Looking For Friends Who Went To Myers Grove In The 70's - Page 2

herbiegrass · 09-03-2005, 20:31

Not sure but I think the french teacher was called, Mrs Scholfield or summatt like that.
Anyone used to play pennies on the slopes round the field, and lose your bus fare home?
I did and it was a long walk home back to Meadow Street.

fridgeman · 10-03-2005, 06:29

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Originally posted by herbiegrass
Not sure but I think the french teacher was called, Mrs Scholfield or summatt like that.
Anyone used to play pennies on the slopes round the field, and lose your bus fare home?
I did and it was a long walk home back to Meadow Street.

ahh yes , pennies on the slopes , never lost my bus fare , in fact i used to make a profit what with selling my sarnis and supplying one fag and a match for 2 pence , proper little spiv i was back then , carried on with my little scams after leaving school and ended up with the nickname of sharkey , its still with me today.

tara · 10-03-2005, 15:03

I use to know someone called ken scholey who i think went there in the 70s.

ajax · 10-03-2005, 19:32

I remember Dawn Hogg she was hot

ajax · 10-03-2005, 19:35

Can we organise a get together for all who went to myers grove between 67-72

let me know

docmel · 11-03-2005, 04:18

Ajax - have you logged onto the Friends Reunited website.? There is a whole section on there about Myers Grove - pictures, memories etc.

Costs £5 to join, but that is for twelve months.

There was a reunion last year for all those who left in 1970 - it was at the new Hotel down by the Canal Wharf. Unfortunalty at the last minute I found I could not go, but apparanantly it was well attended

fridgeman · 11-03-2005, 06:34

visited friends united site , not really much about 1972/3 (photo's i mean).
i can remember a girl called susan from my days at myers, she lived just off meadow street , there was a small jennel down the side of the meadow street hotel leading to st phillips road , they used to live in the last house on the left , can never remember her surname.used to be down that area every weekend but 1972 came and sadly i left myers, they were rehoused due to compulsory purchase and we lost touch , never seen or been in contact since.

herbiegrass · 11-03-2005, 20:15

I lived opposite the lane you are talking of, and it led to Hoyle Street, I wonder if the girl you are thinking of was from the Bains family?
I used to knock around with Alec Bains and he taught me to smoke.
I think he had a sister called Susan and one called Mary. they lived in the first house at the end of the lane if I remember right, at the bottom of the lane down past the Meadow was a meatal bollard to stop cars going down, and in the yard adjacent in the top corner was Mr Rycroft who owned a very old car, a little like a model t ford. hope this brings back memories.

OntarioOwl · 12-03-2005, 01:25

I went there between 1979-1984. Had the old codger Wardle for RE one year. Do they still teach RE? Its not politically correct in North America.

GJ2004 · 12-03-2005, 10:27

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Originally posted by docmel

GJ2004 -

Good god - I remember Miss Smith!! - yes, for a secondary school teacher she was young - long blonde hair if I remember. The rumours we heard was that she was found with an Upper Sixth former in one of the Art Class cupboards -I guess they were examining his etchings!!

yes that is the story i remember i left in 67 at 15 from 4 th year could be bothred to stop on for 5th year but still remember a lot of names had contact a couple of years ago with someone from my ex class through friends reunited just about re named all the class between us

msdiane · 13-03-2005, 18:01

I went there 77 to 82, Mr Wardle was the head of our year, there is a reunion being organised for next year--- around about Jan/Feb time, anyone any ideas for where is a good venue to have it? the last one we had was in the deep end, but wanting to do something on a friday or saturday nite

fridgeman · 14-03-2005, 09:17

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Originally posted by herbiegrass
I lived opposite the lane you are talking of, and it led to Hoyle Street, I wonder if the girl you are thinking of was from the Bains family?
I used to knock around with Alec Bains and he taught me to smoke.
I think he had a sister called Susan and one called Mary. they lived in the first house at the end of the lane if I remember right, at the bottom of the lane down past the Meadow was a meatal bollard to stop cars going down, and in the yard adjacent in the top corner was Mr Rycroft who owned a very old car, a little like a model t ford. hope this brings back memories.

