t im e happens, it s

blo o dy dishearten ing.

Tuesday, 17 t h Febr u ary 1976

Played staff in gym in qu arter f inal , we had a blo o dy hard gam e we won 5-

3 , no w were throu gh to the sem i- f inals. Broke u p to day and no thing

blo o dy happened again at scho o l and at ho m e t im e I was ded

disappo int ed. St ayed in at n ight .

W edn esday, 18 t h Febr u ary 1976

St ayed in al l day had a bath in m o rnin g. Jim cam e with a co o ker at o ne.

W ent Lodge at M o nk s at f ive to te l l dad the car had gon e wron g. I t s been

a boring day. Love sick o ver Cath erine, i t s when I m lon ely i t h urt s m o st.


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Th u rsday, 19 t h Febr u ary 1976

W ent nans for d inn er. D id hom ework for m ost o f the m orn ing , cam e

ho m e in afterno o n very bo r ing th ank G o d it s the last day tom o rrow

befo re weekend. Stayed in at night .

Friday, 2 0 t h Febr u ary 1976

Did so m e washing in m o rning and Gu ardians. H o ward Denn y pho ned and

cam e in afterno o n. W ent bo th n ans at n ight , get t ing grandad W ernham

going abou t the French. N ever went o ut at n ight .

Sat u rd ay , 2 1st Febr u ary 1976

W ent t o wn in m orn ing had dinn er at n ans, was oi l paint ing in afterno o n

( a wo m an) . H oward pho ned at n ight went his ho use. Later Tayle cam e

with three bot t les o f beer , Tayle went chipper o n bike. W ent ho m e abo ut

10 .3 0 pm .

Su n day, 2 2 n d Febr u ary 1976

W as o il paint ing all m o rnin g t i l l 2 pm in afterno o n. Finished, it s fant astic

i f I m ay say so . W atched te le in af terno o n stayed in at n ight to o . Q uick

day really.

M o n d ay ,2 3 rd Febr u ary 1976

W ent CC disco o n m y o wn . I t w as packed, best o ne so far. Du anie and

Shez5 asked M ags fo r m e but she said N O because I m to o big. W asnt

bo thered tho ugh just t reated i t as o ne big joke. H arm an 6 still likes Sutch.


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Tu esday, 2 4 t h Febr u ary 1976

Played sem i- f inal in gym at d inner we played crap got beat 12 - 2 , no

m edals fo r u s t his year. N o t a bad day really. Spink sy 7 said A liso n Plat t had

Gaz writ t en o n h er hand. D on t l ike her m uch tho ugh she loo ks l ike a

bi tch. Did so m e hom ework at n ight .

W edn esday, 2 5 t h Febr u ary 1976

D id PE. A nt ho ny to ld Catherine I m drawing a pair of so cks l ike hers in

art, Su t ch an d Jo ann e was t here laugh in g t heir h eads o ff. Ju st becau se It o ld A n t ho n y I l ike her so cks!! H e said t hat I asked h im has she ever said

she l ikes m e, but he said no . H ad a bath at night .

Thu rsday, 2 6t yh Febru ary 1976

N o t a bad day n o t hing h appened m uch, Sut ch and Jo ann e always say

hello, why th e hel l i t deserves a m ent ion in m y diary I shall never kno w.

Catherine n ever says i t t ho ugh, I wo nder why !!

Friday, 2 7 t h Febr u ary 1976

Too k m y o i l pain t ing to schoo l in a fternoo n. O n way ho m e the fab fou r

were lo o kin g at i t , t hey said i t was great. H arm an cam e at night went

loo kin g fo r Sut ch and Cathy. Debbie said, H iya Gary and vice versa. She

do esnt l ike him , I st i l l l ike Cath y a lo t t ho ugh.


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Sat u rd ay , 2 8 t h Febr u ary 1976

W ent N an W in m orn ing , Grandad no t feel ing to o wel l. Took h is clock to

be m ended. W ent N an Savages after, stayed in al l afterno o n. H arm an

pho ned at n ight, went M o ress bu t com e in sho rt ly after co z I was fed up.

M um and dad went o ut a t n ight . I went bed abou t 10 .

Su n day, 2 9 t h Febr u ary 1976

W ent N an Savages in m orn ing t i l l 12 .4 5pm . N ever got a pro posal to day.

N ever went o ut al l day, qui te a bo r ing day. The m ad sto ry o f thefo urso m e starts again t o m o rrow, what a laugh.

M arch

M on day , 1st M arch 1976.

N o t th e best o f days. Du ane t eases m e abo ut M ags, he o bviou sly fancies

her. W ent H o wards at night to get m y reco rds back, i t was an excuse tosee Sut ch and Cath, but no Sut ch luck. N ever went o ut at n ight . H ad a

early n ight.

Tu esday, 2 n d M arch 1976

To ld Go rdon i f I wro te poem s for h im wi ll he so ften Cather ine up for m e,

he said, yes. W atch has go n e m issin g to day report ed it t o t eachers, got t o

m ake a list o f po ssible su spect s. The po em s are really Lenn o n an dM cCartn ey co m posit ion s he doesnt kn o w t his tho ugh. O ne has to use

t act at a tim e like this.


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W edn esday, 3rd M arch 1976

Sue I nm an said she fo un d m y watch on th e f loo r at scho o l but she left i t

at ho m e. Go rdon was chatt ing to CD o n t he way ho m e fro m scho o l last

n ight he said she n early said she want s t o go o u t wit h m e, he t hin ks she

wil l say y es at th e end o f th e week. H e m ight o nly be saying t hat co z he

kn o ws I m m ad on her and he feels so rry for m e. M um and dad went o ut

at n ight .

Thu rsday, 4 t h M arch 1976Cath erines been away fo r t he last t wo days il l , pro bably flu , ho pe she gets

bett er so o n. Tru st h er to get i l l at a t im e l ike th is. Go t m y watch back t his

m orn ing. I t wi l l be sm ashing i f Cather ine does want to go o ut wi th m e co z

I wi l l tu rn her down co z i t wou ldn t wo rk. W hat I real ly want is to be her

fr iend, a co m panio n co z I m real ly fo nd o f her .

Frid ay , 5t h

M arch 1976Catherines back at scho o l to day bu t no th ing happened co ncernin g m e

and her . Ronn y 1 cam e at 6 .30 pm went scho o l open evening do ing art *,

people kept com ing rou nd sayin g m y wo rk was goo d, Sut chy and Jo ann e

were there to o adm iring m y wo rk. W ent Rave Cave. This k id2 said to

Sut ch, G az W ernham s loo kin g fo r yo u, coz earl ier I w as askin g him had he

seen h er, bet she t hin ks I f ancy h er no w.

* I remember that evening quite well. It was in the art classroom in the J Block at Woolston High School. I was doing a painting of

the Beatles album cover, Sgt Pepper.


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Sat u rd ay , 6t h M arch 1976

St ayed at n an Savages t i l l 2 pm waitin g fo r nans clo ck t o co m e in bu t it

never . W ent ho m e stayed in a ll af terno o n and night , no t a very goo d day.

Sunday, 7 t h M arch 1976

St ayed in all day bo ring day Sun day is. M um and dad went o ut at n ight.

W ent bed ear ly t o get M o nday here quickly , funn y as i t so un ds, but we al l

kn o w why real ly .

M on day , 8 t h M arch 1976

W ent disco o n m y o wn m et loads o f m y m ates, H arm en asked Sut ch and

Clo sey bu t th ey said no . Dean and G o rdon said th ey asked Cath erine fo r

m e an d she alm o st said yes. D ean said he will ask h er to m o rro w it s gun n a

be eith er yes o r no , I wanna m ake th is th e last t im e. I t s gun na m ake m e

happy o r sad.

