School Days - memories & outings

I remember going on a trip to Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust (Peter Scott) and a nearby Castle from Freddies Junior School (chocolate spread sandwiches!). I was probably about 9 or 10 in 1958/59. It must have been quite a long coach trip being pre-M5. I think we went to London once too to the Natural History Museum.

Just remembered - Berkeley Castle!

I went to Barkers Butts 1951 to 1955 only remember one trip! Down the mine - a visit to the colliery at Keresley - dirty!

I went to Chace Junior School Willenhall where they did take us on some trips to zoos etc. I remember going to London on the train on one occasion. However on moving to Whitley Abbey School the only trips we went on were with the Geography teacher Mrs Rosbottom, she organised the trips around Coventry mostly the likes of factories, dairies and bakeries etc, unfortunately the way we repaid her for the effort she had gone to was to misbehave and no doubt embarrass her. I have often thought about this over the years and even now at 66years old I still feel guilty about this. I do know that she has now passed on. God bless you Mrs Rosbottom.

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Don't remember very early reading..First I recall was Wind in the Willows and the Just William books followed by Tom Sawyer.

At Coventry Prep school, it was 'Janet and John' whose collective efforts put me off reading fiction for my entire life.. circa 1958..

"I read a book once, green it was" (Cyril Heslop)

That would be me too..

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Hi MR, I am waiting to find out if it is my late friend Mick at the top right of this picture.

School photos - Grangehurst, Stoke, Green Lane, St Mary's, Barrs Hill, Stivichall, Bablake.

Thanks for this link morgana. I checked to see if I was in the photos St Mary's school opening, as I was there at the time, but I didn't recognise anyone I knew.

Tricia, I think the picture is of an infants class at St Mary's and I remember you posting that you went straight to the juniors.

Hi Tricia if I see any more of St Mary s, junior I shall upload them for you, as I do look out for school collections of photos from the telegraph. Shame you was nt on any of these. I m still looking for Dutchman as a kid by the Belgrade fountain.