Anyone go to Chaucer School... I was in Mrs.Broadhurst's class some of the other people in my form were Adam Hawley,Scott Bufton,Rachel Harris,Leanna Schofield,Chris Hunter,Kelly Commander,Erica Sheldon,Richard Steadman,Claire Goodwin,Melanie Winn,Neil Piddington,Philip Atkin,Adrian Grubb,Haydn Bedford,James Gillespie,Adele Plumtree,Nicola merton,Carol topliss,Vicky Jennings,Margaret Gray................other people in my year include Peter Sarson,Johnathan Spears,Laura Haigh,Dale Lewis,Dale Jones,Claire Dalton,Amanda Slingsby,Amanda Baratt,Anna Naylor,Christie Wall,Sean Brooks,Peter Cassidy,Maria Brady,Sarah Russel,Keeley Matthews,Helen Roberts,Collette Rodgers,Louise St.clair,Kevin Percivil,Robert Harris,Matthew Addison,Mark Bailey,Ashley Carver,Paul Stratford,Lynn Pashly,Sally Wood,Andrew Gains,Chris Kelly,Robert King,Lee Clarke,David Duffy,.....................and the teachers.......... Mr.Crow(head of halifax/),Mr.Fields (head of wordsworth),Mrs.Broadhurst(home economics/avon lady),Mrs.Harvey(science),Mr.Leighton(p.e),Miss.Pr ice(R.e/check on absentees),Mr.Glover(Geography/),Mr.Fogg(Geography/),Mrs.Peters(art),Mrs.Sellars(drama/),Mrs.Bickerstaff(P.e),Mrs.Birch(P.e/head of year/),Mr.Crane(maths),Mrs.Johns(IT),Mr.Palmer(Dr.who/science),Mr.Richardson(P.e),Mrs.Marsden(maths),Mr. Boreham.oh, and who can forget the lovely Mr.Well's !!



sorry if spellings not too good or I've missed your name out/got it wrong!!

hey I think I was in the year above you in ann sellars form..

did anyone go to chaucer. i was there from 1963-1967. in the fourth year i was in mr dowsons class. mr newham was deputy head and mr darville was head teacher. mr collinson was the library teacher does that jog anybodys memory.

I went to chaucer about the same time was only there for about one year though,I must haved lived my life in a blur can't remember any of those staff the only teacher that sticks in my mind was miss vernon she was the drama teacher thats as much as I can remember,also I had two friends marie marsden and denise bishop often wondered what happened to them,

i remember denise bishop and marie marsden very well. they were in the same class as me. were you in the same class as well. surely you must remember mr flemming the english and maths teacher.
my name was walker at the time

I was there from '63 to '68. I remember Denise Bishop and Marie Marsden too!

Mr Fleming was the looney who used to put his hand through blackboards and doors and came to school on a honda 50. Then there was Mr Cornthwaite, Mr Eadon, Mr Allsop, Mr Wright, Mr Littlewood.......it's all flooding back now!

Have some great memories of Chaucer though but it seems to have taken a bit of a dive in recent years.

hi i went to chaucer. My name is vanessa. i was in mr hawksworths form. it is really wierd because mr field, mr crowe, mrs sellars, mrs bickerstaffe, mr wells, mr fogg and mr craine are all still there.

hiya my nephew is on your list of names, ashley carver.

does any of you remember mr crowe

Originally posted by jan2002
does any of you remember mr crowe

Yep! ;-)

Originally posted by katrina
i remember denise bishop and marie marsden very well. they were in the same class as me. were you in the same class as well. surely you must remember mr flemming the english and maths teacher.
my name was walker at the time

I went to chaucer for one year denise and marie were my two best friends my name was margaret gold,sorry I don't remember anything else about going to chaucer,like I said I must have been living in complete blur,do you remember any one called janet burns,sure she lived on parsons cross

talking about mr flemming. the teacher with the dummy hand. well i was caned for sloping my writing the wrong way, in other words it should have been italic style, the marks were still on my hand a week later and another girl on the same day was caned for not using blotting paper to avoid fingerprints. what a nice man he was. if anyone forgot thier pen we had to somehow get him on the subject of gardening. as we all know how he loved his gardening. that was his weakness you see.

Does any one on ths forum go to Chaucer School or Myers Grove. Im just looking up people I went to primary school with.

I am in year 10 any one else on here in this year?

thanks

why not try this www.friendsreunited.co.uk its free to register and you can find who you went to school with

thanks, but i have already tried it no one i know is on it!!

Thanks anyway.

any one?

or does anyone have a son or daughter who goes there?

Might be a good idea to tell people which primary school it was richy:thumbsup:

Richy my son goes to Myers year 10, are you talking about Hillsborough primary?

im really talking about Longley Primary School but any other is ok!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'll translate:thumbsup:

richy32 is looking for ex-Longley Primary School pupils who are now in year 10 at Chaucer and Myers Grove and possibly King Ted's Schools.:)

Originally posted by saxon51
I'll translate:thumbsup:

richy32 is looking for ex-Longley Primary School pupils who are now in year 10 at Chaucer and Myers Grove and possibly King Ted's Schools.:)

i ment what i said!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: im looking for people who went to longley but dont mind if they went to other schools. who now go to chaucer or myers

i dont mean to argue by the way

ANY year 10s from Chaucer or Myers Grove who went to ANY primary school....particularly Longley.:rolleyes:

Calm down....it's only a forum:thumbsup:

Stop yer pocket money if yer don't watch it lad!!!:rant:

thats the one sorry mate:thumbsup: :thumbsup:


ill have to buy you a pint one day

Originally posted by richy32
thats the one sorry mate:thumbsup: :thumbsup:


ill have to buy you a pint one day

I'm not waiting three bloody years for a pint, :o

Now answer msdiane lad!!!:)

anyone out there go to chaucer school from 81-86, love it, hate it?

I was there 63-68 and loved it. Mrs RoyalRegular works there now, and it seems to be full of foul mouthed yobs.

Bring back corporal punishment!!

I didnt but some firends of mine did,Simon Dwyer, David Mcarthy
Dean?David wall,Sally Dwyer, do you know any of them?

Is there anyone out there who went to
Maynall road school and left in 1955

Originally posted by irene
Is there anyone out there who went to
Maynall road school and left in 1955 our Audrey did :clap: hia Irene remember Bud;)check your pm.

Originally posted by Caronp
I didnt but some firends of mine did,Simon Dwyer, David Mcarthy
Dean?David wall,Sally Dwyer, do you know any of them?

Simon Dwyer, Dave McCarthy and Dave Wall were all in the year below me. I take it you are only friends with the footballers!!

were you a footballer then Mob???? titters

Originally posted by msbehavin
were you a footballer then Mob???? titters

Only a frustrated one! Although Im told I have the legs ......

i left Chaucer last year and Mr Crowe is still there. I remember he was crying at our prom and pretty drunk!!
I miss it there...:(

HI mobileb, I used to "go out" with Simon for 5 years, so we all knew each other pretty well, I went to New Zealand with him for his footy.

Originally posted by johnramsden
i left Chaucer last year and Mr Crowe is still there. I remember he was crying at our prom and pretty drunk!!
I miss it there...:(

The Crowe must have been there for getting on for nearly 30 years he was there when i was at chaucer (81-85). It was quite a good school then with a sixth form, I hear it has gone down the pan somewhat since then.

Originally posted by Herbert
The Crowe must have been there for getting on for nearly 30 years he was there when i was at chaucer (81-85). It was quite a good school then with a sixth form, I hear it has gone down the pan somewhat since then.
i remember mr crowe doing a boy george song one summer b4 we broke up, makeup the lot, best teacher there! 81-86:clap:

Originally posted by honeyplanet
hey I think I was in the year above you in ann sellars form..

me too :P

My other half went to Chaucer 81-86
Anyone know John Bramall?

I went to chaucer,
around 81 - 85.

Mr Boreham, Mr Joyce(physics and ran chess club) , Miss Morby(Later Mrs Brabham), Mr Goodier (fab music teacher a.k.a. Mr Bristles) Mr Wasteny (crazy pottery/art and banjo player) Mr Bell (nasty head teacher but fantastic english teacher) Miss Hayes(later Mrs Morton? MY maths teacher set 1) Mr wilshaw (Computer teacher and cornet player) Mr parsons (woodwork and church pipe organ enthusiast) Mr Rain (diminutive music teacher) Mr Morton (mr hippy, my mate used to sell him cigars!) Mr glover (Geography and Drumkit Player) Mr Leighton Games teacher, Mr hardy (rock hard older games teacher!) Mr Guest(Phil collins look alike, used to give pop quizzes and play music and told occasional dirty jokes) Mrs safar (sour faced french teacher) Mr wells (Biology teacher who used to alternate between a silly baby voice and a shouting at the top of his lungs voice- ought to be in little britain)

Mr Joyce lives in woodseats now, and I am on first name terms with him these days, and I have a good laugh and a beer with him sometimes when we meet again in local pubs.

I was at chaucer from 82/83' season to 86/87' season, the names Jason Lowe, those of you who went to Chaucer from Southey Green will remember me as Jason Carr, Carey to my friends.
I started in the 1st year and was a fusty funder to those of you who remember the eccentric Mrs Sutherland.
For me Mr Crowe was the main man, and Mr Wells was.....well I won't say. Had many a run in with that man!!!!
Who remembers playing Aston Comp @ rugby.
Every team ended up fighting, and as a 2nd year put shame to their 4th year cock.
The most fanciable girl in my year was Nicola Donahore, last I saw of her was working in netto's, sheff lane top.
still see the old gang, Melvyn Christian, Rob Stancil, Brett Johnson.
If anyone does remember me, drop me a line..:thumbsup:

in reply to muddycoffee regarding mr hardy, he was a fag always watching you in the showers.
Mr guest taught my class R.E but we always turned it into sex ed, but a sorted guy
mr page was my maths/computer teacher, not hard to miss him as his chin ran into his neck, hence the nickname no-chin.
Mr bainbridge taught home economics and what a pregnant goldfish he was
most teachers were sound some better, some worse but the true B******s stood out a mile.
But once again i'll say that the top man was Crowey, even though he is a blade lol

Originally posted by LOWEnBEHOLD
I was at chaucer from 82/83' season to 86/87' season, the names Jason Lowe,
Who remembers playing Aston Comp @ rugby.
Every team ended up fighting, and as a 2nd year put shame to their 4th year cock.