Tu esday, 9 t h M arch 1976

N o th ing happened at al l co ncernin g Cath erine and I wo nder i f D ean asked

her. I t hin k she do es like m e u p to a certain ext ent bu t shes scared o f

tel l ing any o ne. I m ight ask Sut chy do es Catherine l ike m e if I see her on

her own .

W edn esday, 10 t h M arch 1976

To day w as a bit like y est erday, Su t chy keeps sayin g hello . St ill fancy

Catherine a lo t th o ugh. I t was o ne y ear ago to night at a disco , I sent Tayle

t o ask Su t ch fo r m e an d she t urn ed m e do wn . I was dead sick.


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Th u rsday, 11t h M arch 1976

G ave Du ane G az Bann ist ers3 dent al card, he t ho ught i t was m ine, he wrot e

G az lo ves M ags and Cath. I to ld Bann y w hat D uane did he sho wed teacher

Eyresy he cam e over and D uane to ld him I go o ut wi th Cather ine D eakin,

he kno ws her I co uldn t d isagree coz I t o ld Duane I go o ut wi th her . H o pe

teacher doesnt say anyt hing t o h er or her fr iends. O n t he way h o m e I to ld

A nt ho ny t he sto ry. W hen we overto ok Cather ines m o b he said,

M r.Eyres kn o ws abo ut yo u and G ary. I to ld h im , tom orrow te l l Cathy i twas a m isun derstandin g , I m ade so m e m ad sto ry u p to tel l her.

Friday, 12 t h M arch 1976

Catherine went to A nglesey wit h scho o l in afterno o n so never saw her at

ho m e t im e. M issed her even t ho ugh t here isn t any thing t o m iss. Go d ho w

I l ike that g irl . N ever went o ut at n ight .

Sat u rd ay , 13t h M arch 1976

W ent n ans. That c lo ck fo r ot her nan isn t ready yet . W arringto n go t

kn o cked ou t o f the cup to day, W idnes 0 - 6 . Stayed in al l day and n ight .

Su n day , 14 t h M arch 1976

St ayed in in m o rnin g. Gave M ally a card and a reco rd co z hes just co m e

o ut o f hospita l, on way m et Dave Turner4 he said play ru gby o n t he Rec.

so I did al l aftern o o n wit h Jo hn H ails m o b. Stayed in at night .


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M o n day, 15t h

M arch 1976N o th ing happened to day qu ite bo ring real ly. Sti l l l ike Cathy, in fact,

hardly seen h er at all t o day. Shes u gly, f lat, h ardly any perso n ality , bu t

why t he bloo dy hel l do I l ike her so m uch? A questio n wh ich m il lion s o f

people all over t he wo rld have been askin g fo r years.

Tuesday, 16 t h M arch 1976

This m o rnin g saw C.Ds Geo g boo k fo r the f irst t im e this year. W hen I

wro te in i t last y ear she kn ew it was m e co z I m ent ion ed m y n am e. She

wro t e she fancies G eo rge or Ian an d do n t answer back. So t hats m e o u t o f

t he rat race, the dream is o ver. I m gun n a t ry and get St eve Co st ello fixed

up with C athy just for spi te . H e said he wil l co m e to m o rro w night . D id

hom ework at n ight .

W edn esday, 17 t h M arch 1976

O n a woo den fen ce and wall at G reen Lane was writt en in chalk, Cath +Ian. I t m ust have been done last n ight . A t ho m e t im e A nt hon y started

stirring saying, M r. Eyres kn o ws al l abo ut yo u and G ary, she was just

sm iling. M y fant asy h as just ended. Th e m yt h has died, th u s leaving behin d

a disappointed fool.


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Th u rsday, 18 t h M arch 1976

Saw C.D s G eo g bo o k, w hat it really said was, G eo rge o r Ians pen ru les and

do n t answer back. There was Co lqo un s address and 2 2 A n so n Clo se. I

asked Gaz Beechall who lives there, he said Ian Bellas. She fancies that kid

and m aybe vice versa. A ltho ugh I ve never yet seen him with her co z hes

got blo nde hair . I ve nearly so lved t he m ystery n o w just a few lo o se ends

t o t ie up su ch as find ing o u t w ho t his guy is and if he likes her o r no t . Ifeel secu re an d co n fident n o w I k n o w wh ere I st and. It all falls int o place.

I ve o ut sm arted her and wo n the gam e I ve lost . ( got a new car a M o rr is

1 8 0 0 )

Friday, 19 t h M arch 1976

D ebbie, Jo ann e an d Lesley all say hello, bu t b lo o dy C atherin e do esn t.

St ayed behin d at bit at scho o l watchin g all t he k ids play t heir guit ars. D idG u ardians, st il l fancy Catherin e the wo rse on e of t hem all.

Sat u rd ay , 2 0 t h M arch 1976

W ent n ans for d inner at 9 .30 am stayed in al l af terno on and night , bor ing

day. Every o ne o f m y frien ds who have seen C athy t hin ks shes t errible,

saying I m ust b e hard up and al l that. Even t ho ugh I do nt kn o w what I see

in h er, shes a m agn et and I, a m etal.

Su n day, 2 1st M arch 1976

I t was rainin g all day t o day, never went o u t at all, a very bo ring day. St il l

fancy Cather ine. M um and dad went ou t , n ever had a bath co z I ve got a

cold.


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M o n d ay , 2 2 n d M arch 1976

Teacher # said in assem bly so m e peo ple cant st ay on du e to o vercro wdin g,

o nly th e clever on es so t heyl l pro bably el im inate m e. This blo nde haired

kid said t o Cath y I l l see yo u t o n ight and she sho o k her head, hes a scru ffy

l it t le far t . W ent disco o n m y o wn, i t was qui te goo d even ta lk ing to

M agss friend fo r a bit . A s I was t alkin g to her, I heard Catherin e Deakin snam e m ent io ned over the speaker . M um phon ed art co l lege up fo r m e

have to go fo r an int erview. Co uldn t m ake o ut who t he boys nam e was

wit h it co z I was t alkin g.

Tu esday, 2 3rd M arch 1976

Fo un d o ut who Ian Bellas is, i t s no t th at lad yesterday, do nt kn o w who

he is, bu t Bellas is t hat scruff y lad who sm o kes. O n ce wh en w e were playin grugby h e got kicked in t he balls, he was in ago ny . N o w I ve go t C ath erine

o n str ings i t s a m att er of pul l ing t he r ight o nes. M um and dad went o n a

drivin g t est 5 at 6pm d idn t com e back t i l l 9 .40 , got m e worr ied. W hen

they cam e back m y dad gave m e 5.0 0 . A rt Teacher said to Jo hn Roach

and I , each o f u s has got a piece o f wo rk in art in to th e f inal of a

co m pet i t io n in W arr ingto n. H e said if on e of us win we get som e so rt o f

prize.

# Pretty sure the teacher was Mrs.Hughes, a lovely little women who was head of our year. She seemed to get married every year

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W edn esday, 2 4 t h M arch 1976

H ad Chem istry Exam ( Pract ical ) al l m o rning, I kno w I ve got them al l

r ight i t s a m att er of gett ing t he credit . I f i t wasnt fo r M iss. French I

wo u ldn t h ave, she helped m e a bit , do n t k n o w if she was su pposed to o r

no t. Sti l l fancy Catherine a lot . N ever went any where at n ight.

