Does anyone have any memories of Ashleigh Comp on Gleadless Common from the 70s? Please, jog my memory!

I was at Ashleigh from 76 - 80. remember one of the buildings was slowly sinking. Had a great big playing field which I used to play golf. remember going to the youth club in the lower school 2nd & 3rd year. Had better memories of lower school than upper school ... dont know why..... prob more happened then.

Touche .... when was you at Ashleigh & did you live near the school?

... the lower school always seemed to have broken windows , usually from golf balls.(not me)

Originally posted by Touche
Does anyone have any memories of Ashleigh Comp on Gleadless Common from the 70s? Please, jog my memory!

remember them changing their dinner times and home times coz us roughy'uns from hurlfield kept beating em up:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

We used to finish school at 3.40 so we didnt clash with Hurlfield going home. What do you think of the name "Myrtle Springs" ??? sounds a bit of a snobby name to me.

Originally posted by pressy
We used to finish school at 3.40 so we didnt clash with Hurlfield going home. What do you think of the name "Myrtle Springs" ??? sounds a bit of a snobby name to me.

sounds very girly to me.......and did you know that myrtle was once a very common name for a certain part of a womans lower regions:o

I left trAshleigh in '81, there are other threads about it on here..

Originally posted by pressy
We used to finish school at 3.40 so we didnt clash with Hurlfield going home. What do you think of the name "Myrtle Springs" ??? sounds a bit of a snobby name to me.

clash.......?

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

I left ashleigh in 1976, lived on norfok park in them days down at the bottom end (park spring drive) wonder if there is any more forum members from there. Great to hear from u if u was at ashleigh in 76.

i didn't go to ashleigh, but my mum did, and she left in 76. she was called Pam Dunstan.
and i work with someone who left in 77 i think, she was called di sollitt.

Times New Roman
I used to live on Seagrave and walked it, there were no people carriers then. Does anyone remember the Bungalow Stores on Gleadless Common? There was another shop just up from the New Inn, was it 'Brown's). The Punch Bowl chippy as well...

Myrtle Springs may sound snobby, but believe me, it isn't ;)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by pressy
[B]I was at Ashleigh from 76 - 80. remember one of the buildings was slowly sinking.

Do you know that there is a property developer building new houses on that site. And the school was pulled down due to sinking!!! I worry about househunters buying those properties. Hope they sorted out the sinking problem

My older brother was @ Ashleigh chool I think from 1981 - 1986.

My brother went to Ashleigh School. He left in 1976 because he had a serious accident and the school would not let him go back because of his physical difficulties. His name is Andrew Proctor. Do you remember him?

I remember being in sixth form from 1976 to 1978 and the school acquiring a very old house adjacent to the drive to the upper school which was refurbished as a study area for six formers before they built a dedicated sixth form building. I remember the stairs and floors of the old house creaking quite badly.

I knew some Proctors at Ashleigh but I suspect Andrew is younger than me. I don't remember hearing about his accident but I'm sorry to hear this anyway.

I notice from the earlier messages that Touche lived on Seagrave. I lived on Seagrave Crescent 1965 to 1974.

My parents went there in the 70's.

J W Peatfield,

Remember a Jeremy Peatfield, cold be you?

if it is I think you used to hang about as an informal group with Michael Roy, graham Bloodworth and David Ryan any of this relate to you?

Adviser,

I did hang around with Graham, Michael and David mainly in the first year at Ashleigh; we all knew each other from Gleadless County Junior. Michael and David were in my class and Graham lived in my neighborhood. I notice from other threads that your surname is Hall and that you were born the same year as me and so presumably in my year at school. I'm afraid that I cannot place you though - fading memory.

I woz @ Hurlfield but went out with 2 girls fm Ashliegh
1 woz blonde and lived down the road fm Hurlfield, Pat or Pam and she knocked around with another girl who got pregnant @ 14 and had a termination.
The other girl was a vicars daughter, we used to meet up at the school youth club about 1975 or 76

I was at Ashliegh 69 to 74, would love to here from anyone who might remember me, Carole Ford. There were only about 6 girls in my class. Jog any memories?

I didnt go out with no Carol! Did I?

I left school in 74, but dont recall ever going out with anybody from hurfield! The enemy!

we didnt have anything against the girls! Just the lads
I left in 77

I would love to get in touch with some of my old mates, Diane Vokins,Jill Smith, Gillian Wakefield, and many more. Hope someone out there remembers. Class of "69/74".

Originally posted by scout
My brother went to Ashleigh School. He left in 1976 because he had a serious accident and the school would not let him go back because of his physical difficulties. His name is Andrew Proctor. Do you remember him?

I know Andy, even though I didn't go to Ashleigh.

(My cousin, Lynn M_ did go there, mind you,, from 75/80. She's the same age as me)

Re the "clashes" between Hurlfield and Ashleigh, I lived between both schools, and the pitched battles between them at hometime could be quite , erm, *coff*, entertaining. lol

PT

Was the old farm building acquired by the school facing Gleadless Common? I remember the smell.....yuk!

Remember seeing Graham Bloodworth years later. He was working in the model shop.....Beatties, on Pinstone Street. And did anyone have to have their hair cut at Stan's?

To JW,

Not surprising that you do not remember me as i was not much of an achiever or one for putting myself forward. Not much confidence in those days.

I have the school class photo from year 1 and can recall many names and teachers but everyone goes their own way eventually.

I did keep in touch for a couple of years with David Ryan as we became good fishing buddies but lost touch eventually. He became an accountant and i did try to get in touch with him via his parents but although they replied he did not.

I have not been near the school since leaving as i have lived in various parts of Uk but gather from the postings that it is now a housing estate, bet they have great bog gardens!

Nice to know that you remember some of the people I knew thanks of the response.

|My son,Mark Lithgow went to Ashleigh School and left in '80...Now living in Japan, he teaches English and studies Ninjutsu.
He holds a Black Belt, 10th Dan in Ninjutsu and is a 3rd Dan in Kyudo.
If anyone remembers him and would like to get in touch, pm me and I can forward it on....
He has been there for close on twenty years now, so thank goodness for e.mail.
Joanl
:thumbsup:

joanl Wow! what a small world it is!

I was at Sharrow Lane school, and, for 2 years or so, at Abbeydale Grange in the mid 70's with your son, Mark (I am the same age as Mark!) and his elder sister, Michelle (?) before you moved to Gleadless Valley....

in fact when we were in the same class, together,2G at Abbeydale Grange there was a group photograph taken of the class, which I still have in my posession! (god! i have just realised!!! that must have been taken in 1976/77 ! oh, no, now that makes me REALLY feel old! lol lol)

LOL

PT

Originally posted by Touche
Remember seeing Graham Bloodworth years later. He was working in the model shop.....Beatties, on Pinstone Street. And did anyone have to have their hair cut at Stan's?
I must confess I used to go to Stan's barbers up to being about 12. It was either short back and sides or square neck and then afterwards if I wanted fertilizer of my head - a thick clear gel - what was that stuff? It wasn't Brylcream and I'm sure it wasn't Vaseline.

Silvikrin used to do one, and Trugel hovers in the back of my mind.....:)
joanl

Originally posted by adviser
To JW,

Not surprising that you do not remember me as i was not much of an achiever or one for putting myself forward. Not much confidence in those days.

I have the school class photo from year 1 and can recall many names and teachers but everyone goes their own way eventually.

I did keep in touch for a couple of years with David Ryan as we became good fishing buddies but lost touch eventually. He became an accountant and i did try to get in touch with him via his parents but although they replied he did not.

I have not been near the school since leaving as i have lived in various parts of Uk but gather from the postings that it is now a housing estate, bet they have great bog gardens!

Nice to know that you remember some of the people I knew thanks of the response.

Some of the kids I just knew by first names or nicknames. I was in Mr. Pickering's class 1B in the first year.

I moved away from Sheffield after leaving school and lost contact with everyone.

I was surprised to hear that a housing estate was built on the land. I hope the houses aren't subsiding like the lower school.

Originally posted by Joanl
Silvikrin used to do one, and Trugel hovers in the back of my mind.....:)
joanl
Thanks Joanl, maybe it's either of these.

What was that stuff?......
Sorry, doh! I misunderstood that the first time I read it.....I was thinking you were saying what was it, not what WAS it.....?
You meant the gunk that the barber put on at the time........
There I go again, that's the second time I've tried to be helpful today. As the old saying goes, if in doubt.....keep it out.
Joanl:loopy:

Originally posted by Touche
Was the old farm building acquired by the school facing Gleadless Common? I remember the smell.....yuk!
I remember the old farm building adjacent to the school path between the upper school and Gleadless Common. I had not heard that it had been acquired by the school but maybe it was. The smell was awful.

Originally posted by Joanl
Sorry, doh! I misunderstood that the first time I read it.....I was thinking you were saying what was it, not what WAS it.....?
You meant the gunk that the barber put on at the time........
There I go again, that's the second time I've tried to be helpful today. As the old saying goes, if in doubt.....keep it out.
Joanl:loopy:

No problem! Whatever it was my hair set rock hard. I was more concerned about the long-term deleterious effects. I think your suggestion that it was Gunk is probably right. Of course it could have also been responsible for excessive hair growth of boys hair during the 1970s.

PT, Hi..Sent you a pm but being a "silver surfer" and only just getting to know this forum, I have probably done it wrong......
I am still trying to pursuade Mark to register.
It was interesting hearing from you about Sharrow, I'd forgotten that.....we were at the back of the post office.
joanl

Mr JW, did you by any chance live opposite Martin Leary, just around the corner from Seagrave Avenue? Hope you don't mind me asking...I'm sure I must know you

Touche, yes I did.

I realised who you are after you mentioned you lived on the Avenue. I think you used to live at the lower end of the Avenue. I have a vague recollection Touche was your nickname at one time but I'm not entirely sure. Apologies if this is completely untrue.

I left Ashleigh in 1976, lost touch with many kids but seen one or two...any old year mates out there?

