anyone out there remember 1964/68

i went 75-79..................

I Remember, went myself 64-68

hi! dunks though your name i don't recall my name is andy martin & was also at hurlfield from 64/68 do you remember mr turton & mr houdmont

OPPS!! Sorry wrong one, went to the Girls. It was late when I read your message,but thats no excuse.

Originally posted by gillmarx
hi! dunks though your name i don't recall my name is andy martin & was also at hurlfield from 64/68 do you remember mr turton & mr houdmont

i was **** scared of mr houdmont......i had the pleasure of his cane twice,i saw in the star that mr turton died 2-3 years ago.

not to worry dunks actually i went out with the caretakers daughter from gils school

hi kirky never felt houdmonts cane but did feel his slap &his punch he tried to run the school as if he were still in the raf he used to be a flight sergeant

wow these bring back memories I remember mr turton and mr houdmont and felt mr turtons cane a few times (shame on me) I was there from 73-77 those were the days.

Went to Hurlfield 72-76. Remember Mr Houdmont (is he still alive?) Mr Turton (RIP) and the art teacher Mr Moxon. Apparently he is now dep head but off with stress. Happy days.

I also remember mr Jenkins who was I think at time the PE teacher or was it science,and mrs swallow (maths), also miss beer (english).

I was there until 76. Best memories were the youth club (playing the pinballs Singalong & Doozie), the swimathon. I got the cane from several inc houdmont, adams & Savage.
I loved mrs Woof (she was a babe) but my fav teacher was mt Edows - she ws lovely. Oh dear we played awful tricks on mrs Griffiths (maths)

went there from easter till august 1957

Anyone out there remember Mick Taylor, Monty he would have left about 1969, his mate was black lad Carl Stevens [Friday] .
He was a bit of a well known character.
In inter school fights between Hulfield and Central Tech . He was with a gang of Hurlfield lads and the saw the tech lads at the Punchbowl he shouted charge and ran towards them but no one followed him and he ran on his own waving a milk crate.
He got a right battering,
It was a shame really cos most of the lads he charged were his mates that he knocked around with.He was out with them that night.

Unfortunately he died about 5 years ago

Any one remember Monty [Mick Taylor]
Must have left about 1968-9

I remember when then were fights between Hurlfield & Central Tech.

Monty led a gang from Hurlfield to the Punchbowl where he tech lads were waiting.
He shouted chage and ran towards them waving a milk crate.
Unfortunately he ran on his own, and got a good hammering.

The strange thing was most of the tech lads were his mates and he went out with them that night even though they'd battered him.
He used to knock about with a black lad carl Stevens {Friday}
Unfortunately Monty died a few years ago

i went to hurlfield school from 1968 to 1970 i was one of the first girls there when it changed over from hurlfield boys to a mixed school and the only girls were the 1st year and 3rd year. i was in the 3rd year but did not like the school cant remember much of it was glad when i left it.

attended hurlfield 61-65, when it was a boys only school, the trophy cabinet in the foyerwas full every year , when it came to sport we wre up there with the best, football rugby, cricket, athletics, cross country, you name it we won it , looking back it was something to be proud of.

Only just joined this forum so hence last response.

Was at Hurlfield from 61 to 66.
Head, Mr Egerton, Deputy Mr Lupton ( 7 foot tall!!) he was followed by silver haired Houdmont, evil sod, there was Jack Crashaw Maths, Peter Hartley English, Peter Jennings Science, Brian Standing Tech Drawing, Stuart Greenhough Geography, Taffy Morgan Scripture he was followed by another guy called Hartley, Bill Machin for PE and Clifford Thorpe for Woodwork.

Anyone else go down to the shopping centre for Egertons cigs?
Used to let you have the change, all 3d of it!!!
Great days.

hi philipb
if you were there at that time youmust know me

Pat, who else was in your class? Remember any names?

Steve Rhodes, Graham Cockings, Trevor Wooley, Steve Coates are a few that spring to mind.

hi phil
know them all, don,t think i have seen any of them since the day i left, how about you

hi phil
do you remember these lads, Mick Donohoe, Kieth Wales, John Hodson, Jack Hague,and Ralph Lyons ( Ralph went on to teach at Hurlfield in the early 70,s

Hi Pat.
Can't say I've seen any of them.
Remember Tassos Severis? Good footballer and drawer.
Believe he's Headmaster in Nottingham now?
When did you leave Pat?

hi phil
yes i remember him very well, he was in my class in the 2nd year. our teacher was mr. kirk.

Mr Kirk?
Was he the midget music teacher? Used to smoke a pipe all the time?

you right phil, i see in one of the other threads you mentioned the oddfellows, was john wilkinson father not the licensee. he was in the same year as myself

Now were getting somewhere.
Oddfellows Inn, landlord was Frank Wilkinson and his wife was Sally. They had 4 sons, the youngest, Steve I used to knock about with a bit and he was in same year as me.
Think one of his brothers had a building firm up Fulwood and another played professional football.
Believe Steve went to work at Kennings after leaving school.

Did you know Brian Taylor at Hurlfield? Used to live on Hampton St (now Manor Oaks Road).

hi phil
sorry i got his name wrong, it was steve. can,t say i know a brian taylor , certainly not in my year.i think most of the lads from the park district went to manor lodge prior to hurlfield

Hi Pat,
OK this one you must know.
Mick Rodgers. Lived on Fretson Road, Manor Estate. Used to knock about with Steve Lomax.
Mick was best man at my wedding.

Manor Lodge, is that Manor Lane Primary? Went there as well.

hi phil
knew steve lomax very well, he was a year younger than me, can,t say the name mick rodgers ring a bell

Pat,
You go to Manor Lane as well?

hi phil
no i didn,t, i went to arbourthorne central, with john hodson, kieth wales, mick donohoe, jack hague, dave drake, stewart bell, trev clements, gordon campbell,jim france, tommy carr, roy gibson, and you still dont know who i am,

Hi Pat

This is gettin' annoying now.
Very annoying!
Tommy Carr? Big heavy kid with fair hair, used to call him Ugh!
Remember Dave Rotherham, fishing daft; David Hebblethwaite, used to dye his hair? Andrew Tucker, reckoned all the girls fancied him? Peter Downing, used to live at top of Norfolk Park?

Sorry, name are starting to flood back, should never have joined this site!!

Last time I was in Sheff bout a year ago, drove past Hurlfield and they'd got a jumble sale on. Went inside and really brought it all back.
Spoke with current head and he reckons it'll be pulled down in next 10years. Looked a bit run down but admit brought a lump to throat.