Thu rsday, 2 5 t h M arch 1976

W ent a m eet ing at d inn er abo ut staying on at scho o l . I m taking 4 O

Levels and o ne A Level prob ably. I m ay even stay o n fo r 2 years. I t s no t

been a Cath erine day at al l to day. I cou ld take m y pick fro m m any girls at

scho o l an d have a go o d chance, bu t n o , I want Cath erine who s wo rse th an

m o st girls. W hy th e bloo dy hel l do I l ike her so . I t hink i t s because sheo u t classes t hem all.

Friday, 2 6 t h M arch 1976

Bo u ght a reco rd o ff Ch ris Reeves6 for 4 0 p, had an o f fer for 55p for it and

o ffers for 50 p of f two o ther peo ple. I ve fou nd o ut what m y so ft spo t is,

I d go do wn o n m y kn ees fo r her, even in a puddle in m y sho rt pant s even

if it do es m ean sho win g m y hairy legs.


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Sat u rd ay , 2 7 t h M arch 1976

W ent to wn got a record and a box of chocolates for m um for M ot hers

Day to m o rrow. H ad dinner at nans cam e hom e stayed in al l day and night .

Q uick day. I t h ink Cather ine used to fancy m e at o ne t im e but she no

lo n ger does.

Su n day, 2 8 t h M arch 1976

W ent n an Savages wit h m o t hers day present s and t hen o t her nan s. In

af terno on stayed in watching te le and do ing art ho m ework. M um and dadwent o ut a t n ight .

M o n d ay , 2 9 t h M arch 1976

M r. Davis7 pho n ed th e Lan cashire Co n st abulary t o see if th ey are taking

recruit s o n and th ey are. H e gave m e th e address and I ve got t o write o ff

and let him kn o w ho w I go o n. M ags says hel lo G ary n o w. There was a f ire

at scho o l at din ner. N am e was in G uardian o n Friday fo r being in th e f inalo f an art co m petit io n, t he f inals o n 10 t h A pril . M um said shes goin g and I

have to go with her don t want to go In Parr H al l.


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A rt i cl e f rom W arr ing ton Guardi an f rom Fr iday , 26 t h M arch 1976 showing m y nam e and John

Ro achs as f inal ists in t he Eisteddfo d A rt Com peti t io n at th e Parr H al l

Tuesday, 30 t h M arch 1976

Saw C.Ds G eo g bo o k, at t he back she wro t e, Ian Bellas all o ver th e bloo dy

thing and, I H at e G az W ern h am , I ll thank her for that com m ent o ne day .

Richards8 cam e at n ight and I t o o k m y reco rds and w e walked to H ipkiss9 s.Befo re he cam e I wro t e a lett er to Lan cashire Po lice.

W edn esday, 31st M arch 1976

I ve go t a sm all saw an d I m slo wly sawing m y w ay t hro u gh t hese chains.

Ch ain s o f lo ve in which Catherin e has kept m e for so lo n g. Bo ring day at

scho o l, st ayed in at n ight had a bat h.


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Thu rsday, 1st A pri l 1976

H ad a tu g of war gam e on t ennis cou r t at d inner . W e got beat 2 - 1. W e

won the seco nd o ne, Cather ine was sto o d r ight n ext t o m e with the m o b.

It was a hot day. Been t rying m y hardest no t to fancy her sayin g to m yself

shes t o o o rdinary, wearing a bo ys Parka, bu t shes n o t given m e a sharp

eno u gh saw.

Frid ay , 2 n d A pri l 1976

D aryl M assey swo re on his m o t hers deat h I an Bellas u sed to go o u t wit hCatherine, she to ld A nt ho ny shes goin g ou t wit h Barry N o rris, a guy fro m

ano t her scho o l, it s o n all the desks. I m so co n fu sed an d Ive o n ly go t 5

days to so rt so m ethin g o ut . O ne day shell see ho w wro ng she was, I m a

bet t er art ist t han Picasso was at his age. W en t n ans at n ight .

Sat u rd ay , 3rd A pri l 1976

W ent t own in m orn ing got a pai r o f pant s for 7 .50 . N ever had a bet inG rand N atio nal was skin t. St ayed in al l day n o t hing o ut st andin g happened.

Sunday, 4 t h A pri l 1976

M aking a big reco rd ou t o f wo o d was doing i t al l af terno o n then dad cam e

hom e f rom work wi th pain t and I pain ted over it fo r som e unkn own

reaso n. A ll that wo rk wasted. Stayed in all day. M um and dad went o ut at

night .


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M on day , 5 t h A pri l 1976

O n a desk was writ t en, Gaz + Cath ,all o ver an d, Gary O n ly and t hin gs like

th at, bet she never wro te i t , i t s probably Sut ch o r so m eon e l ike th at. W as

doing th at G ary Gl i iter reco rd al l n ight f rom 6pm t i l l 9pm . M um sto pped

m e co z I was t i red. W hen I take i t scho o l I sho uld get recogn it ion o f f Cath

and C o . M ainly a go o d reaso n fo r doin g i t on last week.

Tu esday, 6 t h A pri l 1976

St ayed at scho o l at din n er. Played ru gby o n field against 5 t h Year girls. A tnight stayed in f in ishing t hat reco rd o ff . N o t a very excit in g day, i t s

em pty wi thou t Catherine.

W edn esday, 7 t h A pri l 1976

Stayed at school at dinner played rugby on teachers side against the 4 t h

years. W e won , Cathy and co were watching fo r a bit then they went ,

m usnt have been im pressed. Too k reco rd in t his m o rnin g, teacher1

wantsm y sketch bo ok so he can put m y wo rk on exhibi t ion in m ain block.

Cathy and co m ust be im pressed th is t im e.

Thu rsday, 8 t h A pri l 1976

G o t lett er back fro m Po lice saying n o vacancies. St il l love Cat hy , pit y she

doesnt feel the sam e way abou t m e. A t ho m e t im e Debbie said, H iya Gary

t heres Cath erine,and she said, Do n t be t ight , why sho u ld she say t hat if

she hat es m e, in fact it co u ld have been Joann e who said it . A co n spiracy

of silence speaks louder than words2 .


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W edn esday, 14 t h Ap r i l

Revised at n ans all day it was very bo ring. H o ward an d Tayle cam e at n ight

wen t walking abo u t . H e said he was t alkin g to Cath , she said, I t s no t t rue

what h e says abou t m e,whatever th at m ean s. She definit ely is go ing o u t

with him , I m naturally upset . Everyo ne, even H o ward said I do n t kno w

what I see in her, even I do nt kn o w. I suppo se th eyre a goo d pair

to gether . Too good for m e.

Th u rsday, 15 t h A pri l 1976H ad a bat h and did G uardians in m o rnin g. Revised fo r a so l id hou r in

aftern o o n. Called fo r H o ward at n ight played so ccer on co llege with abo ut

12 kids. Go t m y eye pok ed ou t b y M ike Baguley, al l m y eyeball is so re.

Friday, 16 t h A pri l 1976

Bou ght so m e Gary G l it t er reco rds from Jo hn H ai l, 2 0 p each. Creosot ed

t his o ld cou ples shed, t hey gave m e 1. Im po ssible t o refuse it. Playedso ccer o n co llege at n ight after wen t in Bernards fo r a bit.

Sat u rd ay , 17 t h A pri l 1976

Birthday to day sweet 16 . W ent t own in m orn ing got 2 m ore Gl it t e r

records and another on e . W ent in a pub in Lym m wi th m um and dad in

af terno on . Stayed in fo r rest o f af terno o n and m o st o f n ight . H o ward

phon ed went his ho use t i ll abo ut 10 .15pm . W ent bed then m y bir thday

ended.


