RCARDO Â Â 10 #1 Posted October 29, 2009 Not a lot of people remember this but in 1976 Olivia Newton John opened the school fete at High Storrs-eat your heart out Grease fans: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
deedar   10 #2 Posted October 29, 2009 Fat chance of attracting a big star to Carter Lodge in the 70s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Omar Khatib   10 #3 Posted October 29, 2009 Princess Anne and Linford Christie both visited Eckington School. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bloomdido   10 #4 Posted October 29, 2009 My music teacher ar Brook went on to be a big star. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Fitkenlike   10 #5 Posted October 30, 2009 Peters & Lee came to Herries in the early 70's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
teddie   10 #6 Posted October 30, 2009 My music teacher ar Brook went on to be a big star.  Who was it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Plain Talker   11 #7 Posted October 30, 2009 Who was it?  A "Thompson Twin".  Cliff Richard visited the Christian Union at my old school.  there are a few famous ex-High Storrs Pupils. (also known as "Old centralians") do they count as having "Visited?  TV prsenter, Paul Heiney (born Paul Wisniewski 20 April 1949 in Sheffield, Yorkshire)  I was in the same house and year as Wayne Bosworth, the renowned Chef, who was sadly killed in an car accident in June 2000. He became famous with his brother, Jamie, in the Restaurant trade, opening Rafters on Oakbrook Road, after training at the Savoy, in London. (Discovery, another member on here was, also in the same house and year.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CHAIRBOY Â Â 11 #8 Posted October 30, 2009 The late Prime Minister, Edward Heath, later Sir, was guest speaker at a High Storrs Speech Day. Craig David visited the school but I wouldn't know him from Adam, nor would I describe him as a "star"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
segasonic   11 #9 Posted October 30, 2009 I'm sure I remember David Prowse coming to Hucklow School in the mid 80s to teach us the Green Cross Code. Seems a bit far-fetched thinking about it now but I swear it happened! Or maybe I dreamed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jaklucy   10 #10 Posted October 30, 2009 We had the "swop shop" crew at Norfolk Juniors in the 70's, Neol Edmunds, Keith Chegwin Maggie forgot her surname but philburn is ringing in the distance.  We were on the show in Norfolk Park doing the "it's a knockout" thing, think the other 2 schools were Manor Lodge and Bluestones but can't be sure, may even have been Prince Edwards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
segasonic   11 #11 Posted October 30, 2009 Maggie Philbin off Tomorrow's World? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
escort1 Â Â 10 #12 Posted October 30, 2009 in the 1970's, Dave, Dee, Beeky, Mitch and Tich (one of the top groups at the time)who were on at the Fiesta that week came to Hurlfield school to give out the awards on prize giving day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...