We see what life was like there in the early 1970s and then fast-forward to classroom activities earlier this century.
1. Pupils with hamster and gerbals school pets at Bickershaw CE Primary School in 1971
. Photo: Frank Orrell
2. Bickershaw CE Primary School pupils work with artists Kenneth and Jane Blackburn on a local history art project backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund
. Photo: Nick Fairhurst
3. Second year infants with paintings at Bickershaw CE Primary School
. Photo: Frank Orrell
4. Pupils from Mrs Rowlanson's reception class at Bickershaw CE Primary in 2014
. Photo: MA
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