I was in Mr Wardle's year does anyone remember him ?
Maybe someone out there was in the same year as me please reply for a chat and catch up on the old school day's.

my sister went to myers grove her name was liz davies, she now lives down here in cornwall near me.

Hi

have you looked at friends reunited?

The Myers Grove list is pretty extensive - there has not been a lot of activity recently but I have made contact with several ex myers grove schoolmates through it.

I left in 1970 - but I do remember Mr Wardle - he was our year tutor - to a young kid of 11 he was pretty fearsome, but as I grew older and he went through the school with us (the year tutors stayed with the same kids all through their school life at that time) - he seemed to mellow and i grew quite fond of him by the time I left

I went to Myers but in the mid 80's....

Anyone went then??

Mr Maslin was my year head.

I went to Myers Grove 1967-72 and certainly remember Mr.Wardle. One blast from his voice at some kid running down a corridor would freeze him to the spot. A pity there aren't more like him in todays schools. Myers Grove especially, could do with the likes of Mr. Wardle today. Sadly, he passed away some years ago as did Mr.Snell the PE teacher. Happy days.

Sadly Mr Kearns the Drama/English teacher died a few years ago too. He was a real good laugh.

o happy days getting the cane from mr marshall mr wardall took us for RE he was well nasty shame about mr snell remember the other pe teacher mr pierce what a bas***d met shela sherwood a while back she is a nice lady do you remember sam wheatcroft,brent hawksworth, mick cooper pete hartley now all in there mid to late forties how time flies

I left there about 70-71, and I too had the cane off Mr marshall for mucking about in the music lesson, I was one of the class clowns and would do a baby's voice, " It wasn't me sir" I cant recall the french teachers name, she had short dark blond hair and a short temper. Shaun Higgins, Paul Grubb,Kevin Martin and Dawn Hogg, the girl I fancied, were in my class.:heyhey:

herbiegrass

Dawn Hogg - was she blonde and lived off Langsett Road?

Originally posted by FetishFairy
Sadly Mr Kearns the Drama/English teacher died a few years ago too. He was a real good laugh.

WTF?! Mr Kearns is dead?! Big scouser with a big moustache?

I had him for English up at Gleadless Valley, top bloke... Hilariously funny.

Docmel

No she had dark wavy hair and lived just below the school :heyhey:

Funny but I can't recall any of the other girl's names in my class, I must have been in love :loopy:

wasent the french teacher,s name chapelle? or something kev martin drives for abby glen any one remember mick cooper saw him and his brother (phil) a while back. remember mr dudley top bully. wonder where sam wheatcroft/ brent hawksworth,pete symoski,jonny mylneck are and what they are upto these days

Originally posted by herbiegrass
I left there about 70-71, and I too had the cane off Mr marshall for mucking about in the music lesson, I was one of the class clowns and would do a baby's voice, " It wasn't me sir" I cant recall the french teachers name, she had short dark blond hair and a short temper. Shaun Higgins, Paul Grubb,Kevin Martin and Dawn Hogg, the girl I fancied, were in my class.:heyhey:

I went to myers grove but left in 67 the french teacher we had was a stunning woman named Miss smith very young at the time everybody fancied her I seem to remember there was some scandel with her!

I think the Crow brothers went there.

GJ2004 -

Good god - I remember Miss Smith!! - yes, for a secondary school teacher she was young - long blonde hair if I remember. The rumours we heard was that she was found with an Upper Sixth former in one of the Art Class cupboards -I guess they were examining his etchings!!

Originally posted by Rich
WTF?! Mr Kearns is dead?! Big scouser with a big moustache?

I had him for English up at Gleadless Valley, top bloke... Hilariously funny.

Yes so sorry to say. He was a top teacher. I was in all the school plays at Myers and he was the one who directed them along with Mr James and Mr Cooke (art teacher) did the scenery. We had some good laughs with him. Kept in touch after I left school and met up a couple of times.

As far as I know, he had a heart attack.

Mr Wardle was a nice chap, but good at making you scared. I had a completely different view ehn I found out he had at least one mentally handicapped child to look after. Very time consuming.

Was Mr Cooke the really art teacher on the ground floor old man or the bit suave guy up on the third floor with the moustache?

There were 2100 when I started there.

I went to Myers grove 70,s any body knows peter smith, david bower or david poole, i recently spoke to kenny .

went to myers grove during
the 70s,left in 1978
remember going to London on the train and Blackpool in a mini bus,both brilliant days out,im sure we went other places as well just cant remember,had a crush on a Geography teacher who was only there a couple of years Mr Fahy,no-one will remember him i bet.

there's a few i can remember david oxley , john bell , paul culf , steve ashmore , neill jessermino , john fisher , gary knowles
we all left around 72.

:D Not sure but I think the french teacher was called, Mrs Scholfield or summatt like that.
Anyone used to play pennies on the slopes round the field, and lose your bus fare home?
I did and it was a long walk home back to Meadow Street.
:gag:

Originally posted by herbiegrass
:D Not sure but I think the french teacher was called, Mrs Scholfield or summatt like that.
Anyone used to play pennies on the slopes round the field, and lose your bus fare home?
I did and it was a long walk home back to Meadow Street.
:gag:


:thumbsup: ahh yes , pennies on the slopes , never lost my bus fare , in fact i used to make a profit what with selling my sarnis and supplying one fag and a match for 2 pence , proper little spiv i was back then , carried on with my little scams after leaving school and ended up with the nickname of sharkey , its still with me today. :cool:

I use to know someone called ken scholey who i think went there in the 70s.

I remember Dawn Hogg she was hot

Can we organise a get together for all who went to myers grove between 67-72

let me know

Ajax - have you logged onto the Friends Reunited website.? There is a whole section on there about Myers Grove - pictures, memories etc.

