General Chat

Assebally - Primary every day but secondery was different Monday:- Full assembally in hall, Hymes, Prayers, reading and any announcements upper 6th sat on stage with senior staff. Tuesday:- morning announcements and thought for the day (very quick) Wednesday: Year/ form assembaly, more announcements, head of year preaching as if butter wouldn't melt, hymn and a prayer Thursday : as Tues Friday:- Key stage assembally (forms 1-3, or 4 and 5) but as Wed. Learning a song for house chior comp at the school eistedffod - did they really think we wanted to learn Rhythem of life and walking talking living doll? Makeing pudsy out of pennies (I loved doing this but only 1 person from each class could do it unless you were 6th form) Infants 1986 - 1990 We did PE in knickers and vest if we forgot our gym kit Juniors 1990 - 1994 I remember 1 child doing PE in underwear, we were 9 going 10 at the time, needless to he never forgot his kit again

Magic, folks, magic. Keep em coming - the dustier the better.(I,ll be back in an hour or two) Happy days

Gloss painted brickwork in the classrooms, - I can see it now in my mind....It was a dull sludge green at the bottom, one brick width of black gloss topped by dark cream. We had cast iron boilers in most classrooms in the junior school but at least one room had an open fire surrounded by a nursery fireguard. ...Wouldn't pass health and safety checks nowadays. Thursdays meant ... Art lesson. We had a small piece of paper, an old tin of water colour paints to share one between 2, an old paste jar of water pushed into the inkwell, ( ink having been collected by the 'Ink Monitor) and that was it. We were given a subject, no guidance and we just got on with it. ..... Before being returned, the ink pots would be topped up, the ink getting thinner by the addition of water at times to ensure that supplies lasted until the end of term.

1970-1977.. I remember using fountain pens with cartridges at Junior school. We never had to wear uniform. Did PE in Knickers and vest in infants. We used to take it in turns by class to go on the playground apparatus, called the 'Jungle Gym'. Playing 'Whats the time Mr wolf' in the playground and laying on the school field under the shade of the trees during playtimes in a summer that never ended. Looking out of the first floor junior class window (while I should have been working) watching my dear grandad drive down the road to pick me up for lunch. While doing so I could hear the noise of the crass cutting tractor and smell the fresh cut grass on the school field. What happy safe times they were Elaine x

Harry I remember in my infants school having to have a sleep in the after noon, we all lay on camp beds which I hated as I wasn't tired. Also ink wells at the secondary school, they always got blocked up with blotting paper we took it in turns to be the ink monitor and when it was my turn I always got covered in the stuff - my mother went mad - no washing machines in those days. Good times. Liz

Loved my school days. Remember playing charlies angels behind the gym wih my mates.Getting egged and floured on my birthday.

Memories perhaps of your school-days, mainly how things have changed . The things we did; had to do;etc. As I,m older than most i will simply mention gas-masks; dashing across the school yard to the air-raid shelters; and i was the boy in charge of blotting paper. Happy days