Do you know if there are ever any reunions held?
Would travel the 450 miles to go to one.

hi phil
you got the wrong person as tommy carr,i know all the other lads though, dave rotherham was the cousin of mick kay,who sadly died many ago. as for reunions i went to one about 20 years ago at josephines. thats the last i know of . but im all for trying to get another one up

If you do or if you hear of one then get it advertised on here.
Would really make the trip.

attended hurlfield 61-65, when it was a boys only school, the trophy cabinet in the foyerwas full every year , when it came to sport we wre up there with the best, football rugby, cricket, athletics, cross country, you name it we won it , looking back it was something to be proud of. hiya patch , i went to hurlfield for a short while about 1964 , i cant remember too much as i wern't there very long , i remember reg lindley , did you know him ? graham wilson ? he lived on gleadless common , kenny kenny ? lived arbourthorne rd , you mention tommy carr would this be the tommy carr off of hartopp black hair, thin ? i think maybe it was , i used to knock about with tommy .

My dad went to that school from 61-65 his last name i broughton.

Hi To Bjshooter Your Dads First Name Was It Philip And Did He Spend Some Time In Australia

i left hurfield girls in 64/65,i remember mrs knott/miss batemore,miss smith and the dreaded mr pickering,dimentia hasnt quite set in yet:hihi:

I went to Hurlfield 1965 to 1970. Egerton was the Head and Houdmont his deputy. Mr Simpson taught English, Mr Savage French and Mr March was a brilliant history teacher. Mr Carr took us for woodwork and Mr Marshall for metalwork... hated metalwork.... don't remember making anything just us lads fencing with red-hot soldering irons and messing around with the lathes and forge.....and being grateful to get out still alive at the eend of the 2 hour lesson!!! When I started we had houses. They were named after admirals... Rodney (Red), Nelson (Green) , Beattie (Blue - mine) and Hanson (yellow)...I think. When I was there it became comprehensive and there were girls in the 3rd year. Anyone remember the lovely Vivienne Maurer? Also one day one of the large curtains in the hall caught fire during an assembly caused by a faulty plug socket that the curtain was draped over. We once had a games teacher called Mr Wolstenholme. He was also a goalie and had played for York City. He went on to play in goal for Enfield in an amateur cup final at Wembly against Skelmersdale United and saved a penalty in the 0-0 draw. There was a big picture of his heroics posted on the notice board inside the main door. Who also remembers the all-night "Swimathon" in the newly built pool that the school enjoyed?

I played rugby there in 1965 for Ecco Grammar - we got mullered 40-0
They built an extension in 1966/67 and I worked there as an apprentice electrician

I remember Hurlfield, left in 1970. Mr Hartley - English and a different Mr Hartley who taught RE. Seem to recollect that Mr March left at the end of our first year, excellent teacher but sadly no more History for the next 4 years. Vaguely remember sleeping on the floor of the Domestic Science rooms during the swimathon.

i went to hurlfield 72-76 . hated every minute of it . did a lot of wagging and got a lot of smacks :hihi:

i went to hurlfield school from 1968 to 1970 i was one of the first girls there when it changed over from hurlfield boys to a mixed school and the only girls were the 1st year and 3rd year. i was in the 3rd year but did not like the school cant remember much of it was glad when i left it.

I was one of the first girls at hurlfield boys as well, joined the 3rd year, left in 71. We weren't always made to feel welcome, especially by Mr Bromby, sports teacher. I enjoyed my time at Hurlfield, during sports opting for tennis so we could go over to the tennis courts and sunbathe, the swimathon, Dave Dee giving us a talk once and the discos. Remember we used to roll our skirts over at the waist to shorten them and had to roll them down for assembly inspection by the girls deputy headmistress (can't remember her name). Remember Carl Stephens well, sat next to him at Prince Edward Junior School.

I was one of the first girls at hurlfield boys as well, joined the 3rd year, left in 71. We weren't always made to feel welcome, especially by Mr Bromby, sports teacher. I enjoyed my time at Hurlfield, during sports opting for tennis so we could go over to the tennis courts and sunbathe, the swimathon, Dave Dee giving us a talk once and the discos. Remember we used to roll our skirts over at the waist to shorten them and had to roll them down for assembly inspection by the girls deputy headmistress (can't remember her name). Remember Carl Stephens well, sat next to him at Prince Edward Junior School.

i do remember turning our skirts over at the waist.
i cant remember the teachers there except mrs brennan who took us for typing ect. i know i didnt like the games teacher he was always coming into the girls toilets and having a go at us. i hated the school

the first year there i think most girls stayed with the ones they had moved over with i had come over from woodthorpe and the ones i came with out of my class there got back to woodthorpe and only me left they would not let me go back said it was full, i wasnt pleased as it was my idea to go back to woodthorpe even though they all moved to city from there

the last year there as i left at 15 wouldnt stay on till i was 16.i was in mrs brennan class and she took us for typing commerce english and maths and in there there were only 3 or 4 lads if i can remember, tommy collins, paul green
somebody lewis cant remmebr his first name

the girls were pauline elgy, carol smith, jackie glaves, sue obrien, carol dungworth, barbara pears, christine topham that i can remember. i think sue and barbara came from prince edwards as they lived close to there

Only just joined this forum so hence last response.

Was at Hurlfield from 61 to 66.
Head, Mr Egerton, Deputy Mr Lupton ( 7 foot tall!!) he was followed by silver haired Houdmont, evil sod, there was Jack Crashaw Maths, Peter Hartley English, Peter Jennings Science, Brian Standing Tech Drawing, Stuart Greenhough Geography, Taffy Morgan Scripture he was followed by another guy called Hartley, Bill Machin for PE and Clifford Thorpe for Woodwork.

Anyone else go down to the shopping centre for Egertons cigs?
Used to let you have the change, all 3d of it!!!
Great days.

I was at Hurlfield from Easter 1960 to Easter 1962 and then left to go to Central Tech.

I clearly remember most of these teachers, but in particular Bill Machin. He was a big bloke and an out & out bully. When I was 13, a few months before I left, we were playing Rugby and he brought me down with a tackle from behind (perfectly legal) and although I weighed about 12 stone he just about knocked me senseless. This was in the early part of the winter. I resolved that, whatever it took, I would cause him grief for that tackle.