Costs £5 to join, but that is for twelve months.

There was a reunion last year for all those who left in 1970 - it was at the new Hotel down by the Canal Wharf. Unfortunalty at the last minute I found I could not go, but apparanantly it was well attended

visited friends united site , not really much about 1972/3 (photo's i mean).
i can remember a girl called susan from my days at myers, she lived just off meadow street , there was a small jennel down the side of the meadow street hotel leading to st phillips road , they used to live in the last house on the left , can never remember her surname.used to be down that area every weekend but 1972 came and sadly i left myers, they were rehoused due to compulsory purchase and we lost touch , never seen or been in contact since.

:D I lived opposite the lane you are talking of, and it led to Hoyle Street, I wonder if the girl you are thinking of was from the Bains family?
I used to knock around with Alec Bains and he taught me to smoke.
I think he had a sister called Susan and one called Mary. they lived in the first house at the end of the lane if I remember right, at the bottom of the lane down past the Meadow was a meatal bollard to stop cars going down, and in the yard adjacent in the top corner was Mr Rycroft who owned a very old car, a little like a model t ford. hope this brings back memories.
:hihi:

I went there between 1979-1984. Had the old codger Wardle for RE one year. Do they still teach RE? Its not politically correct in North America.

Originally posted by docmel

GJ2004 -

Good god - I remember Miss Smith!! - yes, for a secondary school teacher she was young - long blonde hair if I remember. The rumours we heard was that she was found with an Upper Sixth former in one of the Art Class cupboards -I guess they were examining his etchings!!

yes that is the story i remember i left in 67 at 15 from 4 th year could be bothred to stop on for 5th year but still remember a lot of names had contact a couple of years ago with someone from my ex class through friends reunited just about re named all the class between us

I went there 77 to 82, Mr Wardle was the head of our year, there is a reunion being organised for next year--- around about Jan/Feb time, anyone any ideas for where is a good venue to have it? the last one we had was in the deep end, but wanting to do something on a friday or saturday nite

Originally posted by herbiegrass
:D I lived opposite the lane you are talking of, and it led to Hoyle Street, I wonder if the girl you are thinking of was from the Bains family?
I used to knock around with Alec Bains and he taught me to smoke.
I think he had a sister called Susan and one called Mary. they lived in the first house at the end of the lane if I remember right, at the bottom of the lane down past the Meadow was a meatal bollard to stop cars going down, and in the yard adjacent in the top corner was Mr Rycroft who owned a very old car, a little like a model t ford. hope this brings back memories.
:hihi:

had a stroll down the area over the weekend that metal bollard thing is still there , looks like a dalek , baines seems to ring a bell cannot remember a mary though.

Originally posted by docmel
Hi


I left in 1970 - but I do remember Mr Wardle - he was our year tutor - to a young kid of 11 he was pretty fearsome, but as I grew older and he went through the school with us (the year tutors stayed with the same kids all through their school life at that time) - he seemed to mellow and i grew quite fond of him by the time I left

Hiya all you Myers Grove people

I was one of the "first batch " of pupils who went to Myers Grove in 1960. Mr Wardle came with us from Crookesmoor school, I had also been in his class since I was 11.
He was a tough teacher , but he was one of the best and a great bloke as well. He had a brilliant knack of "seeing " out of the back of his head, and launching the blackboard rubber at you, and it never missed the target !!! It certainly taught you to pay attention .
I left in 1961 at 15 years old ( as was the norm then ) to join the Sheffield workforce and earn my few quid a week.
deecee

Deecee - I followed you at crookesmoor a few years later - we used to live at the off licens on teh corner just below the school.

remember Mr Brekin and Mr Hill at Crookes moor?

Hiya Docmel, I have sent you a PM, mainly because I don't want to detract from the original thread of Myers Grove ,

deecee:)

:) can you remember the summer fair we used to have , i remember one year i came up with the idea of running a goldfish stall,you know the one where you have to get a ping-pong ball into a goldfish bowl whoever completes this recieved a goldfish (surprise) our stall came top , we took most money on the day :D

Bumped into Prof Mel Jones (geography/History teacher 1961-1967). He was in Rotherham General hospital last week. He is a diabetic and had an infection. Recognised him by the voice recollected old times at MG.

I think my sister left in '76. She runs one of the reunion things over on friends reunited. They just had one a couple of weeks ago.

I left in 89 and pretty much stayed where I was as lower school was part of Loxley college by that time.

I am too young for this thread. Any of you people need help crossing the road? ;)

I was in Mr Wardle's year does anyone remember him ?
Maybe someone out there was in the same year as me please reply for a chat and catch up on the old school day's.
Hi janice we the leavers 1976 had a reunion the other friday at burgoyne arms we were a year younger as we had Mr LLoyd as year tutor. They meet every year or so mainly from malin bridge or shooters grove primaries so took a few ex morley st/rivelin school mates there are a few pics on freinds site.
See you

I left in 1979 but went back 1979-1980 for an extra year to retake the 5th Year (you could do that at that time).
I have a lot of good memories at the school and a lot of bad. Mr Wardle did make racist comments about me and I challenged him in class about it..as follows;

end part of the conversation...
MW - "and your sort of people should know that"
me - " excuse me sir what do you mean by your sort of people?"
MW - "you know your sort, your black kind" ...under his breath
me "you mean black sir, why are you singling me out of all the class? thats not right and I don't think its fair. You point me out and say YOUR sort of people and then mutter under your breath about black?"
MW - "are you arguing with me boy?"