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Su n day , 18 t h A pri l 1976

W ent v isi t ing to H e lens3 all day in St. A nn es, went in a pub and golf club

it was quit e a boring day. I never l ike visit ing really. A l l I seem to want to

do n o wadays is be wit h Cat hy .

M o n day, 19 t h A pri l 1976

A bo ut 12 o f Jo hn H ai ls m o b went So ut hport t oday, I was in Dave

Tu rners car. W hen we go t t here we went o n t he fair and played rugby and

cricket . O n t he way back 2 o f th e 3 cars st o pped at t he pub , ou rs n everM al ly and I were dead sick. W ent H o wards abo ut 9pm , hoping to see

Cath , never tho ugh. M um and dad went o ut , H oward and Tay le cam e in .

Tayle m ade u s so m e chips. H o ward asked N o rris abou t C athy , and he said

hes n o t seen her sin ce Friday.

Tu esday, 2 0 t h A pri l 1976

W ent nans al l day, t rying t o revise, didnt do m uch, very very very verybo ring day. H ad a bath at n ight .

W edn esday, 2 1st A pri l 1976

St ayed at ho m e all day t ryin g t o revise, played records as well. H o ward

cam e do wn he said he saw Cat h ho lding han ds wit h Ru pert Bear. N ever


Thu rsday, 2 2 n d A pri l 1976

St ayed at h o m e al l day revised al l of abo ut 2 0 m inu tes. Played reco rds.

W ent H o wards co z he said co m e at 7 and t he nu t wasnt in, neith er was

Bernie . Stayed in at n ight . M um and dad went o ut at n ight .


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Friday, 2 3rd A pri l 1976

Revised al l aftern o o n, m ath s fo r abo ut o ne and a half ho urs so lid. W ent

n ans and disco o n m y o wn . There was o n ly abo u t 15 peo ple there, was wit h

Beddy 4 and Yvon ne C hall ino r al l night. C an tel l he fancies her. I t hink I ve

got a chance there, hel l o f a lot m o re th an wit h Catherine.

Sat u rd ay , 2 4 t h A pri l 1976

W ent t o wn got two record to kens. Played go l f on Fair F ield5 at af terno on .

St ayed in at n ight . Go ing o ff Cat herine at lo n g last . This ends an era n everto be forgott en by m ank ind because no o ne wi ll ever kno w, not hing has

happen ed o r ever will.

Su n day, 2 5 t h A pri l 1976

St ayed in in m o rnin g and afterno o n. H o ward cam e at n ight, played so ccer

o n college6 with Barry N o rris, he said hes no t seen C.D fo r a lo ng t im e.

H o ward and I w ent to Bernies and he to o k u s fo r a r ide in his new car,m et his m ates in t heir car , right load of id io ts. I go t in abo ut 10 .30 pm .

M um and dad went o u t a t n igh t .

M o n d ay , 2 6 t h A pri l 1976

Back at scho o l to day. Go rdon Co lquou n and I volun teered and jo ined the

H elp th e A ged cam paign. W as designing a poster fo r i t at n ight. Gu nn a

stick i t o n th e wall at scho o l to m o rrow. A ndy Spinks said Cathy isnt goin g

o ut with Barry any m o re. From what I can m ake o ut she seem s a peculiar

girl.


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Go rdon Colquo un on e of m y best f r iends at schoo l

Tu esday, 2 7 t h A pri l 1976

Last fu ll day at scho o l in t he 5 t h year . From to m o rrow af terno on exam s

start . H ardly seen Cath y to day, the beaut iful barm y blo nde from Barnes

A venue who drives m e insane every day in m y l i fe, except when I m asleep.

W edn esday, 2 8 t h A pri l 1976

Did cr icket in P.E. A t t he end o f d inn er break t oo k K im N aylor l ibrarydeliberately so Catherine co uld see m e with her. Do nt kn o w what I m

try ing to do . H ad m ath s paper 1 exam fo r on e and a half hou rs, I thin k I ve

got abo ut hal f m arks. W e were al l let ho m e ear ly . Didn t want to go ho m e

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Thu rsday, 2 9 t h A pri l 1976

H ad paper 1 and 2 o f English fo r th e best part o f t he day. Finished at 3.4 5

but I walked ro un d scho o l t i l l 4 .0 0 pm co z I want ed to see Cather ine but

M r. Doh erty gave m e and t his lad a job t o do, d idn t get o ut of scho ol t i ll

4 .2 5pm m issed Cathy I was dead sick. I l ike her m o re to day t hat ever

before.

Frid ay , 30 t h A pri l 1976

H ad En glish paper 3 all m o rnin g, it was qu ite easy. D id very litt le inaftern o o n . A n t ho n y said Catherin e said she likes t hat Lydsey de Paul

paint ing, I don t l ike i t th o ugh. Called fo r H o ward at n ight, played cricket

o n co llege.

Sat u rd ay , 1st M ay 1976

W ent nans in m orn ing . W atched M an U TD get beat 1- 0 against

So ut ham pto n in FA cup f inal in af ternoo n. Bernie and H o ward cam e atnight went M anchester A irpo rt watching planes in Bernies car. A fter go t

so m e chips and went in Tayles t i l l abo ut 10 .30 .

Sunday, 2 n d M ay 1976

Revised in m o rnin g. Stayed in in afterno o n watched tele. M um and dad

went o ut at n ight . I stayed in on m y o wn, went bed before they cam e

back.


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M on day , 3rd M ay 1976

H ad G eog paper 1 in afterno o n. I t was easier than I th o ught i t was.

Fin ished scho o l early revised a bit at n ight . Go t t he m aths paper that will

m ake m e or break m e, the dreaded m aths 2 to m orrow.

Tu esday, 4 t h M ay 1976

H ad m ath s paper 2 in m o rnin g, i t was hard. H ad Geo graphy paper 2 , and

that was easy. N ot seen anyt hing of C ather ine. W ent h o m e fro m scho o learly no w exam s have started so do nt see t hem at ho m e t im e any m o re.

N o t that she cares but I do .

W edn esday, 5 t h M ay 1976

H ad Chem istry exam in m o rning. Did no lesso ns in af terno o n. W ent n ans

at n ight o n way back saw Cathy and co o u t side t he St o cks wit h t hese lads. I

was dead sick. They went in shop and I walked in, they said, H eres G ary,Iwent very red.

Thu rsday, 6t h M ay 1976

H ad no exam s did n o lesso n s t o day, st ayed at scho o l all day do ing

no th ing. Seen a gir l bett er than Cath erine, shes taking m y m ind o ff her.

Cu t h edge o ut side o ur ho use at n ight.


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Frid ay , 7t h M ay 1976

H ad no exam s to day, very ho t day. Did n o lesso n at al l. N early had to go

V icky Park do ing discus and run n ing bu t had Gu ardians, co uldn t go .

W alked hom e wi th som e 3rd year girls1. W e were o n t he to es o f the Fab

Fou r. I sho uld have asked her abo ut Cath but d idn t th ink o f i t a t t he

t im e. She s m y l ink f rom no w on .

Sat u rd ay , 8 t h M ay 1976

W ent to wn in m orn ing got som e o i l pain t ing board. W ent nans fordinn er. D ad to o k m e ho m e. Started a paint ing o f a face and f in ished it . I t s

no t up t o m y u sual standard, so i t s a fai lure even t ho ugh it s goo d, bu t

seco n d class geniu ss do n t l ike t o fail . N ever wen t o u t at n ight .

Sunday, 9 t h M ay 1976

Stayed in a l l day very bo r ing. Did that o i l paint ing in m o rning. M um and

dad went ou t a t n ight . In o n m y o wn, very bo r ing .

