michael22

Hi I used to go there between 70 -75. Good crowd all barking mad. Got caught by Mr turton smoking behind bottom pavillion with andrew gillott ( spready ) , escorted to mr houdemont? and recieved cane and then put back in class and asked to write why we were punished !! couldn't hold bloody pen .. once tried to be clever and throw a plastic set squre in a room but hit some poor bugger in face , but as usual no one snitched on me when teacher was going mad ( all heroes ) while I was ther a Mrs ashberry ? took us for something she was nice ( very nice !) and mr savage with those bloody earphones learning french.. also there were gary mason, steve wragg , karen & susan the twins ,keith pheonix , plattsy , mick doors, lots of gorgeous girls in 5.1 ,5.2 etc and I think a maths teacher ended up with one of them ( lucky chuff ).and the rumours of a young biology teacher with a pupil ?what was that all about ?we did have a couple of re - unions which were excellent. and the annual pilgrimage across the fields to ashleigh school to face their lot at end of term. crazy but memorable.

thanks a lot, hope you are o.k, Yes it was sad about ellie, but no matter how s--t life gets things like that put it all in prospective and it makes you realise your'e only here once.and as it so wonderfully said on the back of her memorial service book, don't cry because she has gone but smile because she happened. How very true just like the memories of the old days in the neighberhood of the flats and surrounding area. mum and dad now live across dual carriage way and will never move away from the area, its in their blood, and I still pop back most weeks and its great to still see some of the poeple around there.. as I always say ,genuine people from a genuine area and if you needed anything someone would always help, and it might have been rough and tough but I wouldn't swop it for the world, the memories are amazing ...We actually had the last function in the st phillips club before it was closed for my mum and dads 50th wedding anniversary.

Hi, I have just read your post, the message on the gravestone in st georges was amazing , I can still remember every bloody word. it said To warn the reader death is near now thou art reading mine but watch and pray for in a short space someone standing in thy place may ponder over thine... god it is so memorable that I along with all the others who read it will never forget that one. Also we use to have rope swings on the trees which sometimes went out over the wall onto mappin street.

Hi I used to live on edward street flats. I have a younger brother called Mark Dawes and a sister called Eve Dawes.my parents were Pat & Arthur. The oxley family are my cousins and I grew up with all the old gang of dunkses , beefy Hackett , Rob and his elder brother plummy, the mylnecks , dusty , and all the surrounding area of people, bomber, dot , crawshaws and albert who use to live near farrs paper shop. and all the rest. jesus they were great . God I could go on for months with such amazing wonderful memories of when I grew up there ,( they were what you called real friends and I wouldn't swop them for the world.) I use to go to netherthorpe school and play on ponderosa on a sunday or can you remember how we all use to have a game in the middle of the flats ( except when we had a visit from sally army at easter etc.) and then the bathfield. And who mentioned Alice moby ? I have recently seen jean barber ( use to be ) and she is looking great. Love to all of the old uns. Mick Dawes