THe class went quiet

I stood up and, well it went like this....

me -"I think you owe me an apology for that racist comment"
MW - "SIT DOWN NOW!"
me - "no I want my apology or I will take it further. You have embarressed me in front of the class so apologise to me in front of the class....thats all"

33 heads turn from me to Mr Wardle who I might had was turning several shades of pink....to....red.

MW - "I .....apologise for that comment, now Sit Down"
me - " thank you sir" and I sat down.

Thirty minutes later and several hundred handshakes later.....and well the rest is history. Even when I see some old schoolmates yars later they still mention the incident and well it is still something to smile about.

we were in awe of these teachers or scared, had a freind how used to draw a cartoon of wardle in his cloak as a vulture. A few decent teachers, but bad times mainly we had a great time at morley st/ rivelin and stayed on as it was made a middle school as too many kids for myers, had a reunion there at rivelin 6 years ago met up with old headmaster and a few old mates great memoies!!

got to pick up the daughter now from school as must not forget today's tasks
thanks bye

hi were there any 1977-78 school leavers at the reunion the other week,have had a look at the photos on friends reunited but dont recognise anybody,but bumped into an old school friend the other day who said she had been invited to it,but didnt go,if there were some there can you tell me a few of their names,ta.

there were only a few leavers from 1976,777 or78, this time some younger than us and some older quite a mixed bag. Even Deb Iggo didn't know some and she arranged it all and took pics. If go again needs more organisation, just a bad week opening nite of world cup music too loud but met some old mates and shared contact details. Lots of people didn't turn up!

linda jones michelle mason gillian sperry, michele dowse only old boy was craig can't remember surname, phil bray, russell smith been other years seen gary hill at morley st chris hurst, pete riggall, debra robinson,helen dunn,don't know if you remeber these names which junior school

sorry dont remember any of those names,i think they were abit older than me,i went to malin bridge

have you looked on friends reunite for malin and myers

Even Deb Iggo didn't know some and she arranged it all and took pics.

Aww - my sister is famous on the Interweb! :)

i have yes and a few names i remember but not all of them.

the above post is from me not missgobby, my daughter didnt log out again.....

Aww - my sister is famous on the Interweb! :)
yes at last some one who remebers these, old relics don't tell deb.
obviously you are a young person but are you in US what a shame, or is it good there.Do they allow you out now and again!Pity about the soccer team.

we were in awe of these teachers or scared, had a freind how used to draw a cartoon of wardle in his cloak as a vulture. A few decent teachers, but bad times mainly we had a great time at morley st/ rivelin and stayed on as it was made a middle school as too many kids for myers, had a reunion there at rivelin 6 years ago met up with old headmaster and a few old mates great memoies!!
Hey do I know you, please pm me

Does anyone remember Alan Hague from rivelin and Myers Grove?

Does anyone know of Kevin Beardall who attended Rivelin/Myers Grove?

i left in 1972 we had a reunion in 2000 centinary year and met mr biggin later there was a pea and pie supper with lots of old pupils mr simmonds and vinager lips whiteley, as we called her.This year had reunion for myers.

i left in 1972 we had a reunion in 2000 centinary year and met mr biggin later there was a pea and pie supper with lots of old pupils mr simmonds and vinager lips whiteley, as we called her.This year had reunion for myers.
Yes I went to the centenary year celebrations in 2001 also and saw the same teachers but did not see Mr Biggin, I thought that he had died.

yes he did die later that year we had a small reunion went in school for morning assembly had a tour round then went to barrack tavern for a meal.What year did you leave we were there when changed to rivelin middle so oldest class for 2 years,a greast school! Then we went to myers not good!!

yes he did die later that year we had a small reunion went in school for morning assembly had a tour round then went to barrack tavern for a meal.What year did you leave we were there when changed to rivelin middle so oldest class for 2 years,a greast school! Then we went to myers not good!!
I was the Rievelin from 1970-75 and was there also when the name change took place. It upset a few kids due to there being a house team called Porter (don't know why!).
You may know my older brother Barry. If you do pm me to discuss

yes he did die later that year we had a small reunion went in school for morning assembly had a tour round then went to barrack tavern for a meal.What year did you leave we were there when changed to rivelin middle so oldest class for 2 years,a greast school! Then we went to myers not good!!
I was at Rivelin from 1970-75 and was there also when the name change took place. It upset a few kids due to there being a house team called Porter (don't know why!).
You may know my older brother Barry. If you do pm me to discuss

(this time without the mistakes!!!!)

I was at Rivelin from 1970-75 and was there also when the name change took place. It upset a few kids due to there being a house team called Porter (don't know why!).
You may know my older brother Barry. If you do pm me to discuss

(this time without the mistakes!!!!)Sorry about the mistakes!! It is early morning for me.You should have seen it before I ammended it. I was in Mr Simmonds class and Mr Bishops some boys were gary hill,chris hurst,mark french, and have a brother phil born in 1962.My name was dowse.I think there used to be a house team called rivelin before, and no one had ever heard of porter! I was in Loxley.I played recorder, violin,piano,and clarinet.We hung out in music room at myers, our bolt hole! My dad was a music teacher, at other schools in sheffield.Any of this ring any bells.

Sorry about the mistakes!! It is early morning for me.You should have seen it before I ammended it. I was in Mr Simmonds class and Mr Bishops some boys were gary hill,chris hurst,mark french, and have a brother phil born in 1962.My name was dowse.I think there used to be a house team called rivelin before, and no one had ever heard of porter! I was in Loxley.I played recorder, violin,piano,and clarinet.We hung out in music room at myers, our bolt hole! My dad was a music teacher, at other schools in sheffield.Any of this ring any bells.