M o n day, 10 t h M ay 1976

H ad m aths paper 3 al l m orn ing. Did hardly anyth ing in af terno o n. G o rdon

cam e went disco i t was crowded. V ery bo ring on e, I wo nder why C at hy

n ever goes, shes n ever been y et. T hat o t her girl s had her hair cu t co u ld

hardly recognise her, she never went disco either.

Tuesday, 11t h M ay 1976

H ad no exam s to day. W alked to scho o l with t hese tw o th ird year gir ls th ey

want ed m e to wai t for them at 4 .0 0 pm , but I got k ept in and m issed

th em . Revised a bit at night . Finished t hem plans2 o ff an d cut t he grass.


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H ad Com m un ity Stu dies exam in m o rning. H ad no lesso ns in af terno on .

Too k m y o i l pain t ing in schoo l in m orn ing . W alked hom e with t hem g ir ls

at n ight. They want m e to do th em a drawing each, th ey said they wil l pin

i t o n t heir wal l, and t hey want m e to sign them . Loo ks l ike I ve got two

fans. M um and dad went ou t a t n ight .

Th u rsday, 13t h M ay 1976

H ad Tech. D rawing paper 1 in m o rnin g. The fan club has been hangingaroun d again , walked hom e with t hem . N ever went o ut at n ight .

Friday, 14 t h M ay 1976

H ad Tech. D rawing paper 2 . Lent th e fan club 32 reco rds, th eyve been

hanging arou nd again. To ld them Cathy D eakin fancies m e, walked ho m e

with t hem at n ight . They said they were co m ing m y ho use at 2 pm

to m o rrow. W ent Rave Cave at n ight , then went chipper with H oward andTayle.

Sat u rd ay , 15 t h M ay 1976

W ent to wn got so m e reco rds, paper and o i l pastels. Did C ath erines

drawing for her wi th t hem ( Cather ine isn t thee Cather ine) . They n ever

cam e yesterday. W ent H o wards at n ight , p layed foo tball t hen went in his

ho use for a bit .


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Su n day , 16 t h M ay 1976

W ent V icto r ia Park with M o o rsie because we had no thing t o do. The two

fans said they were go ing but when I to ld them I wasnt goin g they m ust

have changed their m ind coz I didnt see them . W ent bo th nans Because

M oo res went h is un cles. W alked hom e. M um and dad went ou t a t n ight .

Two o f the Fans

Shirley Cou lson Catherine Do dds


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M o n day, 17 t h M ay 1976

D id art all day at scho o l. Too k m y fo lder ho m e at n ight. I was late co m ing

ho m e. W ant ed to see C.D at ho m e t im e, and I d id, she m ust h ave been

lat e to o wit h her friends. Didn t see the fans because I was in t hat ro o m ,

never had any breaks o nly din ner t im e.

Tuesday, 18 t h M ay 1976

D id art n early al l day, preparatio n fo r O Level. Gave Cath y t hat pictu re that

I did y est erday, she lo ves it. Th ey waited fo r m e at n ight . A n d th ey saidthey were co m ing m y ho use later but they n ever.


D id art fo r m o st o f t he day, nearly f in ished preparatio n. Fans cam e u p

again t o see m e. They cam e at n ight cam e in o ur ho use, m um and dad was

in, t hey are right l it t le gigglers. Len t t hem so m e reco rds and gave them

o ne o f m y drawings each.

Thu rsday, 2 0 t h M ay 1976

D id very l i t t le o f art t o day. The fan club have been hanging arou nd,

theyre rum l it t le buggers. W alked hom e with t hem . Gave Jul ie that M ick

Jagger pict u re. This first year girl asked m e fo r m y aut o graph ( Ju lie

H o g g ) .

Friday, 2 1st M ay 1976

Fan club sti l l co m e rou nd. Shir ley wen t t o M anchester so walked ho m e

with just Cather ine. M um and dad went ou t at n ight . The fans co uld have

co m e in b u t Shirley was away and C atherin e was babysitt ing so H o ward

cam e in at n ight .


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The Fan Clu b


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Sat u rd ay , 2 2 n d M ay 1976

W ent n ans went to wn com e hom e. M r . W alker gave m e 153 .12 insurance

m o n e y , m u m gave m e 5 0 . Pu t 3 5 in b an k , t o o k 15 t o t o w n , go t a

W rangler jacket fo r 9 and a reco rd fo r 3.50 saved 1. W ent t o wn with

Joannes boyfriend 3 and Barry N o rris.

Su n day, 2 3rd M ay 1976

V ery bo r ing day stayed in al l day. W ent W oo lsto n Leisure Cent re at n ightwith Phi l M oo res. I t s b igger that the C.C, qui te a lot went . H ad m y eye on

Karen N o rr is near ly al l n ight . N o thing happened tho ugh. M um and dad


M o n d ay , 2 4 t h M ay 1976

Too k cam era schoo l , to ok the fans, at ho m e t im e Gordon to ok a photo of

Cath erine D eakin , a clo se up, t he fo u r kept laughin g an d hidin g th eir faces.N eil M o rt cam e at night went disco , i t was bo ring. Spinksy was wit h a gir l,

I t ho ught i f he can get a girl so can I . W hen I cam e hom e U ncle Ray was

here, said gran dad will no t l ive very lo n g.


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Tu esday, 2 5 t h M ay 1976

To o k and aerial phot o o f Cather ine and t he m ob and lo ads o f 5 t h year

girls. Fan club sti l l co m e rou nd, walked ho m e with t hem . Seen qu ite a lo t

o f t hem actu ally. Theyre real ly cut e.

M y so called aerial phot o graph ( Catherine an d the m o b are sto o d against

M r.Do hertys wal l)


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W edn esday, 2 6 t h M ay 1976

H ad O Level art exam 4 all day t o day very borin g, it s quit e go o d. N ever

saw t he fans to day coz o f exam . They t hink I m ight be leaving scho o l o n

Friday coz I to ld them to see what th ey said. They loo ked a bit u pset bu t

I l l surprise them after W hit ho ls when I t urn up.

Thu rsday, 2 7 M ay 1976

N ever saw t he fan club at al l to day m issed them in a fun ny so rt o f way.Before I wen t to scho o l Patch got o ut , so when I cam e back fro m papers I

went fo r him , he was at th e end o f th e scho o l f ield al l his gam m y leg was

bleeding had to wash it an d bandage it u p. W as a bit lat e fo r scho o l.

Patch m y lovely dog


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Friday, 2 8 t h M ay 1976

The 5 t h year girls left o fficially t o day. I was su rprised t o see girls cry in g. Th e

fans were away y esterday and to day. G o rdon cam e at night , m et M assey

and we went Yvonn es ho use for a bit o f a party . G o t ho m e at abou t

11.4 5pm .

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Sat u rd ay , 2 9 t h M ay 1976

W ent nans in m orn ing , cam e hom e m um and dad went t he pub t i ll abou t

fou r . V ery bo r ing af terno o n. H o ward pho ned at n ight went Padgate

Co l lege playing t able tenn is t i l l abo ut 10 .30 pm .

Su n day, 30 t h M ay 1976

V ery bo r ing day stayed in a ll day and night . M um and dad went ou t at

night .

M on day , 31st M ay 1976

W ent in Tay le s in m orn ing . W ent o n a b ig pub crawl in af terno on wi th

m um , dad and n an and grandad Savage. W hen I got ho m e I had to go bed

fo r an ho ur I was t ired. Stayed in at night .

