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Just been re reading this entire topic again your powers of recollection are amazing. I have often wondered what happened to various boys and teachers from my time at Newfield you have filled in so many gaps, Thank You.

 

Do you remember, John Bennett, Robert Layhe, Eric Cartwright, Brian Egginton

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Just been re reading this entire topic again your powers of recollection are amazing. I have often wondered what happened to various boys and teachers from my time at Newfield you have filled in so many gaps, Thank You.

 

Do you remember, John Bennett, Robert Layhe, Eric Cartwright, Brian Egginton

 

Hi again. Robert, Eric and Brian I do remember, but only as fellow pupils, didn't socialise with them !

 

My best school pals were Brian Kay, Les Stevenson, John Gascoigne, Richard Atkinson and more I can't bring to mind

 

A point of interest for you, Just been in touch with Jim Witheford the PE teacher who has lived in Tasmania since 1965

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Hi

 

One last post then i,ll leave you alone :|

 

My recollection of Jim was 2 fold, first he got mad at something (cant remember what) but he threw a javellin the full length of the gym and stuck it in the store room door secondly he slippered 72 boys for being unruly I was the last in line and it hurt just as much as the first one in line. There was a pic on FB the other day showing all the prefects with Mr Linley if you was a prefrect i would think you would be in the photo. anyway thanks again for the chat and info take care.

 

Chris

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Hi

 

One last post then i,ll leave you alone :|

 

My recollection of Jim was 2 fold, first he got mad at something (cant remember what) but he threw a javellin the full length of the gym and stuck it in the store room door secondly he slippered 72 boys for being unruly I was the last in line and it hurt just as much as the first one in line. There was a pic on FB the other day showing all the prefects with Mr Linley if you was a prefrect i would think you would be in the photo. anyway thanks again for the chat and info take care.

 

Chris

 

Hi Chris, been a pleasure making contact with you. I will pm you with my name and you likewise. I may possibly remember you !

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Well do I remember Newfield Secondary Modern. Was there 1961 to 1965.Mention of the soap box derby brings back one of the funniest memories, the steep hill down to the sports pitch. One of the entrants went fast fast fast towardsthe turn , only didnt turn,the kart hit the kerb head on,came to a sudden and complete stop. The driver unfortunately didnt. The best superman impersonation i have ever seen. He flew head first and dropped out of sight over the hill.The fact that he came out ok was a miracle, but was he a star that day.

 

Think I am the same age as you as I left Sharrow Lane in 1961.

 

Would you have been in the gang show at the 139th cubs/scouts. I remember dressing up with white gloves and having a blacked up face, singing "De Camptown Ladies".

How times have changed, probably get arrested if I did that now.

 

Don't live in Sheffield but drove past the old church last week and it is now rubble with the bricks being sold at 80p each.

There are a couple of planning applications in for the site if I think right.

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Hello again R.man

 

Not been on this forum since we last spoke 18 months ago,nice to see Newfield School as a topic again. I,m coming up to Sheffield early Sept for a birthday so hope to get round to see some old familiar places. I,ll keep following this thread see if anyone I know comes on.

 

Regards for now

 

C----

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