Cockshut Hill School

[MalcolmHowell]

hi i went to cockshuthill 1969- 74 and it was me who named him monty as monty python was popular and he was the spit of john cleese, he was a sound bloke, it used to tickle me when he would shout at someone but acualy look the other way but point at you, happy days.

Yes I was in his form I even performed on stage with a boy named Michael Crompton comedy song on a parents event ..coaches by Mr Golby. .

 

[MalcolmHowell]

Does anyone remember one Teacher (edit to remove name) and how sadistic he was with his pump and cane, i remember an instant when he marked a child with a cane and that child's mother came storming into the class and gave him what for....
happy day in the life of a frightened child.

Mr Croucher science teacher was sadistic but he was nith the only one. They be sacked for that behaviour today because some teachers abuses their responsibility and the head mistress while I was there Mrs Callaghan was weak unprofessional and didn't really know what was going on ..My parents made a formal complaint regarding mistreatment so I speak from some personal experience This would be about 75 or 76

 

[Pete B]

Hi I attended Cockshut between September 65 and January 70. Interested to see the teachers listed by Roy C earlier I can remember additional names like John Curtis ( English ) Higgot ( Mathematics ) a Young teacher by the name of Mr Jordan arrived in our second year and who taught French, Mr Whittaker who taught Mathematics and after school Judo. Does anyone remember Mr Pugh whose classroom was in the Huts?. Through the advent of modern day media a few of us from our year at school have started meeting up in Solihull and it’s great to catch up even though we are nearly 70 !!

 

[Pete B]

A couple of memorable events that happened during my time at school was during our second year an assembly being called and us being addressed by Bert Jolley the headmaster informing us that a lad from the first year Naeem Butt, had tragically died in a swimming accident at Green Lane swimming baths the previous Friday evening, and does anyone remember Derek “ Sam “ Carpenter who excelled as a pupil in all sports and came back after teacher training only to tragically suffer a heart attack whilst taking a PE class in his early twenties.

 

[Pete B]

Definitely remember Melvyn Durant, also knew his brother Gary, I bought a set of Drums off Clive Tolley in 1967 for £10, these lads were two years above us at school.The deputy head John Wickstead or “ Conga “ as he was known, actually turned out to be really approachable when he wasn’t in school. We had a field tip to Clun in Shropshire in our 5th year and he along with a couple of other Masters came along and wow what a change in a bloke!! Does anyone remember the school cottage at Betws-y-Coed in North Wales, remember going there in the first year with teachers Goss and Wright, the Kiwi who taught us how to ‘ tickle ‘ Trout.

 

[Pete B]

Remember all of those they were in my form. I had the honour of being the first in my form to be caned, 2 strokes on the hand from Mr Robson for talking while he was taking register, remember it bloody hurt lol

Did you have a younger brother Keith who would’ve started at Cockshut in 1965 ?

 

[Pete B]

Reading through Roy C’s experiences by September 65 came around the Gym teacher was Mr Roberts who was an ex military PTI. Mr Gibbs played the piano accompaniment in morning assemblies and his class room was at the end of the first floor corridor next to the Art room. I was never taught by him but I believe he may have been there for remedial assistance.Does anyone remember the flamboyant A-Bray Webb the art teacher??
He drove the tattiest Triumph TR2 in existence, it was literally falling to bits

 

[Boltz]

I have not changed a great deal, so those who school with me can still recognise me.

Claudette,

I also remember you from Blakenhale. I am I correct in saying you have a brother Claude?.

Regards

Mark Franklin