Glenn Ashley

hi Glen,

I also left in 1976, have seen quite a few names on friends re-united that i recognise but difficult to place a face to them.

kept in touch with David Ryan for a few years afterwards as we became good fishing buddies. moved away from area around that time to the wybourne estate so on the wrong side of sheffield to keep in touch.

moved away to other counties in 1978 and never been back to sheffield other than to visit family. Changes every time i visit.

graham hall

I went to ashliegh left in 1974. Name of some mates in same year.
Dave morton, Gary Smith, Andy Smith, Gordon Wild. Kevin Abbot,

The two George Bests are reunited, thinking of you Mark...

I went to Ashleigh between 80-85. My brother went the went a couple of years before me, his name is Billy Hancock. He spent more time at the farm on Gleadless Road than he did at school.

Stans Barbers eh -'who's next united?'

I remember the old farm house before it became part of the school.....used to walk past it every morning........think girl in my year Paula Dobson lived there if i'm not mistaken it was a pig farm hence the smell

Hi i'm Mr Tingle, I was the head at ashleigh for 18 years, any one remember me?

[QUOTE=scout]My brother went to Ashleigh School. He left in 1976 because he had a serious accident and the school would not let him go back because of his physical difficulties. His name is Andrew Proctor. Do you remember him?[/QUOTE

procter rings a bell i left 1979 my sister year earlier crumps

Hi i'm Mr Tingle, I was the head at ashleigh for 18 years, any one remember me?
Welcome to the forum Mr Tingle.

No responses yet, but someone will cotton on to your name soon, you can count on it.

They're all probably trying to think back and remember whether they upset you in any way before they respond.

What years were you Head?

I worked there from 1966 to 1988 and was Head from 1971

I worked there from 1966 to 1988 and was Head from 1971
Come on then you lot, some of you must remember poor old Mr Tingle. What you all hiding for?:(

Hello Mr Tingle!
After all these years! Hope you are well sir, have you kept in touch with any of the other teachers? Mr Underdown for instance? Glad to know you are ok. Tell us all how you are

We used to finish school at 3.40 so we didnt clash with Hurlfield going home. What do you think of the name "Myrtle Springs" ??? sounds a bit of a snobby name to me.

The name Mytle Springs was the name of the area long before Ashleigh School was built. The name given I suppose because of the plant growng there. I used to walk to Myrtle Springs as a child many years ago.
hazel

Derek Tingle... Top man. Used to take the money at The Youth Club sat next to my mother in law!

... and Myrtle Springs.. remember how the Lower School was sinking! Then they knocked it down and built houses on the same land!

Hello Mr Tingle!
After all these years! Hope you are well sir, have you kept in touch with any of the other teachers? Mr Underdown for instance? Glad to know you are ok. Tell us all how you are
hi, im ok thankyou! what is your name, i may remember you? I haven't kept in touch with Mr Underdown, although he does live near me! i do keep in touch with Mr. Fyfe, Mrs. Wingrove and Mr (Doctor) Richardson, do you remember them?

hi, im ok thankyou! what is your name, i may remember you? I haven't kept in touch with Mr Underdown, although he does live near me! i do keep in touch with Mr. Fyfe, Mrs. Wingrove and Mr (Doctor) Richardson, do you remember them?
Hi I was there when it was Central Technical in town until 1964 and then Gleadless. I left in 1967,I think the guy was Dixon as head.I remember Mr Underdown did a survey about 1970 regarding academic achievements since leaving school and visited everyone at home.
I remember a French lesson where three lads who had been caught scrumping next door, were picked on to translate apples and the orchard what a sense of humour great guy.I may have got the name wrong.Were you there at Cental Tech or did you move over when it became a pig farm.

I certainly remember those guys, how could I forget. Was there from 71-78.

Mr Fyfe, sat in the posh seats at Bramall Lane, handshake like a crusher!
Mr Underdown (Underpants to us hehe) never had him for anything.
Doc Dick (The Chemical Legend that is Doc Dick).. it's all his fault I have ended up bashing metal all my adult life!

I could go on, Brian Rodgers, Brian Surr, Jack Lambert (now sadly no longer with us), Ken Westnidge, Ron Pembo, Pete Lee, Pottsy, Bob Howells, Harry White (also gone), Jack Gear.. etc etc...

Hi I was there when it was Central Technical in town until 1964 and then Gleadless. I left in 1967,I think the guy was Dixon as head.I remember Mr Underdown did a survey about 1970 regarding academic achievements since leaving school and visited everyone at home.
I remember a French lesson where three lads who had been caught scrumping next door, were picked on to translate apples and the orchard what a sense of humour great guy.I may have got the name wrong.Were you there at Cental Tech or did you move over when it became a pig farm.
Apologies I see you were there for my last year, on the Cental Tech thread other teachers are listed remember Tizard, Walker.Woolhouse,Wolstenholme,spelling may be wrong,King,(Westnedge horrible littleman called pugnose)also Bunn, Hughes, Howell Knight ,and another guy who came with his wife cannot remember the name.

Tizard, Walker, Wolstenholm & Woolhouse were before my time.

Westnedge (in my opinion one of the best teachers I have ever come across, but you never crossed him!), Bunn, Hughes, Howell, Knight (Spike Knight, yeah remember him! although again I never had him for any lessons, no idea what he taught actually.

I've asked this before on heer somewhere but does anyone remember the caretaker at Central Tech then Ashleigh up to about 1970, cos I married his grand-daughter.

Tizard, Walker, Wolstenholm & Woolhouse were before my time.

Westnedge (in my opinion one of the best teachers I have ever come across, but you never crossed him!), Bunn, Hughes, Howell, Knight (Spike Knight, yeah remember him! although again I never had him for any lessons, no idea what he taught actually.

I've asked this before on heer somewhere but does anyone remember the caretaker at Central Tech then Ashleigh up to about 1970, cos I married his grand-daughter.
I have to diagree on Westnedge ,although I was awful at his subject.
The Londoner Knight taught Economics when I was there.
I do not remember the caretaker.
Why was the school demolished?

You really had to be a decent Metalworker to be on Ken Westnedges good list, but I always found him to be interested in his work and willing to teach us how to use the metalworking machines.

My understanding of the school being knocked down (and I may well be dead wrong here) was that the Lower School (ironically named as it was at the top of the hill!) was falling over into Myrtle Springs (literally).. not sure about the Upper School but I suspect that the real reasons lie in the obsession of Sheffield Education with the Comprehensive system (which if we all can remember, Ashleigh did a fair job of ignoring) and the price of land for building in Gleadless.

I seem to recall having a good woodwork teacher, but i can't remember his name. This would have been around 74/75 i think. In fact clearing my garage last month i found the stool i made during those lessons, and my son had to resort to an electric jigsaw to break it up!
I obviously learnt something there.

Old fella? Bits of his fingers missing? That'd be Hunter.
Younger (well younger then) fuzzy black hair (daft as a brush) that'd be John Bolan.

Anyone remember the BBC Play for Today "Speechday" which was filmed at the school in about 1973... I have a copy. It makes some hilarious viewing especially during the choir singing in the Lower School hall when Sally Hughes did an unscripted bow and they had to shoot the scene again... some of my class mates featured quite closely. My hair was "too long" for the BBC and I wasn't allowed into the assemby as an extra :loopy: .

It actually had both Lyn Perrie and Brian Glover in it.

I certainly remember that play.
I too was in the choir and remember receiving a pay packet from the BBC as we had to stay after school and got paid equity rates!!!!

Haha, I'll have to have a look at the video again. People I can recognise on it are Stephen Phillipson (hopelessly mugging at the camera all through the assemby scenes), David Morton, Susan Willis and Mark Bonsall amongst others.

Remember the hut out the back for all the bad dudes & the tuck shop in the quadrangle:)
I left in 81 after been chucked out wiffy the punk geezer

Hi Vasquez, I remember the video being made, i was stood at the side of David Grayson who fainted and was taken out of the hall, they blamed it on the sun shining on his head as he had very blonde hair. I knew steven phillipson for a good few years at school as we caught the same bus to and from school. He always looked very tall to me as i was under five foot then, he was always trying to chat up Alison Butcher but he was also a target for the older boys due to his height until he bacame an olderboy himself.

I still have my first year class photo with Miss Braun and can recall many of the people on it but i was from a poor family so one of those not so well dressed kids often left out. I did have friends but of a similar ilk. Surprising how much you can recall when prompted by blogs such as this< i wa at Ashleigh from 71 to 76 andif you wa nt a list of the kids in my first year let me know, you may know some of them your self.

Fortunately l didn't have the mis-fortune of going to Ashleigh, but it was an under acheiving school as l remember it, that didn't really care about its pupils welfare or behaviour.
My elder brother and sister both attended Ashleigh and came out without any decent qualifications, although my brother was extremely intelligent.
The school had an out of sight ,out mind policy very similar to Hurlfield although slightly better.
Fortunately my eldest brother, myself and our youngest sister all went to King Edwards and came out with decent exam results although l believe that school has now dropped well below the standards of the 70's and early 80's.

From recent reports Myrtle Springs doesn't seem to be much of an improvement either.

You can visit Northern Avenue shops to experience the quality that school instills in it's pupils.

Under achieving... not in my experience. Tell me how many degrees were got by kids from Hurlfield (and that was the alternative, try getting into King Teds from Gleadless.. not a chance).. in my year alone there were a whole bunch of University goers.. maybe not a lot by todays standards, or even King Teds.. including one girl who went to study maths at Oxford. The 6th form group I was in was about 50 strong. I think most people I was there with would agree it was a very decent school run much in the manner of a grammar school with setting and classes based on ability. I am proud to have gone there.

well said, there was nothing wrong with Ashleigh.

Under achieving... not in my experience. Tell me how many degrees were got by kids from Hurlfield (and that was the alternative, try getting into King Teds from Gleadless.. not a chance).. in my year alone there were a whole bunch of University goers.. maybe not a lot by todays standards, or even King Teds.. including one girl who went to study maths at Oxford. The 6th form group I was in was about 50 strong. I think most people I was there with would agree it was a very decent school run much in the manner of a grammar school with setting and classes based on ability. I am proud to have gone there.