Those names particularly the teachers ring many bells. Mr Bishop used play cricket in the playground with collapsable wickets. Boy!...could he spin a ball; he would get almost all the children out before the end of dinner. Mr Simmonds had a yellow Saab and thought it was the only car ever to be built. Do you remember Barry Haughton?, he is my older brother.
I was also in the orchestra, I played the violin and did the same at MGrove in Room 18. The teacher was Mr Robertson along with Mr Sharpe.

Those names particularly the teachers ring many bells. Mr Bishop used play cricket in the playground with collapsable wickets. Boy!...could he spin a ball; he would get almost all the children out before the end of dinner. Mr Simmonds had a yellow Saab and thought it was the only car ever to be built. Do you remember Barry Haughton?, he is my older brother.
I was also in the orchestra, I played the violin and did the same at MGrove in Room 18. The teacher was Mr Robertson along with Mr Sharpe. i should remeber Barry. My music teachers were Robertson and Sharpe, was there a Mr Greatorex? Mr Simmonds started football team.At Rivelin we used to go and play music at local churches and old peoples homes. We travelled in an old ambulance.Do you work with June Crookes, an old friend of my mums.I passed my basic food hygeine a month ago . A good class of parents we had to go in assembly at my daughter's school to get cert. That was more scary than the test! We felt like 10 year olds.Looked you up on friends site.

I work in a shop in hillsborough and yesterday served Mr and Mrs Lancaster,she was the girls pe teacher and he was the chemistry teacher,she was called miss Nutbrown before she married him. Mr Lancaster was very strict and i hated chemistry so didnt put much effort into those lessons,so i was often in trouble with him,not sure if either of them recognised me but they never said,but then again neither did i.

I work in a shop in hillsborough and yesterday served Mr and Mrs Lancaster,she was the girls pe teacher and he was the chemistry teacher,she was called miss Nutbrown before she married him. Mr Lancaster was very strict and i hated chemistry so didnt put much effort into those lessons,so i was often in trouble with him,not sure if either of them recognised me but they never said,but then again neither did i.i hated chemistry too used to tear pages out of my bok where tried to draw diagrman for homework and kept doing it wrong. he noticed my thin book and got into trouble, scared of him.You do remember the bad times more!

i hated chemistry too used to tear pages out of my bok where tried to draw diagrman for homework and kept doing it wrong. he noticed my thin book and got into trouble, scared of him.You do remember the bad times more!

I had Mr Lancaster also for chemistry and we nicknamed him "little hitler". Yes he was very terse and could be quite nasty but I guess he thought that he could. Possible childhood paybacks!!!!

Yse I do work with June or I used to work with her. She now works at a Call Centre for SCC.

Yse I do work with June or I used to work with her. She now works at a Call Centre for SCC.Hi bassplayer went to my dads last week and went a walk to 1st dam on rivelin valley rd, June still lives across the road from my dad, not seen her to talk to for years, but she seems ok.I used to baby sit for her on saturday nights.Are you an owls fan?

NO, I am not an owls fan but I do want both teams to do well the owls more so to bring back premiership derbys to the city and stuff it to Leeds!

pm me

My sister & brother both went to Myers Grove around that time. I don't think they would want to be named so PM me.:)

does anyone remember the claytons

does anyone remember the claytons
Yes I went to school with a Clayton in my class.
Does anyone remember Mark Dean from Rivelin/Myers Grove?

i went to Myers 1966 1970 also i went to Upperthorpe. Mr Clarke english teacher he was spooky and mrs Hipsley the art teacher with the stiff hair.

what was the name of the french teacher around 71/72, god she were gorgeous?

Hi, some of these teachers names bring back some memories!!..i was there from 72-79, ended the 5th year in 77 and stayed on...have seen the pics of the reunion at Burgoyne road and certainly recognise a lot of them.....but they wouldbe the year above me generally.

i think you were a year above me. is your name jane?

I left in 1979 but went back 1979-1980 for an extra year to retake the 5th Year (you could do that at that time).
I have a lot of good memories at the school and a lot of bad. Mr Wardle did make racist comments about me and I challenged him in class about it..as follows;

end part of the conversation...
MW - "and your sort of people should know that"
me - " excuse me sir what do you mean by your sort of people?"
MW - "you know your sort, your black kind" ...under his breath
me "you mean black sir, why are you singling me out of all the class? thats not right and I don't think its fair. You point me out and say YOUR sort of people and then mutter under your breath about black?"
MW - "are you arguing with me boy?"

THe class went quiet

I stood up and, well it went like this....

me -"I think you owe me an apology for that racist comment"
MW - "SIT DOWN NOW!"
me - "no I want my apology or I will take it further. You have embarressed me in front of the class so apologise to me in front of the class....thats all"

33 heads turn from me to Mr Wardle who I might had was turning several shades of pink....to....red.

MW - "I .....apologise for that comment, now Sit Down"
me - " thank you sir" and I sat down.

Thirty minutes later and several hundred handshakes later.....and well the rest is history. Even when I see some old schoolmates yars later they still mention the incident and well it is still something to smile about.
i left myers in 79 too. we were in same year. who u then?

I was in Mr Wardle's year does anyone remember him ?
Maybe someone out there was in the same year as me please reply for a chat and catch up on the old school day's.
hi, i left in '79.
didnt believe people when they told me 'best years of your life'................boy, i believe em now!!
left sheffield for a few years and lost touch with just about everyone.
anyone who left '79 frm my year , please pm me id love to get in touch for a natter.

I had Mr Lancaster also for chemistry and we nicknamed him "little hitler". Yes he was very terse and could be quite nasty but I guess he thought that he could. Possible childhood paybacks!!!!

