In the days before the internet when friends moved schools that was usually it – you never heard from them again. I made an effort and visited Royston after I moved away and some of the people visited me (plus we were prolific letter writers) but there were plenty of people I never saw again.Continue reading “Would you still remember me”
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Oh, oh, oh, memories of yesterday
I have always been a rule taker. Obey the rules. I wear a mask in the supermarket, I do put recycling in a recycling bin, I do not do drugs and I do not bunk class (a touch of speeding does not count). Well, bunking PE in the sixth form doesn’t count – what madContinue reading “Oh, oh, oh, memories of yesterday”
Take me if you please
We had a head boy (plus a deputy) and a head girl (plus a deputy) in our sixth form. These were chosen by staff, and as there were only 31 of us it was not a big pool. I was not chosen, which was fine by me – it seemed like a problem with noContinue reading “Take me if you please”
For Your Eyes Only
In the early days in the sixth form we had plenty of time on our hands. Obviously, there is “No such thing as a free period. It is a self-study period” – copyright just about every teacher ever was repeated to us a lot. Of course we ignored it. We spent one entire morning withContinue reading “For Your Eyes Only”
Five Miles Out 