Tribute to Ted Hughes' teacher to be held soon in Mexborough

A TRIBUTE to the teacher who inspired poet Ted Hughes will be held later this month.
By Antony Clay
Published 6th Apr 2018, 15:15 BST
Updated 6th Apr 2018, 15:56 BST
John Fisher is 4th from right, front ro, in this picture from 1953John Fisher is 4th from right, front ro, in this picture from 1953
John Fisher is 4th from right, front ro, in this picture from 1953

The event — called He Could Teach Me Anything — will honour former Mexborough Grammar School teacher John Fisher who taught the future Poet Laureate.

The Ted Hughes Project (South Yorkshire) is holding the event on Tuesday, April 24, at St John the Baptist Church on Church Street in Mexborough from 7pm. Doors open from 6.30pm.

The event will be free to attend.

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    Dr Steve Ely, director of The Ted Hughes Network, launched a request for people’s memories of the popular teacher recently and people are encouraged to take along their own Fisher-related stories and photographs on the night.

    Mr Fisher taught at the Grammar School from 1937 to 1973 and had such an impact on Hughes that he kept in touch with him throughout his life.

    When Mr Fisher became ill with terminal cancer in 1979 Hughes visited him almost every weekend and composed and read a moving eulogy for him at his funeral at Mexborough St John the Baptist Church.

    Places can be reserved at the event by visiting https://tinyurl.com/yba83mlo or emailing [email protected]. People can also just turn up.

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