Very nasty. The carney fella didn't like me, and I didn't like him. He also marked me down at A level for things like margin too small, ink too green, and sh*t like that. Decided to test why I was getting slated. Used my results in the style of a lad in my form who was a favourite. He got A-, I got D-... My bloody results were better, too. Took it forward - supposedly as evidence - and got kicked out of 6th Form. Thanks. Anyway, took me away from the science bullsh*t I was headed...

Very nasty. The carney fella didn't like me, and I didn't like him. He also marked me down at A level for things like margin too small, ink too green, and sh*t like that. Decided to test why I was getting slated. Used my results in the style of a lad in my form who was a favourite. He got A-, I got D-... My bloody results were better, too. Took it forward - supposedly as evidence - and got kicked out of 6th Form. Thanks. Anyway, took me away from the science bullsh*t I was headed...
Like I said he wasn't a nice person

hi, i left in '79.
didnt believe people when they told me 'best years of your life'................boy, i believe em now!!
left sheffield for a few years and lost touch with just about everyone.
anyone who left '79 frm my year , please pm me id love to get in touch for a natter.
hi PM me I left in 1979 - 1980 ;-)

;) I left there about 70-71, and I too had the cane off Mr marshall for mucking about in the music lesson, I was one of the class clowns and would do a baby's voice, " It wasn't me sir" I cant recall the french teachers name, she had short dark blond hair and a short temper. Shaun Higgins, Paul Grubb,Kevin Martin and Dawn Hogg, the girl I fancied, were in my class.:heyhey:hi herbiegrass shaun higgins here the french teachers name was mrs hopgood. i was browsing through the threads and came across yours. what is your real name if you dont mind me asking.

hi herbiegrass, shaun higgins here. i was browsing through the threads and i came across yours. the french teacher was mrs hopgood. what is your real name if you dont mind me asking. my user name is sniggy07

hi herbiegrass, shaun higgins here. i was browsing through the threads and i came across yours. the french teacher was mrs hopgood. what is your real name if you dont mind me asking. my user name is sniggy07

not the shaun higgins & paul grubb that lived in netherthorpe????

hi fridgeman, yeah i am the shaun higgins who lived in netherthorpe and knocked about with paul grubb. i used to live on summer street. how do you know me.

hi fridgeman, yeah i am the shaun higgins who lived in netherthorpe and knocked about with paul grubb. i used to live on summer street. how do you know me.

kevin shearing ring any bells was dawn the tall blonde haired one?

does julie walton ring any bells also???

hi fridgeman. i am not sure of the name kevin shearing? but knew a kev sheerin who lived at the back of the hadfield pub of barber road. he has a brother called sean. i remember dawn as being small with blonde hair but not too blonde and a nice pair off knockers. julie walton does ring a bell but cannot place her? sorry mate i need more info. shaun.

Hi shaun, Brian Oakes here, remember me?
lived on Meadow street and used to come to your house to play subbuteo...:hihi:

hi fridgeman. i am not sure of the name kevin shearing? but knew a kev sheerin who lived at the back of the hadfield pub of barber road. he has a brother called sean. i remember dawn as being small with blonde hair but not too blonde and a nice pair off knockers. julie walton does ring a bell but cannot place her? sorry mate i need more info. shaun.

am i right in saying you have a brother called damon?
yes, kev is the one who lived behind the pub he ended up marrying some lass called janet who had a twin sister called jackie.
dave oxley ring any bells?
what about tina bower?
that bloke called bentman lived with his pidgeons.
julie had a brother called tim and they lived on the bramwell gardens.

there is more names when the old little grey cells will permit me to remember!

yeah you are right my brother is damon. yeah i know dave oxley. i married tina bower. i remember julie walton now that i asked tina about her. are you dave oxley? if so how are you mate and what are you upto these days long time no see. i know the feeling about old little grey cells lol.

Did David Oxley have a brother called Peter and Live on Edward St Flats in the 60's he would be about 58 now.

A guy called Geoff (or Jeff) Harper was a teacher there in the 70's, he was a regular at the Nursery Tavern on Ecclesall Road, anyone know anything about him?

yeah you are right my brother is damon. yeah i know dave oxley. i married tina bower. i remember julie walton now that i asked tina about her. are you dave oxley? if so how are you mate and what are you upto these days long time no see. i know the feeling about old little grey cells lol.

no i'm not dave.
i can remember going in the south star and east snack and what about fat trev, had a drink with kev last night in the southey social thats where fat trev comes in, he sends his regards does kev, i met Julie at the st stephens youth club way back in the early seventies and we have been together ever since (ahh) lol

don't you mean the south snack and east star. yeah i saw fat trev a couple of months ago when he came with sean mcnally to the pool match. i remember st stephens yc in the 70s but i am still none the wiser to who you are? please enlighten. shaun.

I went to myers grove school from 1972 - 77. i remeber Wardle. He was fearsome but when you got to understand him he was a good bloke. he had a real angry presence about him but was always quite fair i felt. Do you remember Mr Rochale the maths teacher. He had such an awful time from us kids and we ended up learning virtually nothing. There was many a time when he had to call in Mr Burgin in to rescue him ( games teacher ) when things got too heavy! God when i look back we were awful to that gut. Feel quite ashamed of myself.

Other memories were the summer fete which was always quite good and well attended. Weather conditions then were much more predictable, The advent of summer, the smell of newly cut grass grass on the playing field carried out by 'bayleaf' the gardener and the start of summer sports. The horrible autumns and winters and being made to stand outside in the pelting rain during break time. Having to bloody well go on cross country to the Robin Hood Inn with just your shorts and top on and no underpants. How ridiculous was that! Being envious of kids who lived locally who could pop back home for dinner and not come back if it was games lesson.

Does anyone remember Mr Sideberry (think that was his name ) - a welsh guy. I hated that teacher. I remember him seeing me chew gum assembly and as a punishment he made me remove all the dirty chewing gum from under the desks on each floor of upper school. A right sadist!

