"I belong here" - tribute to headteacher who devoted her life to the children of Oldham
Mavis Clegg, 92, former headteacher at Eustace Street School and Glodwick Infants School in Oldham during the 1970s and 1980s, has died. A Clarksfield School and Hulme Grammar School for Girls alumna, she trained in Scarborough and began teaching at Alt Primary, Alexandra Infants and Fitton Hill Infants. Clegg refused suburban posts, stating "I belong here," and mentored numerous staff who became headteachers. Beyond school, she co-ran Christ Church Glodwick youth club with husband Brian, chaired governors at Hey with Zion and Littlemoor schools, volunteered at Royal Oldham Hospital, and supported Oldham Athletic at Wembley twice. Cllr Shaid Mushtaq praised her lifelong dedication to local children.