the teacher on the left is mr Grebbie , the other gentleman is the headmaster mister Kemp. The boy holding the shield is Michael Kelly , the one to his right Is John Peacock. Far right back row is Peter Gospel
I was there around that time. This group is probably a bit older than I was though.
Fond memories of Mr Kemp ... spelling tests in the Hall. High standards though. At the age of seven, I was awarded a copy of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' for 'good work'. My usual reading material at the time was the 'Victor' and the 'Beano'.
the problem with that playground is that if the ball went over the wall it either ran down victoria way or the short steep road between the school and johnson and phillips electrical workshops
the problem with that playground is that if the ball went over the wall it either ran down victoria way or the short steep road between the school and johnson and phillips electrical workshops
That wall was massive. I don't think many of us could clear it at such a young age.
On the other hand, putting the ball into the toilet block was ... well, as easy as piss, I suppose.
A couple of teacher's names from that time came back to me. Mrs Silcock. Miss Redditch. Mrs Fletcher in the Infants, of course.
And kids ... Jennifer Page (ahhh!).
I once played a King in the nativity play ... Balthazar ... and have a vivid memory of having to be 'blacked up' (and subsequently scrubbed clean in the school sink) by one of the teachers.
Tell that to the young people today, and they won't believe you.
i should have clarified Mr Brader, the school keeper , kept the playground open during the holidays and we played cricket witha tennis ball and a wicket chalked on that northern wall and sometimes the ball did go over that massive wall . It was also possible to catch someone out one hand off te wall i.e if they hit it on to the main school building , you could catch it with one hand before it hit the ground and they were out . Problem was the bat belonged to Peter who live in Victoria way and if he was out , he took his bat home . By the way it was J and P ( rubber side ) not electric. Sorry
When I was there, the front playground, with school keepers house was for infants and the back playground that went under the school was the primary school playground
Hi. If you look on the site where you pinched this picture I did make an attempt to identify some of the footballers. Michael Kelly holding the shield, to his left John Peacock. Behind John, ?Alan Grindley. Bottom row under Mr Kemp Richard Whaley? I recognise faces of the others but cannot recall their names.
I wangled a job as a playcentre assistant after I left school (1966) and was allocated to Fossdene where I spent 6 weeks doing nothing but playing football and table tennis with the kids. Got paid handsomely for such a stressful job.
Hi. If you look on the site where you pinched this picture I did make an attempt to identify some of the footballers. Michael Kelly holding the shield, to his left John Peacock. Behind John, ?Alan Grindley. Bottom row under Mr Kemp Richard Whaley? I recognise faces of the others but cannot recall their names.
My dad started at Fossdene in 1959/60. I have showed him the photo but the age group is above him.
he remembers playing in a match against another local school and winning 22-0. Anyone else remember that match
I left in 1964. What is your dad's name? He would probably have been involved in the matches that took place each playtime in the playground. We played with a tennis ball or a similar sized rubber ball. One goal was the wall underneath the nursery window and the other one was the last and next to last pillars of the shed. If nobody had a ball the whole playtime was spent in misery! I don't think we got near 22 when I was there.
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Fond memories of Mr Kemp ... spelling tests in the Hall. High standards though. At the age of seven, I was awarded a copy of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' for 'good work'. My usual reading material at the time was the 'Victor' and the 'Beano'.
Brilliant.
On the other hand, putting the ball into the toilet block was ... well, as easy as piss, I suppose.
A couple of teacher's names from that time came back to me. Mrs Silcock. Miss Redditch. Mrs Fletcher in the Infants, of course.
And kids ... Jennifer Page (ahhh!).
I once played a King in the nativity play ... Balthazar ... and have a vivid memory of having to be 'blacked up' (and subsequently scrubbed clean in the school sink) by one of the teachers.
Tell that to the young people today, and they won't believe you.
he remembers playing in a match against another local school and winning 22-0. Anyone else remember that match