Who lived in the Handswoth area in the 1960's 70's 80's

went to Athelstan or Brook

Hi wattsy.
I lived on the triangle in handworth from 1960 to 1973 also went to brook from 1958 to 1963

Hi thanks for your reply you were there before me,the school doesn't exisit now, but some of the tutors are at Handsworth Grange ie. Mr footitt / Mr Aizlewood wo i belived has since died

Did you go to Handsworth First school Wattsy?
hazel

Do you know any of the Skillingtons from Willow Drive at Handsworth?

I lived on Willow Drive and went to Athelstan and Brook. I remember Mssrs Footit and Aizlewood. Went outward bound with them one memorable week in Derbyshire. Mr Footit still teaches at Handsworth Grange. I left school in 78 and moved to London soon after. Am glad to b back up here tho - no comparison! There's lots of people on Friends Reunited.

Originally posted by Wattsy
Mr Aizlewood wo i belived has since died

He was known to many as Poppa Smurf, not hard to see why because of his big beard and being small in height, if you got on the wrong side of him you knew about it.

I knew Mr Aizlewood as Cat weazel again cos of the beard, he use to frighten me!!

Alas Brook school is now a new housing estate

Originally posted by missrabbit
Do you know any of the Skillingtons from Willow Drive at Handsworth?


No sorry dont recal them

Originally posted by hazel
Did you go to Handsworth First school Wattsy?
hazel

Handsworth Infants on St josephs Road i went to, and still remember the teachers and mates / still see the Headmistress from there Miss Meradith looks well for her age

Hi wattsey
I used to work there a long time ago and still remember the children who went there. Didn't know Miss Meridith was still going strong. she must be in her 80's.
Hazel

Just want to say HI to Hazel first, HI! HAZEL missed you.

Errr, no don't know anyone from that area.

Originally posted by hazel
Did you go to Handsworth First school Wattsy?
hazel

i did......67-70.....can't belive miss meridith is still around she seemed old to me 30 odd yeras ago

Originally posted by Wattsy
Who lived in the Handswoth area in the 1960's 70's 80's

went to Athelstan or Brook

mates i have never seen since i left handsworth in 1975

David harris (best school mate)

andrew harrison

nigel ball

robert davidson

david lewis

Originally posted by kirky
i did......67-70.....can't belive miss meridith is still around she seemed old to me 30 odd yeras ago

Miss Merredith.
By my working out she's got to be going on for 90.

I went there in 75 Kirky, I wondered why I couldn't remember you. I think you would be one of those special children that stay in the mind.:thumbsup:
Hi Poppins
hazel

I was at Brook, left 1966. I remember lots of people from there and still see some of them. Would like to contact Richard (Dick) Smith who left the same time as me. Dick was a good goalkeeper and I think played for Sheffield boys. Pity the old school has gone in some ways, though looking back not sure it was "fit for purpose"

im from woodhouse but used to hand around the triangle AND oakhouse chippies in the mid 80s
also our school beaver hill used to fight brook previous to that :P
i used to have a skinhead mate that used to live in the pub opposite the oakhouse in the mid 80s too, forgot his name now

I went to Athelstan infant and junior schools until 1967 then Beaver Hill, leaving in1972. Lived on Ballifield estate and had a lot of friends in Woodhouse. We used to fight with St John Fishers school. The oak house used to serve up great fish and chips, we ate them out of the paper walking down Handsworth road after a night out.

I went to Brook left in 1960 my husband went to Athelstan and Brook he also left in 1960 .Best years of I lives I suppose although we didn't think so at the time. We both thought that Stokes was the best teacher he was strict but fair. Remember Kenedy He was a laugh another one I can't remember his name threw a blackboard rubber at me for talking and I saw it coming and put the desk top up and it hit that instead of me it caused a riot think now his name was Jeffs does that ring any bells.:hihi:

I went to Athelstan and to Handsworth Grange, I left in 1992. Yes its true Mr Aizlewood has since died- we all used to call him Papa Smurf as well. I remember him as a psycho who you didn't want to upset!

mates i have never seen since i left handsworth in 1975

David harris (best school mate)

andrew harrison

nigel ball

robert davidson

david lewis

I remember these people too but I haven`t seen any of them since 1979.Don`t seem to remember you though.....

Yep I did I lived on Birklands Ave and went to Athelston primary I think it would have been in 1956