happylady

Yeah Nibs, Mr Holmes did take technical drawing. We had the form room with all those crazy upright ruler sliding desks!! Oh, another teacher's just come into my 'mad' head...Mr 'Purdy' Dimmalow (probably spelt that wrong but you know who i mean!)..... Dr. Chatterjee (R.E. that was a really naff lesson!) Mr Mcdonald (Chemistry, scottish guy who looked a bit like matthew corbett from sooty & sweep!)

Lee do you have a sister called Sharon?

I've no idea how i remembered all those teachers!!! I suppose they are forever etched in my mind with the constant yelling!!

Mr Holmes was my form teacher in 1st, 2nd & 3rd year, then i ended up with Mr (Frank) Whitehouse who to be fair was a good guy. Just remebered Mr Hill from french class, not a pleasant memory! I left (officially) in 1985.

You've brought memories flooding back. What did Mr Holmes teach

thanks for that info ANDY

I went to there sale in town on friday, I got myself some really good bargains, everything I bought had 75% off. I bought some sunglasses on wednesday before the sale they now have 75% off ( isn't it a pain when that happens). I bought a gorgeous silk evening bag too it has a tiny black mark on it, they selt it me for 10 squid instead of 35.

Also bought 2 sterling silver necklaces for 3 pounds each!

 

Go soon get yourself some bargains!!!

Where's their shop in town? Fancy having a look at the neckaces.

We love Puerto Del Carmen. It is a bit Blackpool like in the main strip but we stay in the new town where its really nice. The harbour in the old town is lovely and has some good restaurants. Playa Blanca is lovely but is a bit too quiet for me to stay in but we don't have to take our kids with us now and like it a bit more lively. Stayed at Costa Teguise once but didn't rate it, too quiet and not much to do,

Was recommended by my neighbour about Monsoon's sale. Currently got 75% off and they've got some real bargains!

We got it. Have dug all ours up now and they're lovely.

I went last night and had a good night - nice venue, funny acts, good laugh, disco after.

 

I could pick faults such as poor choice of beer, lack of Hendersons with pie, disco music too cheesey but you simply don't worry about that kind of stuff at a comedy club you just enjoy yourself! And our group had no problems talking to one another - maybe WE were loud?!

 

Announcements were done by the DJ who also introduced the compere and generally maintained an atmosphere before/after the show and during the breaks so worked well in my mind. Bar shut whilst the comics were on stage to discourage people wandering around but you could get 4 pint jugs of lager so wasn't a problem.

Interested to read your write up and sounds good. We're going with a group in a couple of weeks and have got tickets. Did you have a problem getting a table together? Do you have to get there early to be sure of a table?

Shells88 what a brave post, having been a single parent myself with some of the same experiences as you described my heart goes out to you all, you can only do your best for your children and i am sure that is exactly what you do.

Things do get better in time honestly, they are lucky to have such a caring mum

Agree with Moonbird you are a brave lady. People have always thought of me (and I did too) as being strong and a coper and counselling made me realise that actually yes I am strong but not in the way I first thought. My strength used to come from feelings of aggression and anger. Dealing with what was causing these feelings really helped me. Now I can see that I'm like anyone else I am susceptible and vulnerable at times but also I am strong to get through to the other side and see that life really is worth living. Hope things get better for you Shells88.

Can't remember a tuck shop - where was it based? Remember Miss Featherstone and Miss Windle though. And the utter chaos of queuing for lunch. And school discos and the annual pantomime/play in which I had a couple of not quite starring roles!!!

 

Anyone remember the barge/canalboat the school had? Not sure why that's popped into my head! I was only at Park House for 3 years as in third year my parents moved house so my memories are a little vague.

 

 

 

Tuck shop was in dining room each morning. Went for a week on the barge had a great time - not sure where it was based it could have been Spotbrough.

 

Remember Mr Scott I thought he was an ace English teacher. He used to live on the same road as my nan at Ecclesfield.

