Not a lot of people remember this but in 1976 Olivia Newton John opened the school fete at High Storrs-eat your heart out Grease fans:

Fat chance of attracting a big star to Carter Lodge in the 70s.

Princess Anne and Linford Christie both visited Eckington School.

My music teacher ar Brook went on to be a big star.

Peters & Lee came to Herries in the early 70's

My music teacher ar Brook went on to be a big star.

Who was it?

Who was it?

A "Thompson Twin". :D

Cliff Richard visited the Christian Union at my old school.

there are a few famous ex-High Storrs Pupils. (also known as "Old centralians") do they count as having "Visited?

TV prsenter, Paul Heiney (born Paul Wisniewski 20 April 1949 in Sheffield, Yorkshire)

I was in the same house and year as Wayne Bosworth, the renowned Chef, who was sadly killed in an car accident in June 2000. He became famous with his brother, Jamie, in the Restaurant trade, opening Rafters on Oakbrook Road, after training at the Savoy, in London. (Discovery, another member on here was, also in the same house and year.)

The late Prime Minister, Edward Heath, later Sir, was guest speaker at a High Storrs Speech Day.
Craig David visited the school but I wouldn't know him from Adam, nor would I describe him as a "star"!

I'm sure I remember David Prowse coming to Hucklow School in the mid 80s to teach us the Green Cross Code. Seems a bit far-fetched thinking about it now but I swear it happened! Or maybe I dreamed it.

We had the "swop shop" crew at Norfolk Juniors in the 70's, Neol Edmunds, Keith Chegwin Maggie forgot her surname but philburn is ringing in the distance.

We were on the show in Norfolk Park doing the "it's a knockout" thing, think the other 2 schools were Manor Lodge and Bluestones but can't be sure, may even have been Prince Edwards

Maggie Philbin off Tomorrow's World?

in the 1970's, Dave, Dee, Beeky, Mitch and Tich (one of the top groups at the time)who were on at the Fiesta that week came to Hurlfield school to give out the awards on prize giving day.

in the 1970's, Dave, Dee, Beeky, Mitch and Tich (one of the top groups at the time)who were on at the Fiesta that week came to Hurlfield school to give out the awards on prize giving day.what about dozy? where was he? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD02PU28NNw

he'd dozed off!, forgot about him, it was a long time ago.

I'm sure I remember David Prowse coming to Hucklow School in the mid 80s to teach us the Green Cross Code. Seems a bit far-fetched thinking about it now but I swear it happened! Or maybe I dreamed it.

Tufty Fluffytail of "The Tufty Club" came to OUR school to teach road safety.

(Can't remember if Mister Policeman Badger came, too...*scratches head*)

cliff richard came to ecclesfield school in 1975 for what we thought was a free concert,instead we got 2 hours of his religious views.

I think it was in the 1970's, after he had left Manchester United, that George Best made a TV series about soccer coaching skills which was filmed at Frecheville Secondary School in Sheffield. Why that school and why Sheffield I've no idea, but I can remember seeing it.

Who was it that was supposed to go to Myers Grove as a treat for all the fund raising about 1982??

I want to say Nick Heyward, but I know that's wrong... was it Howard somebody???

Rolf Harris...and The Green Cross Code Man!

Who was it that was supposed to go to Myers Grove as a treat for all the fund raising about 1982??

I want to say Nick Heyward, but I know that's wrong... was it Howard somebody???

Howard Jones?

I remember Harold Wilson coming to Dr John Bingham school on Batemoor in the late 60's and he then came to Rowlinson in the early 70's.

David Seaman came to our school in 1990's. He went to our school so he used to come back and visit the teachers n do sports day footy in the lads P.E classes.

Howard Jones?

That's the one! I was just going to edit my post as I had a brainwave (monumental event!) and remembered!

We had Sebastian Coe, David Wilkie, Duncan Goodhew and Sir Edmund Hilary visited as well although i probably wouldn't have remembered that had i not seen photos!

Coe and Becky Lyne were pupils at Tapton and both have been back to the school for promotions.

i think the closest we got was imre varadi:rolleyes:

i think the closest we got was imre varadi:rolleyes:

His dad was famous as well 'Olivier' :wink:

Who was it that was supposed to go to Myers Grove as a treat for all the fund raising about 1982??

I want to say Nick Heyward, but I know that's wrong... was it Howard somebody???

Howard Jones, we won a competition for the Ethiopian appeal, milk bottle tops ring a bell, but I could be wrong, anyway we got a free concert, might have been about 1984 (ish). He was brilliant :)

I'm sure I remember David Prowse coming to Hucklow School in the mid 80s to teach us the Green Cross Code. Seems a bit far-fetched thinking about it now but I swear it happened! Or maybe I dreamed it.

It happened :D he came to Park Hill Juniors too I was sat on the front row and just remember how tall (and green) he was.

Darth Vader taught me how to cross the road safely :hihi:

Oh and the olympic medalist John Sherwood taught us PE at Firth Park

i think the closest we got was imre varadi:rolleyes:

could be worse
we got roger wylde:D

could be worse
we got roger wylde:D

Good bloke Rodger; now a well-respected physio at Stockport County.