?? i went to chaucer and also played rugby for them 81-86?? who was your from teacher, mine was Mrs Paynes...
i think i was a year above you...? did you know anyone called Mclean?

You know ive been racking my brain since you asked. And for the life of me I can't remember his name, in the second & third year my form was 2f2 and 3f2. and the first yr teacher was definitely mrs sutherland the eccentric scot.

Joe 90 ( mr boreham ) was science along with Mr (i'll slam the desk down hard) Palmer
maths were mr page
re was guesty


if you were the year above you'd have been in the same year as richard walker,Mark smith,jason stancil etc.

I stood out at chaucer as i were 6'4' way back then in the 2nd year

pm'd you...lowenbehold

i was in form 2M2 and so on...

pm not come through, tried sending one but the admin say i need to have 5 posts before i have that capability.

and you have blocked personals

Hi LOWEnBEHOLD
you will be in the same year as my little brother Nick. I was two school years older. Reply to this post and you will be one post away from having PMs [personal messages] and welcome to the forum. :clap:

I was in Mr Boreham's form class in 2o2 and 2o3 and I did Chemistry with him. I understand he was a public school educated boy, and I remember him having trouble communicating with some of the more difficult/troublesome people in our year to a some degree.. In my adult life I have had a friend like this who had a public school education, and I recognise very similar attitudes and now understand much better how he was in those times and how I got the wrong end of the stick about his attitude and motivations. It would be good to meet him again and say hello..

I am not complaining about him, I just found him a little confusing. But being brought up in hillsborough and sent to chaucer for my secondary education [same as Madowl] I didn't come across many people like him.

I still see him from time to time, usually as i'm passing the train or bus station. He still does loads of bike riding and mountain/hill climbing. Our nickname for him was joe 90, cos he talked and walked like the puppet joe 90, loved his lessons though, nearly blew up the science lab with washing up bottles in his lesson. The other science teacher was mr joyce, he was sorted as well, Mr Palmer weren't to bad but them desks didn't half make a racket when he slammed them down, or even the chalk board rubber flying at your head lol.....though were the days :hihi:

What's your view of crowey??

Originally posted by LOWEnBEHOLD
What's your view of crowey?? the best:thumbsup:

Originally posted by LOWEnBEHOLD
What's your view of crowey??
I had to go to his office for a bo^^cking a few times and I remember his amusing assemblies. He was ok, slightly scruffy looking with his hair, pretty good bloke I'd say.
Originally posted by LOWEnBEHOLD
The other science teacher was mr joyce, he was sorted as well
Yes He was great too, he was my physics teacher, and he must have been quite young in those days, he's still a great bloke, must be around 50 now and his hair is white.

Originally posted by katrina
i remember denise bishop and marie marsden very well. they were in the same class as me. were you in the same class as well. surely you must remember mr flemming the english and maths teacher.
my name was walker at the time Hi I remember Denise & Marie. I left in 1967. Do you remember Roy Ward,or John Chapman?

Originally posted by RoyalRegular
I was there from '63 to '68. I remember Denise Bishop and Marie Marsden too!

Mr Fleming was the looney who used to put his hand through blackboards and doors and came to school on a honda 50. Then there was Mr Cornthwaite, Mr Eadon, Mr Allsop, Mr Wright, Mr Littlewood.......it's all flooding back now!

Have some great memories of Chaucer though but it seems to have taken a bit of a dive in recent years. I remember all the people you have named.I was there from about 63 to 68 ish...

Originally posted by Caronp
I didnt but some firends of mine did,Simon Dwyer, David Mcarthy
Dean?David wall,Sally Dwyer, do you know any of them?

i remember Sally Dwyer - she had a younger brother, cant remember his name though, i think he went on to play football. i went to chaucer too, my best friends were Marie Rodgers and Jane ??? - lived a few doors down from the entrance on Halifax Road. It would've been around '75 or '76.

sorry to drag this thread up again after a month or so. I was at Chaucer 1993 -1998. Was anyone else there during these 5 years?

Mr Crowe, Mr Fields, Mrs Broadhurst, Mrs Harvey, Mr Glover, Mr Fogg, Mrs Peters, Mrs Sellars ,Mrs Bickerstaff, Mrs Birch. Mr Crane, Mrs Johns, Mr Palmer, Mrs Marsden (who later became Mrs Pollard), Mr Boreham & Mr Wells. Some others there I remember included Mr Parkin (my form teacher), Mrs Radford, Mrs Brown, Mrs Brownlie, Mr Cubberley & Mr Bainbridge. Any of these teachers ring a bell?

Mr Crowe was the best teacher ever - he encouraged my love of literature and i thank him dearly for that - his youth clubs were pretty wonderful too - seeing him dance to tiger feet was unforgettable!!!

I WAS AT CHAUCER IN LATE 80'S I WAS IN 3AW

yes i'm abit bored tonight so i thought i'd delve deeper into the sheffield forum's post's and found out this one.
I was at chaucer from 1984 to 1988 and hillsborough before that.... i can remember mr crowes boy george impersonation think it went somethin like this.....comma comma comma comma comma the end of term ...and so on..i truly hated mr bainbridge the german teacher he always looked like he was wearing blusher.

Originally posted by katrina
did anyone go to chaucer. i was there from 1963-1967. in the fourth year i was in mr dowsons class. mr newham was deputy head and mr darville was head teacher. mr collinson was the library teacher does that jog anybodys memory.

Katrina

I was there from 1966-69

I do remermber Mr Collinson if I recall correctly he was a tall chap with a moustache and on the portly side.
He ran a dance scholl in the Langsett Rd area.

Other Teachers were Jim Davidson, (Fezz) Parker both Maths. (Pop) Newall was Deputy Head. (Fred) Fleming taught English I beleive.

Pupils I recall are numerous. Glenn Adcock, Mick Henderson, Phil Murphy, Dave Smedley. Lynn Dilks, Susan Clarke, Janice Thwaites.

Do they ring any bells?

My name is Mark Simmonite.


Would you or any other reader be interested in instigated a reunion?

Originally posted by taylor113
hi i went to chaucer. My name is vanessa. i was in mr hawksworths form. it is really wierd because mr field, mr crowe, mrs sellars, mrs bickerstaffe, mr wells, mr fogg and mr craine are all still there.

Hi my name is Mark Simmonite I went to Chaucer from 66-69
Was the Hawksworth to wich you refer a tall chap?
If so I believe that he taught me at Foxhill Junior and Infants school.

What period were you there?

Originally posted by RoyalRegular
I was there from '63 to '68. I remember Denise Bishop and Marie Marsden too!

Mr Fleming was the looney who used to put his hand through blackboards and doors and came to school on a honda 50. Then there was Mr Cornthwaite, Mr Eadon, Mr Allsop, Mr Wright, Mr Littlewood.......it's all flooding back now!

Have some great memories of Chaucer though but it seems to have taken a bit of a dive in recent years.

Fred Fleming Eh? What a character.
Do you recall his battle cry? It was Check three words: Watch it
Missuer!!

I was at Chaucer from the first term it opened,we went there from Hillsborough junior school aged 11yrs and i am now 61 although i still am very young at heart.
Some teachers names from then Were Mr. Darvill the head and Mr Newham who i think came from Hillsborough and the notorious Mr. Popple who once gave us a punishment essay to write called "Manners maketh man" for being late consistently anyway none of us did it and we were caned until one of the lads brought his dad up who sorted the teacher out.
School mates as follows, Barry Bishop, Dave Hunston,Roger Cade,Walt Mcreath, (Custard) malcolm Mackenzie,Rodney McNamara, Pete Swann, Mick Battles,Dennis Riley.
By god we had some fun and in fairness although times were hard allround I feel lookin back it must have been worthwhile
cause I,ve had a reight good life and done well out of it all.

Hi i went to Chaucer and left 2000-2001 one of them years any way.

Was in Mr Carlings class and saw him and Miss Sellor's when my younger sister was looking at secondary school's last year, also saw Mr Rain the music teacher still grumpy.

Please pm me if you left around the same time?

I was in Mr Crowes class in 69/70 and remember his spelling test allways ended in silhouette, (see Ross I can spell it now - took 30 years but i did it). I also remember his friends Tom Dick and Harry. I wonder if he remembers dealing out corporal punishment? I remember some of the other teachers too, some good some bad, some complete ***** that would be jailed nowadays. I can honestly say i never miss school, but then again i couldn't have been a joy to teach!!

yes Mr.Raine he was a strange little grumpy ginger man!

Originally posted by foxy027
yes Mr.Raine he was a strange little grumpy ginger man!

someone in my form had the biggest crush on him. I think she was either blind or sick in the head.

or maybe both

i remember Sally Dwyer - she had a younger brother, cant remember his name though, i think he went on to play football. i went to chaucer too, my best friends were Marie Rodgers and Jane ??? - lived a few doors down from the entrance on Halifax Road. It would've been around '75 or '76.