I lived in Intake and travelled to crosspool, mind you l only got in there because my eldest brother passed the 11 plus to gain entry. He left King Teds with 11 O'levels and 3 A Levels, l didn't do too bad myself.

Sixth form is something else, most people that decided to stay on made a real go of it. I'm certainly not slagging the pupils, the school were to blame for their lax teaching standards, and some of the teacher's didn't give a toss.
I'm speaking with quite alot of knowledge as most of my peers at that time attended Ashleigh.
I'm sure alot of them have acheived better things than myself, so education isn't the be all and end all but my opinion, and that is just my opinion is that Ashleigh did not do the best for its pupils at the time.

At my first in 1981 job after leaving school, I worked with a girl who went to Ashleigh. It would have been 1976-1980. Her name was Diane Clarke. She married her boyfriend from school Philip Rose I think his name was. Does anyone remember or keep in touch with either of them as I would love to meet up with her again.

I seem to recall having a good woodwork teacher, but i can't remember his name. This would have been around 74/75 i think. In fact clearing my garage last month i found the stool i made during those lessons, and my son had to resort to an electric jigsaw to break it up!
I obviously learnt something there.
Did you go to Gleadless school before Ashleigh by any chance?

I went to ashliegh left in 1974. Name of some mates in same year.
Dave morton, Gary Smith, Andy Smith, Gordon Wild. Kevin Abbot,
Hi My name is Bob Johnstone but was known as jonks used to play in goal for football team can you remember me?I live in Spain at the moment i have been here for 6 years and sell houses for a living married with two kids.I remember dave morton and the others i think.

Couldn't agree more with Vasquez Rich. there were many achievers who went onto university from the 1976-1978 sixth form group. Myself included(Darryl Smith).Would love to find out what happened to many colleagues from this group, Dave Morton,Gillian Schofield,Trudy Worth, Beverley King, Anil Grover to name but a few.I too am proud to have gone there.

Ey up Darryl how you doing? Last time I saw you you was going to study Zoology (or something like that).. dunno what happened to the others you mention, not seen any of them since we all left. Saw Gary Parkinson a few years back, he doesn't look any different, was in Woodhouse last I heard.

Hi Vasquez Rich (What is your real name ?)
Yes, did Zoology and graduated in 1981(Is it that long ago !! )
Happily married with a 19 year old daughter and 16 year old son and now living in Nottingham. We come to Sheffield quite often as we both have families still living there and I like to watch the Owls when I can. I keep in touch with my old mate , Pete Eason,on a fairly regular basis and have bumped into several old schoolmates over the years, Nigel Williams, Jay Dorling, etc but have lost touch with many of them. Like most people I initially used the Friends Reunited website but that seems to have died off. I found this forum by accident whilst researching some information and it seems more active than the others.
Shame to see the old schools now gone , had great memories !!!!

Hi Smitty
Can you remember playing football on the triangle a small piece of grass in front of our houses?Can you remember playing subutio on you carpet in your lounge?Your carpet always was good for the pitch it didnt slip.Also i remember the table tennis in ours on my parents best dark wood drop leaf table.I live in Spain at the moment married with 2 kids which are both at Spanish school.I sell Spanish properties to mainly English People.Do you still remember Paul Fidler?

Did you go to Gleadless school before Ashleigh by any chance?

Yes. Infant and Junior, including the 'new' junior school around 70/71 that had carpets! (I seem to remember all the parents being amazed at this.)
I think i've seen your name on a thread mentioning Rough Copy so i guess you must be Ryzard. Is that right?

Hi i'm Mr Tingle, I was the head at ashleigh for 18 years, any one remember me?
yes i remember you and so does my bottom you once told me i had the most canes in the first term ever and i was made to leave early due to my rebellious nature






.

I remember mr Tingle the head.What is he up too now?I remember getting the cane.I remember i think you used to teach maths is that right?
Can you remember Mr Potts the PE teacher?

Hi jonks,
Such good memories !!! Your comments lead me to deduce that you are Richard or Chris Johnson who lived 3 doors up from us at Middle Hay Close am I right ?
Yes I do remember Paul Fidler, My parents kept in regular contact with his mum & Dad (Pat & Ken )and occasionally I see Paul when we visit Sheffield.

HI Smitty
Yes thats correct my brother is Chris Johnstone but my name is Robert Johnstone and my perents still live there they have been in the same house for 46 years when i was only 3 years old.My dad is 84 on Chistmas eve it seems like only yesterday. Can you remember Kieth Hutton we used to call him Buttons he used to live next door to me?Where are you living now?Will you be going back to Sheffield for xmas?We should be over there in Feb next year it would be nice to meet up with you mate. Its a bit more difficult for me because we live in Spain at the moment but we get back as often as we can with these cheap flights.

Hi Robert,
Apologies for not getting you name right, it has been a long time!
Great to hear that your parents are well and still living in the same house. Sadly,my father (Brian ) died earlier this year but my mum still keeps in touch with the Fidlers and I will let her know we have made contact with each other.
We will be spending Xmas with mum at our house in Nottingham but I plan on seeing Sheff Weds on New years day at Hillsborough with my younger brother (Mark) and my 16 year old son. Do you remember my brothers and sisters ? Karen, Debbie, Joanne & Mark. All of them are well and living around the UK.
I do remember Kieth Hutton and his sister , Denise i think?,but not seen them for years.
Would be nice to meet up when you come over in Feb. Lets keep in touch via this forum.
Cheers
Darryl

Hi Darryl
I remember all your all your brothers and sisters glad they are all fine.I am sorry to here about your father i remember him very well always used to be in a dressing gown.You where also very good in goal do you still play?
Keep in touch mate regards Bob

Hi Robert,
Good to hear from you. Hope you are having a nice relaxing Xmas break.
Yes , I continued playing in goal until my early thirties but packed it in to play golf instead. Much more relaxing!!
Speak to you soon
Regards
Darryl

Hi Darryl
Its all back to normal here but its warmer than usual its been up to 21%c today and only a light breeze looks like we might not get a winter at all this year but we need the rain,it hasnt really rained since last Feb all the brits here love it when it rains. How did your christmas go?We had quiet one but i am not bothered much anyway it always cost me alot of money the say scrouge never died.Keep in touch happy new year mate BOB

Hi i'm Mr Tingle, I was the head at ashleigh for 18 years, any one remember me?

Mr Tingle? WOW!

It's strange hearing that name again after all these years. I was at Ashleigh (I before E, except in Ashleigh) from '74 to '79. As I recall we had only 1 or 2 'meetings' in my time at the lower school, never for anything serious just a little mischief you know. You were, and probably still are, a nice fair bloke. Nice to hear from you and I hope you are well.

I remember Mr Tingle too...always seemed a nice guy.

I was at Ashleigh a little later (mid 80s) and remember the following teachers:

Mr Damms, Mr Underdown, Mr Bunn, Mr Renardson, Mrs Hall (English)
Mr Newsom, Mr Donald, Mrs Kitchen, Mrs Powlson (Maths)
Mrs McGreavy, Mrs Quarterman, Mrs Senior, Mrs Mullooly (Languages)
Mrs Ashton, Mr Collier, Mr Jackson, Mr Barron, Dr Richardson, Mrs Green, Mr Hill (Sciences)
Mr Holden, Mr Taylor (Economics)
Mrs Amos, Mr Morgan (Games)
Mr Hobday,Mr Miles, Mr Mackenzie, Mrs Archer, Mr Middleton (Geography)
Mr Jarvis (Woodwork)
Miss Cobb (Needlework)
Mr Tunningly, Mr Jenkins (History)
Mrs Miles, Mrs Bradley , Mrs Stainrod (Home Economics)

There must have been so many teachers in the school.

Some of the teacher names rings a bell with me its great to here there names again.I remember Mr Underwood, Mrs hall who used to teach me English, Mr Newsom and Mr Jarvis who took me for woodwork i really couldnt remember any names but that has brought back great times.Can you remember Mr Potts i think he took P.E and also took me for football?

Yes I remember Mr Potts ....I seem to remember him in a green adidas track suit ...he used to take us to Hurlfield to go swimming.

Does anyone have any memories of Ashleigh Comp on Gleadless Common from the 70s? Please, jog my memory!

Yeh , I was there then. I came up from Bankwood In about 1968 and left in 1972 or 1973. Itwas still the central Tech then ,but changed its name to Ashliegh the following year.My form teacher was Mr Beevers aka Spok. My class mates included Glynn Shaw ,see him at the Lane sometimes,Steve Blakemoore ,Dean Watkinson last seen at M/hall.Chris Hudson who joined the RN.Kev Hinchcliff Pete Crowdy.Mick Siddall and Pete Bates.The teachers included Mr Foster ,games and history (top man),Mr Hughs music,Mr Howel ,games.Mr Fairbrother (not a top man).And the best teacher I have eve had John Bolan ,he treated the kids with respect.If you ever got bored in one of his TD lessons, you just had to get him going about the old NSU car he had,and he would rant on about it till the bell rang. Dose anyone remember the Tech top 20s that used to apear on the notice board from time to time?

I went to ashleigh school between 1973 and 1978,on the fist day i started i was put into 2q?,and the form tutor was Mr Brown,who also taught English.
I remember him having short mousey hair,flowerey ties, and a biege suit.
The person i remember sitting next to was David Mitchell (top bloke) !!to the right there was too lads,lala,and rola,aka messrs Darryll whittaker and Mark roebuck...anyone remember them?
I cant remember much else about that time,however i went on a cruise to the med with a great bunch of people,which was really life changing.
I do remember most of the people mentioned on the posts,including the teachers,although there has been no mention of Malcolm Leek,who i think taught geography (who was a complete git),although i did get him back playing hockey years later with the sheffield teachers! (hi malc hows the shins?).
I lived on Crispin Gardens,however i spent most of my time at Basegreen.
Here are a few names of the people i remember....Mick Brammer (who lives in Australia i think).....Fred Ibbotson (also down under).....Keith Moran...Andrew Croydon....Paul Crofts.(hiya paul remember going to see hawkwind?)...Phillip Roberts....Howard and Nigel Marples...Andrew Hoskins...Tony Walker...Shane Walters. Anyone guess who i am???

