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Fossdene Primary 1959=1960
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Any older fans recognise yourself?
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Went Fossdene about '84 to '880
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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
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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'.1 -
That would have been their last year before going off to secondary school so 10 or 110
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Love this stuff, not sure why they are holding a golf shield though.
Brilliant.1 -
I was six at the start of that season so would probably have got in their way in the playground from time to time.0
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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
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That wall was massive. I don't think many of us could clear it at such a young age.conleylad said: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
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.1 -
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Hope you've apologised for your blackface moment?0
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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
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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 playground0
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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.0
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They clearly didn't teach maths at Fossdene back in those days. Look at the thread title "1959 = 1960".0
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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.0
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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 match0 -
Watson and Pratley might mate, pm them.Todds_right_hook said: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 match2 -
It would have been around 1958, they both would have been at secondary schoolCharltonparklane said:
Watson and Pratley might mate, pm them.Todds_right_hook said: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 match0 -
Just had a look at the school on street view - it’s bloody enormous for a primary school !!!A totally different beast to the leafy primary I went to in semi rural Longfield in Kent in the 70’s0
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Which site is that?tubby said: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.0 -
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.Todds_right_hook said: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 match0