Tu esday, 1st

Ju n e 1976 To o k f i lm in t o be developed. Stayed in all day, very bo ring. M um said she

co uld get m e a job in a sho e sho p1 in to wn i f they want anyo ne. That

sho uld re lieve m e o f m y bo redom . H o pe that phot o graph of Cather ine

co m es o ut , they sho uld be ready to m o rro w.

W edn esday, 2 n d Ju n e 1976

Go t m y photo s back in m orn ing , they al l cam e out to o . The one o f

Catherine was a bit blu rred t ho ugh. W ent nan Savages fo r dinn er cam e

ho m e abo ut 2 .30 pm . Stayed in al l day and night . M um said I have to go

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Thu rsday, 3rd Ju n e 1976

W ent n an W ernham s in m o rning then went nan Savages for d inner .

Cam e hom e in af terno on very bor ing af terno on . M um and dad went o ut

at n ight . W as in o n m y o wn, very bor ing again. V ery bo r ing day.

Frid ay , 4 t h Ju n e 1976

W ent Do lcis sho e sho p to see abo ut t hat job 2 , I w as dead nervo u s. Th e

m anageress said I can st art t o m o rro w at 1pm . I can t im agine m e sellingsho es, I m to o shy. H ad dinner at nans. M um cam e hom e with a headache.

D id so m e paint ing. Played t able ten nis at night .

Sat u rd ay , 5 t h Ju n e 1976

W ent to wn wi th H oward . W alked to t own in af terno on to Do lcis. I wasn t

as shy as I t ho ught I wo uld be. G o t to kn o w all the gir ls r ight away m ade

m e feel very welco m e. W o rked m y fo ur h o urs, i t was quit e easy servedfo u r people, had a headache all day. Th eyre a go o d bu n ch o f people t o

work with m ake you feel very welcom e. M um and dad went Strat ford

races, cam e back at tw o O clock in th e m o rnin g. I lay in bed awake all th e

tim e worryin g co z they w ere late. W o rrying is a terr ible experience up t o

th at exten t. W ent Co llege at n ight played ten nis in college bi l let again.

Sunday, 6 t h Ju n e 1976

Did so m e oi l paint ing in m o rning adding t o uches to that paint in g I d id on

2 1st Febru ary. It s a bit su rrealist ic. W ent n ans in later half o f aft erno o n .

M o o res cam e went W o o lsto n Leisure. Karen N o rriss fr iend is th at gir l

who I wo rk with 3 ( f ancy that ) . M um and dad went o u t .


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M on day , 7 t h Ju n e 1976

( Best week o f the year up to no w)

W ent scho o l in m orn ing. W ent D o lcis at d inn er gave them m y insurance

card, had a cup o f co ffee. W ent nans had so m e chips. M um to o k m e

scho o l at 2 pm , did art . The fans loo ked u pset wh en I said yo u wo nt see m e

t i l l Septem ber. Cam e ho m e at 3 .30 pm . Played cr icket at n ight . Then went

t he scruff y C heshire C heese wit h Bernie.

Tu esday, 8 t h Ju n e 1976

N eil M o rt cam e in m o rnin g he said Cath erine wo uldn t let Barry kiss her

o r any thing l ike that . Too k o i l paint ing scho o l in af terno o n. The Fab t hree

were lo o kin g at m y pho to s, Catherine was at th e back. D id art al l

af terno on the fans cam e up. A t ho m etim e the Fab fou r were loo king at

m y o th er oi l paint ing, th ey t ho ught i t was great , st i l l Catherine was at th eback. To ld them I left scho o l to day. Played cricket o n college at n ight.

N eil said Cather ine want s to go o ut wi th m e, bet that s a ro t t en l ie . H ad a

cold bath when I cam e in . M um and dad went ou t a t n ight .

W edn esday, 9 t h Ju n e 1976

Cyril Platt 4 the m an who gave m e a 2 .0 0 t ip , d ied last n ight f rom a heart

at t ack . W ent schoo l wi th N e il M or t got there abou t 10 .30 am . Talk ing to

fans at last b reak an all . W alked hom e with t hem two . Bo nes said A nt ho ny

asked C ath erin e do es she st ill fancy m e, she said she wan t s t o go o u t wit h

m e but she can t co z I m leaving scho o l . She m ight com e rou nd m y ho use

she to ld him , don t kn o w whether i t s t rue there m ust be so m ething in i t

co z Bo nes do esnt kn o w I t o ld her I was leaving. Fun ny situ atio n.


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Th u rsday, 10 t h Ju n e 1976

W ent scho o l at 10 .30 am . A nt ho ny said M iss. Egerto n 5 fancies m e and it s

tru e abo ut Catherine. Talking t o fans at break they waited for m e.

Catherine was sto o d next to th em , she lo o ked upset when I walked o ff

with t hem . I f I t s t rue what A nt ho ny says I kn o w ho w the po o r gir l feels.

M um and dad went o u t a t n igh t

Friday, 11t h Ju n e 1976Best day of m y l i fe ( or o ne of t hem )

W ent scho o l in m o rnin g, stayed at dinn er. D ebbie and Jo ann e said wil l I

go o ut with C ath erine, I said Do nt bel ieve yo u, then Cather ine adm it ted

i t was true. I t o ld them I had an art exam then went to i t . They sto od n ear

a wall loo kin g up in t o t he classro o m where I was at din n er an d last break. I

th ink she m ust be keen. D idnt see her at ho m etim e. So I m o ff iciallygoing o ut wi th Cather ine Deakin 6 . Played t able tenn is with H o ward at

night .

I t t o o k m e 314 days to get goin g out wi th Cath erine.


W ent nans fo r dinn er went D o lcis wo rking. Debbie and Jo ann e cam e in,

talking t o th em fo r ages. They said they wil l try and get Catherine t o

phon e m e at n ight bu t shes a bi t shy. G ot paid 1.86. W alked hom e.

Catherine n ever pho ned, at f irst didnt want her to th en realised ho w

lon ely I get then I d id. Been o f f m y foo d to day. I th ink t he sym pto m s are

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Su n day , 13 Ju n e 1976

Been o ff m eals to day, stayed in all day. V ery very lon g and b o ring. W ant

to be wi th Cather ine al l the t im e. M um and dad went ou t a t n ight . John

Ro ach cam e, he cam e in at n ight.

M o n day, 14 t h Ju n e 1976

N ever spoke t o Cather ine probably co z we never cam e int o co nt act . W ent

d isco with N e il M or t . A f ter the Fab three and N eil M or t phon ed Cather ine

and said i t was m e. They want ed m e to speak t o her but I wo uldn t , wish Ihad no w. Debbie Sut ch and Clo sey cam e int o grave yard at n ight with m e

fo r a m ad walk. I ve just go t t o speak t o C ath erine t o m o rrow. Feel l ike

writ ing pages abou t h er7 bu t I l l just say o ne t hing, i t s m o re than an

infatuat ion.

Tuesday, 15 t h Ju n e 1976

W ent t o schoo l at 10 .0 0 am . N ever spoke to Catherine or cam e in cont actwith her except at ho m etim e. D ebbie and Lesley were lo o kin g at m y

reco rd boo k t hen Cather ine cam e up loo king at i t . Jo ann e said to m e, Tell

Cather ine to walk hom e with y ou , but I wo uldn t . I ve not t o ld anyo ne

I m shy. Bet t hey think I do n t l ike Cather ine, but she does to o . A l l I want

to do is ta lk t o her but I m very shy.