Here are a few names of the people i remember....Mick Brammer (who lives in Australia i think).....Fred Ibbotson (also down under).....Keith Moran...Andrew Croydon....Paul Crofts.(hiya paul remember going to see hawkwind?)...Phillip Roberts....Howard and Nigel Marples...Andrew Hoskins...Tony Walker...Shane Walters. Anyone guess who i am???

Hawkwind? You'll have to narrow it down a bit. I think i saw em about 6 times back then! I also remember most of the names. This goes back to Gleadless Junior school, but why did we call Keith Moran 'Banger'? Andrew Hoskins being called 'Chike' was somthing to do with Tchaikovsky being mentioned in a music lesson, i thnk. And someone you didn't mention was Chris Tye - who we called 'Bryner'. Again, no idea why.
After all that i still can't guess who you are.

The only one really who i can remember out of that lot is Keith Moran, can any one remember Chris French? Robert Cassell,Michael Horsefield,Gary Holmes i think we called him (Homer)?Can anybody remember Jacqulene Brooks?

My secondary school years were at Ashleigh - when I attended. Unfortunately I thought I had better things to do with my time (lots of fun tho' not educational) than go to lessons and missed quite a few! Mates were Jayne Hiley, Lynne Murray, Susan Pinder loads of others - anyone there to jog my memory? Why ever does anyone think Myrtle Springs (Hurlfield) was better than Asleigh - rubbish! Rougher not better. ;)

Hawkwind? You'll have to narrow it down a bit. I think i saw em about 6 times back then! I also remember most of the names. This goes back to Gleadless Junior school, but why did we call Keith Moran 'Banger'? Andrew Hoskins being called 'Chike' was somthing to do with Tchaikovsky being mentioned in a music lesson, i thnk. And someone you didn't mention was Chris Tye - who we called 'Bryner'. Again, no idea why.
After all that i still can't guess who you are.


Hello crobby it wouldnt be any fun if i did come straight out with my name but we were good pals at one time .Do you still write sci-fi ? ,The king of Argent is still one of my favorite books .I seem to remember going to Applebaum Bookshop fairly often .Another clue another time

Midnight moses

Can't be that many people in the world ever called you "Crobby"...

I thought that everyone new Paul as Crobby ,anyway,should i post another clue,go on then.Pauline Reed.

Yeah yeah... not too hard in the first place.

Say hello to your Darren for me.

Mr Tingle, Hello, hope you are well? Only just read all of the pages in this thread & was pleased to see one of the staff joining in. I'm Laurie, number 3 of 4 Moyses girls you had through the school - I'm sure you were head when all of us attended. Beginning with Cheryl - who made head girl I beleieve we went downhill from there! Valie (a bit of bother) myself (only occasional trouble I like to think) then Joanne who was more like Cheryl (sigh of relief from all staff). Cheryl is in property conveyancing-I remember you tried to convince her to study further but she went to The Law Society straight from school & hasn't done too badly at all - altho' I do believe she wished she had stayed. Valie works in the A & E dept - great people person, I'm a civil servant & Joanne went on to Uni in her 20's for her degree & is now some sort of auditor. All in all Asleigh didn't do too badly for us 4 despite some of our efforts to thwart it. Keep well Mr. Tingle, regards to Doc Richardson & Mr Fyfe - wasn't he the extremely tall fellow? - Mrs Wyngrove won't remember me kindly-if at all I hated sewing!

I thought that everyone new Paul as Crobby ,anyway,should i post another clue,go on then.Pauline Reed.

Sorry if i'm being a bit thick here, but i'm lost.
My best guess is Russell Beedon.
close?

Mr Tingle, Hello, hope you are well? Only just read all of the pages in this thread & was pleased to see one of the staff joining in. I'm Laurie, number 3 of 4 Moyses girls you had through the school - I'm sure you were head when all of us attended. Beginning with Cheryl - who made head girl I beleieve we went downhill from there! Valie (a bit of bother) myself (only occasional trouble I like to think) then Joanne who was more like Cheryl (sigh of relief from all staff). Cheryl is in property conveyancing-I remember you tried to convince her to study further but she went to The Law Society straight from school & hasn't done too badly at all - altho' I do believe she wished she had stayed. Valie works in the A & E dept - great people person, I'm a civil servant & Joanne went on to Uni in her 20's for her degree & is now some sort of auditor. All in all Asleigh didn't do too badly for us 4 despite some of our efforts to thwart it. Keep well Mr. Tingle, regards to Doc Richardson & Mr Fyfe - wasn't he the extremely tall fellow? - Mrs Wyngrove won't remember me kindly-if at all I hated sewing!


hi laurie,

I did an access course with your sisters Valie and Joanne, at Castle college way back in theearly 1990s...

Sorry if i'm being a bit thick here, but i'm lost.
My best guess is Russell Beaden?.
close?

Russell Beedon??? At least you are thinking , but no! ah!, another point to me. Did Russell marry Hilary Moore/Maw?.I thought you"went out with" PR at some point??.

Want another clue eh?

Is there anybody there ?

Russell did marry Hilary, although i've not seen him since school. Saw Hilary a few times when she worked in the music dept at the library.
I did go out with Pauline, and for some time. I think she married Ian Smith and moved south.
I'd try another guess, but i'm seriously stumped!
paul

The person i remember sitting next to was David Mitchell (top bloke) !!to the right there was too lads,lala,and rola,aka messrs Darryll whittaker and Mark roebuck...anyone remember them?


Darryll Whittaker was at Granville College with me for three years after school doing Electrical Engineering. Great lad, used to give me a lift home to the John O Gaunt after. His younger brother was called Wayne I think? How did the name "lala" come about? we all called him that at college as well! He was going out with Tracey Jennings for ages, anyone remember her? Nice looking girl, or her sister Corrine? or Diane Palmer or Angela Cheetham or Rose Cartledge or Pauline Fletcher or Karen Smith or??......hmmm it just seems to be girls that I remember! mind you I remember Carl Littlewood, Pete Wood, Butcher, Bebsy, Dean Wall and a few lads as well

hi grappler know all them names use to wag school in diane palmers house stopped at corrines and tracys house on a regular basis.still see rose every sun dinner picks cliff up from wyvern.see pete wood nearly every other day still as daft as a brush he lives at norton.

hi grappler know all them names use to wag school in diane palmers house stopped at corrines and tracys house on a regular basis.still see rose every sun dinner picks cliff up from wyvern.see pete wood nearly every other day still as daft as a brush he lives at norton.

Hi Gritter, they are all names from way back for me, not seen most of them since the mid 70's, although I once saw Diane Palmer on a late night bus coming home on a Saturday night when she would have been about 19 years old. Carl Littlewood and Pete Wood sometimes came up to Herdings to see Eddie and Barney and those lads, thats how I knew them, Paul Butcher (was he called Paul?) I met at Samantha's night club one night, I got on fine with him but everyone said he was a nutter!

I went to the hotpants 70's disco a few years ago and seeing all the women dressed in flares and platform shoes reminded me of Diane Palmer and co.!!!

hi grappler i think that lads name at samanthas was kevin{butch}he lived up newfield green road .and as for diana palmer her bedroom was full of bay city rollers pictures you know what i mean shangalang and all that tartan kak.

Yep that was it Gritter, Kevin Butcher, skinhead/short hair and a big lad. Yes Diane and co were into the bay City Rollers and all that stuff, all young smokers as well !

Hi my name is Alison, I went to Ashleigh left in 1979 i think, grey cells and all that. I remember Mr Tingle but luckily did not cross him very much. I know Kevin Butcher he still lives on Newfield Green Road and Darryl Whittaker I don;t know but I do know Wayne, my brother in law bought their house years ago. Love to speak to someone who may remember me, but I was a very shy girl:D

Hi my name is Alison, I went to Ashleigh left in 1979 i think, grey cells and all that. I remember Mr Tingle but luckily did not cross him very much. I know Kevin Butcher he still lives on Newfield Green Road and Darryl Whittaker I don;t know but I do know Wayne, my brother in law bought their house years ago. Love to speak to someone who may remember me, but I was a very shy girl:D

Hi alison,
did you leave after your O levels or A levels? I left around that time, but that was after my A levels. Hard to guess who you are without a surname.
cheers
paul

Hi Paul
I left after O Levels. My surname was Arliss. I think you may be a little older than I. Other guys in my year was Patricia Ross, Phillip Rose, Karen Parkin, Angela Stocks, Heather Butler, Alison Stainrod. Amazing I could go on forever.:)
Alison

Hi Alison,
sorry i don't remember you. I remember Heather, although i think that was mainly from the sixth form. If you were in her year you'd be a year younger than me.
There is another thread on here about Ashleigh - if you have a look at that, that might turn up some names for you.
cheers
paul

Paul,have you been thinking ? Who is Midnight Moses ? remember me freaking out having just seen a photo of Cherry Curry [Runaways] in a basque in Sounds/N.M.E .

Oh , bye the way, Andrew Hoskins nickname ,Chike, ChikeHOSKY !! , that came from Nigel Marples .How is Tony ? How is your Mum ?, lovely lady always had a lot of time for me. Andrew and Nigel were in in my form [B half thickies ] Something to do with taking German or not ! Goodnight everyone

cheers MM

Hi i'm Mr Tingle, I was the head at ashleigh for 18 years, any one remember me?

Very nice to hear from you- I was at Ashleigh up to 1980 (surname Mckenna) and I thought you were a great Head. I was the only girl in my year to take Woodwork as an option. I left after 1st year in 6th form- big mistake at the time (LOVE!), but went on to work in FE, so managed to catch up again.

Anyone go on the cruises to the med early 70,s
MM

Anyone go on the cruises to the med early 70,s
MM

I went on SS Uganda - I think it was about 1978 - Jan/Feb time- 2 week Med tour (Malta/Egypt/Israel/Turkey/Greece and ending up in Venice. Cost my dad £175 and we were so poor he saved £5 a week out of his measly £50 wages just so I could go.

The food was lousy- I lost 1/2 stone (brilliant!) and survived on Revels and 7-Up, I got airsick, seasick and homesick, hated being cooped up on the ship but loved seeing all the sites.