Other memories were the summer fete which was always quite good and well attended. Weather conditions then were much more predictable, The advent of summer, the smell of newly cut grass grass on the playing field carried out by 'bayleaf' the gardener and the start of summer sports. The horrible autumns and winters and being made to stand outside in the pelting rain during break time. Having to bloody well go on cross country to the Robin Hood Inn with just your shorts and top on and no underpants. How ridiculous was that! Being envious of kids who lived locally who could pop back home for dinner and not come back if it was games lesson.

Does anyone remember Mr Sideberry (think that was his name ) - a welsh guy. I hated that teacher. I remember him seeing me chew gum assembly and as a punishment he made me remove all the dirty chewing gum from under the desks on each floor of upper school. A right sadist!

Yes i remember this teacher Mr Sibrey.im not sure of the spelling either,im sure i can remember him wearing one of those black cloaks like mr wright did,he was my teacher at one point im sure it was English he taught,he was indeed very fearsome and was the one teacher i dreaded

wasent the french teacher,s name chapelle? or something kev martin drives for abby glen any one remember mick cooper saw him and his brother (phil) a while back. remember mr dudley top bully. wonder where sam wheatcroft/ brent hawksworth,pete symoski,jonny mylneck are and what they are upto these days


Did Brent hawkesworth have really curly hair??

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i recognize a few names earlier in the thread hello?

bassplayer. i'm married to mark dean. showed him this tread and he would like to know who you are. been with mark 14 years now, live at hillsborough and have a daughter who is 11.

i remember mark did he used to live on welbeck road?

mark lived on hammerton close, kirkstone road, hawksley avenue! to name but a few, but don't think he ever lived on wellbeck.

I was at Myers Grove 61 - 67 from Crookesmoor School. I'm still in touch with Marie Thompson and Sandra Cave and have also met up with a few old school mates from Friends Reunited. Mr Milner was one of my favourite teachers and does anyone remember (poor) Mrs Russell the French teacher who couldn't control the class? I remember David Oxley and his brother Pete (were they twins?) and also Colin Dunks, a friend of their who also lived on Edward St Flats.

I left Myers Grove in 74 I remember Mr Wardle didnt like him at all .Remember Mrs Sherwood our PE teacher she got a silver for Long Jump in the olympics .The Oxleys are my cousins We all lived on Edward Street Flats .Starting with the Eldest
Dennis Oxley My Nanna brought him up also on Edward Street
Alan Oxley
David Oxley
Peter Oxley
Lorraine Oxley
Angela Oxley
The Dunkses are still friends with my brother Colin,Roger ,Carol & Mark There all still around the netherthorpe /walkley area i believe .

just found this thread. left myers late 60 is anyone remember mr bannister fantastic teacher . he was also at walkly jnr school happy days. terry clayton.

Mr bannister or Banno to the kids. Great guy was the geography teacher at Walkley but when he was there it was still a senior school and he moved along with the kidz in the summer of 62.
If you did anything wrong in his class he made you sit at the top of the iron fire escape which led from his room.
Chapped arse for a week if he made you sit there long enough in the winter.
I remember about 7 years after I left i was working at myers and popped in to see him and he still remembered me. Although he named me amongst the rogues. lol
happy memories

we used to ask mr bannister about his holidays abroad in his little mini. then bingo out came the slide projector. brill thats what i call teaching lol. tel boy

So even Myers did not change him.
At Walkley it was his war exploits Lol

went to myers during the eighties , mr lloyd was my year tutor

I remember David Oxley - he was there in 1886ish when I was. I think it must be a different one but surely the same family? His sister (Karen?) was Mr Kearns girlfriend for a while. David was good at making tea pots.
I also remember Peter kearns - I was a member of his drama group even when he moved to Gleedless School he still ran a group for us Myers Grove pupils. I had a mad crush on him ..... and Mr. Eyre!

Mr Wardle was at the school in the 80's when I was, I seem to recall he died but not sure if it was after he retired. Do you remember Mr Warton? Another RE teacher - always seemed like he was on another planet.

went to myers during the eighties , mr lloyd was my year tutor

Wasn't there something a bit strange went on in the news involving him?

I left in 1978 and remember a few teachers Surnames: Perry, Martin, Wolstenholme, Manning, Royston, Gordon, Lever, Crook, Harrison, Fahey, Hopkins, Hawkins, Reed, Thorne, Tomkinson, Maslin, Saunders, Siberry, Wright, Hill, Wardle, Burgin, Snell, Rhodes, Hollister,
Boyce, Fry,

can anyone remember mr furniss and miss barratt mr furniss was my head of year he was great very strict but fair

Yes i remember Mr Furnis, and Mrs Furniss! - Last time I saw them they were walking through a pretty little town in the Cotswolds called Winchcombe obviously on holiday, in the early 90's. I think they would have been shocked to see an ex Myers grove Pupil so far south but I moved down to Worcestershire in 1990. Miss Barrett was my PE teacher and she was scary but she could be fun too.

Wasn't there something a bit strange went on in the news involving him?yes it was around his ex wife and her new boyfriend, i think the boyfriend tried to kill his ex wife and son , then went to france where he tried to kill himself

I left in 1978 and remember a few teachers Surnames: Perry, Martin, Wolstenholme, Manning, Royston, Gordon, Lever, Crook, Harrison, Fahey, Hopkins, Hawkins, Reed, Thorne, Tomkinson, Maslin, Saunders, Siberry, Wright, Hill, Wardle, Burgin, Snell, Rhodes, Hollister,
Boyce, Fry,

my god this has brought back memories,mr Fahey the geography teacher, i had a mad crush on him,even went as far as taking his photo when he was running a stall at the summer fair one year,also found out where he was living,and would go and sit on a nearby wall eating chips just in the hope of seeeing him,lol,oh my god cringe

What about Sheila Sherwood "get out of that sandpit immediatly"and Mr Snell "do not run in the corridor boy". "but i'm late for my lesson sir" WACK!! "don't answer me back boy,on your way":suspect:

Mr Wardle was a nice chap, but good at making you scared. I had a completely different view ehn I found out he had at least one mentally handicapped child to look after. Very time consuming.

