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I agree with you Rebate, Wadge was a swine. I was ordered to apologise to him after he had me caned twelve strokes. He then had the nerve to put his hands on my shoulders and started given me and the class a right earache. I told him, " Get your hands off me you *******." He nearly died of shock. I never apologised , left the school and eventually passed the exams and joined the Royal Navy as an Artificer Apprentice. I became a Chief Ordnance Artificer and have had a wonderful life. The education I received at SCTS was the keystone to my success in life. Mr Shipley was a brilliant Maths teacher. I owe him a great deal.

Gethro 30-12-2008, Hello Gethro. You were absolutely correct I am Bert Marsden and I remember cleaning Pop Gregory's gun. I really liked old Pop although he did give me a wallop once with the gas pipe. Please tell me who you are. albert.marsden@sky.com. I live in Torquay and at this moment I am with my best mate from SCTS Geoff Smith. We two would like to contact TONY VARDY should you know of his whereabouts please let me know. I was at SCTS Jan '51-Dec 52 ---------- Post added 07-11-2018 at 20:06 ---------- Gethro 30-12-2008, Hello Gethro. You were absolutely correct I am Bert Marsden and I remember cleaning Pop Gregory's gun. I really liked old Pop although he did give me a wallop once with the gas pipe. Please tell me who you are. I am albert.marsden@sky.com. I live in Torquay and at this moment I am with my best mate from SCTS Geoff Smith. We two would like to contact TONY VARDY should you know of his whereabouts please let me know. I was at SCTS Jan '51-Dec 52

Ey Up theesen Geoff,After all these years it is great to hear from you. We are often up/down the M1 and when we are passing Wincobank I always tell my wife "that's where my old mate Geoff Smith lived". She is sick of hearing it. We live in Torquay now and I would love to see you again so come and stay with u. Please send me the Private message and I will tell you how to contact me, by phone/email. Tek care of these and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Bertie Marsden ---------- Post added 15-12-2016 at 16:17 ---------- Geoff, I have only just found out about this site and I cannot send private messages until I have 5 posts? whatever that means. If you can send then send the private message you mentioned. After I departed CT I was educated enough by then to be able to sit and pass with very high marks the examinations for Artificer Apprentice. After 4 Years training I was set loose on the Fleet as an Ordnance Artificer 5th Class. 6 months later into Gunnery and Torpedo schools for advance training to qualify to be a Chief Petty Officer Ordnance Artificer. That rank was bestowed upon me in Jan.63. I left the R.N in Oct 68. Went to work for International Aeradio Ltd in Southall. I was then seconded to the Kuwait Civil Aviation Department where I maintained radars and teleprinters. We were paid directly by the Kuwaitis. No income tax, free housing/electricity/water. we were allowed 2 months leave /year and flew 1st class to London and back. The Arabs in general were and are very nice people contrary to my original thoughts when being posted to Kuwait. Don't worry I am not a convert to Islam. I am a Yorkshireman who speaks as he finds. Merry christmas to all my readers. Bertie M ---------- Post added 15-12-2016 at 16:37 ---------- I agree entirely Wadge was a scumbag were I big enough I would have smacked him in the kisser. He was a child abuser I left CT dec 52 so he was still at it for years afterwards. ---------- Post added 15-12-2016 at 16:44 ---------- to hagardriley from bertiemarsde. I agree wholeheartedly with your thread Wdage was a child abuser and should have been in jail. During a visit to sheffield some years ago I saw a Blue plaque on the old school wall telling the world about how wonderful this moron was. I should have ripped it off the wall. I departed SCTS Dec52 so from other threads it seems that Wadge went on beating children for years after my departure. Hope somebody forgives him I certainly do not. ---------- Post added 15-12-2016 at 16:48 ---------- Hopefully there are old school boys who remember how sick Herbert Wadge was. I would like such old boys to put their memories of him on air

CT Jan 51-Dec52 head Wadge Evil man, Parkin Plumbing very pleasant good teacher Dove gentleman French teacher. Palfreyman OK. Mainwaring Bully In my class Harry Churchyard good at maths. Gabby Haines full of fun, my mate Lomax Lowe is dad owned a painting decorating business The City Grammar School music room overlooked our play yard. The girls would flash their legs at us mere mortals some of us probably died on the spot. I am Albert Marsden born 28/4/1938 started in 3x then 5y then off to join the Royal Navy as an Artificer Apprentice at H.M.S. FISGARD, TORPOINT Cornwall. Now living in Torquay Devon I play saxophone and Clarinet and am an old Yorkshireman and proud of it. Merry Xmas to y'all

Does anyone have a photo of Bethel Street 1946 wish from Bert Marsden