Later on that winter, when the ground was rutted and frozen solid, I got my opportunity. He went to run past me with the ball and I set off after him and tackled the b*****d round the ankles. For my trouble I was kicked in the face as he went down and required 7 stitches, but he went down flat on his face and looked as if he had been attacked by a mad slasher with a stanley knife. On the day that I left Hurlfield I told him what the score was and he shook my hand and wished me all the best for the future.

i do remember turning our skirts over at the waist.
i cant remember the teachers there except mrs brennan who took us for typing ect....
Yep, I remember Mrs Brennan, a great teacher, think we all enjoyed her class. I came from Prince Edward and remember Barbara Pears but not Sue. Also remember Christine Topham. Got an old photo of us all at the school. It was Mr Bromby who used to come into the changing rooms whilst us girls were getting changed!

Yep, I remember Mrs Brennan, a great teacher, think we all enjoyed her class. I came from Prince Edward and remember Barbara Pears but not Sue. Also remember Christine Topham. Got an old photo of us all at the school. It was Mr Bromby who used to come into the changing rooms whilst us girls were getting changed!

i used to hang about at school with barbara and sometimes after school. i used to once have a photo of us all at school but have not got it anymore, just one of me in my school uniform.

yes mrs brennan was a great teacher with her being our form teacher we could stay in the classroom at break if we were on computer doing some work
she was the only teacher i liked there.

there was another teacher there think he taught english he was ok used to tell us all that he didnt care if we didnt do home work less for him to mark and it was us that would lose out by it,if we didnt study harder

there used to be another christine in our class but cant rememember her name only that she had an aunt that lived lower arbourthorne and we used to skive off to her house a few times and tell her we were sent by school to call on the older people to see if they needed any help.

Elsewhere on the forum are my recollections of Bill Machin. Can't remember which thread it was under, but it tells how I got my own back on the ratbag.
Will attempt to find it and let you know.

Found it.
If you click on the search and type in bill machin it will bring up the other thread. There's lots of reminiscing on that one as well.

Elsewhere on the forum are my recollections of Bill Machin. Can't remember which thread it was under, but it tells how I got my own back on the ratbag.
Will attempt to find it and let you know.

Just read your other post. Really hilarious mate. It's good to know that I wasn't the only one to exact some form of revenge on that b*****d Machin.

i left in 72 the head then was mr adams music teacher was chatterton any one remember miss ebblethwate ? she had peroxide blonde hair she used to teach r.e but she got married and changed her name .can also remember swimathons whch used to be a good laugh

Blooming heck,

I attended Hurlfield 1968 to 1972 when I left to joing the Navy. I cant remember anything but I left the navy in 1994 and have lived in Sheffield ever since.

I have driven past and even gone into the car park and the school seems to be functioning ok. There have been loads of buildings erected on the old playing fields so I assume that all is well. The old youth club buildings are still there - crikey what a lot of memories.

Anyone remember a sad stumpy git who always attracted trouble????

I look forward to hearing from anyone who can remember me.

Regards

Alan Hill

hi alan
did you start in a year higher than the rest of us ?

Hi cdtiman,

Not sure I understand your question.

I started at age 11 in 1968 and left at age 15 in January 1972.

Does that help? Or have I misunderstood you?

Alan

Hi cdtiman,

Not sure I understand your question.

I started at age 11 in 1968 and left at age 15 in January 1972.

Does that help? Or have I misunderstood you?

Alan

have pm`d you

I went to Hurlfield from 1982 to 1986. I remember Mr Rowson, Mr and Mrs Hartley, Mrs. Rutherford, Mr. Monson, and my favorite teacher Mr. Pollack, taught art, really nice teacher.

Do they ever have any school Reunions for the old Hurlfield student? I love to go if they did. All my family is still located in Sheffield so I do get to travel home every now and then. Michelle

they do have reunions , i have been invited to a few but have been unable to go at the time. look on friends reunited thats where i catch up with everyone.

[QUOTE=roughy101;909871]i left hurfield girls in 64/65,i remember mrs knott/miss batemore,miss smith and the dreaded mr pickering,dimentia hasnt quite set in yet:hihi:[/QU

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I went to Hurlfield school from 72 to 76. My favourite teacher was Meg Jepson the drama teacher. She was great and we always had a laugh in her classes. Me and my mates, John Roberts and Neil Palmer were also in the drama group and we were in some really good productions in our time there. Anyone remember Peer Gynt which i remember was recorded for cable television! wonder if that copy still exists...John is now a professional actor under the name John Elkington and has recently appeared in Coronation Street. There were some good teachers, Mrs Eddowes who was our English teacher was great, good sense of humour which was essential at Hurlfield. Mr Moxon who was a hit with the girls was the art teacher and i believe became headmaster in recent years. Mrs Woofe the home economics teacher was a real babe and i had a secret crush on her!!! Ha! Going red as we speak...All in all it wasnt too bad, managed to keep out of trouble and more happy memories than bad.

Hey JohnJay,

Wow, your recollections brought back a flood of memories for me. I havent been able to remember much but you really forced me back in time lol. My name is Alan Hill and I went to Hurlfield 68 to 72. I had forgotten the coloured houses but yes you are right (except the admiral is Anson not Hanson lol). I remember the 24 hour swimathon. I remember the curtains catching fire.

I played a leading part in 'Toad of Toad Hall' and I remember the drama teach Meg Jepson (had a crush on her).

I remember a crosseyed maths teacher who was quite kind but I cant remember her name. I can tell you some stories which might be interesting over a beer though.

Remember Wolstenholme - I wasnt very sporty at school though.

Get back to me if you have any further recollections.

Regards

Alan Hill

Went between 72 & 76
Did you know that the form you entered was based on the exam from the old school. So if you got all A grades you entered at 2-1 and mostly C 2-5 and E 2-9. They then gave you an education based on this system. So if you were in 2-1 to 2-3 you got the best!
Some of the teachers I remember (not seen the names of yet) are Mr Lancaster who like many teachers was from the army and spent most of the class talking about it and the headmaster P G Adams.
Pupils I remember are Mark Claypole, Steven Wragg, the two Northcliffe brothers, John Barber. I was also made a pall of by the tallest lads in the school. They looked 18 at 14! Gary Morton and Karl Schmidt (probably spelt wrong) are their names. And the girls ah!
Bay City Rollers fans were told by the head the tartan scarfs were for wearing outside!
The girls I'll never forget are Gayle Clark, Sharron Transfield, Leslie Hamilton, Susan Nutall and Carol Clark (who's a conducter on the trams now).
DON'T Talk to me about ties. The Head was NUTS about boys wearing ties! It was a nightmare every time you went to gym or swiming, if the dam thing fell apart and you did not know how to tie them (bad pun sorry).