An experience I will never forget. Especially when my mate Julie Vollum's supply of paper knickers got nicked and stapled to the noticeboard...(Julie if you're reading this- sorry for bringing it up after all these years!) Mind you, you did get your own back when you told me you could trim my fringe for me because your mum was a hairdresser...Thanks for the attractive stepped effect, I looked terrific on the school group photo (not).

Yep I was on that cruise to. It was Jan/Feb '79. I remember it well cause I had my 16th Birthday on 30th Jan while we were on board the SS Uganda in Malta waiting to set sail.
A brilliant experience. I still have the photo's, including the one of the whole group taken, if I remember rightly in a place called Navarino Bay/Greece.
Still love Malta and have been back several times since.

Chris

Just looked back at your previous post Katkin. You' be Kathryn then...yeah? I remember you from Bankwood as well. Hope you're well.

Chris

I had been working for a good while when we went on that particular cruise, but they let me go all the same, seems to me we were very lucky to have gone !!! ,i had already been on the two previous!!!! . Anyway,Katkin, should you figure out who MIDNIGHT is , as you do know me, believe me!! i knew your mum [Joan] tea, coffee ,breakfast, sandwiches etc ,she was always very kind to me, dont spill the beans ,as i want Paul C to guess my name.

ps .I am not an old boyfriend, but i did know V.

Cheers MM Happy deducting

Yep I was on that cruise to. It was Jan/Feb '79. I remember it well cause I had my 16th Birthday on 30th Jan while we were on board the SS Uganda in Malta waiting to set sail.
A brilliant experience. I still have the photo's, including the one of the whole group taken, if I remember rightly in a place called Navarino Bay/Greece.
Still love Malta and have been back several times since.

Chris


That's the one - I'm on that group photo hiding somewhere in the background til my fringe grows back, if I remember rightly. It did, eventually!

Just looked back at your previous post Katkin. You' be Kathryn then...yeah? I remember you from Bankwood as well. Hope you're well.

Chris


That's me -from good old Backward, as it was lovingly known. My braincells have been a bit fried over the years and I'm trying to remember you - I'm sure it'll come back to me soon xxK

I had been working for a good while when we went on that particular cruise, but they let me go all the same, seems to me we were very lucky to have gone !!! ,i had already been on the two previous!!!! . Anyway,Katkin, should you figure out who MIDNIGHT is , as you do know me, believe me!! i knew your mum [Joan] tea, coffee ,breakfast, sandwiches etc ,she was always very kind to me, dont spill the beans ,as i want Paul C to guess my name.

Of course I know you Midnight and I wouldnt spoil your fun!

(My mum was great and fondly remembered by all she worked with - she was known as 'the still-room queen'). I could never quite live up to her standards when I stood in at weekends -I spent most of my time getting burned on the grill or scolded by the coffee makers (hence an office-bound career). Happy days though!

I had been working for a good while when we went on that particular cruise, but they let me go all the same, seems to me we were very lucky to have gone !!! ,i had already been on the two previous!!!! . Anyway,Katkin, should you figure out who MIDNIGHT is , as you do know me, believe me!! i knew your mum [Joan] tea, coffee ,breakfast, sandwiches etc ,she was always very kind to me, dont spill the beans ,as i want Paul C to guess my name.

HA!
Game's up Neil Taylor.
(i'll look a bit stupid if that's wrong. Nothing new, mind)
Paul

Well done ,how did i give myself away? How are you my old mate ?

HA!
Game's up Neil Taylor.
(i'll look a bit stupid if that's wrong. Nothing new, mind)
Paul

Hope you are doing well , you got me ! Fancy that, the first time i use a computer and i find you .

Cheers Neil

HA!
Game's up Neil Taylor.
(i'll look a bit stupid if that's wrong. Nothing new, mind)
Paul

Who what... ?!

Hi Neil.
I think it was when I did a google search on Midnight Moses and found it was an Alex Harvey song.
Yes, I'm very well, thanks. Happily married, 2 kids, good job. Can't complain at all. Tony's the same, and my Mum and Dad are both well.
How are you? Seem to recall you were a decent guitar player. Still playing?
Still a big Who fan? Let me know what you've been up to.
cheers
paul

Who what... ?!

Hey RCCCCN.
Admit it. You thought he was Russ Beedon too.
paul

Ha that's where you're wrong.. I think it still is Russ Beedon.

Haven't followed the thread completely so is one of you guys actually Russ or what. If so do you remember who bought your Les Paul a few years back?

Later

No it is not Russ Beadon although it would be interesting to here how he's doing .Two Les Pauls , One 335 ,One mandolin,Three or Four Acoustics Two sons 18 & 15 ,flat in Ecclesall, lecturer, Two ex wives,[less said about that the better] ,cat ,lovely girlfriend,bad back, bad ears [too much feedback ] ,done some session work a long time ago ,still a fan of Who,Cult AcDc,Killing Joke etc etc ,doubt though ,you would recognize me Cheers look forward to hearing frm you again Neil

Sorry...... I thought one of you guy's was Russ. He and I were/are good friends from way back in junior school and followed on to Ashleigh. Haven't seen him or Hilary for a few years now but last time I did, I bought a Les Paul from him.
He was living up Dronfield and singing 'Barber Shop' close harmony stuff....you know with that kinda 'squeaky' voice of his. Great kid.

Beamish (Chris)

No it is not Russ Beadon although it would be interesting to here how he's doing .Two Les Pauls , One 335 ,One mandolin,Three or Four Acoustics Two sons 18 & 15 ,flat in Ecclesall, lecturer, Two ex wives,[less said about that the better] ,cat ,lovely girlfriend,bad back, bad ears [too much feedback ] ,done some session work a long time ago ,still a fan of Who,Cult AcDc,Killing Joke etc etc ,doubt though ,you would recognize me Cheers look forward to hearing frm you again Neil

Hi Neil,
Sorry, all i can manage is 1 strat (traded in after 20 yrs to get my son a PRS SE!), 1 headless bass, 1 acoustic.
It's a long shot, but did you do any session work for Tears for Fears?
Paul

1 Warwick bass, 1 Spector bass, 1 roland drum kit, 1 violin, 1 peavey raptor 6 string (my sons really), 1 acoustic 6 string, 3 gob-irons, 1 piano, ... can't play any of 'em properly

1 Warwick bass, 1 Spector bass, 1 roland drum kit, 1 violin, 1 peavey raptor 6 string (my sons really), 1 acoustic 6 string, 3 gob-irons, 1 piano, ... can't play any of 'em properly

I'm not not saying I can play them properly but: 2 violins (1 electric), 1 viola, 1 keyboard, 1 mini piano-accordion + 1 descant recorder from school days. Other half has a couple of leccy guitars, (1 accoustic) which are permanent ornaments I have to shift everytime I want to get stuff out of the wardrobe.

...oh and one doberman who howls her head off if ever I go anywhere near any of the above...She can singalong to Pink Floyd tho - Chris says she's got taste I beg to differ.

Paul how the f***in hell did you know about Tears for Fears????? Do you know who offed Diana?,****tt,thats good, i am completly impressed. I have kept that skeleton on a need to know basis since day one !!!!!

p.s Hey fellas , let's get an old blue and cream bus,form a band and go on the road ! We're all goin on a summer holiday etc etc

p.s Hey fellas , let's get an old blue and cream bus,form a band and go on the road ! We're all goin on a summer holiday etc etc


I refuse to be Una Stubbs or Melvyn Hayes

Paul how the f***in hell did you know about Tears for Fears????? Do you know who offed Diana?,****tt,thats good, i am completly impressed. I have kept that skeleton on a need to know basis since day one !!!!!

Hey Mr T, how are you doing? Last time I saw you was at All About Eve at the Boardwalk! Still haven't had that beer! - Mr Q

p.s Hey fellas , let's get an old blue and cream bus,form a band and go on the road ! We're all goin on a summer holiday etc etc

With the largest average age of any band in the city !!!!!

seriously ,Tears for fears,? thats my doppleganger from Bristol , also Neil Taylor, not me however ! No my work was always a bit closer to home
Cheers .Neil. Hi Stevie Q give me a bell .

Hi i'm Mr Tingle, I was the head at ashleigh for 18 years, any one remember me?

Hi Sir , I was sent to your office for a bollocking and the stick ,and you gave me a pep talk instead.I was never sent again after that. Respect

Sounds like some of you guys are/were pretty 'serious' guitar players etc. I'm not very good, maybe a step or two above novice, but sometimes it's just great to sit around with other 'muzo's' swapping licks and solving the worlds problems, so if anyone is up for it any time, give me a shout. I'll even try to track down Russ.

Beamish (Chris)

[QUOTE=katkin;1953142]I went on SS Uganda - I think it was about 1978 - Jan/Feb time- 2 week Med tour (Malta/Egypt/Israel/Turkey/Greece and ending up in Venice. Cost my dad £175 and we were so poor he saved £5 a week out of his measly £50 wages just so I could go.

I found this link to the SS Uganda Trust- anyone who travelled on the Uganda might be interested in it- a book has also been published
http://www.ssuganda.co.uk/index.html

Cheers Katkin I just need to find few more people,the idea is to have a reunion night at some point, for anybody connected with the Ashleigh cruises.Good idea,bad idea??

MM

Sounds interesting Neil ('Where are they all now?')

There's also a link to an SS Uganda forum, if I can remember it.. Oh, here it is http://www.voy.com/71354/

More on the SS Uganda now folks ... (I know, I'm a sad bugger, aren't I?) But I've gone to all that trouble to dig out my mementos and I'm covered in dust now so I might as well... You do realise I'm allergic to dust? I hope you appreciate the effort I've gone to just to stir a few collective braincells.

OK Midnight, Beamish and anyone else who'se listening... We were on Ashleigh School Cruise 970 (28th Jan - 14th Feb 1979), so I was a fifth former at the time. Yes I do remember you Chris Adams - and you autographed my crappy Cruise study guide along with many others. I refused to fill it in properly and always wagged off games using the excuse I had to guard the cameras or go to fetch the sick bags... I still have my SS Uganda badge and my muster station badge (Glenn) We were supposed to give them back but I didn't and I bet I wasn't the only one- wow do you think they'll be worth anything on ebay?