Sally's brother is Simon. There is a bit more about him early in this thread.

hi i was at chaucer in 1976-1982 and my husband was there as well my name was dawn crofts and my husband is wayne pryor and i remember simon dwyer and david Mcarthy was in the same class as david Mcarthy and 2 of my sons go there now one is in yr10 and the other in yr7 and mr crowe as left now.

I went from about 92ish to 96ish only seen a few teachers names I can remember - How on earth do you all remember all the names.

I cant remember my form teachers name - Art teacher had dredlocks and think she got married just after id left school. AHHH its coming back - Miss Dinsdale.

does any of you remember mr crowe
yep i can remember mr crowe. i was there from 90-91

Sally's brother is Simon.

And before Chaucer, he was at Parson Cross JI on Halifx Rd;).

well all this takes me back. I remember Mr Crowe joining as a probationary teacher fresh from college. And a girl called heather had a crush on Mr Wells and ended up marrying him! Wouldn't happen these days...
Anybody remember the maniac Humpstone?

well all this takes me back. I remember Mr Crowe joining as a probationary teacher fresh from college. And a girl called heather had a crush on Mr Wells and ended up marrying him! Wouldn't happen these days...
Anybody remember the maniac Humpstone?

Yes I do he was a right nutcase with a flying cape!

Hi

Im BUZA i went to chaucer n king teds b4 that. chaucer was sound then i left so probs gone down hill!?

TEEHEE

Went to Chaucer '91 - '96 and, as I've already read it a million times but I'll say it anyway, Mr Crowe was a fantastic teacher!
Was in Mrs Tempest's class (fab also) and had Mr Seal for English, who I'll always remember coz he thought I was great!!!!

Did anyone go on residential with Mr Crowe? We did - twice! How that man can drink! We trashed one of the mini-buses in an 'accident' where someone (ahem...no names...) let the handbrake off outside the cottage. Does anyone remember that? Was brill!!!

Barbie girl - Who are you? :o :hihi:

I went 91 to 96 - (i think)

Wasnt residential freezing - having to sneak upstairs at night, :hihi: :hihi:

English with Mr Seal was great.... red drawft and all that, which is probably why i still cant spell.

My maiden name is Rowbotham, have a lil girl that's mad about Barbie - hence the name....
There was Jared, Dean and Michael in our class. All the girls knew them! Also, Derrick Walford, Welsey Lynch an all them peeps. Just found this site and it's great!!!

I dont know any of them!!

Wonder if i was in the year above?

Maybe, or I might have got the dates slightly wrong. Anyway, had a brill time there now I thnk about it! Wasn't all posh lookin like it is now was it?

Ahhhhh...those were the days......

Didnt realise it was posh looking now, it was damp and grotty. Looking back, how on earth did the school get away with taking us there.

I go to WW class at chaucer now, its even worst than i remember at school and we go to the "new" part too.

Oh dear...s'pose looks can be deceiving. Am dreading my lil girl going there...

hi everyone i went to chaucer i was in miss simisters class she was a fantastic teacher and a grest friend also miss sellor the drama teacher she was a great lady did anyone go to school with me my name was victoria green?
if you did say hi ill mail u back

Hi all, I went between 92-97, I was in mr pages class for this time, and also remember most of thosenames u mentioned barbie (although I aint a girly lol)
I do remember your name,, but cant place the face, I think u may have known simon machin,who i mates with.

yep, blade, my mate went out (that sounds sooo stoopid..) with him for a while...who u?

someone in my form had the biggest crush on him. I think she was either blind or sick in the head.

or maybe both

She?
oh dear,
I'm afraid the rumours and quite frankly a deal of evidence. ..
...
. .
..censored due to ..
. .
...
so there you have it.
She must have been blind.

:thumbsup:

She?
oh dear,
I'm afraid the rumours and quite frankly a deal of evidence. ..
...
. .
..censored due to ..
. .
...
so there you have it.
She must have been blind.

:thumbsup:

yes SHE! She was heartbroken when someone confirmed that indeed he played for the other side.

There was Jared, Dean and Michael in our class. All the girls knew them! Also, Welsey Lynch an all them peeps.

I vaguely (sp?) remember these names, although they were a couple of years above me.

I was there 93 - 98. Had Mr Parkin (TP - Science teacher) as my form teacher. Have already named some of my teachers on a previous post on this thread.

Mr Crowe - Loved by many. Had him for careers in Y11. Let us watch The Full Monty, which everyone loved him for. One of the few teachers that everyone will remember as a top guy.

Mr Bainbridge - now retired, living abroad. Always remember him having the worst temper. He taught languages. There was once a rumour going around whilst I was there that he threw chairs about whilst in one of his moods.

hi i went to chaucer. My name is vanessa. i was in mr hawksworths form. it is really wierd because mr field, mr crowe, mrs sellars, mrs bickerstaffe, mr wells, mr fogg and mr craine are all still there.

Hiya Vanessa!
Its Sian!

i went to chaucer 92- 96 cant remember my form tutor although for 1 yr i was in mr raines class, i will have a think of form tutors name and get back. i was in the first downstairs classroom in the science block on wordsworth ave i think my registration tutor was a woodwork tutor, i do remember some of the teachers whos class i sat in.....
mr boreham, mr page, mr hawksworth, miss leighton, mr palmer, mr fogg

The Crowe must have been there for getting on for nearly 30 years he was there when i was at chaucer (81-85). It was quite a good school then with a sixth form, I hear it has gone down the pan somewhat since then.

I left Chaucer 3 years ago. Mr Crowe taught my father, Kevin Roy Broadley around 1979. Anyone remember my father???? Mr Crowe was still there when I started in 1998 but he left around 2001. Mr Craine was my form tutor and maths teacher (he now teaches maths to my younger sister so he is still there), Mr Wells :loopy: left 2003 same year as me. Mrs Sellors used to organise many talent contests in my first few years there. Mr Fogg was still teaching Geography and Mr Boreham was there, Mr Bainbridge left half way through my second year.

Went to Chaucer '91 - '96 and, as I've already read it a million times but I'll say it anyway, Mr Crowe was a fantastic teacher!
Was in Mrs Tempest's class (fab also) and had Mr Seal for English, who I'll always remember coz he thought I was great!!!!

Did anyone go on residential with Mr Crowe? We did - twice! How that man can drink! We trashed one of the mini-buses in an 'accident' where someone (ahem...no names...) let the handbrake off outside the cottage. Does anyone remember that? Was brill!!!

I went on residential to the school cottage in Pickering during the 1998 World Cup and Mr Crowe took us all to the nearest boozer and let us watch the one England game whilst we were there. He was fantastic! :hihi:

I remember Mr Farms the Geography teacher ,who liked to throw wooden board rubbers and Mr Fleming who loved to tell us about the wounds inflicted by Napalm bombing In Vietnam just after we had our lunch .

i went to chaucer from 81 to 85 my form was 203 etc

I remember Mr Farms the Geography teacher ,who liked to throw wooden board rubbers and Mr Fleming who loved to tell us about the wounds inflicted by Napalm bombing In Vietnam just after we had our lunch .
I remember Mr Flemming, the man with the bionic arm who was reputed to punch blackboards in half when he lost his temper. Within a week of starting at chaucer, Flemming and I had a little..."Run-in" with each other and hid reputation was so bad that i actually thought that i was going to be beaten into a jelly.

i think my registration tutor was a woodwork tutor
it wasn't Mr Carlin or Mr Sharples was it? They are the only 2 woodwork tutors I knew from around that time?

it wasn't Mr Carlin or Mr Sharples was it? They are the only 2 woodwork tutors I knew from around that time?
it was mr carlin , thanks for that. :)

i went to chaucer from 81 to 85 my form was 203 etcMy form room was 203 or 202 mrs Payne?? :o who was your form teacher?
:o i was at chaucer 81-86:o form 2m2

My form room was 203 or 202 mrs Payne?? :o who was your form teacher?
:o i was at chaucer 81-86:o form 2m2


Madowl,
that's mad..
I also had Mrs Payne, for form teacher but when I was in 402 and 502, when I was in the lower school 202 and 302 I had Mr Boreham

I can't work out how you could have had her at that time, because I am in the school year 1 older than you I think?, and therefore we would have had her at the same time in different buildings. Although we might have been in the same year after all.

She was a small woman who taught remedial maths, very friendly and pleasant.

Madowl,
that's mad..
I also had Mrs Payne, for form teacher but when I was in 402 and 502, when I was in the lower school 202 and 302 I had Mr Boreham

I can't work out how you could have had her at that time, because I am in the school year 1 older than you I think?, and therefore we would have had her at the same time in different buildings. Although we might have been in the same year after all.

She was a small woman who taught remedial maths, very friendly and pleasant.Ive found my old school report... just to see if the cells are still working....:rolleyes: and its dated june 82 by Mrs Payne.... Form 2M2..:suspect: can you remember the lower school... there was a ramp up to the library... on the same side b4 the ramp there was a class room that was my form room.....i think the classroom opposite was the french room... i started chaucer in 81 as we moved from hillsborough due to the rd works.... remember??:suspect: i was in the same form as Andrew thompson... Mrs payne was my form teacher all through chaucer... when we moved to the upper school our form room was in one of the prefab buildings...

hi I also went to chaucer cant remember which year i left though!!! ive had a sleep since then, a few names i remember in my year were anna bailey, nicola ward, wesley holland, paul stocks, a few more might come back to me, think you may have been as well buza

sorry to drag this thread up again after a month or so. I was at Chaucer 1993 -1998. Was anyone else there during these 5 years?

