i didThe bulldozers are in at the College,another few days and it will be a pile of rubble.
A few of our members from this side of the city will have gone there after finishing school.
Hi all, I went there for day release as an apprentice electrician 67-70 and when back in 84-86 to do electronics. It served me well just retired after 52 yrs as spark but not a bright one hehe.My late husband Cyril Hayward taught Engineering and retired in 1993 as Vice Principal.
Not sure if PatHayward still uses this site but I went to Garretts Green College between 1968 & 1972 to do my craft pipefitting & gas/arc welding City & Guilds. Have recently retired after fifty years in the industry. The name Hayward has haunted me all night as I am sure he was one of our lecturers that used to take us for welding technology. Was he involved with home brewing?My late husband Cyril Hayward taught Engineering and retired in 1993 as Vice Principal.
Hello Dave - Yes he did teach welding technology but he was at Hall Green Technical College in the years that you were at Garratts Green and then he spent some time at Tile Hill Technical College before moving to Garratts Green. In the early years he was involved in home brewing. He was well known also for getting students to take his Old English Shedpdog for a walk st lunchtime!
Me too, straight out of school, and back into classrooms in 1967, Day release from the Public Works DeptMy husband was an apprentice Electrician in 67/68 and he did day release there.
Now he does the electrical maintainance on the houses in that area.
I lived in Garretts Green and so could have staggered downhill to the tech BUT always got sent to techs elsewhere, Aston, Hall Green, Matthew Boulton (Suffolk St.), North, Gosta Green, so despite walking past GG daily I never ever went inside. Provided work for local moms for years, catering and cleaning.How convenient that would have been for me in the new location was in the 1950s.
I lived in Imperial Road within staggering distance of the new location.
Many thanks "True Brummie" for your advice.
Ernie
Hi Mark, I did block release Heating/Ventilating & Pipewelding Gas/Arc at Garretts Green in 1968-72. Was your father the course head in 70/72?My late father, Jim Hayman, taught Heating and Ventilating and welding at Garretts Green from 1956 until he retired in 1982. I hope some of his former students remember him
Hello Dave. That is very possible, but cannot say for sure. I wish he was still here so I could ask himHi Mark, I did block release Heating/Ventilating & Pipewelding Gas/Arc at Garretts Green in 1968-72. Was your father the course head in 70/72?
Dave H