History Part 1

Part 1. In the 90’s I was involved with the greatest youth organization in the
world, the Ocean Youth Club, now renamed Ocean Youth Trust. We had twelve 72 ft.
ketches that each took eighteen to sea. We took 3000 youth starting at 12 years
of age every year. A small group of friends and I made Bury, 45 miles away from
the sea, the no.1 club in the
So how did I get involved with Henry Wood and
Henry Wood was born in 1603 at Brookhouse Farm which still stands today. The Woods were farmers. He became head of the family very early. He was educated by the head churchman of Bury, Hugh Watmore, who also educated another youth, a certain Henry Dunster, who we will come to later in the story. Melvin, Roy, and Gavin at Henry Wood’s
birthplace Roy, Nancy and Gavin with the commemorative
plaque at the Henry Wood birthplace
During the English Civil War, Henry and his son John fought against King
Charles 1. Henry’s near neighbours, the Greenhalches of Brandlesholme Hall,
fought for the king. King Charles was defeated, losing his head at Westminster
London. Cromwell became the Lord Protector of
Cromwell’s reign was short and Charles 2 came to the throne. The Quakers were told to conform to the Church of England, but they did not. Henry Wood, being at the forefront of disobedience, was fined, losing his cattle one by one. He spent many years in prison. At that time William Penn was building
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