Mr Crowe, Mr Fields, Mrs Broadhurst, Mrs Harvey, Mr Glover, Mr Fogg, Mrs Peters, Mrs Sellars ,Mrs Bickerstaff, Mrs Birch. Mr Crane, Mrs Johns, Mr Palmer, Mrs Marsden (who later became Mrs Pollard), Mr Boreham & Mr Wells. Some others there I remember included Mr Parkin (my form teacher), Mrs Radford, Mrs Brown, Mrs Brownlie, Mr Cubberley & Mr Bainbridge. Any of these teachers ring a bell?
i was in same year i was in tp mr tim parkin great years would go back to them any time

I left Chaucer 3 years ago. Mr Crowe taught my father, Kevin Roy Broadley around 1979. Anyone remember my father???? Mr Crowe was still there when I started in 1998 but he left around 2001. Mr Craine was my form tutor and maths teacher (he now teaches maths to my younger sister so he is still there), Mr Wells :loopy: left 2003 same year as me. Mrs Sellors used to organise many talent contests in my first few years there. Mr Fogg was still teaching Geography and Mr Boreham was there, Mr Bainbridge left half way through my second year.
I remember Kevin Broadley left the same year as me 1980 he used to play in the football team with Paul Hankcock centre back i think.
Anyone remember Mr Dower, evil!

I remember Kevin Broadley left the same year as me 1980 he used to play in the football team with Paul Hankcock centre back i think.
Anyone remember Mr Dower, evil!Kevin Broadley ?? does he have a brother called John??

Kevin Broadley ?? does he have a brother called John??
Best ask Sian if she's got an uncle John

hi i went to chaucer. My name is vanessa. i was in mr hawksworths form. it is really wierd because mr field, mr crowe, mrs sellars, mrs bickerstaffe, mr wells, mr fogg and mr craine are all still there.
hey is this vanessa taylor i went 2 chaucer its kirsty hill.
how r u

yes its vanessa taylor, i havent been on here for ages so ive had to reregister thats why not called taylor113 anymore. how are you kirsty and ive seen sian in here somewhere aswell. ive heard that you have had a baby but havent seen you in ages, hope everything going ok:thumbsup:

:o cant believe you have actually jogged my memory i dont remember any of school or much of my past. Yet i have always rememberd the teacher on the honda. i think it was english class with him. he was lovely to me. never told me off for looking out of the window as i always did.
I was there from '63 to '68. I remember Denise Bishop and Marie Marsden too!

Mr Fleming was the looney who used to put his hand through blackboards and doors and came to school on a honda 50. Then there was Mr Cornthwaite, Mr Eadon, Mr Allsop, Mr Wright, Mr Littlewood.......it's all flooding back now!

Have some great memories of Chaucer though but it seems to have taken a bit of a dive in recent years.

:) do you remember penny beresford or caroline beresford one would have been there in the same year the other one a year below or above you ???Katrina

I was there from 1966-69

I do remermber Mr Collinson if I recall correctly he was a tall chap with a moustache and on the portly side.
He ran a dance scholl in the Langsett Rd area.

Other Teachers were Jim Davidson, (Fezz) Parker both Maths. (Pop) Newall was Deputy Head. (Fred) Fleming taught English I beleive.

Pupils I recall are numerous. Glenn Adcock, Mick Henderson, Phil Murphy, Dave Smedley. Lynn Dilks, Susan Clarke, Janice Thwaites.

Do they ring any bells?

My name is Mark Simmonite.


Would you or any other reader be interested in instigated a reunion?

Hi i went to chaucer from 73-79 and have some good memories of it.
Most of the teachers were ok but the ones that stand out for me where Mr Crowe(English), Mr Marsden(History), Mr Wells(maths i think),Mr Palmer(chemistry) and Mr Hardey and Seamen (P.E.) all good teachers. i remember the rugby team i played in up until the fourth year with Mark Webster and Chris Ibbotson didn't loose many games.

I went to Chaucer between 73/79. At school i was in 2R ect. knocked about with Mark Tarling,Steven Homer,Mark webster and Chris Ibbotson. Anybody remember Andrea hogg,Karen helliwell, Jackie French, Judy spooner, lynne Goodison or Grace Livingstone.

hey hey hey , hows it all hanging :thumbsup:
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reading all 6 pages some fantastic memories came back.

mr Crowe the Blade :hihi: ( i won his sheff UTD v's Sheff Wed ticket )

Mr Wells the 60's throw back

i was in the class that had a different form teacher every year.

I remember you Foxy :thumbsup: how mad is that ?

i never see any of the gang anymore, i realy wish i could bump into a few of you's

I left in 93

I remember Hilly, Wade, lindley, leary , LoL Naylor that tiny girl who was always knicking. Then there was Foster who got nicked by coppers for pinching a push pop from shop.

then there was that moment we broke into the stage area and got them guns out :hihi:
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Just had a quick look through the pages, not sure i remember many of you but just thought i would join in.

I left Chaucer in 1996, i was in Miss Dinsdales class, the art teacher. The school residential was a laugh, brings back some memories and it was very very cold and smelly those rooms lol

I'm afraid not. Please forgive the late response; I have'nt visited the site for a while.
:) do you remember penny beresford or caroline beresford one would have been there in the same year the other one a year below or above you ???

hi barbiegirl80 (tracey) its zoe woodhead (jenkinson), reading this thread has brought memories back i can't believe its nearly 10 years since we left.do you still keep in touch with anyone from school i write to sian in wales who is married and on her 5th child (must be mad 3 is enough for me).

ZOE!!!! HI!!!!! You ok? See Zena alot and Michelle now and again, live over the road from Derrick so see him all the time too. Just been to Zena's engagement do and saw Natalie Wilson-Leary (she lives in Birmingham now). Yeah, can't believe how long it's been since school.....the good ol' days, eh? Hope you are all well bye the way :)

i left Chaucer last year and Mr Crowe is still there. I remember he was crying at our prom and pretty drunk!!
I miss it there...:(

hello john ramsden was u in mr wilds class with chris coy and friends

Ahhh... the memories

Was at Chaucer 1997 while 2002, absolutely appalled by the new "Business Technology College" look of the place, I far prefer the leaky Halifax Site. Reminded of so many old teachers reading all this, but gutted to think Crowey isnt there anymore.

I was in Ms Leatherbarrow's form for the first 3 years before she left, and for the life of me cant remember the name of the teacher who took over. I was the horribly opinionated Bebbington, and looking back I was lucky not to have 7 shades beaten out of me more often. Good times....

Anyone remember Mr Dower, evil!

Oh yes:).

"The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.":rolleyes:

I went to Chaucer and remember Mr Fogg the mad teacher - one of the best there - Mrs.Bickerstaff scary as hell when mad and Mr Seal was my form tutor - wow memories coming back now

What year did you start or what is your D.O.B ?

I went to Chaucer and remember Mr Fogg the mad teacher - one of the best there - Mrs.Bickerstaff scary as hell when mad and Mr Seal was my form tutor - wow memories coming back now


yeh , i had Geography with FOGG & English with SEAL. Never had BICKERSTAFF as she was lady PE teacher.

When did you leave mate ?
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Just going through some old threads and came across this. I went to Chaucer between 64 - 68 and prior to that Meynell Road.

The people I used to knock around with were Sue Bentley, Julie Elliott, Beverley Batty, Hazel Betts (who I still stay in touch with). The others I remember are Rita Ransom, Rita Rhodes, Margaret McDonald, Dilys Gannon, Linda France who married John Hudson (they were headgirl and headboy when I was at school), John Bryer.

I remember Mr Fleming although I never had him for a teacher - thank goodness! The other teachers I remember are Mr Hoyland (History I think - believe he married the PE teacher - Miss Robinson). Mr Newham, Mr Plant (think he might have been the Head and came from Meynell Road School). Miss Searle. These are the only ones who spring to mind.

It has certainly been a trip down memory lane reading all the threads. I went to Chaucer in later years to do an evening class and was quite saddened as to how it had gone down hill. I presume that it must be in quite a bad shape now unless they have spent some money on it.

I remember the 6th form block - although I never went in it as I left before the 6th year.

Does anyone from that era remember the "cross country running" we used to do round the "block" of the school. Don't suppose they would allow that these days.

Also, when we had cookery lessons it was often left to pupils to go down to the local shop and buy all the ingedrients. I remember on one occasion going to collect a box full of goods with another girl and we were absolutely frozen when we got back - practically fainting with the cold and the weight of the box. The teachers were wondering where we had got to as it took us so long to carry it back! What memories.

And those bottles of milk!! Well what can be said about those - warm milk at breaktime - yuk!

Hope there are other people out there who remember some of the names I have mentioned. Would be lovely to hear from them.

I remember Mr Fleming

My maiden name is Tracey Rowbotham, have a lil girl that's mad about Barbie - hence the name....
There was Jared, Dean and Michael in our class. All the girls knew them! Also, Derrick Walford, Welsey Lynch an all them peeps. Just found this site and it's great!!!

i left in 96 and dont recognise any of those names. was in mrs harvey's class. Remember Mr Palmer for science and Mr seal for english. was in many same classes as Freyas mum (lisa) Remember Mr crowe for maths and mr raine for music (is he actually gay? that was the rumour that was doing the rounds) Nick Wright.

mr raine - is he actually gay? that was the rumour that was doing the rounds.

Yes, I can say that for definite, because I know someone who had a massive crush on him, it got a bit out of hand, and she got told from another teacher (think it was Mrs Watson that told her) that he was gay.

I used to hate his music lessons. His room smelt like gone off macaroni cheese to me.

Mrs.Bickerstaff scary as hell when mad

I hated that woman with a vengence, scared me as well. Always wanted to shout Thunder Thighs when ever I saw her, never did though, because of her temper.