Pupils I remember are Mark Claypole, Steven Wragg, the two Northcliffe brothers, John Barber. I was also made a pall of by the tallest lads in the school. They looked 18 at 14! Gary Morton and Karl Schmidt (probably spelt wrong) are their names.
went to hurlfield the same years as you and remember a lot of the names so you must have been in my year. Went to a reunion a few years ago and Karl Schmidt was there it was great to see the old faces. They had a 'turn' and it was David Verity who was in our year and is playing the clubs now.

went to hurlfield the same years as you and remember a lot of the names so you must have been in my year. Went to a reunion a few years ago and Karl Schmidt was there it was great to see the old faces. They had a 'turn' and it was David Verity who was in our year and is playing the clubs now.

From your previous entries I knew you might respond. So as the classes didn't change what form were you in? I was in 2-5+ etc had the nickname 'ferret', very fruity, and crap at games! Went to Prince Edward with Smith and Nix as well!
Never found out about any reuions.

Think i was in 2-7 etc..so it doesnt say a lot for me according to your previous post re streaming classes. Do remember schools like Whitby Road in Darnall being at Hurlfield a year before us in Prince Edwards and a lot of them were in the first few classes. Mark Claypole, Bill Young, David Verity and Neil Palmer were in our class along with Jackie Thomas, Linda Plews, Pamela Gregory, Elaine Winter and Wendy Clarke of the girls.

Dont remember that nickname of yours although i have got to know you if you knew Bill and Rich.

Dont know if they still do the reunions, found out about them on friends reunited, some great old names on there!!

Just trying to think who you could be? Len? You are not another Neil? Does GA for me ring your bells?
We would have bump into one another in the early years, but then they did options if you remember and that tended to split up us a lot.
Mark used to do a great muttly laugh of Wacky Races. Do you remember Christopher Plummer trying to do cookery class with the girls, was he serious about being a chef or just trying to get with the girls. And there was one girl who wanted to do woodwork. The teachers were fumming with her!
As for the results I don't think it was fair anyway. Turns out I have a hand speed slower than normal. That's why I could never catch balls at sporting things! I could have been in 2-3 if they didn't time the exam! Glad I wasn't they gave you enough homework in any case.

Hi again hillbilly i left in 72 can anyone else (apart from hillbilly )remember `digger davis` ? there must be someone else on here that left in the same year :hihi:

i think when i first went to hurlfield in 1972 i was in mr robsons class he was the music teacher the after the first year i stayed with mr crebor . i can remember miss Jepson , Miss woolfe mr hartley mrs smith mr houdmont mr moxon i will have to dig my school reports out to see who else is on there. i hated school so much i,m surprised i could remember that lot . ......

Hi again hillbilly i left in 72 can anyone else (apart from hillbilly )remember `digger davis` ? there must be someone else on here that left in the same year :hihi:

I seem to remember digger - was he a smallish black kid who was good at playing football. His dad was a tailor and his uniform was appropriately fitted.

Alan Hill

i think when i first went to hurlfield in 1972 i was in mr robsons class he was the music teacher the after the first year i stayed with mr crebor . i can remember miss Jepson , Miss woolfe mr hartley mrs smith mr houdmont mr moxon i will have to dig my school reports out to see who else is on there. i hated school so much i,m surprised i could remember that lot . ......

You must have gone the same time as Len and me. What form where you in? What made it horrible for me it was sport and some really vicious bullies!

This Meg Jepson you're talking about still does the drama thing.. well she did when I was at school about 6 years ago and I'm sure I still see her in the Star from time to time

Hi again hillbilly i left in 72 can anyone else (apart from hillbilly )remember `digger davis` ? there must be someone else on here that left in the same year :hihi:

Clive Davis, yeah i remember him his dad was also a bus driver if i remember right. yep i left in 72. Dont know if anyone will remember me kept myself to myself for the most part, my name is Kevin Hadden, some of the other names i can remember apart from Alan Hill are, Joy Haddon (no relation different spelling) Hyasynth Mitchell (sp) Pete Stonehouse, a girl named Morley cant remember her first name we used to call her spiderlegs. Ill see if i can think of anyone else. I hated football and tennis, I played rugby for the school and Basketball (Hurlfield Globetrotters)lol.
Anyway as i said ill put me thinking cap on and see if i can come up with any more names. Take care.

Big Kev:lol:

hi big k .the girls name was lynn moorley can you remember `crack ` Mclennon i think that was his name ?

hiya cdtiman yeah lynn thats it, no i dont recall "crack" there was a lad who`s dad had a pub on the norfolk park estate i think he was Scottish might be the same lad !!.
Another girl i seem to remember was called Kim but again dont know her surname either, and i cant think of the name of the lad she went out with he was in our class too.
I cant remember much about school cos i hated every minute of it,so i just did what i had to do and got out as quick as possible.

sent you a p.m

the pub was the felbrigg ? now youve got me thinking i carnt remember his name :confused: :help:

You must have gone the same time as Len and me. What form where you in? What made it horrible for me it was sport and some really vicious bullies!

i cant remember the form number but i was not a mixer , i kept myself to myself as i hated every minute of school. i'm going to try to find my old reports to see what form i was in. i was bullied out of school on my way home every night so i know how you feel shakespear.

Lennonman.
The memories came flooding back when I knew your name. Sorry, but the nickname for a well known brand of dog food came flooding into the grey matter. A lot of my friends came from your class. Wasn't Raymond Connelly in it. And there was a Julie Moxon, who lived near me, before the boot houses were demolished (the ones below Prince Ed. School). Julie went to live at Handsworth (she was married to somebody called Spencer). Steven Wragg too was in it or was he? He was Claypole's cuz and he married Marie Wood. They dated at school and a few years later (after leaving) married. I think they are now divorced. Sadly Raymond and his elder brother Steven are no longer with us I understand and it seems they both died from incidents with knives.