The 6th formers came up with an amusing term for being seasick (Ralph-ing). Still can't remember exactly why but the term stuck. When we ended the cruise, we all autographed (unused) Ralph-bags as mementos of our trip.

In our girls' dorm, me and Julie Vollum were the oldest so were 'in charge'. We were supposed to rally the others round to make sure it was always clean and tidy- needless to say, we never won any prizes for cleanliness and in fact at the end of the fortnight, we got into a stinking row with the girls in the next dorm who had won the prize and were miffed because our dorm didnt bother to turn up to give them 3 jolly cheers (better things to do, life's too short to peel a mushroom etc).

Here's who was in our dorm: Tracy Jackson, Karen Balderson, Beverley Lancaster, Bridget Fyfe, Vicky Lowe, Julie Keeney, Vicky Legdon, Michelle Staniforth, Alison Jewell, Julie Vollum, Kathryn McKenna (me), Pamela Clark, Joanne Fraser, Julie Froggatt, Wendy Houltby, Jackie Furniss, Nichola Varga, Dawn Wade and Julie Wild.

Some of the others I remember: Stuart James, Melvin Jackson, Julie Johnson, Dean Fowler, Graham Scholey (my mate Julie V had a crush on him), Andrew Shackleton, Martin Wild, Dominic Noble (remember at one of the Senior Club parties a few lads convinced Dominic he was high on drugs when it was nothing more potent than a couple of aspirin crushed up with a polo mint!)
Rick Barker, Chris Adams, Neil Taylor, Neil Athorn, Stephen Balfour...I'm sure there must have been others- there are dozens of us on the group photo at Navarino Bay but you'd need a bl**dy great magnifying glass to make us all out.

We flew from Gatwick by British Caledonian and returned from Venice by Dan Air. It was snowing when we left Sheffield.

We visited:
* Malta (Valetta, Mdina, St John's Co Cathedral, Grand Master's Palace)

* Alexandria and Cairo (The Citadel, Abu-El-Abbas Mosque, The Gawahara Palace, The Pyramids at Giza, The Sphynx, The Egyptian Museum)

* Haifa and Jerusalem (The Via Dolorosa, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, St Stephen's Gate, The Western [wailing] Wall, The Mount of Olives, The Dome of the Rock, The Garden of Gethsemane)

* Antalya (Theatre of Perga and the brill Theatre of ASpendos)

* Navarino Bay ( I still have no idea where this is but we were meant to be visiting Rhodes!)

* Corfu (The Tomb of Menecrates, Palaiokatikra, The Byzantine Monastery)

* Venice (St Mark's Square, The Rialto Bridge, The Doge's Palace, The Bridge of Sighs, The Grand Canal)

It rained a lot in Greece and Venice and when we visited Turkey we had to travel in mixed groups - our 2 6th formers dragged us around a dull harbour when all we girls wanted to do was SHOP! I got told off by Mr Fyfe for not owning a cagoul. (Well, it was seriously un-cool to wear one at the time).

There was a cinema on board and the film showing that fortnight was Hooper with Burt Reynolds.

We were often woken up at unearthly hours with a suitably themed record- eg when we docked at Alexandria it was 'Egyptian Reggae' and most nights they played Rod Stewart's 'Sailing'. I recall they played Sex Pistols ' Pretty Vacant' but gawd knows why. The food was seriously lousy - but all in all, that trip was an amazing experience.

I spent the entire cruise pining for my boyfirned Vincent - then promptly dumped him as soon as I got back home.

Anything else to add? I only had a crappy box brownie camera so my photos are dire- if anyone else has any from that trip I would love to see them.

Yeah Kathryn, ya got me. Having a quick flick through the photos a couple of other names are Sharon Lowe, Wendy Heald, Leslie Goodwin (who quite a few lads fancied), Lynette Lloyd and Julie Walkerdine (who my mate Andy Shackleton 'paired-up' with). And not forgetting Mrs Wingroves son, can't remember his name but I remember he spent a lot of time locked in the lifejacket cupboard (out of harms-way you understand).
Yes I remember the term 'Ralphing'. The phrase, and activity, was very popular. The other catchphrase of the trip was "Where's Graham?" A reference to Graham (check out those glasses) Scholey who was always missing. A nice kid though as I remember. On the last day we all autographed the back of the steel girder just above his bunk.
Boys being boys you never what would be in your bed at night. Unfortunately it was usually crushed crisps and 'Izal' powder or 'Vim'. Not once did I find a dusky Meditteranean girl. Yeah.......like I would have known what to do if there had been....lol.
As you said a great experience.

P.S. Embarassing photos and negatives are for sale, at a reasonable price.

hope you are well and happy Kathryn.

Beamish (Chris A).

Yeah Kathryn, ya got me. Having a quick flick through the photos a couple of other names are Sharon Lowe, Wendy Heald, Leslie Goodwin (who quite a few lads fancied), Lynette Lloyd and Julie Walkerdine (who my mate Andy Shackleton 'paired-up' with). hope you are well and happy Kathryn.

Beamish (Chris A).


I am well and happy, thanks Chris - how are you? I haven't managed to win the lottery yet, or retire and run an animal sanctuary/dog training school, but I'm happy all the same. Married early, divorced and met the man of my dreams (although 'ahem', not strictly in that order), retained the surname because I liked being a katkin rather than a mckenna. Partner of 18 years is a whizz-kid/ old bloke who fixes the PC for me so I never have to know how it works.
Always swore I'd be rich n famous one day, so much for that -although I was semi famous for a whole 15 minutes (featured on a TV garden programme a while back), hey, I was even in the tv audience of a Spinners folk concert when they appeared at the Crucible in the late 70s!) You can't get more impressive than that. OK yes you can. Always wanted to be a journalist, had a few poems and articles printed in national press over the years, keep sticking my oar in and writing to the Sheffield Star (when I feel particularly peeved), that sort of thing - now I write reports and research education-related issues for my employer - oh the irony! But I'm still waiting for the riches...

Leslie Goodwin - she the one that turned up on the first night on board ship dressed like Olivia Newtron-Bomb in her Grease painted on black leggings and skimpy top? That went down well with the girls in our group, I can tell you. Its just reminded me- there was talk of a fancy dress party one night and I planned to go as a 'bunny girl' but bottled out because I felt like death warmed up and I could'nt get my bunny ears to stand up...plus, vollum had trimmed my fringe by then and it looked a bugger.

Cheers Kath,the detail is amazing,maybe a reunion would be fun .
Domonic Noble, that was me !!, well me and Marcus Rayner my long time pal from the previous cruises, he was from Hinde House [is that how it's spelt?] and it was Tic -Tacs and Alkaseltzer ,but that is another story ,that i will tell, at a moments notice ,should i have enough encouragement!!!!. What about Deborah Fox Mmm!Mmmmmmm!Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!was she in your dorm ? Our dorm was Young Husband as i seem to remember.

Cheers Neil T

Yeah Kathryn, ya got me.
hope you are well and happy Kathryn.

Beamish (Chris A).

Chris, I don't suppose you still have any of your old photos from Bankwood days? My mum threw all mine away and I've been trying to get copies of class/ group photos for ages- tried Bankwood but they didn't want to know.

I'll have to ask Mum if she has any old school photos. I don't think my parents bought the group ones very much though, I have 1 or 2 of the single ones of me....Oh the shame of flowery 70's shirts with matching ties and short-back-and-where's-it-gone haircuts.
I'm surprised you remember me Kathryn because, apart from my really good friends, not many people do. I was a bit of a wall flower.
A re-union could be good for a laugh Neil. I am an absolute sucker for nostalgia and reminiscing. I know there was a school re-union about 5 years ago but I missed that, didn't find out about it until afterwards.......shame, it would have been nice to catch up.

Later

Beamish (Chris)

I'll have to ask Mum if she has any old school photos. I don't think my parents bought the group ones very much though, I have 1 or 2 of the single ones of me....Oh the shame of flowery 70's shirts with matching ties and short-back-and-where's-it-gone haircuts.
I'm surprised you remember me Kathryn because, apart from my really good friends, not many people do. I was a bit of a wall flower.
A re-union could be good for a laugh Neil. I am an absolute sucker for nostalgia and reminiscing. I know there was a school re-union about 5 years ago but I missed that, didn't find out about it until afterwards.......shame, it would have been nice to catch up.

Later

Beamish (Chris)

My mum had an uncanny knack of knowingf when the photographer was due- she always trimmed my fringe so I looked a complete divvy - in my pretty pink crimpolene suit (ouch) and off-white long socks and naff plastic shoes...Oh the shame of being poor.
The reunion was OK if it was the one on Mansfield Rd you mean - it was actually aimed at the year after us but we were invited too. Shame the disco was so loud you couldn't hear yourself think. I was chuffed to see Jillian Cook again and several others from my year - I went with Susan Cassy. A lot of my school mates were out of Sheffield at the time. I wonder what happened to Sheri Mellor? Havent seen her for absolute years- or Linda Stevens, Pat Butler, Deborah Buckley, Ricky Answer- all off the Middle Hay View and in our year.
I would've liked to see lots of old photos and stuff about the school on the walls at the reunion- it would've been something of a talking point - try to guess who we were now, sort of thing...

Wall flower- hey, what about me? I was crap at games (always the last to be picked along with Sharon Ashton and some lad I can never remember) and so forgettable at every other subject except English - altho I did nearly get the slipper from Mr Tate for being the one member of class who got caught looking in his desk drawer at the maths test results...I wasn't the only one, but happened to be the only one who was telling everybody else what their results were just as Mr T walked in the room.... Mr Tate- remember him being on Sale of the Century?

I was at Ashliegh 69 to 74, would love to here from anyone who might remember me, Carole Ford. There were only about 6 girls in my class. Jog any memories?

was one of the 6 girls called Delia Potts who lived on Wulfric Rd Manor?

Message to any ex-Bankwood pupils circa 1973.. and BEAMISH this includes you!