Mr Raine! What a weird bloke..... Yes, his room did smell rather fusty! I remember him tellin me off all the time for wrappin up the wires to the keyboards wrong...What a bizzarre little man!

dont get me started with mr raine....he had a real problem with me, i remember him standing in front of me with his drum stick and banging it soooo hard on the table just mm from my hand...barstool!
because he had a problem with me, he carriewd it on with my youger brothers who were really well behaved pupils. hes an absolute :loopy:

I was at chaucer when mr raine first arrived appx. 1983 or 4, to replace mr goodier, who was a brilliant music teacher and a top bloke, who he could never have matched.

The reason the room smelled fusty was nothing to do with mr raine's personal hygene. I think it was to do with the fact that some of us misbehaving musiscians who used to spend time in the music centre, filled the pianos with bits of sandwiches at lunchtimes so they would go off and smell nasty!

Mr raine got off to a bit of a bad start because he was quite young and wasn't very good at handling mishchief from lower school pupils who didn't want to be bothered with music. In a small group of older pupils, like us doing O level music in 4th and 5th year, he was a good teacher and knew his stuff, and at times quite funny.

Still and odd little geezer tho, wasnt he?

He He!

(Mr Raine, if you're readin this, it was all eeeeevil Barbie's fault :))

My brothers went to Chaucer, probably late 50s early 60s

Garry & David Southwell

We then moved to Foxhill so I went to Yewlands

I remember Mr Fleming
I remember Mr Flemming, I got 3 of the best for sloping my writing the wrong way. He insisted on italics. And if anyone forgot thier pen, we used to have to ask him a question on gardening in an English lesson, and that used to do the trick. What a teacher he was. I was there 1963-1967.

hi i left in 2001/2002 i think!? too drunk to remeber now! zobust uve got same bday as me but your year older! dont recognise u though!?

hi i left in 2001/2002 i think!? too drunk to remeber now! zobust uve got same bday as me but your year older! dont recognise u though!?

hi can't remember a craig in my year ? to be honest :huh:

Hi Sian B I know Kevin & John & Janet and a few more of you as well (Terry&Janat) (uncle&auntie but we don't bother with that)

:)Mr Crowe, the king of chaucer, happy Days!

My ex partner went to Chaucer. I think around 1983.

I went to Chaucer 1994 - 1999. I was in Mrs Peters class, then she left so I had Miss Dinsdale and then she left so I had Miss Smith. I loved Mrs Sellors, what a star she was. Does anyone remember Mrs Harvey? Tree Trunk legs as she was "fondly" known! Science teacher. I hated that woman! Mr Raine, Mr Crowe, Mr Wells, Miss Leatherbarrow, Mrs Groobey, Mr Fogg, xxx

reading all 6 pages some fantastic memories came back.

mr Crowe the Blade :hihi: ( i won his sheff UTD v's Sheff Wed ticket )

Mr Wells the 60's throw back

i was in the class that had a different form teacher every year.

I remember you Foxy :thumbsup: how mad is that ?

i never see any of the gang anymore, i realy wish i could bump into a few of you's

I left in 93

I remember Hilly, Wade, lindley, leary , LoL Naylor that tiny girl who was always knicking. Then there was Foster who got nicked by coppers for pinching a push pop from shop.

then there was that moment we broke into the stage area and got them guns out :hihi:


No way i remember you doing that:D, what happend to hilly i havent seen any of our class for years, i see carl peters from time to time and peter sarson and mat addison but thats about it.
Does anyone remember Mr leighton ( swedish porn star ) god i hated him.

chaucer school rugby team 1983..:hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi:
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i had hair back then...

I Went To Chaucer Until 1984 And Then Did My Last 2 Years At Newfield I Rememer A Few Names Daryl Swift,lee Roberts ,gary Day,anyone Remember Me I Was Craig Bunn ( Bunny ) To Anyone Who Knows Me Now Craig Bamford .
Anyone Remember Me From Winn Gardens Untill Early 80s And Then Moved Ti Heeley

I Went To Chaucer Until 1984 And Then Did My Last 2 Years At Newfield I Rememer A Few Names Daryl Swift,lee Roberts ,gary Day,anyone Remember Me I Was Craig Bunn ( Bunny ) To Anyone Who Knows Me Now Craig Bamford .
Anyone Remember Me From Winn Gardens Untill Early 80s And Then Moved Ti Heeley
OMG! i know u... your the same age as me, from winn gardens and chaucer, swifty was a good mate of mine... lee roberts... know the name but cant put a face to it??

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im on this pic; Did you know ian collins... from winn & steve -paul brown??

(L-R) James Morton, andrew thompson, craig wainright, john bramall james bulivant, mark oldfield paul brown, andrew manning, titch, ward, fern, david smith barrie poulton, russel, john mclean, john fox ian collins....

I think James Morton is actually Jason Morton and Shaun Ward isthe tiny one on the back row, or is it Shaun Day?

I went to chaucer but I think I was about 3 years above you Madowl.

I think James Morton is actually Jason Morton and Shaun Ward isthe tiny one on the back row, or is it Shaun Day?

I went to chaucer but I think I was about 3 years above you Madowl.
its been {cough 20 cough 4 cough years..}
i did try to remember them all....

which one am i?? the picture was took when we played city at home the match report was in the green'un that week, thats why the pic was took...

Hi Bud I Remember Some Of The Names Andrew Manning Craig Wainwright,simon Ward And Some Of The Other Names.do You Still See Any Of Them ?????
If So We Will Have To All Meet Up Some Time For A Drink 1 Night .craig Or Send Me A Message

[and I Forgot Swifty Used To Live At Number 1 Winn Drive And I Was At Number 5 Winn Drive

its been {cough 20 cough 4 cough years..}
i did try to remember them all....

which one am i?? the picture was took when we played city at home the match report was in the green'un that week, thats why the pic was took...

Not sure which one is you. Is it the tall one next to Andrew Manning?Do tell.

You will probably have been in my sisters year although if memory serves she was excluded after the first year then went to Wisewood.

Not sure which one is you. Is it the tall one next to Andrew Manning?Do tell.

You will probably have been in my sisters year although if memory serves she was excluded after the first year then went to Wisewood.
nope..... front row.
thats Mr Brown..

nope..... front row.
thats Mr Brown..

Give me another clue plz :-)

Give me another clue plz :-)we share the same birthday? BP?
side of david smith...

we share the same birthday? BP?
side of david smith...

I noticed we shared the same BDay.

Well if you are at the side of Dave Smith that narrows it down a bit.

I dont recognise either.

Do you know me?

I noticed we shared the same BDay.

Well if you are at the side of Dave Smith that narrows it down a bit.

I dont recognise either.

Do you know me?i knew of you, but i didnt really know you... do you remember the mcleans from lofthouse rd...?

i knew of you, but i didnt really know you... do you remember the mcleans from lofthouse rd...?

You knew of me!! that sounds ominous!!

Yeah I remember the mcleans, my dad and their dad were drinking and fishing buddies.

Spent many a summer evening sat outside the Victoria with them and other kids while the parents were inside drinking.

The surname Pullen or Poulton is springing to mind (makes me sound like mystic meg).

Am I getting warmer?

[hi Bud Its Craig I Saw Swifty Today He Is Name A Postman And A Fat Bold Headed ??????

we share the same birthday? BP?
side of david smith...


I have had a word with my sis and she remebers think she knows which one you are on the pic.

would she be right???? nope...?;)

OMG! i know u... your the same age as me, from winn gardens and chaucer, swifty was a good mate of mine... lee roberts... know the name but cant put a face to it??

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im on this pic; Did you know ian collins... from winn & steve -paul brown??

(L-R) James Morton, andrew thompson, craig wainright, john bramall james bulivant, mark oldfield paul brown, andrew manning, titch, ward, fern, david smith barrie poulton, russel, john mclean, john fox ian collins....

Thats mi nephew john fox second in front right

I was in Mr. cubberley's class (1994-1999) although we had at least 2 or 3 form tutors before that. At one point ( I think it was Mr.Dearling or something) took ill and we had his wife take over. I can't even really remember who was in my class. I think there was kim booker, frankie mccauslin, clair darnell, just as few of the names I remember from my class. I agree with all of you that Mr.crowe was the best teacher there (he let us watch kingpin when he covered our french lesson) and I still see him as I went to the same panto organisation as him from the start of year 10 and he's now a friend of the family so I will have to tell him that you all think he's great lol. Kimbers23 (kimberly dunne?) I remember you, you were in my year although a different class.

[hi Bud Its Craig I Saw Swifty Today He Is Name A Postman And A Fat Bold Headed ??????Daryl, Bryan or Mick??

Any Body Know Amanda Smith

I remember Kevin Broadley left the same year as me 1980 he used to play in the football team with Paul Hankcock centre back i think.
Anyone remember Mr Dower, evil!
yes,i remember dower,we used to call him napoleon,although not to his face,he always reminded me of a character in the anthill mob(cartoon characters in the 70,s cartoon wakky racers). i was there in the 70,s,bullied by the ****** wells. when i left in 76 i made it my goal to go back every sports day to goad wellsy,try to get him to do it now i could fight back,he wouldnt wear it,so in 1994, i finally called it a day,thats the effect that arsehole had,nearly 20 years of trying to smash his face in..... if only craig hepworth had connected with the brick he threw at his head behind the fine fare in 73.

:) do you remember penny beresford or caroline beresford one would have been there in the same year the other one a year below or above you ???
lynn dilks is now stevenson,i work with her.i was there 72-76. a little after your time

I remember Wells! He was a nasty piece of work wasnt he.

I remember Wells! He was a nasty piece of work wasnt he.
your not kidding,wish my daughter could have started there before he retired,i maybe would have finally got to smash his graeme garden lookalike face in

When I left in 77 he was the last teacher to talk to me. He yelled "Sunshine! you`ll come to nothing!"

