copperson

Sorry late night and old age I stand corrected

Yes that's right eckington Derbyshire

Any one out there who attended in the40s

A bomb fell on house in Frecheville during one night of the blitz I don't remember on which night. A Special constable Frank WIlliams was one of the rescuers, he was awarded the George Medal for his part in the rescue.

yes, doodle bugs did reach Sheffield (,V2s were different weapon being rocket propelled) as opposed the doodle bugs which engine. I used to lie in bed and hear them fly over. It was if the engine noise stopped when you had to worry. A doodle bug came down at Halfway not far from school I don't rember the date

I remember Frecheville very well,we lived there from 1939 until 1948. Despite the war we kids had a great time we roamed all over the area across the road from Birley Moor rd which in those days was linghtly wooded area further along opposite the shops was an open area which later was dug out red ash which was used as base material for airfield runways. My dad was the local bobby and all the special constables would arrive each evening to collect their steel helmets etc. We lived next door to the Henry Boots yard and during air raids the yard manager and his family would come round to our air raid shelter which Dad had dug out in the back garden, we always knew when a raid was imminent as Dad had to sound the siren which was at the community centre. We had very active scout group. I attended St Ciprians church which was at that time was prefabricated buiding

I was there in the early forties. Headmaster was Mr Chambers, went on to Eckington GS. most of the entertainment was at the Community Hall

I was a pupil from 1943. lived and bussed in from Frecheville, by Hulleys I remember GEG very well as afew of us were involved in setting up 5 th Eckington. Bert Read, Dogger Downes and myself were all scouts in other troops and were very happy to have school troop. I still remember the Gang Shows and Bert and I doing a Barber Shop comedy turn. My dad got transferred to \Ilkeston the year of my School Cert and I went to live with my Gran at Clowne and cycled to school for a year. It was very good time for me very enjoyable friends and an excellent education. I would like to hear from other old timers