torty08 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hi, my mum went to this school and was the swimming captain her name then was Ellen Woodcock... Does anybody remember her?It was in the 50's .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen42 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I remember Miss Green Mr Slater Mr Lancaster Mr Bastick Mr and Mrs Bennet. Was a good aall round school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitajm Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 yes we did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen42 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 my brother John Woodcock also went to Frecheville School he is a bit younger than me. As was said thornbridge house always came up tops for the sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddysbuddy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 oh yes I was there in the late 1950s. I remember all the teacher mentioned . I was one of the many who were moved to the new birkey school when it opened. lots of memories on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Did you attend Frecheville Secondary Modern School in the mid 1950s, if so, what are your memories? I went to Frecheville school from the beginning of 1957 to 1958 and got more stick from "Greeny" than anybody. I remember Mr. Slater, he had the lab and gave gardening and came to school in a Ford Consul. Mr Dyson was the woodwork teacher and Mr. Bastek the music teacher. Old Bennett the head, used to dish out the stick and it was very embarassing if you happened to be on the caning list for the morning assembly. After the stick, you usually had to stand alongside the little kids until assembly was over. His wife gave art and was OK. Then there was " Bullet" (named because of the shape of his head) who gave geography. The boy`s sports teacher also used to dish out the stick and I remember getting four of the best for making a noise in the showers after somebody had slapped me in a very sensitive place. There were never questions asked. The funny thing about getting the cane was, you never knew how many strokes you were going to get, and you didn´t dare ask !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo beach Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I was "educated " at Frecheville from 57 to 61. Mr Mallinder was the Geography teacher and Mr Stenton took boys' sports. Does anyone remember the Christmas concerts? Every class had to provide a 5 - 10 minute slot of entertainment. In 1958 one group of pupils formed a skiffle band ( complete with guitars, washboard and tea chest bass) and sang " Tom Dooley". It brought the house down, much to the dismay of the teachers- although I'm sure some of them enjoyed it ! Did anyone go on trips abroard with school? Switzerland and Belgium come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi echo beach, you´re jogging my memory now! Unfortunately I don´t remember the Christmas concerts but I do remember a "Greeny" incident during the Christmas dinner in the canteen. There were extra helpings of Christ. pudding to be had and I had too much too much and could not join in the hip, hip, hurray bit for the staff. Miss Green dot not miss a thing so she had me come to the front and called all sorts of names at the same time prodding me with her finger. It´s the only time I wished I could have been sick ! Ray ( Hookie) Hancock went to Switzerland with the school but I cannot rember the year, but either 57 or 58. Unfortunately he got knocked down and killed on Birley Moor Road about 15 years ago. PS I have a photo of the school´s mixed swimming team. We all swam in a gala at Cresswell baths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughter Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Anyone remember Mrs Body - the Cookery teacher - she was like a stick insect and about as interesting! My mate Lynne and I had to wallpaper the dining area in the cooking room and we put the wallpaper on upside down - she swore we had done it on purpose - as if !! we did go in the stock room and eat the dried fruit though- oh we were so 'copped' one day by miss Green, we were having a crafty fag in the girls loo and Hillary passed it the wrong way under the partition- guess who to? Yep miss Green - my hand was read for days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bowler Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Miss Green, need I say more. Sorry to hear Miss Green has died, I liked her Edited January 16, 2011 by David Bowler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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