Mind you, he was right :D

carlsberg dont make most hated teachers...if they did.it would be wellsy. i also left in 76,whos class were you in??? i was in whistling joe ketteringhams for my last 2 years

Remember Suto? I was in his class- when I bothered to go. I only think I attended about twice since I started there, I hated school.

Remember Suto? I was in his class- when I bothered to go. I only think I attended about twice since I started there, I hated school.
big hungarian *******,yes,he had a crush on my auntie,sending her notes and stuff,he got suspended for it,but kept his job. used to run the chess club

Yeah thats him.
Didnt he get the sack for slapping another teacher? I heared he gobbed Dower or something.

Yeah thats him.
Didnt he get the sack for slapping another teacher? I heared he gobbed Dower or something.
old chop suto got the sack eh??? never heard about that,but i can imagine it,he was a ju-jitsu expert in hungary,leaving when things got bad under Tito,s government.
do you remember mr walker??? looked like a blonde version of cliff richard,we got caned for shouting cliff to him as we ran past his classroom.

old chop suto got the sack eh??? never heard about that,but i can imagine it,he was a ju-jitsu expert in hungary,leaving when things got bad under Tito,s government.
do you remember mr walker??? looked like a blonde version of cliff richard,we got caned for shouting cliff to him as we ran past his classroom.

Suto was still there when I left in '79, I think Dower was long gone by then.

Wells was a psycho & a bully - cant stand the bloke - I left the 6th form when he became head of it.

I remember 'Cliff' Walker too so the nickname must have caught on!

There were certainly some characters amongst the teachers, I used to think Mr Farms & Noddy (Mr Darmon) were ok.

Miss Webb, Ms Wallbank & Mrs Adams were all cuties.

Suto was still there when I left in '79, I think Dower was long gone by then.

Wells was a psycho & a bully - cant stand the bloke - I left the 6th form when he became head of it.

I remember 'Cliff' Walker too so the nickname must have caught on!

There were certainly some characters amongst the teachers, I used to think Mr Farms & Noddy (Mr Darmon) were ok.

Miss Webb, Ms Wallbank & Mrs Adams were all cuties.
noddy was ok,farms was a bully when i was there,dearling was one of my favourites,old vaseline head,fleming was a nutter,the japs had captured him in the 2nd ww sent him nutty,should never have been a teacher.metcalfe was the head when i was there,we nicknamed him batman because he always wore the black gown. do you remember "whistler",old ketteringham?? mrs adams was an evil old witch,she was married to an indian guy

I remember Kevin Broadley left the same year as me 1980 he used to play in the football team with Paul Hankcock centre back i think.
Anyone remember Mr Dower, evil!
i remember kev,married ruth, ive tattooed em both,and your brother martin

noddy was ok,farms was a bully when i was there,dearling was one of my favourites,old vaseline head,fleming was a nutter,the japs had captured him in the 2nd ww sent him nutty,should never have been a teacher.metcalfe was the head when i was there,we nicknamed him batman because he always wore the black gown. do you remember "whistler",old ketteringham?? mrs adams was an evil old witch,she was married to an indian guy
Dearling was ok, quiet with a sarcastic side to him that I liked.
Mr Pearson was a top bloke too - great sense of humour. He was a bit of a drinker though, I think thats what ended up killing him from what I've heard.

Only vague memories of the Lower Building, I remember there was a cute German/French teacher who left around '77, but her name escapes me. Also, Mr Outram who taught Maths, Miss White - English, Bainbridge - French, Palmer - Chemistry, Senior - Art.
They were all ok, it was just Wells that was a b*****.

I know Mr Thompson (Economics) became head of Parson X college, and Mr Hardy (P.E) taught there with him.

Dearling was ok, quiet with a sarcastic side to him that I liked.
Mr Pearson was a top bloke too - great sense of humour. He was a bit of a drinker though, I think thats what ended up killing him from what I've heard.

Only vague memories of the Lower Building, I remember there was a cute German/French teacher who left around '77, but her name escapes me. Also, Mr Outram who taught Maths, Miss White - English, Bainbridge - French, Palmer - Chemistry, Senior - Art.
They were all ok, it was just Wells that was a b*****.

I know Mr Thompson (Economics) became head of Parson X college, and Mr Hardy (P.E) taught there with him.
outram was lower school when i went,bainbridge my form teacher,we called him jason king,although not to his face,palmer was blond with a ginger beard,hardy is now head of sports for sheffield.do you remember miss scarr,mister green and miss marsh? i worked as a mobile school caretaker in 1980,coming across green and scarr at frecheville school,and miss marsh at herries.

Chaucer 91-94. First day the day after Wednesdays Rumbelows Cup victory, April 1991. Unfortunately I wasnt old enough to be hammered.

Mr. Raine (Music) is insane.
Remember Crowe, Dalton/Watson prime minister woman, Wells (reminded me of Mr. Bronson in Grange Hill 'You Boy!'), TB Boreham, the old science teacher with the moustache that looked like Ken Bates.
Seal for English - Wednesdayite.
Crane in Maths. Sharples for woodwork? Bell - to this day I have no idea what he taught. Same goes for Mr. Richardson who later became head of Myers Grove. What role did he have?
Radford for Deutsch. Miserable Glover for Humanities along with Phileas Fogg.
Sellars for drama.
Is there any steamy gossip/affairs amongst staff that can be divulged? There were loads of rumours that lesbianism was rife amongst the female members of staff.

i heard bickerstaff tried it on with a young lass,but cant confirm its true,although miss bower had a fling with gary jenkinson in the 70,s,as did mr matthews with a female pupil,same era, 70,s. i also know wells had regular sex with his right hand!!!

Chaucer 91-94. First day the day after Wednesdays Rumbelows Cup victory, April 1991. Unfortunately I wasnt old enough to be hammered.

Mr. Raine (Music) is insane.
Remember Crowe, Dalton/Watson prime minister woman, Wells (reminded me of Mr. Bronson in Grange Hill 'You Boy!'), TB Boreham, the old science teacher with the moustache that looked like Ken Bates.
Seal for English - Wednesdayite.
Crane in Maths. Sharples for woodwork? Bell - to this day I have no idea what he taught. Same goes for Mr. Richardson who later became head of Myers Grove. What role did he have?
Radford for Deutsch. Miserable Glover for Humanities along with Phileas Fogg.
Sellars for drama.
Is there any steamy gossip/affairs amongst staff that can be divulged? There were loads of rumours that lesbianism was rife amongst the female members of staff.


Ah some of these names ring a bell.
I had :-
Mr Sharples for Woodwork
Mr Seal for English
Mr Craine - Maths
Mrs Radford - but for French
Had Mr Cubberley / Ms Good for German
Also had the pleasure of Mr Glover and Mr Fogg for Geography

I was in Mr. cubberley's class (1994-1999).

I remember him. He was my German teacher for 2 years. Not many people liked him, but he was always alright with me.

Anyone remember Mr Waterhouse the metalwork teacher? He used to start the lesson off by giving me 5 lines "I will not mess around in the lesson" and as the lesson progressed and I messed around more, hed say `Jackson, take a line`

On a bad day Id go home with four or five hundred lines to write out.

I left chaucer in 93/94, was in Mrs Peters form class, had Mr Bainbridge for german, Mrs Stocker for D.T, Mrs Harvey for science (we used to call her tree trunk legs) nice smile lol, Mr Crowe and Mrs Sellers were tops and Mr Wells was kinda flirty. Lost touch with my old mates...Kathy Brunt, Sarah Compton, Sarah Readman, Lindsey Ball, Claire Ashmore, Dawn Lake, Lisa Rowland and loads more. Was in same year as Westley Holland, Julian Yates, Neil Turner, Lisa Young, Stacey Roe, Lee Fletcher, Gavin Wilkins, Jii. Chaucer was WICKED back then :)

Anyone remember Mr Waterhouse the metalwork teacher? He used to start the lesson off by giving me 5 lines "I will not mess around in the lesson" and as the lesson progressed and I messed around more, hed say `Jackson, take a line`

On a bad day Id go home with four or five hundred lines to write out.
remember him well,looked like werewolf,used to like belting you round the head,another bully who didn,t like being stood up to.usedto make usdo 5 lines for not bringing an apron.

I left chaucer in 93/94, was in Mrs Peters form class, had Mr Bainbridge for german, Mrs Stocker for D.T, Mrs Harvey for science (we used to call her tree trunk legs) nice smile lol, Mr Crowe and Mrs Sellers were tops and Mr Wells was kinda flirty. Lost touch with my old mates...Kathy Brunt, Sarah Compton, Sarah Readman, Lindsey Ball, Claire Ashmore, Dawn Lake, Lisa Rowland and loads more. Was in same year as Westley Holland, Julian Yates, Neil Turner, Lisa Young, Stacey Roe, Lee Fletcher, Gavin Wilkins, Jii. Chaucer was WICKED back then :)
wesley holland!!!!tried hangin himself then shouted for help,another nutcase who cant do owt right.he took up tattooing,made a mess of them too.

I left chaucer in 93/94, was in Mrs Peters form class, had Mr Bainbridge for german, Mrs Stocker for D.T, Mrs Harvey for science (we used to call her tree trunk legs) nice smile lol, Mr Crowe and Mrs Sellers were tops and Mr Wells was kinda flirty. Lost touch with my old mates...Kathy Brunt, Sarah Compton, Sarah Readman, Lindsey Ball, Claire Ashmore, Dawn Lake, Lisa Rowland and loads more. Was in same year as Westley Holland, Julian Yates, Neil Turner, Lisa Young, Stacey Roe, Lee Fletcher, Gavin Wilkins, Jii. Chaucer was WICKED back then :)

Are we talking abou the same Mr Wells whom everyone knew and hated with a passion?? That man was related to Satan, surely? :hihi::hihi:

wesley holland!!!!tried hangin himself then shouted for help,another nutcase who cant do owt right.he took up tattooing,made a mess of them too.

