The launching of "Ribble" must have been before 1967, as I left the school in 1966 and it had been launched before that. I remember being at Witton on launch day and the boat fouling and getting stuck on the rubbish at the bottom of the entrance to the basin where it was kept.These Birmingham Post images might be of interest if you were there in 1967. Viv.
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You are correct David i was there as well. I spent many happy hours helping to build it, usually on a saturday. I was also there when the ITV came to film us building it. Hello Dave been a long time remember me (bob) Robert Smith we were good friends along with Keith HodgkinsRippl's first launch was in 1965 to new bridge Wolverhampton. I know because i was their. Mr Neal was head master. For every hour you worked on the boat, you had a hour on the boat as a holiday. When I left school i started as a apprenticeship as a coppersmith. I made a trumpet for the school to use on the narrow boat. Last i heard someone dropped it in the canal.
Yes ME! Name Margaret Leatherbarrow I was in Mr Gee's Class~ Green Team.hi anyone go to perry common comp 64 to 69.
Hi our Class 4G went onto the narrowboat and did some wallpapering! painting etc. it was a fun day out for us!You are correct David i was there as well. I spent many happy hours helping to build it, usually on a saturday. I was also there when the ITV came to film us building it. Hello Dave been a long time remember me (bob) Robert Smith we were good friends along with Keith Hodgkins
These Birmingham Post images might be of interest if you were there in 1967. Viv.
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Oh wow! That great…as soon as I saw the names I could see all the faces. The Ribble got stuck in mud once and a couple of us had to pull it but then we couldn’t get back on and had to walk for miles . Remembering more now…there was Mrs Vacher and Miss Fitch (German)…we went to her wedding! Some kids were mean to Mr Velu (Music) so when we were in the 6th form we formed a choir with him as we felt he deserved a bit of job satisfaction. Miss Hampshire used to yawn all the time and taught us about the Romans. Mr Mackett taught us to make notes, which was really useful, and used to sway back and forth from foot to foot. Mr Jackson had a boil or something on his lip. Mr Donnelly became the head of Upper school I think…he encouraged us to apply for university. What was the physics teacher called. Little bloke with a beard. Never marked our homework but got detention if it was late. Made the girls sit at the back and could only do CSE not O level…outrageous! Mr Neal took me aside and said I shouldn’t do English, French and German A levels as no one can do two language A levels without their heads exploding. I don’t think they were his exact words . Feel very lucky to have had support of some of the lovely teachers.I remember The Ribble too Alwin. I've still got the scar on my right ankle from where i tried to start it's engine ! Some more teachers names that come to mind, that you might recall are: Miss Hampshire, Mr "Teddy" Twynhome (History), Mr Mackett (History), Mr McInally (Lower Head), Mr Iddles (Upper Head), Mr Rhodes (Geography), Mr Palmer (Geography), Mr Williams (Rugby), Mr Herbert (Music), Mr Jones (German), Mr Jackson (Chemistry), Mr Broughton, Mr Beale, Mr Leadbetter (Physics), Miss Rankin (Games) and Mr Hawkins (Maths).
It was a boil as I recall it, that led to him making a sucking sound as he finished speaking, but it didn't stop him making loud speaker announcements at the annual swimming gala. Mr Leadbetter was the physics teacher, who was known as "Noggin" and was rather adept at throwing chalk rubbers or pieces of chalk, at members of his class. Mr Neal took me aside a couple of times too (for other reasons ).Mr Jackson had a boil or something on his lip. What was the physics teacher called. Little bloke with a beard. Mr Neal took me aside and said I shouldn’t do English, French and German A levels as no one can do two language A levels without their heads exploding.