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W ent scho o l in m orn ing Roachy com e, I want ed desperately t o see

Catherine to day. Didn t see her in t he m o rnin g but wh en I cam e back at

dinn er the Fab fou r cam e run nin g up and Catherine was at th e back. They

said will I m eet Cath at 1pm to m o rrow, I said Yes, sto o d with th em at

ho m etim e. Jo ann e and D ebbie said, why don t yo u walk wi th Cath , and I

d id, al l the way ho m e8 . W e broke o f f from the ot her three , Catherine

never said any th ing, I did m o st o f t he t alking what b it I did. She seem s

very shy , o r is she, she m ight n o t l ike m e.

Th u rsday, 17 t h Ju n e 1976

W orse week of t he year up to no w

Jo hn Roach cam e in m orn ing went scho ol in rain wanted i t t o sto p coz o f

m eet ing Cather ine. N ever spoke to her to day. W alked ho m e with Jo ann e,

she said t hey do n t speak t o Cath because she didn t w ant t o be alon e withm e yesterday din ner. I asked Jo ann e co uld she try and get Cath t o pho ne

she said shell try . A t 5pm D ebbie rang9 and said Cath erine do esn t w ant t o

go o ut wi th m e any m ore but she st i l l likes m e. She broke i t t o m e gent ly

and asked m e was I u pset , I said no . D ebb ies vo ice so u n ded sym path et ic.

A fter went in m y bedroo m and fe lt l ike crying but d idn t . Big bo ys don t

cry. I t so un ds so stu pid, a rou gh guy l ike he, hardest in W o o lsto n. I m ju st

sent im ent al . The dream is o ver, let i t be. W ent playing so ccer wit h N eil

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Friday, 18 t h Ju n e 1976

N ever went scho ol a ll day was drawing in m o rning and N eil M ort cam e in

af terno on , watched a f ilm . I gave him that b ig G ary G l it t er record I m ade

th e on e I wanted Catherine to see. I st i l l fancy her but what can I do no w,

no th ing at al l . I t s a desperate and un pleasant situ atio n. W ent bo th nans at

n igh t . N ever went ou t .


N ever did papers, went work f ro m 9 t i ll 6 , and o ne ho ur fo r lunch bu t Io nly had half an ho ur. Sut ch and Jo ann e cam e in bu t o nly stayed fo r

abo ut a m inut e. W aited for bus for an ho ur in rain, ta lk ing to th is o ld

m an. Bu s n ever cam e, walked ho m e called in at n ans. Di d an o il paint ing at

night o r shall I say started o ne. V ery goo d t o o .

Su n day, 2 0 t h Ju n e 1976

Did som e o i l pain t ing in m orn ing went in Go od Co m panion s at d inn erm et grandad there, stayed fo r abo ut 1 ho ur. W alked ho m e. Barry N orr is

cam e went for M oo res went W oo lsto n Leisure, sat wi th N ancy fro m

D o lcis and Karen N o rris. Bet she t hink s I w ant to go o ut with her co z Barry

kept h int ing t o her, quite em barrassing.

M o n d ay , 2 1st Ju n e 1976

St ayed in in m o rnin g. Pho ned N eil up went his ho use in afterno o n. Stayed

in fo r a bi t t hen m e and Bernie went for a gam e of t ennis t i l l arou nd

4 .30 pm . Cut grass at n ight . N ever went o ut . St i l l l ike the I ron M aiden

( Cat h) . Barry said shes bo rin g, bu t I k n o w it s becau se shes shy . I f eel

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Tu esday, 2 2 n d Ju n e 1976

M u m t o o k m e w o rk at 9 am . N eil M o r t cam e at n o o n . W en t f o r din n e r at

12 .30 at Co - o p caf then went fo r a walk roun d to wn t i ll 1.30 . Did very

l i t t le al l day i t was very bo ring. W alked ho m e, po pped in at n ans o n way

ho m e. The fair was here when I got back. M essed abo ut in garden at n ight.

Phi l M o o res cam e at n ight . Phon ed Jo ann e up at n ight t o te l l her we

havent any o f them sho es that she want ed so don t co m e in t o m o rro w

night ( coz N e il to ld m e she was) , to ld her m um .

W edn esday, 2 3rd Ju n e 1976

M um to ok m e work , very hot day . Sto ck cam e in , worked no n- sto p al l

day, kn ackered. W alked ho m e at night had a bath. Sti l l fancy Catherine a

b i t .

Thu rsday, 2 4 t h Ju n e 1976

Stayed in a l l day very bo r ing. N eil M o rt and fr iend cam e at 7 .oo pm wentrou nd fair . The Fab fo ur were there. Every t im e we went near Cath erine

she wen t away every t im e. N eil asked h er why she chucked m e , she said,

she doesnt l ike m e. I real ly lo ve her . I went abo ut 9 .30 pm but went b ack

co z I was lon ely. Kept th ink ing o f C ath erine and gett ing depressed. I t s

awful o nly her can re lease m e fro m this hell . ( m um and dad went o ut ) . I

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Friday, 2 5 t h Ju n e 1976

Stayed in in m orn ing . N e il cam e in m orn ing , helped m e with m y

G uardians. H e rang in th e aftern o o n went in Jo ann es to o k so m e reco rds,

cam e out at 2 .30 pm . W alked to nans cam e back at 4 pm . W ent d isco wi th

N eil, stayed fo r a bit t hen went th e fair . Cath wasnt th ere st ayed t i l l abo ut

10 .15pm .


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Lesley Clo se an d D ebo rah Su t ch at t he W alt zers o n t he Fairfield at

Silcocks Fair c.1976.


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Sat u rd ay , 2 6 t h Ju n e 1976

W ent wo rk in m orn ing worked very hard al l day in hot weather . O n m y

dinn er break m et t his girl who I do nt kn o w bu t I ve seen her a few t im es.

W alked roun d to wn went back o n Co - op caf for a secon d t im e, cam e ou t

quick f i rst t im e co z Cath cam e in . A t 6pm when I cam e ou t t hat g ir l was

o u t side th e sho p wit h a goldfish 10 . I w ent back in sho p with her co z her

bag was leakin g. W alked ho m e went nans, had tea and did a jo b fo r

grandad. W ent rou nd fair at night . Cath was t here sat near her fo r a bit

but never spoke . W ent o n Do dgem s with N e il , Cath was on , don t kno wwhy but I kept banging int o her on purpose, don t kn o w why.

Su n day, 2 7 t h Ju n e 1976

O il paint in g in f ro nt garden in m o rning. O n way to H o wards, Joann es

sister sto pped and picked m e up, to o k Jo ann e and N eil to th e bath s. I go t

in t he car Jo ann es m um gave m e abo ut 15p, got in bath s I watched while

Jo and N eil were swim m ing, her m um and sister picked us up again. W entplaying C ricket o n college lat er on in afterno o n and n ight. Bren was th ere

to o Sum m er ho l iday f rom Cam br idge . M um and dad went o ut a t n ight .

M o n d ay , 2 8 t h Ju n e 1976

W ent wo rk did a m istake and superviso r11 kept n agging, gets o n m y

nerves. W ent nans after. W ent fair hanging abou t wit h different fr iends.

Cathy an co was th ere, she went o n th e dodgem with th is 3 rd year lad. She

sto o d near m e for about 5 m inut es and t hen went ho m e. Cath and co

wen t d isco bu t cam e back later o n . Catherin e at a disco ! She m u st t hin k

to m o rrows th e last day.


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Tu esday, 2 9 t h Ju n e 1976

Played Llo ydy at t enn is o n college for 50 p and I lo st. D id oi l paint ing fo r

abo ut 3 ho urs. Stayed in f o r rest o f afterno o n. A nt ho ny said Sut ch said

Cath is goin g ou t wit h so m eon e, and I k no w it s no t t hat lad last n ight,

she to ld him th at o n T hu rsday he said. N eil cam e at n ight went o n Rec. I

cam e in and t hen h ad a bath .