I've found one of my group photos - it's not in very good condition (mum was in the habit of throwing anything and everything awaya- I managed to retrieve this) If you were in Mr Tait/Tate's class in 4th form,in, I guess 1973, you might just find the attached photo interesting...


http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u30/katkin2/Bankwood1973005.jpg

Top row from the left shows:
Mr Tait, Michael or Andrew Hancock, Glyn Machin, Wayne Fearn, Chris Adams (yes you BEAMISH!), Mark Todd, Mark Platts?, Philip Rose, Craig Wakefield, Ricky Barker, Brian Mohamed
2nd Row from back:
Andrew ?, Wayne Howarth, Sharon Fletcher, Claire French, Sharon Birks, Jayne Lotka, Alison Grundy, Gail Reed, Jillian Cooke, Paul Howarth
2nd row from front:
Sharon Ashton, Kathryn McKenna (me), Wendy Haigh?, Shirley Morris, Jayne Tomlinson, Ann McElweine, Cheryl Turner, Janet France?
Front row:
Mark Mason, Mark Platts?, Stephen Senior, Andrew Cleary, Glenn Robinson and Gary Ward

what a little set of angels...I wonder how many psychopaths and mass murderers that year turned out?

It's in poor condition, so if anybody has a better copy let me know please. Also, still looking for any other group photos from Bankwood days.

Not sure if it is Mark Platts or which row he's on(back or front) also if that really is Janet France in row 2

Remember the Leadmill?

Another name guessing game for you...I knew you at Gleadless School, Ashleigh and even after you'd been digging holes (or summat) in Goole...I now live in the States..thats not much of a clue tho'

My Husband went to Ashleigh school and left in 1984/5 He was known as sugar in those days but now know known as Mark Haigh

Hi there, it's Gail Horsfield here, I left Ashleigh in 76, my sister was Tina (left 78), and we lived on Ridgehill Avenue. I still see Lynne Bradbury as she works with my hubby. Occasionally bump into Lynn Cox...

I remember Mr Tingle, when he was head of the lower school, Mr and Mrs Fyfe...( wasn’t Mr Fyfe the Head of the whole school for a while?) Mr Gears, (Geography), Mr Lambert was my form teacher in 2nd and 3rd year, while he tried to drum some German into my head – he didn’t have much luck, though he would have been amazed to learn I did go on to learn some Latin, Ancient Greek and Ancient Hebrew….Mr Bun, (form teacher in 1st year) Mr Brown and Mr Green who took us for English and bravely to Leeds, and to the Crucible to see The Merchant of Venice. Mrs Hancock - Biology.

I was in the BBC play too, I was in the choir... we sang Blake's Jerusalem.

Anyone know/see Julie Grocock, Richard Nixon, Beverley King, Trudy Worth, Glynn Tipper, Suzanne Ellis, there's more but I'm getting old and forgetful

I do know Gary Chappel is in NZ doing quite well for him self.

I went to Hollinsend primary school before Ashleigh

I have walked my dog across the old school grounds, feels very strange... and the new houses…..look interesting.

Hi there, it's Gail Horsfield here, I left Ashleigh in 76, my sister was Tina (left 78), and we lived on Ridgehill Avenue. I still see Lynne Bradbury as she works with my hubby. Occasionally bump into Lynn Cox...

I remember Mr Tingle, when he was head of the lower school, Mr and Mrs Fyfe...( wasn’t Mr Fyfe the Head of the whole school for a while?) Mr Gears, (Geography), Mr Lambert was my form teacher in 2nd and 3rd year, while he tried to drum some German into my head – he didn’t have much luck, though he would have been amazed to learn I did go on to learn some Latin, Ancient Greek and Ancient Hebrew….Mr Bun, (form teacher in 1st year) Mr Brown and Mr Green who took us for English and bravely to Leeds, and to the Crucible to see The Merchant of Venice. Mrs Hancock - Biology.

I was in the BBC play too, I was in the choir... we sang Blake's Jerusalem.

Anyone know/see Julie Grocock, Richard Nixon, Beverley King, Trudy Worth, Glynn Tipper, Suzanne Ellis, there's more but I'm getting old and forgetful

I do know Gary Chappel is in NZ doing quite well for him self.

I went to Hollinsend primary school before Ashleigh

I have walked my dog across the old school grounds, feels very strange... and the new houses…..look interesting.

Hi Shullie
My ex (Tony/Anthony Atkin) was in the BBC play too- I'd love to see it again, I can only just remember it (wasn't it called prize giving day or something like that?)

You were taught by many of the same teachers as I was - Mrs Fyfe was my 1st yr tutor, Mr Lambert used to have us in stitches- if you didnt want to have a serious german lesson it didnt take much to get him talking about his family instead- a great bloke. Mr Bunn taught me English (before that it was Mr Underdown), Mr Gears was my geography teacher- he went on to work at Castle College for a while when Ashleigh closed. Mrs Kitchen (maths) who usedto throw the board rubber at the naughty kids...

Mrs Stainrod tried to teach me to cook - sorry Mrs S you failed miserably- the other half is in charge of catering in our house! Mr Taylor was my form teacher in 4th and 5th year- I never quite grasped economics.. Forget what my woodwork teacher was called (was it Mr Jarvis or was he the year tutor? Hang on- it was Mr Jackson!) he was brill- when I insisted on taking woodwork as my option instead of being forced into housecraft/ needlework or other girly pursuits, he didnt put me off (it was the year tutor who wasnt too happy about it) and even though I was an awkward left-handed female who needed every woodwork tool adjusting to suit me, he never complained and I really learnt a lot from him. Happy times..

Hi Gail,
I too remember you and the names mentioned. We were all in the same class at Ashleigh, here are a few more names to add:Julian Crookes, Glenn Ashley (bumped into a him a few years ago),David Morton,Steven Roper, Gary Parkinson, Gillian Schofield, I have a school photo of us all from 1971 with our class teacher Mr Hughes I think. Can you remember me ? My log in name is a clue.






Hi there, it's Gail Horsfield here, I left Ashleigh in 76, my sister was Tina (left 78), and we lived on Ridgehill Avenue. I still see Lynne Bradbury as she works with my hubby. Occasionally bump into Lynn Cox...

I remember Mr Tingle, when he was head of the lower school, Mr and Mrs Fyfe...( wasn’t Mr Fyfe the Head of the whole school for a while?) Mr Gears, (Geography), Mr Lambert was my form teacher in 2nd and 3rd year, while he tried to drum some German into my head – he didn’t have much luck, though he would have been amazed to learn I did go on to learn some Latin, Ancient Greek and Ancient Hebrew….Mr Bun, (form teacher in 1st year) Mr Brown and Mr Green who took us for English and bravely to Leeds, and to the Crucible to see The Merchant of Venice. Mrs Hancock - Biology.

I was in the BBC play too, I was in the choir... we sang Blake's Jerusalem.

Anyone know/see Julie Grocock, Richard Nixon, Beverley King, Trudy Worth, Glynn Tipper, Suzanne Ellis, there's more but I'm getting old and forgetful

I do know Gary Chappel is in NZ doing quite well for him self.

I went to Hollinsend primary school before Ashleigh

I have walked my dog across the old school grounds, feels very strange... and the new houses…..look interesting.

I remember Jill Smith, Angela Corry, Diane Vokins, Gillian Schofield, Josephine Dawson and there was a girl called Jacqueline Smith, maybe wrong on that last one, I left in 1974. Our form room was one of the science labs.

yeah I remember you too :)

Other names are : Neil Morrell; I once met him outside a clubin the late 70's , he had cut of all his hair and beome a 'copper'... :)

I remember Gilian Scholfield, Gillian Matthews and Gillian Fox, we seemed to have a lot of Gillian's in out class.





Hi Gail,
I too remember you and the names mentioned. We were all in the same class at Ashleigh, here are a few more names to add:Julian Crookes, Glenn Ashley (bumped into a him a few years ago),David Morton,Steven Roper, Gary Parkinson, Gillian Schofield, I have a school photo of us all from 1971 with our class teacher Mr Hughes I think. Can you remember me ? My log in name is a clue.

Oi Gail, how're you?

How's about these in addition to those mentioned

Darryl Smith (See above - dead giveaway)
Ian (Bill) Smith
Kevin Bingham
Gary Leitch
Bev King
Trudy Worth
Judith Willis
Susan Wilcox
Tim Cooke
Simon Freeston

all in our class at one time or another. Not seen any of these for a long time.

Jack Lambert was a great bloke, I seem to remember him rambling on about his trips to Germany rather than teaching me any German.

Richard

HI Smitty
Yes thats correct my brother is Chris Johnstone but my name is Robert Johnstone and my perents still live there they have been in the same house for 46 years when i was only 3 years old.My dad is 84 on Chistmas eve it seems like only yesterday. Can you remember Kieth Hutton we used to call him Buttons he used to live next door to me?Where are you living now?Will you be going back to Sheffield for xmas?We should be over there in Feb next year it would be nice to meet up with you mate. Its a bit more difficult for me because we live in Spain at the moment but we get back as often as we can with these cheap flights.

My Friend Renee used to go out with Buttons, I think you might have gone out with another friend of mine Jonks, Gillian Clark? .....although perhaps not, she did go out with Keith Cheetham, "Cheddar" for a long time... where do you live in Spain? My mum lives out there.

I had Mr Tingle for Maths, Mrs Wingrove for music and Mrs Gears for Biology. I used to live on Ashleigh Avenue until 5 years ago, (the houses built on the lower school site) My bedroom window overlooked what was the top hockey pitch!

Remember the Leadmill?

Another name guessing game for you...I knew you at Gleadless School, Ashleigh and even after you'd been digging holes (or summat) in Goole...I now live in the States..thats not much of a clue tho'

Is this directed at me?
If it is, i'll guess Tim Lee or Pete Smith.

Anyone remember Judith Willis or know where she is now. I'm trying to get in touch.

There's still a Willis living in the same area on Crispin Drive, Close, Gardens or whatever it was, where she lived in the 70s... could be no relation but maybe start there.