Michael Mckevitt whose dad had the pub, Manor Castle then moved to Eckington.
Teachers remembered.
Mr Simcox - Biology
Mr Ring - Science
Mr Godbehere - Pyschics
Sport, Mr Dalton, Mr Tomkins, Mrs Matthews, Mr Moxon, Mr Bromby, Mr Naylor, , Mr Radford.
Mr Battams & Mr Evans - Art
Mr Peter Hartley, Mr Croft, Mrs Eddowes - English
Mr Eric Hartley - R.E.
Mr Ward, Mr Greenhough - History.
Mr Carr, Mr Robinson, Mr Beavers, Mr Dunford - Woodwork & metalwork
Miss Jepson - Drama
Mr Chatterton - Music
Mr Savage, Mrs Bush, Mr Peppal - French
Mr Jennings, Mr Pringle -Science
Headmaster Mr Adams, deputy's Mrs Green, Mr Houdmont.
Mr Turton & Mr Houdmont - Miss Kelly, later to become Mrs Standing, married Brian Standing who ran youth club - Maths
Library - Mr White
Lab tech. - Steve Richardson
Mrs Butler - Cooking

'Digger' Clive Davis used to live on City Road, just below Keith & Gloria's wine shop.

got old books and reports somewhere, will post more names when I find them.

Does anyone remember the outdoor pursuits centre ?, Brownhead Farm near Pickering on the North Yorkshire moors. Think we had a few sponsered swims to raise money for it. Went a couple of times, no proper toilets, only an old style porto loo, remember we had to take it in turns to empty it, dig a hole in the ground and empty its contents into it.
Think the school has since sold this farm, does anyone know?

Michael Mckevitt whose dad had the pub, Manor Castle then moved to Eckington.
Teachers remembered.
Mr Simcox - Biology
Mr Ring - Science
Mr Godbehere - Pyschics
Sport, Mr Dalton, Mr Tomkins, Mrs Matthews, Mr Moxon, Mr Bromby, Mr Naylor, , Mr Radford.
Mr Battams & Mr Evans - Art
Mr Peter Hartley, Mr Croft, Mrs Eddowes - English
Mr Eric Hartley - R.E.
Mr Ward, Mr Greenhough - History.
Mr Carr, Mr Robinson, Mr Beavers, Mr Dunford - Woodwork & metalwork
Miss Jepson - Drama
Mr Chatterton - Music
Mr Savage, Mrs Bush, Mr Peppal - French
Mr Jennings, Mr Pringle -Science
Headmaster Mr Adams, deputy's Mrs Green, Mr Houdmont.
Mr Turton & Mr Houdmont - Miss Kelly, later to become Mrs Standing, married Brian Standing who ran youth club - Maths
Library - Mr White
Lab tech. - Steve Richardson
Mrs Butler - Cooking

'Digger' Clive Davis used to live on City Road, just below Keith & Gloria's wine shop.

got old books and reports somewhere, will post more names when I find them.

Remember the Woodwork teacher Robinson! Still got a bedside cabinet I made in the class. Naylor or Dalton (can't think which) was my form teacher after Mr Lancaster. We were in library for registration best seats in the place. Mr Radford was head of our year I really liked him. Best bloke in the school.
Anyone remember the East Wing roof coming off in a gales and landing in Gleadless somewhere. Also the fights with Ashliegh that seem to occur at the end of terms.

great teacher memories escort1 how the hell do you remember all those?

Anyway Shakespere about the dogfood...must admit i have to laugh everytime i see it in the supermarket its me int it!!

Do remember Wraggy but think his name is Terry, he was a right character very funny lad, did see him with Marie a few years ago. Do remember both Connelly's as well, was a real shock to hear about them. Also Julie Moxon rings a bell though i dont think i knew her that well. Robert Horton, Barry Fearn, Kevin Bloodworth, Andy Booth, Tony Lowe, all manor lads if i remember.

You are still keeping me in suspenders with your name arent you mate, still cant place you.

anyway keep the memories coming

Sent you a private message on the name.
You are right about Terry's name! Ray and Steven sorry to shock you. I think one of them was killed by their father. Steven once showed me the scars from previous fights he had with sharp points. Marie's mum is still on the Manor she's in that last Boot House waiting for a house to move into! Nearly four years now since demolition started.
Robert Horton gave me a big hug last time I saw him. I think he said he had been married about 3 or 4 times!
Did you leave in the easter or summer? I left summer and I remember what was left of us in the youth club and being told to get off the grounds fast or be put on detention as they teachers had got wind of a fight with Ashliegh! Marvelous parting words!!

hi escort1 what year did you leave ? carnt you remember the R-E thecher miss ebblethwaite
how about you skeggy

only went the once that was enough:loopy:
see below

Does anyone remember the outdoor pursuits centre ?, Brownhead Farm near Pickering on the North Yorkshire moors. Think we had a few sponsered swims to raise money for it. Went a couple of times, no proper toilets, only an old style porto loo, remember we had to take it in turns to empty it, dig a hole in the ground and empty its contents into it.
Think the school has since sold this farm, does anyone know?

only went once that was enough

No i can`t remember her, strange really thats the only subject i can remember getting an A in lol. I can recall the feeling of Daltons massive slipper all to well :wow: lol, Meg Jepson:love: now i can remember her, Its odd how you can only remember the good stuff innit, i don`t even remember what class i was in or who the form teacher was.

she had peroxide hair and loads of make up shurley some one else can remember her ?

Can remember the teachers names, but not the year I left!, think it was 72 or 73.

Yes, remember Miss Hebblethwaite for RE, used to make us listern to LP - Jesus Christ Superstar.

had many sleepless teenage nights thinking about mrs woofe.....

The science classes were great. They had lots of big microscopes brillant. Paul Hodgkiss or Mason was a bit mucky. So the biology teacher got him to put his hand in some agar in a dish. Then she checked around to see who had the cleanest (Me!) and I did the same. Sealed the lids and a week later about Paul's was full of gung and mine had 1 tiny spot!
I loved the fillms they used to show aswell on the Bell & Howell 16mm projecters. There was one about water, looked like it was made by Disney. It had two cartoon atoms in the same style as 'Mr DNA' in Jurassic Park. They sang a song:
'If you take two atoms of Hydrogen and one atom of Oxygen, what do you get? Terriably wet!'
And then there was Mr Turton's pride and Joy the latest video recorder and big colour TV. The video was huge! It even had a timer like on an electric cooker! Philips I think it was.

Yes, remember Miss Hebblethwaite for RE, used to make us listern to LP - Jesus Christ Superstar.

shows how good english was forgot to use my h in the spelling never had the j/christ bit .it wouldnt be that good cus it would be vynl ?or cassette with no surround sound :hihi:
ok forgot to read above (it was an LP whatever that is:hihi:)

L.P., long playing record! The record player was a brown wooden box containing a turntable and a small speaker in the lid. No stereo or surround sound in those days, the cassette had just come out and the C.D. was still a long way off.

hey escort1 can yopu remember a physics theacher called miss hanson ?