Good bloke Rodger; now a well-respected physio at Stockport County.

oh i know hes sound

saved a penalty from him but he did have the unfair advantage of wearing massive flares and platform shoes:D

I can remember a famous rugby player who played for England was a teacher at Myers Grove. Cant remember his name though. His brother also played cricket for England.

yes David Wilkie - he was well cool had my photo taken with him presenting me with my mile swimming medal lol

i always wanted bo derek to visit our school but they sent us her grandma (missymoo) dint they:roll::D

i always wanted bo derek to visit our school but they sent us her grandma (missymoo) dint they:roll::D

or bo diddley:D

I can remember a famous rugby player who played for England was a teacher at Myers Grove. Cant remember his name though. His brother also played cricket for England.

OOps, just rememberd. It was Chris Old. Now what did they call his brother who played cricket for England ? :huh:

Prince Andrew visited my daughters home education music group two years ago, at Get Sorted in Rotherham. (She doesn't go to school, so I hope her home ed group counts :))

hiya
i remember redfern froggat the sheffield wednesday footballer come to my school around 1950, he had just got engaged to our headmaster mr kinmans daughter, there were one or two other wednesday players as well.

OOps, just rememberd. It was Chris Old. Now what did they call his brother who played cricket for England ? :huh:

Wrong way round ;)

Chris Old played cricket for Yorkshire and England. His brother Alan played rugby and also briefly played cricket.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Old
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Old

About the closest thing we got to important visitors at our school were visits from members of the Sheffield Constabulary, who usually left in the company of a pupil or two.

We had Take That- before they were famous. They visited Notre Dameand performed in the sports hall.
We had our summer event opened by Bomber Graham- and Johnny Nelson went to school at Notre Dame.
We also had a visit from Edwina Curry at the time of the egg scandal- but we don't metion that much!:hihi:

Joe Brown came to Woodhouse Grammar and sang the Lords Prayer in Assembly

Joe Brown came to Woodhouse Grammar and sang the Lords Prayer in Assembly

The singer or the climber, what year?

the singer - can't remember exactly what year but would have been during the sixties but not after 1967 as I had left by then. The teacher that organised it was the RI teacher whose name I can't remember. It might have been Aston Woodhouse High School where I went for the last two years of my schooling.

Joe Cocker was a pupil so he doesn't count and he wasn't famous in 1950 which was when Ted Burgin, the Blades goalie visited Lydgate Lane Juniors.

We had Take That- before they were famous. They visited Notre Dameand performed in the sports hall.
We had our summer event opened by Bomber Graham- and Johnny Nelson went to school at Notre Dame.
We also had a visit from Edwina Curry at the time of the egg scandal- but we don't metion that much!:hihi:

lol, i remember take that coming to notre dame, we won it through a radio station competition:hihi:

i think the closest we got was imre varadi:rolleyes:

who?:huh::huh::huh::huh:

I went to school with Paul Dolby who played for Sheffield Wednesday and was a PE teacher at Colley School when my niece was there in 1980's

Sean Bean opened the Christmas fayre at Athelstan School in the late 90's. This was after he was in the year above me at Brook........

George Best did a football TV programme (The Best in Football) at Freceheville Comp around 1971/72. He was there for a few weeks along with a number of other footballers but can't remember who they were.

His dad was famous as well 'Olivier' :wink:

No, no, cigy. It was his mum, Olive.

George Best did a football TV programme (The Best in Football) at Freceheville Comp around 1971/72. He was there for a few weeks along with a number of other footballers but can't remember who they were.

my mate who was there at the time said frank worthington was one of the others

Cliff Richard came to hinde House in 1973 I was ill so missed him that day....

Cliff Richard came to hinde House in 1973 I was ill so missed him that day....

That's a big improvement on my day. All we got was Alderman Jim Sterland flashing his chain of office.
Oh, and a Catholic priest on the earhole with a black and white film about the street urchins of Naples.

John and shiela sherwood were games teachers at firth park in the 70`s. He used to teach me track and field events

The Hoosiers were at Springs Academy today.

Jimmy Saville visited Longley Junior School in the 1960's when he opened the Tesco store on Herries Road. He went to each classroom and signed an autograph for every child.

Not a lot of people remember this but in 1976 Olivia Newton John opened the school fete at High Storrs-eat your heart out Grease fans:

I rememember it well, I also remember some contraversial MP speaking at High Storrs speach day in the early 70s, but cannot remember his name.

I am not sure where it came from,somewhere in the depths of my mind, but I am sure it was JImmy Reid a famous union activist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Reid

Coe and Becky Lyne were pupils at Tapton and both have been back to the school for promotions.

and you had the famous DPM nick clegg there in February 2011

Rolf Harris was mentioned earlier but it didn't say where. I think it was Pipworth.

Sheffields Dave Berry
He came to collect his sister, (Miss Grundy),who was my form teacher in G1 Shirecliffe Secondary 1962. Just before he became famous nationally.

In very early 60s oliver reed glenda jackson and allen bates were at newhall rd infants to make a film called women in love they used some of the pupils as extras in the classroom scenes great days they were