Jack Baxter

Jack was born in 1931 in Morecambe in Lancashire. As a boy he helped his father on the family fishing boat, not starting school until the age of thirteen. After school he went back to his life as a fisherman with his father and brother.

Not Worth it

Here Belinda asks Jack if it was worth going to school.

Fishing with Dad

Here Jack talks to Belinda about leaving school.

My ‘Cycley’

Here Jack remembers cycling to school.

Whack!

Here Jack describes a classmate being given the cane.