Ah, Wesley's ok in small doses...he's just a bit, er..different. :)

I left chaucer in 93/94, was in Mrs Peters form class, had Mr Bainbridge for german, Mrs Stocker for D.T, Mrs Harvey for science (we used to call her tree trunk legs) nice smile lol, Mr Crowe and Mrs Sellers were tops and Mr Wells was kinda flirty. Lost touch with my old mates...Kathy Brunt, Sarah Compton, Sarah Readman, Lindsey Ball, Claire Ashmore, Dawn Lake, Lisa Rowland and loads more. Was in same year as Westley Holland, Julian Yates, Neil Turner, Lisa Young, Stacey Roe, Lee Fletcher, Gavin Wilkins, Jii. Chaucer was WICKED back then :)

you was in the same year as my brother and sister! cheryl and lee pickford:D

you was in the same year as my brother and sister! cheryl and lee pickford:D

Oh i remember Cheryl and Lee, how they doing now? ...... Yep were on about the same Mr Wells, evil, shouting, angry ect but he was also lotsa fun and flirty on our residential trip lol.

Is anyone old enough to remember Mr Knight? The demon woodwork teacher who used to insist we stood around him in a three sides of a square as he demonstrated something to us.
He`d check that the square was perfect, and all the kids who were slightly out of line got a rap around the noggin with a lump of wood.

He caught me demonstrating to my mates how to make fire by rubbing a bit of dowelling on a flat piece of wood. My mates suddenly went all quiet and I looked around to see him standing there glaring at me, I thought I was going to die, but he took the dowelling off me and showed us how to make a bow so it would make the dowelling turn faster and make a spark.
He could be a nasty bugger but at times he showed he was a human and could have a laugh.

Oh i remember Cheryl and Lee, how they doing now? ...... Yep were on about the same Mr Wells, evil, shouting, angry ect but he was also lotsa fun and flirty on our residential trip lol.

If I had actually seen that side of Mr Wells I think it would have scarred me (even more so) for life!! :hihi:

Oh i remember Cheryl and Lee, how they doing now? ...... Yep were on about the same Mr Wells, evil, shouting, angry ect but he was also lotsa fun and flirty on our residential trip lol.

does that mean you fanncied mr wells then?:hihi:
YUK how gross he was. he was just a vvvvvvvvvvvile man!:gag:

does that mean you fanncied mr wells then?:hihi:
YUK how gross he was. he was just a vvvvvvvvvvvile man!:gag:

Yeah sure he was hot.....NOT!!! lol

I wonder if Wells has ever read some of the comments on this thread. Does/did he ever realise he was so unpopular?
Was there any inter-staff relationships or fist fights?

Don't know about inter-staff, but Mr Palmer once slammed our science room do so hard that the glass shattered!! That was well funny!" (and dangerous :suspect:)

When I was there (93 - 98 ) there were rumours of Ms Powley (Re) and Mr Drury (Pe) being together. Just rumours mind, not sure if there was any truth in the matter.

Is anyone old enough to remember Mr Knight? The demon woodwork teacher who used to insist we stood around him in a three sides of a square as he demonstrated something to us.
He`d check that the square was perfect, and all the kids who were slightly out of line got a rap around the noggin with a lump of wood.

He caught me demonstrating to my mates how to make fire by rubbing a bit of dowelling on a flat piece of wood. My mates suddenly went all quiet and I looked around to see him standing there glaring at me, I thought I was going to die, but he took the dowelling off me and showed us how to make a bow so it would make the dowelling turn faster and make a spark.
He could be a nasty bugger but at times he showed he was a human and could have a laugh.
i remember old man knight,also remember his wife,she had us for maths last thing on a friday.she had a thing about slapping you round the back of the head.you must have either been in my year,or the year below,they retired round about 75.I left in 76.

Ah, Wesley's ok in small doses...he's just a bit, er..different. :)
different....thats one way of putting it!!!!!Middlewood was full of em who were...DIFFERENT.

i remember old man knight,also remember his wife,she had us for maths last thing on a friday.she had a thing about slapping you round the back of the head.you must have either been in my year,or the year below,they retired round about 75.I left in 76.

I "Officially" left in 77 but I rarely bothered going to school from the age of 14 or so, I preferred to wag it in town or in Greno woods or Wharncliffe side. I bloody hated school.

hey stiffmyster and annetteb1978 - did you see my earlier post? Mr Wells married an ex-sixthformer!

hey stiffmyster and annetteb1978 - did you see my earlier post? Mr Wells married an ex-sixthformer!

Hi snout, no havn't seen that post, cant find it either..

nope i ant seen it!!! it worries me how anyone could marry that jerk off! god he was such a c**k.:):D

a sixth former when i was there in the early 70s called heather peck had the hots for him and I'm sure they ended up getting married. He was the biology teacher wasn't he?

yeah Mr Wells tought biology / science
He tought me science in the very first year I attended Chaucer.

mr wells was the biggest bully chaucer school ever had,all my family went there,the last of us leaving in 87,he was still at it then,i bore a grudge from 72 all the way to the present day,often wishing that the housebrick craig hepworth threw at his head had connected...i can still see wellsys face as it whistled past his ear!!!

I still remember his yell of "OY, SUNSHINE" from Wells as he went to pick on some poor kid.

i remember his"you boy"...i offered him out on more than one occasion after i left school,usually on buchanan shops,where i would find him bullying youngsters in lunch or break time.his reply always was"old enough for a good hiding now eh?",but when i said "come on then" he,d turn on his heel saying"I,LL decide when ,sunshine",and walk away.

I was at chaucer school with

I was at chaucer school with Christie walls sister Kelly. I remember Mr Wells really well (talk about split personalitly) He once shouted at me for running in corridor & was spiting while he ranted and raved in my face lol what a looney!

God Id forgotten about that! He used to gob in your face as he ranted at you an inch from your nose.
I often considered taking a shower cap into school with me.

Hi i remember u n wayne, i used to live on the same road as u both.
You used to live next door to roy poole i think.
Shaun hill thats me and my mate mick hayward,steven smith,gary smedley,victor denis,everton haughton nigel hibbotson,dean darby, are just a few.
I should have left in 81 but naughty boy and left much earlier,but yes i remember you both.
What a blast from the past this is,does wayne's mum still live accross form paper shop ?

New to this but i remember you both

New to this but i remember you both
who is it you remember? who do you think i am?didn,t live next to pooley,but knew him

Dawn i know you and wayne,you may not remember me i had sister lisa.
thought you lived next to pooley.remember its a long time ago im 42
Wayne has a sister i hope.
Or its the wrong wayne you also have sisters i think dont know about bros

you was in the same year as my brother and sister! cheryl and lee pickford:D
LEE PICKFORD???DOES HE HAVE A SISTER WHO WORKED AT BRAMALLS GOLD ROOM???

Dawn i know you and wayne,you may not remember me i had sister lisa.
thought you lived next to pooley.remember its a long time ago im 42
Wayne has a sister i hope.
Or its the wrong wayne you also have sisters i think dont know about bros
SAS MAD,im not dawn crofts,i knew dawn,wayne,the pooles and all the names you mentioned,im 5 years older than you,but lived on buchanan. top end tho,do you remember rastus(robert macmurtrie),alan oakes and neil smith???

hi i was at chaucer in 1976-1982 and my husband was there as well my name was dawn crofts and my husband is wayne pryor and i remember simon dwyer and david Mcarthy was in the same class as david Mcarthy and 2 of my sons go there now one is in yr10 and the other in yr7 and mr crowe as left now.

Think i was in year above you but i know you both.
:hihi:

Think i was in year above you but i know you both.
:hihi:
aha,now its clear,for some reason your reply came to me,so thats where i got confused..but the ibbo you mentioned,gary smedley was telling me about what he did to mandy cattix.....ouch

aha,now its clear,for some reason your reply came to me,so thats where i got confused..but the ibbo you mentioned,gary smedley was telling me about what he did to mandy cattix.....ouch

so who is this ??

SAS MAD,im not dawn crofts,i knew dawn,wayne,the pooles and all the names you mentioned,im 5 years older than you,but lived on buchanan. top end tho,do you remember rastus(robert macmurtrie),alan oakes and neil smith???

Yep know them all,last time saw rastus was on longley estate he aint changed still looks not aged

Hi i remember Lindsay Ball and lee Fletcher, we must have been in same year, Do u remember Keeley Hewitt? My name was Dawn Sampson

LEE PICKFORD???DOES HE HAVE A SISTER WHO WORKED AT BRAMALLS GOLD ROOM???Yes thats right his sister was called Sarah and last I heard she had moved to Skegness to live, the other sister was called Cheryl. I know there cousin Lorraine Law now goes by married name of Halfpenny

Hi my name is Peter Crofts known as charlie at school went to Chaucer between 73/79. At school i was in 2R ect. knocked about with Mark Tarling,Steven Homer,Mark webster and Chris Ibbotson. Anybody remember Andrea hogg,Karen helliwell, Jackie French, Judy spooner, lynne Goodison or Grace Livingstone.

whatever happened to webbo

SAS MAD,im not dawn crofts,i knew dawn,wayne,the pooles and all the names you mentioned,im 5 years older than you,but lived on buchanan. top end tho,do you remember rastus(robert macmurtrie),alan oakes and neil smith???

I remember Alan Oakes, did he have a sister called jeanie? I lived on Buchanan Rd but top end No. 25. you probably know my brothers and sisters better.

