Were you a pupil or member of staff at Myers Grove school in 1970/1?
Do you remember a short film being made about the school for its 10th anniversary?
Maybe you were in the film or knew someone who was in it.

We at Region on Film; a small volunteer project that seeks to preserve and screen old cine-film from yesteryear, have uncovered this short film and will be screening it at The Showroom cinema in the 3rd/4th week of November 2008.
We would like to see any ex-pupils attend the event to reunite and reminisce with old classmates and teachers.

To express an interest in attending or if you have any information regarding the film or anyone who was in it, please contact the Action Desk at BBC Radio Sheffield on 01142675444. Admission will be by ticket only.

Please pass this message on to anyone you know who may have attended Myers Grove School at this time.

Great idea - but quite a few of us don't live in Sheffield anymore.

Is there any chance that this will be put online at anytime?

At the moment we cannot supply this service. However, the film is one that is archived at the Yorkshire Film Archive. For a synopsis of the film or information regarding the possibility of viewing this online, check out the Yorkshire Film Archive website.

That said, we would like as many ex-students and teachers to attend the screening as possible. It will be a great opportunity to reunite and share old memories!

UPDATE: The film will be screened at The Showroom on Tuesday 18th November.
Admission will be free but you will require a ticket obtainable from Region on Film. These will be available on request nearer the date. Please reply to this thread, mail me via the forum or contact the BBC Radio Sheffield Action Desk on 01142675444 to express your interest in attending.

I have been informed that the event will start between 5.45pm and 6pm and will be for about one hour. Everyone is welcome to continue on to the cafe bar to share memories and catch up with old friends.

Great idea - but quite a few of us don't live in Sheffield anymore.

Is there any chance that this will be put online at anytime?

I suppose it could be uploaded to You Tube in 10 minute sections providing copyright doesn't get in the way of doing this. I'll investigate this................Region on Film member.

I suppose it could be uploaded to You Tube in 10 minute sections providing copyright doesn't get in the way of doing this. I'll investigate this................Region on Film member.

I saw some still from this film - they are on a Local BBC website whihc was promoting this show - as an ex Myers grover they look fascinating.

The film is part of an official DVD from the York Film Archive, so I believe it is copyrighted.

I saw some still from this film - they are on a Local BBC website whihc was promoting this show - as an ex Myers grover they look fascinating.

This is the link to the BBC site I mentioned

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2008/09/16/region_on_film_myers_grove_norfolk_schools_feature .shtml

If you were at Myers Grove School in 1970, check out this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/..._feature.shtml
and see if you recognise yourself in any of the pictures from the Myers Grove film.
Register your interest in the event by replying to this thread or calling the Action Desk on:01142675444.

If you were at Myers Grove School in 1970, check out this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/..._feature.shtml
and see if you recognise yourself in any of the pictures from the Myers Grove film.
Register your interest in the event by replying to this thread or calling the Action Desk on:01142675444.

I said that without moving my lips!

Don't you read other people posts - Region on Film?

the links dont work

sorry one of them does

I wasn't there in 1970, but would have loved to have come to see this, however, my shifts don't allow. If it is ever released on DVD, or re-screened on another date, could you let me know please? Thanks.

The confirmed screening time of the short film is 6p.m. The screening should last about 45 minutes (including introductions). There are about 50 tickets remaining, so if you would like to attend please reply giving details of your mailing address and how many tickets you require so we can mail them out in time for the event.

If you prefer you can leave your details with the Action Desk at BBC Radio Sheffield (01142675444), who will pass your details on to the project officer, so he can then send out the required number of tickets.

There was some footage from the film on Thursday's Look North. It showed a game (The Grove) played in deep snow by four teams and scholars walking down corridors and at work in technology rooms. Teacher Sue Hollister was shown, comparing then with now.

The Yorkshire Film Archive is putting the film free online next year as part of a general project to put 50 hours of archive film online. In the meantime, anyone is free to view the film at the YFA in York. We would also be very grateful for any information or reminiscences from that time. Here is a brief synopsis of the film:
The film starts with exterior shots of the school, and the commentary explains where it is located. There are 1,800 pupils, and some of them can be seen arriving in the morning.

