Annual celebration to take place of legendary Melton teacher Fred Parker
The annual celebration of the life of one of the Melton area’s legendary teachers takes place at the end of this month.
Fred Parker passed away in February 2019 aged 72 – he worked at Brownlow Primary School in the town for an astounding 44 years.
He was held in such affection by past pupils that some years ago they set up a special ‘Fred Parker appreciation page’ on Facebook to share their classroom memories of him.
Away from teaching, Fred was a stalwart of Great Dalby Cricket Club, which is once again staging a memorial match for him, on Monday August 31.
It’s the seventh consecutive game in his honour and friends and former school pupils are invited to enjoy the occasion with club members and villagers. It starts at 1pm.
Bob Child, of Great Dalby Cricket Club, said: “Fred was a teacher by day at Brownlow Primary School but also had a life-long association with the club, as well as being a stalwart in the Leicestershire cricket community and he was a well-liked person.
“A team selected from some of the local clubs will play a Great Dalby XI over 30 overs.”
Fred was born at Church Farm in Great Dalby and lived his whole life in the village.
He taught at Brownlow from 1969 to 2013 and took a brass music class after retiring.
There will also be refreshments, a barbecue and a raffle at the memorial match. Parking will be available in the field off Top End, opposite the primary school.