had a stroll down the area over the weekend that metal bollard thing is still there , looks like a dalek , baines seems to ring a bell cannot remember a mary though.

deecee · 15-03-2005, 22:29

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Originally posted by docmel
Hi

I left in 1970 - but I do remember Mr Wardle - he was our year tutor - to a young kid of 11 he was pretty fearsome, but as I grew older and he went through the school with us (the year tutors stayed with the same kids all through their school life at that time) - he seemed to mellow and i grew quite fond of him by the time I left

Hiya all you Myers Grove people

I was one of the "first batch " of pupils who went to Myers Grove in 1960. Mr Wardle came with us from Crookesmoor school, I had also been in his class since I was 11.
He was a tough teacher , but he was one of the best and a great bloke as well. He had a brilliant knack of "seeing " out of the back of his head, and launching the blackboard rubber at you, and it never missed the target !!! It certainly taught you to pay attention .
I left in 1961 at 15 years old ( as was the norm then ) to join the Sheffield workforce and earn my few quid a week.
deecee

docmel · 16-03-2005, 00:56

Deecee - I followed you at crookesmoor a few years later - we used to live at the off licens on teh corner just below the school.

remember Mr Brekin and Mr Hill at Crookes moor?

deecee · 16-03-2005, 13:18

Hiya Docmel, I have sent you a PM, mainly because I don't want to detract from the original thread of Myers Grove ,

deecee

fridgeman · 16-03-2005, 15:26

can you remember the summer fair we used to have , i remember one year i came up with the idea of running a goldfish stall,you know the one where you have to get a ping-pong ball into a goldfish bowl whoever completes this recieved a goldfish (surprise) our stall came top , we took most money on the day

desy · 28-06-2006, 11:42

Bumped into Prof Mel Jones (geography/History teacher 1961-1967). He was in Rotherham General hospital last week. He is a diabetic and had an infection. Recognised him by the voice recollected old times at MG.

headup · 28-06-2006, 21:18

I think my sister left in '76. She runs one of the reunion things over on friends reunited. They just had one a couple of weeks ago.

I left in 89 and pretty much stayed where I was as lower school was part of Loxley college by that time.

I am too young for this thread. Any of you people need help crossing the road?

micheleagle · 29-06-2006, 13:39

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Originally Posted by Janice

I was in Mr Wardle's year does anyone remember him ?
Maybe someone out there was in the same year as me please reply for a chat and catch up on the old school day's.

Hi janice we the leavers 1976 had a reunion the other friday at burgoyne arms we were a year younger as we had Mr LLoyd as year tutor. They meet every year or so mainly from malin bridge or shooters grove primaries so took a few ex morley st/rivelin school mates there are a few pics on freinds site.
See you

bassplayer · 29-06-2006, 13:46

I left in 1979 but went back 1979-1980 for an extra year to retake the 5th Year (you could do that at that time).
I have a lot of good memories at the school and a lot of bad. Mr Wardle did make racist comments about me and I challenged him in class about it..as follows;

end part of the conversation...
MW - "and your sort of people should know that"
me - " excuse me sir what do you mean by your sort of people?"
MW - "you know your sort, your black kind" ...under his breath
me "you mean black sir, why are you singling me out of all the class? thats not right and I don't think its fair. You point me out and say YOUR sort of people and then mutter under your breath about black?"
MW - "are you arguing with me boy?"

THe class went quiet

I stood up and, well it went like this....

me -"I think you owe me an apology for that racist comment"
MW - "SIT DOWN NOW!"
me - "no I want my apology or I will take it further. You have embarressed me in front of the class so apologise to me in front of the class....thats all"

33 heads turn from me to Mr Wardle who I might had was turning several shades of pink....to....red.

MW - "I .....apologise for that comment, now Sit Down"
me - " thank you sir" and I sat down.

Thirty minutes later and several hundred handshakes later.....and well the rest is history. Even when I see some old schoolmates yars later they still mention the incident and well it is still something to smile about.