Thanks...I'll check, but I think they left Crispin Gardens around 1980 ish....I believe she moved to Manchester/London

Yes Paulcrofts my teaser was directed at you, and you are spot on it is either Tim or me. Probably give it away if I tell you that last I heard of Tim he had left Marconi for somewhere else, got married and lived in Twickenham.

Anyway, you ok? say hello to Tina and your mum and dad - dont suppose you've changed football or soccer as I call it now allegiances so you can watch some real footy?

If you go on to friends reunited & check out the picture section for the shcool you may well find your self there

Yes Paulcrofts my teaser was directed at you, and you are spot on it is either Tim or me. Probably give it away if I tell you that last I heard of Tim he had left Marconi for somewhere else, got married and lived in Twickenham.

Anyway, you ok? say hello to Tina and your mum and dad - dont suppose you've changed football or soccer as I call it now allegiances so you can watch some real footy?

Haha, forgotten you were a piggy, Smithy!
How are you doing? How come you ended up in America? And which bit? We're off to New York in April - Me, Tina and the kids, Adam (18) & Josie (13) so if that's where you are we can meet up.

I think the last time i saw you was in the Phoenix. You'd just given up the vegetarian bit if i remember right. How's your family? Everyone OK?

Yes, i remember the leadmill, still got all the tapes. Still see James O Shea from time to time. He's still active on the local music scene, and what with Adam being in a band and Richard Nixon also still at it after all these years, I seem to be going to more gigs now than ever.

How was Tim when you last saw him? Not seen him for years either. Or Jez for that matter, although i do know he lives in California and works for some computer outfit. Very well respected in the field i understand.

speak to you soon
paul

If I wasnt a pig before I moved over here I would have converted because they only show PREMIERSHIP games on tv here! :-)

Anyway, I dont live in NY but I am also there in April, so there is a chance we could meet which would be great!

Tim was looking good last time I saw him but it was many years ago, Jez I havent seen but as you say he is famous in his field - Samba I believe (didnt used to be much of a dancer as I recall tho')

My mail address is snappy1@usa.com so mail me and if we can meet for a coffee in April would be good.

Hi Pete.

We're in New York from 5th to 12th of april.
i'm just having a problem with my home phone line at the moment, but i'll hopefully e-mail you at the weekend. (I'm doing this bit at work, but i'm not keen on sending mail from here. )

Does anyone have any memories of Ashleigh Comp on Gleadless Common from the 70s? Please, jog my memory!
:hihi: left in 79 was time when perfects was around and they were the goodies my sis was 1

Can you remember doing cross country in games, having to run all the way round that huge playing field in the rain, then going over the quarry, JEEZ health & safety would go nuts today but what fun we had

This is my first post on here after enjoying reading this long thread.

The cruise on the SS Uganda of '79 is mentioned but I went on the previous one in November '77. I recall someone in our cabin had the NME and it had an advert for the great "Never Mind The ******** Here's The Sex Pistols" which had just been released. The ******** bit had been blacked out.
We'd just been to Tunisia and loads of people had bought stuffed dolls / animals. It was suggested by authority that they were stuffed with soiled hospital bandages so nearly everyone threw them overboard.

Saw Doc Richardson last year & had a 10 minute chat with him reminiscing. Not changed in nearly 30 years.

The reunion at The Embo in '95 was for the Class of '79 but they threw our year '80 in also. A good night was had.

I took a couple of minutes of camcorder footage of the upper school just before they began to demolish it in '99.

MIDNIGHT: Did you work with "Tears For Fears" ? I bumped into Roland Orzabel three years ago while on hols in LA. A photo opportunity !!

Can you remember doing cross country in games, having to run all the way round that huge playing field in the rain, then going over the quarry, JEEZ health & safety would go nuts today but what fun we had

Run for fun?
What the hell kind of fun is that???

OK everyone. Name that film.

Run for fun?
What the hell kind of fun is that???

OK everyone. Name that film.

Back to the future II, or III

Paul do you have a younger brother called Tony?

Soddo McNab.

Back to the future II, or III

Paul do you have a younger brother called Tony?

Very good. Three actually, in the saloon.
My son loved that film.

Yes, Tony is my brother. Do you know him?

paul

Well after sitting here for an hour reading through all this thread, isn't it amazing where we all end up. Strange that this suddenly stops back in April.
Gail Horsefield gave away as to who I am so will be good to hear from any one out there who remembers the bowie freak (yup still am).

Good to hear Mr. Tingle you are still well.
Lynne Whitehouse (nee Bradbury) and Bob (hubby) came out this way a couple of years ago not long after my twin boys where born, I now have 5great kids in total, who would have thought.

So where is everyone now. I've heard from Morrell, Glen Ashley, Diane Smith and Paul Richardson to name a few over the years.

I went to Ashleigh School fromm 69-74 and my mate jJayne's mum & dad used to run the punch bowl and we worked in the chippy sometimes and the beeroff

I remember you I came up from arbourthorne junior school in 69 and you were head master then, but in year 3 I was moved into the upper school . Mr Gears was my head of year, then mrs wingrove and a man who's name escapes me, but his son went on to be in the group ABC and they used to take us the Isle of Man with their kids in year 3

Mr White??

Mr White apparently has now pased on?? If so god rest and bless you Mr. White you gave me a love of Maths that has remained with me always.

Hi Laurie just been told bout this site and saw your reply to Mr Tingle.
I haven't seen you since you did my brothers wedding and you were very pregnent.
I was in Valies year and we had some great times
Your Joanne used to go to school with my little brother and my Dad used to give your mum Val a lift to school or nursery, I think your dad was Tony
My name begins with a V my Dad's and Brothers with a G and the wedding was at Homesfield guessed who we are yet???

not to hard I don't think your cheryl was a friend of Carol Wood!!

Thanks for that it was Mr White did you go?
If so When?

Hi Gail
I have tried on so many occasions to get in touch with people via the Friends united site, but never get a reply. So here I am trying this I only found it by pure chance last week when trying to show my NZ wife places in Sheffield. We have been married 1 year now and have three children, twin boys 3 and daughter 2.
Its funny, but until I read the names of the teachers I had forgotten most of them.

Hi Gail
I have tried on so many occasions to get in touch with people via the Friends united site, but never get a reply. So here I am trying this I only found it by pure chance last week when trying to show my NZ wife places in Sheffield. We have been married 1 year now and have three children, twin boys 3 and daughter 2.
Its funny, but until I read the names of the teachers I had forgotten most of them.

Hi Gary.... can't answer you of friends united as I am too tight to pay the fee...:)

My OH works with Lynn @ M&S... ( I worked there for a while last year too) Lynne kindly emailed me ya wedding pics...they looked great... ;)

T keeps in touch with your J and they came up to visit a few weeks ago...

pm me on here and I will send you my email

hope to talk to you soon

xxx

Gail

I went to Ashleigh school till 1980.Gleadless middle school before that. i lived on Gleadless road at Townend.till my mother died in 1980 moved to crispin gdns then left in 1982 to get married. My daughter is 25 and just got married herself. im on my second marrage and have been married for 16yrs this year.
I work with a couple of ex school mates and occasionally see a few more like Ashley Charlsworth,John Woodhead and Grahan Eyers.
I had a secret crush on Miss livsey,does anyone remember her.:loopy:

Hi there, it's Gail Horsfield here, I left Ashleigh in 76, my sister was Tina (left 78), and we lived on Ridgehill Avenue. I still see Lynne Bradbury as she works with my hubby. Occasionally bump into Lynn Cox...

I remember Mr Tingle, when he was head of the lower school, Mr and Mrs Fyfe...( wasn’t Mr Fyfe the Head of the whole school for a while?) Mr Gears, (Geography), Mr Lambert was my form teacher in 2nd and 3rd year, while he tried to drum some German into my head – he didn’t have much luck, though he would have been amazed to learn I did go on to learn some Latin, Ancient Greek and Ancient Hebrew….Mr Bun, (form teacher in 1st year) Mr Brown and Mr Green who took us for English and bravely to Leeds, and to the Crucible to see The Merchant of Venice. Mrs Hancock - Biology.

I was in the BBC play too, I was in the choir... we sang Blake's Jerusalem.

Anyone know/see Julie Grocock, Richard Nixon, Beverley King, Trudy Worth, Glynn Tipper, Suzanne Ellis, there's more but I'm getting old and forgetful

I do know Gary Chappel is in NZ doing quite well for him self.

I went to Hollinsend primary school before Ashleigh

I have walked my dog across the old school grounds, feels very strange... and the new houses…..look interesting.

Hi Gail dont know if you will rember me i lived on Ridgeway road my name is Andrew Myers,my late mum Doreen used to work in your mum and dads shop and babysit for you,would love to chat about the old days.

hi my mum went to the same school do you know denise black

windowman83 - I've no doubt someone will get back to you when they read this thread - no need to repeat your post! :)

does anyone remember denise black or rita morris

ok then, what happenned to Andrew Philips (Phillips??) - another bowie freak, started in 72? would have been in the class of 79 but I think he left early.....

does anyone remember denise black or rita morris

I could have sworn that you already asked this just two posts, and a week apart. (your multiposts from the other day aside! :Roll: )

Which bit of Boroughgal's comments didn't you understand?

hi every body does any body remember andy whiteley he was a good footballer

hi kirky do you know denise black or rita morris

Hi i'm Mr Tingle, I was the head at ashleigh for 18 years, any one remember me?

Wow a blast from the past, you got me through my o level maths after Harry White refused to put me thru. Thanks.

Stephen P

My brother went to Ashleigh School. He left in 1976 because he had a serious accident and the school would not let him go back because of his physical difficulties. His name is Andrew Proctor. Do you remember him?

i served my time at ashleigh, and andrew proctor was in my class in the 2nd year, which was miss blagdens class. his junior school started ashleigh seniors in the 2nd year for some reason, where my junior school started in the 1st, we must have been thicker.
andrew proctor was mad about karate, at about the time when bruce lee was the rage. his friend who must have gone to the same junior school, was gary kisby. i do have a school photo with andrew on it.
i know andrew dissapeared round about the 3rd or 4th year, when i asked someone what had happend to him, i think i was told he had been in a car accident and passed away. glad that was wrong.
mis