Yes, she got married and became Mrs ?
Also remembered ;
Needlework - Miss Pearson
Welfare officer (went to you house if you were wagging it!), Mr Muscroft.

come on then Mrs who:help: also in my year were david renolds 1 and david renolds 2 any one else in the same year ?

Remember both David Reynolds and;
Dennis Hague
Mick Clark & Susan Stubbs (who got married)
Rodney Cottam
Glen Byrne
Ian Parkin
Tony Lindley
Pat Stokes
Ann Stones
Philip Hibbert
Neil Sissons
Karen Cotton

what about the pantin twins nev & brian ,sheena baker ?

Remember twins, not Sheena.
Also Philip Harding (delivered something to our house a couple of years ago)
Lynn Flecther, heard she's in a wheelchair now, hope she's going on alright.
Beverley Evans.

also sorry to hear about lynn do you rember spanner & sam briggs ?

no, sorry don't remember either of them.
Funny, been to Mrytle (Hurlfield to us ) tonight to drop my daughter off for swimming ( it was then I remembered 2 more names) Mr Foreman , swimming instructer and Carl, pool attendent)was telling her its going on for 35 years since I left. New sports hall adjoining pool since I was last there and plenty of building work going on.

your turn to come up with some more names from what might be the same year (what year did you leave ? )

left 1972, started when school changed from Hurlfield Boys to Hurlfield Comprehensive and became a mixed school for the first time and we were the first kids to use all the brand new stuff in the tower block. Brand new bunsen burners and test tubes!

thats the same year as me then i still go to the sports hall part of the baths every week all the building work is the new school but it looks more like they are trying to keep them out rather than let them in ? what about shawn `baz ` morris ?

yes, looks abit like Alcatraz with all the fencing up!, no don't remember Shaun.

yes, looks abit like Alcatraz with all the fencing up!, no don't remember Shaun.

Apperently it's even worse on the inside! I was speaking to a woman who was going to send her kid there and she was bragging about how they locked outside doors, after the bell and gave all the kids contracts to sign and if they broke rules, such as talking in class, could be expelled! She thought it was wonderfull. Sounds like a Day Jail for kids to me!

the old gray matter has been working overtime today!, Miss hanson became Mrs Wildsmith.

didnt get much sleep cus of that :hihi:

I was there three years I think it was -- left in 1967 - posted a pic on friends reunited - but only got one reply !! I remember Mr Greenough but he took us for geography -- remember Mr Turton, and the head at the time was, I think, Mr Egerton -- can't remember the deputy but seem to recall he was ex army with some kind of plate on his chest that he used to beat on !! Had a real good mate called Mick Wheatley, but not been in touch since my early 20's -- OOPS

I was there three years I think it was -- left in 1967 - posted a pic on friends reunited - but only got one reply !! I remember Mr Greenough but he took us for geography -- remember Mr Turton, and the head at the time was, I think, Mr Egerton -- can't remember the deputy but seem to recall he was ex army with some kind of plate on his chest that he used to beat on !! Had a real good mate called Mick Wheatley, but not been in touch since my early 20's -- OOPS

Hi BigDaveC, remember those. I left in 66. Deputy was called Houdmont, mass of gray hair, liked to shout a lot. Remember Bill machin for PE? Evil sod, Brian standing Technical drawing? Peter Jennings science?
Remember any names that were in your class?

Hi Phil -- Just a few I can rmember -- Tony Horsefield - Steve Purcell - Paul Maw - Rob Lancaster - Stewart ? Wragg (I think) -- Mick Wheatley I've mentioned -- Seem to recall a Stevenson and a Thacker too in amongst there !!

hey escort what aboput p.slingsby then ?

I was there three years I think it was -- left in 1967 - posted a pic on friends reunited - but only got one reply !! I remember Mr Greenough but he took us for geography -- remember Mr Turton, and the head at the time was, I think, Mr Egerton -- can't remember the deputy but seem to recall he was ex army with some kind of plate on his chest that he used to beat on !! Had a real good mate called Mick Wheatley, but not been in touch since my early 20's -- OOPS

Was Mr Lancaster there when you went? Do any other pre 1973 leavers remember him?

Hi BigDaveC, remember those. I left in 66. Deputy was called Houdmont, mass of gray hair, liked to shout a lot. Remember Bill machin for PE? Evil sod, Brian standing Technical drawing? Peter Jennings science?
Remember any names that were in your class?

I remember Mr Houdmont walking down the corridor with his arm out and hand made into a fist and if we weren't on the correct side we got knocked out of the way. He was still there when I left in 71. He was tough but well liked.

Hi Phil -- Just a few I can rmember -- Tony Horsefield - Steve Purcell - Paul Maw - Rob Lancaster - Stewart ? Wragg (I think) -- Mick Wheatley I've mentioned -- Seem to recall a Stevenson and a Thacker too in amongst there !!

Name Brian Taylor ring a bell?

Hi Just wondering if anyone can remember Michael Joel (Mick). We are having a 60th Birthday Party for him on the 26th September and it would be good to find some of his old school pals or anyone from that area who knew him.

If you knew him let me know please.

Ang

Does anyone rememebr Mr Houdmount, has anyone ever found out who stole his inhaler?

Seven of the most miserable years of my young life! Appalling conditions and poor building maintenance, twice my books got wet because the window frames leaked.

However, saying that, there was some sunshine………..the girls lovely gorgeous girls, Karen Stead…….. Andrea Yeardley and the most beautiful Lesley Hamilton:love:. Three of the most stunning girls/women I have ever had the pleasure to share space with, (Only in the queue for lunch of course and when I was 14)!

Anyone remember those three beauties?

Good days…….hmmm not sure, tough days, yup that’s for sure, I had to run the gauntlet every night and lunchtime from the low-life’s of Ashley:loopy:.

