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Did Carl Bradford live in your yard? I've got a vague recollection he lived somewhere around there.

Hi Boston, I remember Carl Bradford. He went in the Navy after Newfield, but finished just before the Falklands. I also recognise a few other names; Mark Foster and Andy Kidder, who I think both went to Heeley Bank; and Mick Henstock who was in Annes Road --- when he turned up!! Where are they now....?

Hi Boston, As I said, memory plays funny tricks. I remember Andy in Annes Road but not later. We must have been in the same year at Newfield.

I was in Annes Road with Andy Beck. I think he was in the middle of the family with older and younger siblings. I don't think he went to Newfield, because they'd moved elsewhere when the houses were cleared. Still, I could be wrong --- memory plays funny tricks!!

Hi Adviser, Yes, I did go to Anne's Road 1967-71. I've also sent you a private message revealing all!!

How did you guess!!

I was friendly with a lad called Gary Bush who lived next door to the Godbehers in Forster Road, but over the wall in the big yard off the top of Boyton Street. There was another lad called Paul Carrington lived in the yard and whenever we were playing both the Godbehers would come out and create hell. What really wound them up was if any of us sat on the wall.... ah, happy days!!

Where abouts? I'm in Nelson near Caerphilly.

Hi Tosh. Ask your Jayne if she remembers Mr Golding setting his classroom on fire? He'd lit his pipe in the lunch hour, thrown the match in the wastebin and set it on fire; then the curtains caught, and the whole classroom went up. Luckily we were all in the dining room, so no-one was hurt. But the arrival of the fire-engines caused a stir.

Hi Adviser, I was in the same class as Andrew Beck, were you too?

I'd like to nominate Peter Bennett from Annes Road School, and Roger Pye from Newfield, both of whom still took an interest long after school-days were over.

Hi Tosh, Yes, the son was called Gareth. Donald Jenkins was from near Llanell, but spent most of his ministry in Sheffield. So it's somewhat ironic that I've worked all my ministry the last 20 years in Newport and the S. Wales Valleys!! He died in 1973, and when I was ordained in 1985 his widow sent me his white stole, which I still have. Having this 'blast from the past' and being so far from Sheffield, set me thinking about the kids I grew up with. In our street on Springwood Road were Terry Folkstone, David Sanderson and his younger brother John, Russel Hartley, and Richard Mayor. Nearer you were Stephen Kimpton and Wayne Bramhall, and round the corner a lad called Carl Bradford. In school at Annes Road were Julie Chapman, Kay Morrison, Vicky Hewitt --- your Jayne would remember all these --- Stephen Rhodes from Sturge Street. All of us were in Peter Bennett's class in J4, a brilliant teacher. I know what some of them went on to through FriendsReunited, but some have vanished off the map. Maybe there'll be a reunion one day

Hi Tosh, I can't reply to your private message because I haven't enough posts yet. I was in the same class at Annes Road as your sister, Jayne. You and your mates used to give me stick because I sang in the choir at Heeley Church!! It can't have worked --- I've been a Vicar for the last 20 years!! Best wishes Chris

Reading this thread has brough back many happy memories of growing up in Heeley. I lived on Springwood Road till mum died in 1977. Before Foster Road was demolished two friends used to live in the houses before the shops. You got to their backs through a yard off the top of Boyton Street --- Gary Bush and Paul Carrington. Does anyone remember the fishshop at the bottom of Boyton Street? There used to be queues around the corner and up Well Road. There used to be teacher at Annes Road, can't remember his name, but he looked like Lurch of the Adams Family and used to put the fear of God in all of us. He set the school on fire, or at least his classroom, by throwing a match in the wastebin. Luckily we were all in the dining-room and we got the rest of the week off.