To be fair happylady, my money's fairly safe. Will and I both know that he's never bought tickets for The Last Laugh, as he worked with us for eighteen months at The Roundhouse. Some of the staff at The Roundhouse were upset when they heard the club was moving, as were we at first, and it obviously still rankles.

 

 

 

Ta for this info Lastlaugh - seems some people are sore losers! Am looking to celebrating my birthday at the City Hall and its a building us Sheffielders are very proud of. Will report back on my night out on the 31st and if there is any criticism it will be presented in a positive form.

Unless you tackle the root cause, you will never overcome depression.

 

Pills and councelling are useless

Totally agree with your first point. However, in my case counselling helped me to realise how to cope with the root and the pills have also have a positive effect (Seroxat). It wasn't until I'd been on the pills for a few weeks that I started wanting to get out of bed.

Does anyone remember the tuck shop? I think it was year 4 who had people who ran it. I loved it when I got a turn to do it cos we got paid 2 chocolate digestives on a Friday.

Remember Miss Featherstone and Miss Windle. In year one I was in a dance group and Miss Featherstone ran it - mind you I wan't really any good at it. Remember doing a dance to a Whiter Shade of Pale.

Well, to be fair, I think it's fairly obvious that we do care. That's why I've asked you to tell us what night these things happened, so that I can address them. That's why I've offered you free tickets so that we can try and recompense you for what was an obviously poor experience. It's fairly easy to come on an open forum and slag us off, but to then poo poo our attempts to put it right seems a bit mean.

 

 

100% with you Lastlaugh. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but its not fair to you and the staff at City Hall to have such negative assertions made without anything to back it up.

 

I would have thought that if someone felt so negative about something it would have been better to pm you individually instead of bringing this into a public arena.

Thanks have been to Purdys and ordered kitchen.

Depression can be serious if left untreated but you can push through it though a cycle can develop and you have to learn to recognise your 'triggers' in order to keep it away.

Completely agree with you Discovery. I think its probably a lifelong battle. Its hard for people who have never suffered from it to understand how disabilitating it is. If you've broken your leg people can see what's wrong with you but mental health problems are hidden inside the sufferer and it seems a very lonely battle.

Mr Phillips was one of my fav teachers.

Death kinda puts other annoyances in life into perspective and you realise that they really are insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

Too right. Money and material things don't matter. Only thing that bothers me is anything happening to one of my family.

Well I'm 43 now and am hoping it won't happen for at least another 35 years!

Just been into ASDA shopping. I was amazed to find that their childrens clothes go upto age 12 and then a gap to adults clothes. It would appear that kids from 13-16 do not need to wear clothes?

Not being funny but I'd be surprised if kids this age would wear clothes from Asda - not much street cred having an Asda label on their clothes. No I'm not slagging it off I get clothes off the ebay but i know what my kids would have been like

Well I've never been in this situation but what I do know is that if she lets herself can dragged further into a relationship that she doesn't want she'll end up hating him and probably hating herself. Best thing is to be honest but to let the guy down gently explain that its just too soon for her to get bogged down into a heavy relationship. Don't bring kids into it or it gets too personal. At least this way they might be able to part friends. Although he loves her if she doesn't feel the same it'll never work cos she'll always feel resentful. Good luck to her but she's only got one life!

Dennis Roberts went to High Green School after Parkhouse. He then went to be an advisor (thats what happens to all the c**p headteachers)

Exactly! There's another crap headteacher at Brunswick Junior School at the moment - she's a total arse and I believe she was previously seconded as an adviser trouble is she had to come back

ooo I forgot on meat and tattie pie its fabulous! a real Yorkshire treat

Glad to hear the good reviews. I've had reports from my friend who is a member of the City Hall staff that these nights are going pretty well. Its my birthday on 31 August and we're going that night with friends and I'm looking forward to it especially the meat and tate pie (with Hendersons Relish of course but that's another strand!)

Stew, yorkshire puds and relish mmmmmm. Was talking bout it at work and apparently its good in bolognaise sauce too. Any other good ideas as to what its good in?