The band can be seen practicing before the film shows the chemistry laboratory where the pupils are using apparatus and Bunsen burners. Also documented are an art class and then the library. A bell rings, and girls walk down the corridor, self consciously aware of the camera. They go into the dining hall where they eat lunch.

In the sixth form common room the pupils study on their own. There are shots of them working in booths. In the language laboratory, the teacher operates a console while the pupils listen through headphones. In the commerce department girls are learning to type. In the woodwork and metalwork rooms, boys are at work. Girls make pastry and cakes, etc, in the cookery class.

Outside, the girls put on a fashion show of clothes they have designed and made themselves. Exterior shots with snow on the ground introduces |The Grove Game|, played each year on Shrove Tuesday between four teams of boys on the rugby ground. This turns out to be a chaotic rugby game with 25 per team. There are matches between staff and pupils, rugby for the men and hockey for the women.

At the summer fair, the narrator lists the many activities going on including penny rolling, golf, crockery smashing and swing boats. The event attracts 8,000 people and raises £700, which is to spent on equipment for the school.

In May 1970, there is a dinner to celebrate 10 years since the school opened. The guests can be seen arriving, and one of them looks like Roy Hattersley.

The film can be found on the yfaonline website...I cannot include a link because I have only just joined the forum.

I would appreciate any thoughts, feelings and memories that you have about Myers Grove and the film in particular. We are attempting to gather as much information together as possible before the school closes for good next year.

The film can be found on the yfaonline website...I cannot include a link because I have only just joined the forum.

I would appreciate any thoughts, feelings and memories that you have about Myers Grove and the film in particular. We are attempting to gather as much information together as possible before the school closes for good next year.

It would be nice if we could eventually have a link chris wouldnt it ?:)

Yes, it would...but I am powerless to include a link until I have 5 posts on this forum, so you'll have to wait.

Yes, it would...but I am powerless to include a link until I have 5 posts on this forum, so you'll have to wait.

No problem chris. I would like to send the link to someone who went to Myers Grove school.:)

Here is the link to the 'Myers Grove: Ten Years On' film.

http://www.yfaonline.com/assetDetails.cfm?film=2048&keyword=&sortby=&theme=4&by=theme&caseValue=theme&start=1&fromSearchValue=fromBrowseBy

I am under the impression that it was made in-house in order to commemorate the opening of Sheffield's first purpose-built comprehensive school - soon to be closed for good in 2011.

Btw, there is a mini-film on the current MGS website (http://www.myersgrove.co.uk/index.phtml?d=43874), which is following the demolition of the science block and the building of Forge Valley School. The IT staff have made the film based on webcam images.

Enjoy!

Here is the link to the 'Myers Grove: Ten Years On' film.

http://www.yfaonline.com/assetDetails.cfm?film=2048&keyword=&sortby=&theme=4&by=theme&caseValue=theme&start=1&fromSearchValue=fromBrowseBy

I am under the impression that it was made in-house in order to commemorate the opening of Sheffield's first purpose-built comprehensive school - soon to be closed for good in 2011.

Btw, there is a mini-film on the current MGS website (http://www.myersgrove.co.uk/index.phtml?d=43874), which is following the demolition of the science block and the building of Forge Valley School. The IT staff have made the film based on webcam images.

Enjoy!

Thanks chris. This is to send to an old pupil who now lives abroad.It will be much appreciated.:thumbsup:

The film can be found on the yfaonline website...I cannot include a link because I have only just joined the forum.

I would appreciate any thoughts, feelings and memories that you have about Myers Grove and the film in particular. We are attempting to gather as much information together as possible before the school closes for good next year.

Finally got my hand on a copy of this film and what fabulous memories it brought back. I went to Myers from 1964 - 1969 and on the whole have nothing but great memories.

I was totally shocked though to see me in the film (one of the trombonists in the band) and also hear me playing (backing track to the 'fashion show') I had totally forgotten those being recorded.

Too many memories to list here, but remember some great teachers, great mates and great times

Yes, it would...but I am powerless to include a link until I have 5 posts on this forum, so you'll have to wait.

Hi, if you google 'YFA Online' it should be the first result, and then the film is esay to find either by typing in Myers Grove in the Search bar, or by decade, 1960s. A new batch of films from Sheffield and South Yorkshire will be going onto the site by the middle of July. There is also an Open Space on the site for anyone to leave any additional information or stories relating to the film.