W ent nans got locked ou t, she was in t o wn wen t in next do o rs, H arrys.W ent work in af terno on , worked hard bor ing day . W alked hom e. W ent

playing cricket at night with H o ward and Bren.

Thu rsday, 1st July 1976

W ent N ans then To wn H al l with plans then caf then work at 11.30 , served

34 people f inished at 6 pm . Sho uld have f inished at 3pm bu t m y watch

sto pped. M um and dad went o ut a t n ight . N e il M or t seen m e then, m eand h im went m y ho use.

Frid ay , 2 n d July 1976

W as o i l pain t ing in garden in m orn ing . W ent G oo d Com panio ns with

m um at 2 pm , nan and grandad was in , had 4 pint s. W ent t o sleep when I

got ho m e. Stayed in al l day.

Sat u rd ay , 3rd July 1976

W ent work al l day , qu i te bor ing , got paid 10 .40 . N ever went ou t a t

night . Sti l l fancy the Iro n M aiden.


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Sunday, 4 t h July 1976

Grandad cam e in m o rning. W as oi l paint ing a ll day go t sun burn t . H ad a

bath, went M oo res then went Leisure Centre. Q uite a lot there, that g ir l

last Satu rday was there. W alked ho m e on m y o wn. M um and dad went ou t

at n ight .

M on day , 5 t h July 1976

W ent schoo l th is m orn ing to sor t m y 6 t h year t im etab le ou t . Cam e hom ein af terno o n. N ever saw Cath at a ll to day. D id paint in g in af terno on and a

b i t at n ight . N ever went ou t a t n ight .

Tu esday, 6 t h July 1976

W ent scho o l in m orn ing, Cath wasnt in . H ad haircut in af terno on sho rt

back and sides. Co m e ho m e did a bit o f paint ing, did Barnes A venue

papers. Saw Cat herin es car, big t hrill, she d o esn t have a paper t ho u gh.

W edn esday, 7 t h July 1976

W ent wo rk n ine t i l l half f ive, very bo ring and k nackering day. Bev cam e in

th at was th e best part o f th e day. I had so m eon e to talk to bu t she went

again at 2 .30 pm . W alked hom e dropped in at n ans. N ever went ou t a t

night .

Thu rsday, 8 t h July 1976

W ent scho o l for m o st o f th e day. Catherine wasnt th ere bu t her sister

was. I wo nder where she is. D id a bit o f o i l paint ing at n ight. N ever went

ou t at n ight .


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Frid ay , 9t h July 1976

W ent wo rk nine t i l l o ne, go t paid 12 .10 . Did Guardians in af terno o n.

St ayed in did a bit o f oi l paint ing at night . I t was o ne m o nt h ago to day

th at C ath erine went o ut with m e. Sti l l very fo nd o f her, lovesick, don t feel

l ike do ing t hin gs t hat I n o rm ally l ike do ing. Shes a kil ler.

Sat u rd ay , 10 t h July 1976

W ent work al l day very bo r ing. She never asked m e t o com e in n ext week.

Com e hom e on bus. N ever went ou t a t n ight . V ery bor ing day .

Su n day , 11t h July 1976

D id oi l paint ing in m o rnin g. Played cricket in afterno o n. N eil said

Cather ine is i ll . W ent Leisure Cent re at n ight very bo r ing. M um and dad

went o u t a t n igh t to o .

M o n day, 12t h

July 1976N ever went scho ol t o day. W ent to wn got so m e pant s and a Beach Boy s

L.P. Stayed in in aftern o o n. W ent disco at night . Catherine wasnt th ere .

Jo ann e said Cat herine d o esn t kn o w wh at a lad is.

Tuesday, 13t h July 1976

W ent scho ol in m o rning. Teacher said I d idn t have to co m e in anym o re. I

was dead sick. Co m e ho m e at 9.30 am . Saw Cat hy at scho o l. Played cricket

al l afterno o n and n ight. Been th ink ing o f her al l day, G O D w hen is i t al l

gun n a en d, when is she gu nn a leave m e in peace.


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W edn esday, 14 t h July 1976

St ayed in all day o il paint ing o n and o ff. I asked Bon es had he seen

Cath erine lately at scho o l, he said A n t ho n y w as t alkin g t o her, she said,

W heres G ary?,and she st il l likes m e a bit , do n t k n o w whet her it s t ru e.

I ve been t hink ing abo ut her al l day. Sti l l m adly infatu at ed on her.

Th u rsday, 15 t h July 1976

W as oi l paint ing m o st o f t he day, t h inking o f Catherine a lo t al l day. Theyused to walk past o ur ho use on e t im e no w they do nt . G un na try and

fancy t his girl cal led M ary fro m no w o n it sho uld be easier than Catherine

in m o re ways th at o ne. O H it wasnt tru e by t he way what Bon es said co z

A nt ho ny said i t wasnt th is m o rning.

Friday, 16 t h July 1976

Did so m e oi l paint ing in m orn ing a and G uardians. H o ward cam e inaftern o o n , played loads o f reco rds. W ent playing cricket at n ight. H o ward,

Bren and I wen t in Bernies t i l l abo ut 11.4 0 pm .

Sat u rd ay , 17 t h July 1976

W ent work al l day. W ent l ibrary at d inner , go t a record and three paint

brushes. W alked hom e watched t he o pening o f t he O lym pic Gam es at

night. Budge said he saw Sutchy and a blonde haired girl outside the shop,

co uld have been Cathy .


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Su n day , 18 t h July 1976

O i l pain t ing in m orn ing . W alked nans went in G oo d Com panion s where

th ey was fo r abo ut 5 m inu tes. H ad a bath . N eil and Barry cam e, they said

Sut chys got an infectio n she cant co m e ou t fo r 6 weeks1, that put s

yesterday in dou bt . M um and dad went ou t a t n ight .

M o n day, 19 t h July 1976

W ent nans in m orn ing went t own wi th grandad. M um never went wo rk .O i l paint in g al l af terno on and a bit at n ight . N ever went o ut at n ight .

Tu esday, 2 0 t h July 1976

O il paint ing al l m o rnin g, playin g reco rds al l aftern o o n. Swapped so m e

reco rds with Spinksy. N ever went o ut at night . St i l l fancy Cathy .

W edn esday, 2 1st

July 1976W ent n ans in m orn ing . Cam e hom e at d inner t im e, d id a b i t o f o i l

paint in g in ear ly af terno on . H ad a bath at n ight . N ever went o ut .

Thu rsday, 2 2 n d July 1976

Did a bi t o f o i l paint in g in m o rning, l istened t o reco rds in af terno o n.

Boring day stayed in at n ight . M um and dad went o ut .

Friday, 2 3rd July 1976

M um been in bed al l day with headache. Saw Cathy with her m um and

sister up Padgat e Lane. Paint ing a bit in m o rnin g and afterno o n. N ever



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Sat u rd ay , 2 4 t h July 1976

W ent wo rk al l day . Go t a rise 4 .0 0 , but f in ished at 5 .30 pm . D id a b i t o f

painting at night.

Su n day, 2 5 t h July 1976

Did so m e paint ing in m orn ing watching t e le in af ternoo n. To o k Patch

nans in car. W atched tele at night .

M o n d ay , 2 6 t h July 1976

M um and dad went o n ho l iday I m l iv ing at m y nans t i l l Thursday. W ent

nans at 9 am . Too k m y paint in g to Do lcis, they tho ught i t was beaut i ful ,

bo ught so m e sho es to o . Stayed at n ans

the personal diary of a lovesick teenager in 1976

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