I think there is some confusion about the school(s). Hurlfield Secondary Modern (girls school) became a mixed school about 1970ish and became Ashleigh Comp. Hurlfied Boys mixed and kept the name Hurlfield. This is how I remember it anyway. I started at Hurlfield Girls school in 1967 and left Ashleigh as it was called then in 1972.
I think Hurlfield Girls mixed with City Tech but know we had two buildings after that which were the upper and lower schools. I remember the head teacher when I started was called Mrs Notts. I remember two of my form teachers were Miss Barnett, Mr Pickering, and I remember Mrs Wingrove who I think later became the headteacher.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I think there is some confusion about the school(s). Hurlfield Secondary Modern (girls school) became a mixed school about 1970ish and became Ashleigh Comp. Hurlfied Boys mixed and kept the name Hurlfield. This is how I remember it anyway. I started at Hurlfield Girls school in 1967 and left Ashleigh as it was called then in 1972.
I think Hurlfield Girls mixed with City Tech but know we had two buildings after that which were the upper and lower schools. I remember the head teacher when I started was called Mrs Notts. I remember two of my form teachers were Miss Barnett, Mr Pickering, and I remember Mrs Wingrove who I think later became the headteacher.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?

the boys school became hurlfield comprehensive in 1968, there was only 2 years of girls there the first and the 3rd years. i started there that year it changed over

did you go to the new hurlfield comp or the new ashleigh comp?

Hi BigDaveC Me I am like PhilipB ( gday Phil ) left in 66 before the big change they had just started the building works then.The name Stevenson if its the same one his name was Malcome ? lived on Fellbrige rd. What about a Mr Kirk ( Kirky ) the music teacher te little man with the big glasses and smoked a pipe never did teach us music just told us stories. thanks Alan

gday Alan52.
Kirkie? Looked a bit like Salaman Rushdie, all hair and glasses, always wore a green suit as I recall. His room was on the balcony above main entrance.

Hi everyone

I have not posted for quite some time - fancy setting up a few pints so that we can all meet up for an hour or so? Maybe we could meet up at the Punchbowl - that seems appropriate.

Contact me on hillbilly@keme.co.uk and we can arrange something.

Regards

Alan Hill

Hi. Just found forum by default and joined after reading list of names posted by escort1.
Amazing how a list of names can evoke so many memories. Left Hurlfield 1973.

Hi, Forum seems to have stuttered to a stop. If anyone calls in please leave a message. Maybe we can keep it going until a few more join in.

Steve

Come on you people - lets get posting. I am going a bit senile and I cant remember peoples names but surely someone can remember me - Alan Hill a short runt who always had holes in stuff could we were poor mites lol

Sorry Alan, holes are in memory these days. What era were you in? I left 1973Have lots of memories but just can't get them in right order.

Steve Corry

I joined in 1968 and left in January 1972 - aged 15. I think the year after - the earliest a person could leave was aged 16.

Hope this helps

Alan

Hi Alan

You must have been their for a good stint of my time. I think I joined 1968 and left 1973 aged 17. I knocked around with Darryl Claytor and Keith Clark.
I think I knew just about eveybody in my year but alas where are they now!
Didn't think it possible to lose touch with so many people that seemed part of my life for 4/5 years.

Give me some names and I'll see whether the grey cells can picture 'em

Steve

Alan, hi.

I've not got much idea of how to gee a forum up but would giving the past contibutors a nudge help? oh and if someone is searching for Hurlfield would they find this which seems to be down as Hurfield.

Hi blue2856 did you go to Arbourthone before hurlfield ?

Hi cdtiman, Yes I did, you?

i went there 70 71 onwards i remember all those teachers and brownhead farm in pickering i also saw mr turton a few times at his home some 20 years later his car was broke and i had to repair it .
a few ppl i remember annette rodgers mick taylor keith chaterton ron kitchen kevin joel gary joel mick cutts trevor hodson les gooney big kev smith thats it for now tho maybe il remember a few more later.

i went there 70 71 onwards i remember all those teachers and brownhead farm in pickering i also saw mr turton a few times at his home some 20 years later his car was broke and i had to repair it .
a few ppl i remember annette rodgers mick taylor keith chaterton ron kitchen kevin joel gary joel mick cutts trevor hodson les gooney big kev smith thats it for now tho maybe il remember a few more later.

Hey just looking up the old school and saw my name listed here. Does anyone else remember me. I'm now in Australia.

omg les how are u m8 ,where in oz are u ? not seen u for about 40 years.
kev smith

I went to Hurlfield comp in 1970-75. Remember all those names. The school had just allowed girls in, and many of the teachers made it quite clear they weren't happy about that. Mr Godbehere (what a fantastic name!) taught maths. He threw a wooden board rubber at me which hit me on the side of the head - for looking out of the window!! Physics teacher - can't remember his name) called me "dead wood"!! I've got a PhD now!!!!!

I used to fancy Gary Illingworth - captain of the cricket team I think. He was lovely. I wonder what happened to him?

Hi Les

Do you remember me? Used to live near you. I bought your football boots when you left for Australia.

Steve corry

I was at Hurfield 1960-65

“Len” Edgerton was head complete with mortar board and cape, and “Big Bill” Lupton his huge assistant. I remember many of the teachers already mentioned like Taffy Morgan RE, Mr March History, Mr Standing Tech drawing, “Sligo” Kirk music and Stuart Greenhough Geography.

Bill “By Jove lad!” Machin was indeed a frightening prospect when we were younger and he’d need little excuse to crack your backside with his size 12 slipper even in the shower, but the guy who really took the prize as most disliked was a tall beaky nosed guy call Mr Haythorne who taught English. Even putting the wrong date or a too narrow margin would result in the kind of beating you’d expect off the Head for fighting. I think he may have left or at least he didn’t teach me after my second year; either way it was good riddance! :rant:

On the other hand, Peter Jennings Science, and Alan (Amos) Burk Maths, ( “A Burk” on his briefcase ;)) were my inspiration and led me nicely into my career as a computer engineer (back then, they filled whole rooms it's a lot easier now)

Another good memory is the tuck shop. Anyone remember “Potato Puffs”? I don’t think that I’ve ever seen them since I left Hurlfield. They were fantastic, a bit like the bubbles you sometimes get on crisps only far bigger so they’d pop in you mouth. Don’t know why they stopped making them, I worked in the tuck shop a few times in the 5th year and they sold out as fast as we could order them.

Ah the memories! :)

I was at Hurfield 1960-65

“Len” Edgerton was head complete with mortar board and cape, and “Big Bill” Lupton his huge assistant. I remember many of the teachers already mentioned like Taffy Morgan RE, Mr March History, Mr Standing Tech drawing, “Sligo” Kirk music and Stuart Greenhough Geography.