Was Mr Cooke the really art teacher on the ground floor old man or the bit suave guy up on the third floor with the moustache?

There were 2100 when I started there.

Wasn't the 'suave guy on the third floor with the moustache' Mr. Astle? He was the only reason I took art - I'm still hopeless at it!!!!

Come on then who remembers Mr Dowling and his moped ?
When the moped wunt go up wood lane out came the pedals and his knees would go like fiddlers elbows,still laugh now ,anybody remember ashey,selly,tange,jack,henry corker etc?

i went to myers in 72.anyone remember the revills who went there.other names i remember were.michael wild carol french angela sills josephine gibson julie bainbridge.my class tutor was mr rhodes back then.i can remember sheila sherwood teaching us p.e.

I left Myers Grove in 74 I remember Mr Wardle didnt like him at all .Remember Mrs Sherwood our PE teacher she got a silver for Long Jump in the olympics .The Oxleys are my cousins We all lived on Edward Street Flats .Starting with the Eldest
Dennis Oxley My Nanna brought him up also on Edward Street
Alan Oxley
David Oxley
Peter Oxley
Lorraine Oxley
Angela Oxley
The Dunkses are still friends with my brother Colin,Roger ,Carol & Mark There all still around the netherthorpe /walkley area i believe .

hi i know this thread is old but i used to live on edward sreet flats,i remember carol dunks, i remember once going to her house and she was eating bread and sugar.did one of the dunkses die cause i thought i heard they had.i also used to go to myers grove early 70s.did you at all know lesley winslade who used to live on the flats.

I REMEMBER A FEW OF THE NAMES MENTIONED OF BOTH TEACHERS AND PUPILS. THINK I LEFT IN 74(MEMORYS PICKLED) CAN,T REMEMBER FORM TEACHERS SURNAME BUT I THINK HIS CHRISTIAN NAME WAS ROBIN (WHY SHOULD I REMEMBER THAT?) SOME CLASS MATES WERE CHRIS AND MICK TURLEY,GARY BEER,MORGAN OATS,JILL COATS,SILVIA FORD,LIZ TAYLOR,JOHN BOWLER.:confused:

i went to myers in 72.anyone remember the revills who went there.other names i remember were.michael wild carol french angela sills josephine gibson julie bainbridge.my class tutor was mr rhodes back then.i can remember sheila sherwood teaching us p.e.

I was there at the same time as you!My year tutor was also David Rhodes and can vaguely remember some of those names.When you think back it was a really good school (we didn't think so at the time!) but look at it now.It had every facility you could imagine,laboratories,machine shops,art and craft rooms all fully fitted out with immaculate tools and equipment.Some of the discipline we had to endure wouldn't go amiss these days,it was unheard of to even answer a teacher back and woe betide anyone that strayed from the uniform regulations and had long hair!(lads).I remember the summer camps to Cornwall in the mini buses and sea canoeing with little or no supervision,imagine trying to get permission for those things these days,no chance!

I was there at the same time as you!My year tutor was also David Rhodes and can vaguely remember some of those names.When you think back it was a really good school (we didn't think so at the time!) but look at it now.It had every facility you could imagine,laboratories,machine shops,art and craft rooms all fully fitted out with immaculate tools and equipment.Some of the discipline we had to endure wouldn't go amiss these days,it was unheard of to even answer a teacher back and woe betide anyone that strayed from the uniform regulations and had long hair!(lads).I remember the summer camps to Cornwall in the mini buses and sea canoeing with little or no supervision,imagine trying to get permission for those things these days,no chance!

hi whats your name i may remember you.

Come on then who remembers Mr Dowling and his moped ?
When the moped wunt go up wood lane out came the pedals and his knees would go like fiddlers elbows,still laugh now ,anybody remember ashey,selly,tange,jack,henry corker etc?

Ive been mates with Tange since we were kids.We were both in Rhodes year at school.He's still a nutter.He lives just below Hillsborough golf club on the new estate.Selly lives just down the road near oughtibridge

Hi All,
Just joined Sheffield Forum when I saw this thread.Im Brent Crawshaw (crunchie) went to myers between 1969 and 1974.My Brother Kevin Crawshaw (also called crunch) was in the year below.We were very different he was red haired very funny and a good scrapper,I was studious and went to the physics club ! Anyone remember us? I remember dave oxley,gary fisher,shaun and damon higgins,paul grub and all the bramwell gang.I used to go out with Julie Skelton (from Tapton) from Bramwell Gardens.
I recently started having a pint with Radish (Paul Radford) and Cornish (Paul Thorneloe) both great funny lads.Anyone remember Sover Wong ? I found him again on Facebook and hes coming to stop at my house soon.Im trying to locate Gladys (Kevin Glasby) from wynn gardens,any ideas?
My favourite teacher was Roy Woustenholme (physics teacher).He was a real nuclear physisist and an absoloute genious.
Ive changed a bit,I used to hate PE but now I go to gym 3x a week! our Kev is just the same as he was then,Long ginger hair and a great laugh.
love a get together.

