Prince Edward School, 1940/50/60s

[old dave 10]

Hi there merrydown,you must have a very good memory just to add a few more names paul neath, paul stevens,mick barber,steven rudge,mick mathuews,steven bamforth i think he came from barnsley he always had a snotty nose,susan mason,odear i can vividly recall Mr Swift calling sue mason to the front of the class to answer some question or something as she was passing my desk at a gallop i put my foot out and yes she went flying, floods of tears and all that i got off with a shouting at, all in all good old days.

[merrydown 10]

Hi Dave, yes I remember those names too, plus lots more but not sure whether they were all in our class or just in our year. I remember Mr Swift doing a science experiment that went wrong and he ended up wet through. Of course, we all cracked out laughing so he went round the whole class, giving us the slipper on the hand. At the end of the day he told me and Marlene Bodell to stay behind and he gave us both a packet of sweets. We must have been teacher's pets:hihi: and I think I had a bit of a crush on him after that.

 

Do you still have your blonde hair?

[old dave 10]

Hi merrydown,Just lovein all this stuff,regarding my hair i still have a relatively full head of hair but the blond has been replaced with grey!!!.On sad note did you no that david straw has passed also i bumped into Johny perkins about two weeks ago, he told me that robert wells has also passed quite recently.

[the_rudeboy 12]

I was there until 1974 left to go to Heeley Bank. I remember Mr Miles and the dreaded times table grid test , the dilute pop at playtime, vivid lime, orange and Ginger beer. People I remember are; Julie Staniforth,Alison Cook, Elaine Heath, Richard Hopkinson, Wendy Bloodworth, Sefian Musin (not sure if thAt is how it's spelt, sorry), Bonita Kilford. I also remember the arrival of the tree in the playground, happy days.

 

I was there at that time too and remember all the people you mention.

[merrydown 10]

Hi Dave. Well, at least if you've still got some hair, even if it's grey, is more than some of the lads will have left.

 

I knew about Dave Straw passing away, he had a heart attack when he was still in his thirties. Sad to hear that Robert has gone too.

 

Do you see or keep in contact with any of the others from junior school? I doubt I'd recognise most of them now. I do have contact with Susan Haywood and John Kenyon on Facebook though.

 

I remember the last time I saw you was in the Elm Tree pub, you recognised me but I didn't you at first. That must be 35 years ago now.

[old dave 10]

Hi merrydown,you've got me guessing now who you are,hope yer guna let on who you are.I remember susan haywood very well, nice lass her.Last saw big john kenyon in the asda just before last Christmas,his partner is a cousin of johney perkins "small world init" but for any of the others that were in our class i havent seen anyone,o ian frazer i see him now and again driving a bin lorry

[merrydown 10]

How's this for a "small world" Dave.... A few years ago, on holiday in Turkey, I heard a woman's voice with the unmistakeable Sheffield accent so I turned around and asked, "Wheerz tha from?" "From t'Manor" she replied. Anyway, we got talking and it turned out she was Vicky Dell's daughter in law.

 

Another time, we were at Butlins at Skeggy and one of the housekeepers came to check that everything was OK with our chalet. She was really chatty and friendly and all the time we were talking, she seemed familiar, as though I should know her. Just as she was about to go, I noticed her name badge - it was Marlene Bodell! A small world indeed!

 

If you don't know who I am yet, I think I'll leave you guessing for a while. I was very quiet and shy and if my memory serves me right, you were my dancing partner when Miss Pilgrim used to take us for dancing, in the hall.

Edited February 18, 2011 by merrydown

[old dave 10]

Hi merrydown,I've been mulling over "the clue's" and to be honest it's doing my head in,I can vaguely remember a girl liveing on Coulourbine road,i think that's the name of the road where the paper shop is on Fairleigh is, her name again i think was Lynn fitzpatrick or maybe fitzakerley just not sure.How long are you going to keep me stewing for,my head is already well cooked ha ha.

[merrydown 10]

:hihi: I've sent you a PM Dave!

[old dave 10]

Hi Jean iv'e sent a pm

[old dave 10]

Jean,I may have had a problem with the PM post let know please if have received in full,Dave.

[merrydown 10]

No Dave, I haven't received your PM.