Betty Holden

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From Keith Holden:
Elizabeth Holden known as Betty, was born 27 July 1913 at Ossett Yorkshire,
She became a school teacher and held many teaching positions in and near Beverley, Yorkshire. Her last teaching post was at Longcroft lower school, in Beverley, Yorkshire, where she taught history, English, remedial work and religious education. Mrs. Huzzard trained at Leeds University, and first took up teaching in Hull in 1935. In 1940 she was evacuated with school children to Etton camp, where she taught until being appointed headmistress of Cherry Burton in 1944. In 1943 she married George Huzzard. Mrs. Huzzard stopped teaching in 1946 when her husband George retired from the army, but she later taught privately on Lord Hotham's estate, at Dalton Holme, teaching his children and Lord Rankeillour's grandchildren, who lived there.
In 1966 she went back into a state school as headmistress at Etton for a term to close the school down when it amalgamated with Cherry Burton. Mrs. Huzzard then did a few relief teaching jobs in the area, and in January 1968 joined the staff of Longcroft for two weeks. Ten years later, she was still there, to conclude a long and happy career. She said that she taught all ages of school children from 5 to 18, but preferred the age group from 11 to 13. Mrs. Huzzard intends to re-write the history of Cherry Burton, which she first completed 25 years ago. She will now have time to update it. In her spare time Betty has been involved with village life and local history. From December 1944 she has been on the Cherry Burton Show committee, including 25 years as secretary, until she resigned in 1977. "I have seen every village show in the last 36 years", she said. In 1944 when she moved into the village, she became a councillor, and was still a member in 1979. Mrs. Huzzard was also a life member of the Beverley Civic Society, and belonged to the friends of Beverley Minster. "My hobbies in the past have been purely the village and local history", she added, "I used to do a lot of drama also".

Betty married George Edward Huzzard on 2 Oct 1943 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. (George Edward Huzzard was born on 20 Jul 1910 in Hasland Derbyshire, England and died on 17 Feb 1967 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England.)