If anyone can remember Mrs Hedley, she recently passed away
:(

I was at Myers from 1972 to 1977.
My sister was in Mr Wardle's year. I was in Mr Burgin's year (if that's how you spell it). My Brother was 2 years below me and my nephew also went to myers some years later. The teachers were strict but they probably had to be. I left Myers with nowt as soon as I got work - big mistake -it has taken me the next 30 years to catch up.
I do remeber Mr Rhodes, as I once went to a christian action camp at Cliff College with him and several others. Anyone else remeber the trip? Does anyone remeber "Touche"? I can never remember his real name; he was a maths teacher and taught fencing. I went on a summer camp to Buttermere in the lakes when I was about 12 or 13 and Mr Snell was one of the teachers that took us. I came home covered in midge bites but had a good time. Anyone else remember being on the same camp?

I remember Mr Rhodes.he was my history teacher and mr rochele "touche turtle" he used to take some stick from the kids even then....YOU BAD LOT !
Any of these names out there ?Jeff Smith,Raymond damms,Alan Charlesworth,Mick Hodgson,Valerie Hibbard,
who was the best looking girl in the school.My nomination Marie Thorneloe !

Hiya. I'm new to this forum and happened across the thread. Went to MGCS during the 60's. Can remember Sheila Sherwood, Mr Wardle (6th form tutor) Mr Hill, Mr Furnace and was incredibly in love with Mr Orme the Maths teacher. People in my class were Lynn Brearly, Janet Pearson, Cathryn Booth, Alex Hough, Julie McNamara. Average of 40 students in each class when I was there. Really wanted to be in Ghana house but they put me in India - I hate yellow.

Hiya. I'm new to this forum and happened across the thread. Went to MGCS during the 60's. Can remember Sheila Sherwood, Mr Wardle (6th form tutor) Mr Hill, Mr Furnace and was incredibly in love with Mr Orme the Maths teacher. People in my class were Lynn Brearly, Janet Pearson, Cathryn Booth, Alex Hough, Julie McNamara. Average of 40 students in each class when I was there. Really wanted to be in Ghana house but they put me in India - I hate yellow.

I didn't go to Myers Grove, but had many friends who did, mainly in the 1970s. I also think I went to school with Mr Wardle's son, Barry. Does anyone know if I have the right father / son link?

Don't think you have the right father son link. Barry Tall lad wore black rimmed glasses?

LOst in France_ Seem to remember the name Janet Pearson what class number were you in?

Don't think you have the right father son link. Barry Tall lad wore black rimmed glasses?

LOst in France_ Seem to remember the name Janet Pearson what class number were you in?

Bit of a coincidence if his son's name was Barry and I knew a Barry Wardle with Myers Grove connections. Barry and I went to King Edwards but I am fairly sure his dad was a teacher at Myers Grove and they lived somewhere nearby. I heard that Barry died some years back - sad. Oh hum, sorry if it is the wrong person.

Hiya Asaw. Could have been Janet Pearce - grey cells dying too quickly! Started in 1A4 then 2A2, 3A2, 4A2, 5A2 then the lower sixth but left mid year as some b*****d broke my heart. Was vice captain of the First XI hockey team and got school colours for it - nice new navy coloured tie with gold acorns on it. Remember the school motto - quercus magna e glanda parva or words to that effect. Was very very very shy when I was ickle.

pm tommorrow

Was that a request, demand or statement? Or just in the afternoon? I just don't get this abbreviated language.

Please post me private mail

Come on then who remembers Mr Dowling and his moped ?
When the moped wunt go up wood lane out came the pedals and his knees would go like fiddlers elbows,still laugh now

I dont remember a moped but I do remember he had an Allegro estate?:hihi:

Myers grove is closing forever this summer to make way for the new Forge valley school.
They are opening the school to all former teachers and pupils on the 1st and 2nd of July also look up the Yorkshire Film archive they are showing a half hour video (from 8mm film) of Myers grove made in 1970,shows Mr Hill (headmaster) the Grove game,Summer fair etc you can down load it for free !

Lost In France

Were you in the same class as Keith Pursehouse, Heather Shepherd, Liz Trower and Susan Davidson?

I left Myers in 78, remember a lot of those names Siberry for sure, he hated havin me at (His) school kept sayin he,d have me expelled, didn,t workout for him thou. Bumped into him one night after i left in the chippie on malin bridge **** his self, had wife and kids with him thou so let it go. APART FROM HIM SOME GOOD TIMES. Used to hang around with both cox,ys dave and nige started in 2d2 i think, remember a girl called Janice, nice girl. was that Michael Pursehouse, if so he died a few years ago i heard found in his flat after several day,s used to go to the lane with him got locked up with him at a good few away matches, sad he,s gone.

I was at Myers Grove 1964 -69 when Mr Hill was headmaster. My favourite teachers were Robin Grinter (History), Mr. Poynton (English) and Mr Waugh and Mr Howarth (Geography). I went to the closing of the school last summer and met a few old school mates there and - Robin Grinter a lot older but still the lovely man I remembered.

Hiya. I'm new to this forum and happened across the thread. Went to MGCS during the 60's. Can remember Sheila Sherwood, Mr Wardle (6th form tutor) Mr Hill, Mr Furnace and was incredibly in love with Mr Orme the Maths teacher. People in my class were Lynn Brearly, Janet Pearson, Cathryn Booth, Alex Hough, Julie McNamara. Average of 40 students in each class when I was there. Really wanted to be in Ghana house but they put me in India - I hate yellow.


I remember all those teachers. I left in 1969. Our sixth form tutor was Mr. Poynton (taught English). I know that Mr Furniss married the teacher who taught cookery and played tennis and they are still living in Sheffield. People in my class were Susan Harrison, Hazel Armstrong, Howard Keighthly, John Nicholson to name a few. I am still in touch with a few but would love a reunion before we all get to old to enjoy it.