Anyone go to Chaucer School... I was in Mrs.Broadhurst's class some of the other people in my form were Adam Hawley,Scott Bufton,Rachel Harris,Leanna Schofield,Chris Hunter,Kelly Commander,Erica Sheldon,Richard Steadman,Claire Goodwin,Melanie Winn,Neil Piddington,Philip Atkin,Adrian Grubb,Haydn Bedford,James Gillespie,Adele Plumtree,Nicola merton,Carol topliss,Vicky Jennings,Margaret Gray................other people in my year include Peter Sarson,Johnathan Spears,Laura Haigh,Dale Lewis,Dale Jones,Claire Dalton,Amanda Slingsby,Amanda Baratt,Anna Naylor,Christie Wall,Sean Brooks,Peter Cassidy,Maria Brady,Sarah Russel,Keeley Matthews,Helen Roberts,Collette Rodgers,Louise St.clair,Kevin Percivil,Robert Harris,Matthew Addison,Mark Bailey,Ashley Carver,Paul Stratford,Lynn Pashly,Sally Wood,Andrew Gains,Chris Kelly,Robert King,Lee Clarke,David Duffy,.....................and the teachers.......... Mr.Crow(head of halifax/),Mr.Fields (head of wordsworth),Mrs.Broadhurst(home economics/avon lady),Mrs.Harvey(science),Mr.Leighton(p.e),Miss.Pr ice(R.e/check on absentees),Mr.Glover(Geography/),Mr.Fogg(Geography/),Mrs.Peters(art),Mrs.Sellars(drama/),Mrs.Bickerstaff(P.e),Mrs.Birch(P.e/head of year/),Mr.Crane(maths),Mrs.Johns(IT),Mr.Palmer(Dr.who/science),Mr.Richardson(P.e),Mrs.Marsden(maths),Mr. Boreham.oh, and who can forget the lovely Mr.Well's !!



sorry if spellings not too good or I've missed your name out/got it wrong!!
I must have been year above you, but I can remember Leanne Schofield, kelly commander, I was in same year as Erica Sheldons brother David. Mrs Marsden was my form Tutor, last I heard Mr Boreham had emigrated to Spain

Hi i remember Lindsay Ball and lee Fletcher, we must have been in same year, Do u remember Keeley Hewitt? My name was Dawn Sampson

Hi dawn, i was in same year as Lindsay Ball and Lee Fletcher, don't really remember Keeley Hewitt though? i remember Keeley Scott.

Hi dawn, i was in same year as Lindsay Ball and Lee Fletcher, don't really remember Keeley Hewitt though? i remember Keeley Scott.
Hi I remember Keeley Scott, did she hang around with Georgina with the red hair? I was in Mrs Marsdens class, you must remember Lindsays best friend as well then Susan Petra

Hi I remember Keeley Scott, did she hang around with Georgina with the red hair? I was in Mrs Marsdens class, you must remember Lindsays best friend as well then Susan Petra

Gawd my memory must have gone i don't remember a Susan Petra, Keely Scott hung around with Tracey Milner (there still best friends now) and Sharon Gregory, i used to hang around with Kathy Brunt and Sarah Compton, do you rember them?

Gawd my memory must have gone i don't remember a Susan Petra, Keely Scott hung around with Tracey Milner (there still best friends now) and Sharon Gregory, i used to hang around with Kathy Brunt and Sarah Compton, do you rember them?

I remember Kathy Brunt, how about these......Keeley Whitam, Michael Wilkinson "wilkco", Jackie Woodhead Simon Morfit, Louise Stringer, Michelle Cutts, My minds gone totally blank, Whats your full name and what year did you leave?

I remember Kathy Brunt, how about these......Keeley Whitam, Michael Wilkinson "wilkco", Jackie Woodhead Simon Morfit, Louise Stringer, Michelle Cutts, My minds gone totally blank, Whats your full name and what year did you leave?

Think i was in year below you, im Annette Barlow n left in 93 (i think)

Think i was in year below you, im Annette Barlow n left in 93 (i think)
Im not good with names if I saw you then I would probably remember. Did you used to live on Lindsay?

Im not good with names if I saw you then I would probably remember. Did you used to live on Lindsay?

No i lived on cookson, who did you hang around with?

Did you know someone called Carla Wood she lived on Cookson in my form? I hung around with Keeley Hewitt, Nichola Hill, Nicola Darwent, Kelly Smallwood, Sarah Barker, Katie Sheldon was in my class as was Kathryn Chafer

Did you know someone called Carla Wood she lived on Cookson in my form? I hung around with Keeley Hewitt, Nichola Hill, Nicola Darwent, Kelly Smallwood, Sarah Barker, Katie Sheldon was in my class as was Kathryn Chafer

Think i remember Carla Wood did she have a younger brother? Think all them names were in year above me.

Yes she had a brother

Hi I was at Chaucer 79 - 86 hung around with Karen Yeardley, Lesley Willoughby, the twins, Sheridan, Fletch, Gary Bullas, Froggy, Lee Williamson, David Gabbitas, Peter Lee, plus many more whose names escape me....

I remember Alan Oakes, did he have a sister called jeanie? I lived on Buchanan Rd but top end No. 25. you probably know my brothers and sisters better.
He did indeed have a sister called jeannie,a brother called steve,& another sister lynn,sound family but steve was a bit of a nutter,their mum died recently.

I was at Chaucer 1965 - 71 Fred Flemming was my form teacher in 68 Total Nutter . Anyone who was there at that time feel free to reminisce

I was at Chaucer 1965 - 71 Fred Flemming was my form teacher in 68 Total Nutter . Anyone who was there at that time feel free to reminisce

He scared the crap out of me did Fleming. He caught me giving my mate cow bites in the corridor on my very first day there and dragged me into his classroom in the terrapin huts to give me the cane in front of his class.

He waffled on at me for half an hour then punched the desk, almost splitting it in two.

I was shaking so much I think he took pity on me and let me go without caning me.

He scared the crap out of me did Fleming. He caught me giving my mate cow bites in the corridor on my very first day there and dragged me into his classroom in the terrapin huts to give me the cane in front of his class.

He waffled on at me for half an hour then punched the desk, almost splitting it in two.

I was shaking so much I think he took pity on me and let me go without caning me.

why aren,t teachers like this anymore:hihi:

why aren,t teachers like this anymore:hihi:

The kids of today would have heart attacks with Hardy and Dower and Wells screaming at them :D

when did hardy and dower arrive

when did hardy and dower arrive

Hardy was there in 72 when I first started,, the games teacher. Dower was... I think he started later after Id began to wag it all the time, I only saw him once or twice, he looked like Napoleon.

thought dower was a reincarnation of napoleon had pleasure of seeing inside of his office once after an altercation ,hardy was less subtle sorted a pupil out in changing room :loopy:

thought dower was a reincarnation of napoleon had pleasure of seeing inside of his office once after an altercation ,hardy was less subtle sorted a pupil out in changing room :loopy:

Hardy and Mr Dunlop the killer Trainer? I managed to avoid that but I know a few with bruised arses who werent quick enough to talk their way out of a whacking :D

:hihi:Hardy and Mr Dunlop the killer Trainer? I managed to avoid that but I know a few with bruised arses who werent quick enough to talk their way out of a whacking :D

I was at Chaucer between 64 - 68 and remember being absolutely terrified of Fleming. Never had him for a teacher but he only had to walk into a room to put the fear of god in you. He may well have been a bully and brute but at least school kids knew where they stood in those days. If you misbehaved (and even if you didn't) if you got on the wrong side of him then you would know about it.:(

I still think the very worst thing I ever saw him do was give a lad 'six of the best' for having the 'audacity' to ask for second helpings of school dinners on the first sitting :loopy: - now wasn't asking for second helpings of school dinners a punishment in itself.

I don't know how the lad was afterwards but what I do know is that I am now in my 50's and that image has always stayed in my memory - so should I sue for traumatic stress disorder??:hihi::hihi:

Hardy and Mr Dunlop the killer Trainer? I managed to avoid that but I know a few with bruised arses who werent quick enough to talk their way out of a whacking :D
i remember being lined up,kes-like,in front of hardy,to give our excuses for not doing games,this was a regular occurence for people like me,robert gordon,shaun webster & a few others,he would walk down the line going"same old faces,same old excuses,another year,another lame set of excuses",then bellow"WELL?" Then either push ,pull or clip you ,before sending you on the field picking up paper,or some other menial punishment.
This particular day,the line was a lot longer than usual,you could see the fury on his face as he made his way down the line ,listening to each feeble excuse,push,clip,glare,pull,shove,slap....my turn"WEEELLLL?" his face was now purple,all i could think of was"Its like you say sir,just cant be bothered" SILENCE,apart from the sharp intake of breath from the lads who were part of the football team,then a few sniggers for what they believed was about to befall me,the smallest kid there......Hardy surprised EVERYONE by smirking,saying "Well,at least YOU are honest,now get out,dont bother turning up to my lesson any more", i didn,t need twice telling,scuttling off to wag it on lytton fields every games lesson until i left in 76.

Anyone remember hardy yelling for the Sick lame and lazy..? :D

Anyone remember hardy yelling for the Sick lame and lazy..? :D
do you remember mr. pearson? another sports teacher,looked like joe bugner,and the unfortunately named seaman.
i remember being in a class where they showed a sex education video,seaman and collinson took the class that day,it was the only time i saw collinson smile,the SEMEN word came up,much to the hilarity of all concerned,after the laughter died down,collinson,with impeccable comic timing,said" different spelling im afraid,boys", which resulted in yet more giggles from all except poor old seaman.

Yeah I remember Pearson and Seaman!
I remember Collinson too, he was obsessed with turds :D

if memory serves my right, pearson crashed into upper school gates one morning ,rumour had it that he was still p****d from nite b4, didnt see him much after that, i left in 78

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