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Collingwood Drive School Pheasey

Collingwood Drive School closed many years ago, being used as a Community Centre (it`s a start)

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Hi fpund this site when doing some family tree research I went to Collingwood Drive Secondary School (Cowsheds)
I moved to Barr Beacon when the school closed to do 6th form It was so sad Mr Valance took Maths and Science, Mr Lewis RE and English, Mrs Bowdler did french and Mr Evans (Congo) did I think science and Geography Mrs Bowdler and Mr Valance took some of us off to France she also did music Mr Marwood Brown was Maths teacher he as great (his wife Lady Mayoress of Birmingham) PE I cannot think of teachers name but we all had to do a circuit before it started. School Dinners were in Hall tables of 8 with two servers and the large tin troughs were put in front of you to sever out. I remember the shows, lunch time Mrs Bowdler and Mr Valance teaching us Ballroom dances so If there is anyone out there We had a small class Mrs Bowdler was our form teacher names I remember are Anne (2 of them) Jackie, Marg M, Marg G, Annette (2 of them), Sue, Denise, Carol, David M, Philip C, John W, Steve S, and Steve ? Kevin, Andy, Jeff, Linda, Elaine, Peter L, - and many more.
The Library was a hut by the bus terminus 29 and 29a - (now flats) Great Youth Club at school and the old huts in the playground were used as well as the Gym and hall we often went as teams to play against other clubs
If anyone thinks we could get another reunion it would be lovely I missed the other one - our ages would now be Born in 1954/1955 for our year so all around 67-68 years of age The Church on Romney was Methodist Church and had a hall at the side where on some Saturdays had a disco. Hope someone sees this would nice to know some of us still about.
 
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