flightliner Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 i went to st pats-- 1950 until summer term 1958-- remember sisters bernadette/carmala/thomas/john and pauline. also mr thompson/walsh and kennedy. some students in my class were- dave wing,paul lally, vincent mc gough,tyrone biney,vin faulkner, connie fusco,mary and ---- bishop (twins). biggest memories were lots of cane (mostly deserved--ouch) the nuns were great and someone finding an unexploded bomb at playtime!!!! Then went to st peters from mid 1958 until leaving school at christmas 1959, i wasnt sure where it was as i lived at firth park at the time so my dad who was a postman doing his rounds along yew lane said he would take me. On the very first day the school opened (ever)he woke me up at four in the morning and took me to the sorting office at the top of sheffield lane top where i helped him with his mail, then we set off to do the delivering. At about 7am in the morning we walked onto Morrell road and there was the school. "there it is son- have a good day" he said and left me sat on a wall-- i have the enviable reputation of being the first student ever to walk thro its gates!:loopy:overall i wasnt as happy at peters as i had been at st pats .BUT when i left i made up for it by going to night school for over ten years:o and thankfully made a decent go of things. Footnote-- This is a bit surreal but the other week in Nottingham I was told by someone I hadnt seen in over forty odd years that Sister John was going to have a ninety-eth bithday party at St Pats, I said it would be nice to see her after all these years (fifty plus) and out of the blue the other day I had an invite to the church and party afterwards. It was really strange going there after all this time but there was the birthday girl. When I introduced myself she asked immedietely how my brother and sister were giving their names, a really remarkable woman with a memory that is equelly so. It was really good to see her and when leaving I told her I would see her in ten years time!!! A real privalige, what a grreat occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Br Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I don`t think there as ever been a school reunion for st petes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter bush Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 My brother John arranged a reunion for St Peters at St Thomas Mores church hall some years ago. Mainly for those aged 60 now. It was a great night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryjane Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Footnote-- This is a bit surreal but the other week in Nottingham I was told by someone I hadnt seen in over forty odd years that Sister John was going to have a ninety-eth bithday party at St Pats, I said it would be nice to see her after all these years (fifty plus) and out of the blue the other day I had an invite to the church and party afterwards. It was really strange going there after all this time but there was the birthday girl. When I introduced myself she asked immedietely how my brother and sister were giving their names, a really remarkable woman with a memory that is equelly so. It was really good to see her and when leaving I told her I would see her in ten years time!!! A real privalige, what a grreat occasion. I was also there!!! wasnt she incredible for 90!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightliner Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 My brother John arranged a reunion for St Peters at St Thomas Mores church hall some years ago. Mainly for those aged 60 now. It was a great night. Peter, I never heard of it, I might have come along if I had known.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Br Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 My brother John arranged a reunion for St Peters at St Thomas Mores church hall some years ago. Mainly for those aged 60 now. It was a great night. When was this? Nobody I knew had heard about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightliner Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I was also there!!! wasnt she incredible for 90!!! Maryjane,yes ,the lady is incredible as you say, I thought her opening remarks at the beginning of the party were astonising as it seemed they were all "off the cuff" so to speak. I hope I am half as alive as that if I ever get to such a great age!!------- ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Bun Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I don`t think there as ever been a school reunion for st petes. There was one a couple of years ago at Niagara. However it was specifically for those that left St Pete'sin 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Br Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 There was one a couple of years ago at Niagara. However it was specifically for those that left St Pete'sin 1984. Yeah I remember that it was only for 84 leavers not for the rest of the school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter bush Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I think the one at Tommy Mores,s was for the 50 year olds in year 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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