Bill “By Jove lad!” Machin was indeed a frightening prospect when we were younger and he’d need little excuse to crack your backside with his size 12 slipper even in the shower, but the guy who really took the prize as most disliked was a tall beaky nosed guy call Mr Haythorne who taught English. Even putting the wrong date or a too narrow margin would result in the kind of beating you’d expect off the Head for fighting. I think he may have left or at least he didn’t teach me after my second year; either way it was good riddance! :rant:

On the other hand, Peter Jennings Science, and Alan (Amos) Burk Maths, ( “A Burk” on his briefcase ;)) were my inspiration and led me nicely into my career as a computer engineer (back then, they filled whole rooms it's a lot easier now)

Another good memory is the tuck shop. Anyone remember “Potato Puffs”? I don’t think that I’ve ever seen them since I left Hurlfield. They were fantastic, a bit like the bubbles you sometimes get on crisps only far bigger so they’d pop in you mouth. Don’t know why they stopped making them, I worked in the tuck shop a few times in the 5th year and they sold out as fast as we could order them.

Ah the memories! :)

Hi
I left in '62 at 15. English was one of my best subjects so didn't have any problems with Haythorne but I saw others having 'issues' with him. I was B stream and used to envy E stream who were allowed to play 'pirates' in the gym, we had Machin, the miserable old git, who used to make use do endless circuits until we were totally exhausted. No time for any fun or even a smidgen of enjoyment and if you didn't run for a taste of slipper he would make you go back and run to him. I must say in his defence that he showed endless patience with a very timid lad in our class who didn't have any co-ordination or confidence to do anything but tried his very best all the same, I think Machin didn't like anyone not doing their best.

Yes I remember Potato Puffs and also Wagon Wheels. Healthy eating?

Oh yes, he's still most certainly alive! He'll turn 90 in March 2010.

steve corry didnt you have a sister anne i think you used to live just down the road from me and my bro kev and ray smith ?

Oh yes, he's still most certainly alive! He'll turn 90 in March 2010.



if you are "the" mr houdmont can i just say that if we still had teachers in todays schools like yourself the youth of today wouldn't be what they are, i felt your cane on a few occassions and it taught me to behave mi sen.

I think there is some confusion about the school(s). Hurlfield Secondary Modern (girls school) became a mixed school about 1970ish and became Ashleigh Comp. Hurlfied Boys mixed and kept the name Hurlfield. This is how I remember it anyway. I started at Hurlfield Girls school in 1967 and left Ashleigh as it was called then in 1972.
I think Hurlfield Girls mixed with City Tech but know we had two buildings after that which were the upper and lower schools. I remember the head teacher when I started was called Mrs Notts. I remember two of my form teachers were Miss Barnett, Mr Pickering, and I remember Mrs Wingrove who I think later became the headteacher.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?

You were right to point out the scope for confusion!

In the summer of 1968 I left Central Technical School (on Gleadless Road), which was a boys' school. It re-opened having become co-ed in September 1968 as “Ashleigh Comprehensive – Upper School”. Some time later I think it became part of Myrtle Springs School and was perhaps known for a time towards its end as “Myrtle Springs School – Gleadless Road Site” (or something like that). You wouldn’t know when that particular building was demolished, would you?

At the same time (September 1968) I believe Hurlfield Girls School re-opened, also having become co-ed, as “Ashleigh Comprehensive – Lower School”. It was demolished in 1988 if my information is correct.

I am reasonably sure that my old head teacher (Mr Fyfe) became overall head of Ashleigh Comprehensive - with Mr Walker as head of Lower School (the former Hurlfield Girls School) and Mrs Knott (perhaps) as head of Upper School (the former Central Technical School).

I was at Hurfield 1960-65

“Len” Edgerton was head complete with mortar board and cape, and “Big Bill” Lupton his huge assistant. I remember many of the teachers already mentioned like Taffy Morgan RE, Mr March History, Mr Standing Tech drawing, “Sligo” Kirk music and Stuart Greenhough Geography.

Bill “By Jove lad!” Machin was indeed a frightening prospect when we were younger and he’d need little excuse to crack your backside with his size 12 slipper even in the shower, but the guy who really took the prize as most disliked was a tall beaky nosed guy call Mr Haythorne who taught English. Even putting the wrong date or a too narrow margin would result in the kind of beating you’d expect off the Head for fighting. I think he may have left or at least he didn’t teach me after my second year; either way it was good riddance! :rant:

On the other hand, Peter Jennings Science, and Alan (Amos) Burk Maths, ( “A Burk” on his briefcase ;)) were my inspiration and led me nicely into my career as a computer engineer (back then, they filled whole rooms it's a lot easier now)

Another good memory is the tuck shop. Anyone remember “Potato Puffs”? I don’t think that I’ve ever seen them since I left Hurlfield. They were fantastic, a bit like the bubbles you sometimes get on crisps only far bigger so they’d pop in you mouth. Don’t know why they stopped making them, I worked in the tuck shop a few times in the 5th year and they sold out as fast as we could order them.

Ah the memories! :)

Hi GreyBlade,
Were you in the same class as Steve (Big Sam) Rhodes, Graham Cockings, Andrew Tucker, Trevor (Sheb) Woolley to name but a few?
Remember all the teachers you mention.

Hi GreyBlade,
Were you in the same class as Steve (Big Sam) Rhodes, Graham Cockings, Andrew Tucker, Trevor (Sheb) Woolley to name but a few?
Remember all the teachers you mention.
No PhilipB I don't recall them :confused:.

I sort of drifted between the B and A streams while I was there and so most of my mates came from those classes. The "drift" was down to the fact that I was decent at maths, science and tech drawing, and not really interested in anything else on the curriculum (except football).

In my year, the brightest lad was Tony Harrison a great kid good at everything including football. He was the only one to pass O level History in 1965 and I think he ended up with 8 "O" levels. Tragically, I heard that he got knocked down and killed by a bus not long after leaving school.

Mick Raynes and his mates were the hard lads of our year but although they weren't in my class, I got on ok with them. I still see "Big Jim" Tuckett around at the Lane occasionally although he's now lost much of the weight he was famous for. ;)

Hello. Just joined the forum. I remember lots of the teachers mentioned and was at Hurlfield mid 60's. I think I left in 68. anyone remember me? John (Lammy) Lambert.

was there 62-67
remember the teachers- machin used to open the gym after school for badminton jack crawshaw was our form teacher- turton, marsh, houdmont,
greenhough, godbehere, were teaching there in my time remember worrall
`beerbarrel` milner dave parkin as being in the same class -left term before it remamed hurlfield comp was there when swanny blew himself up in the lab-made afair mess of himself but fortunately survived
name`s lacey