Recent content by Si.B

Certainly remember Mr Fifer, or “Wiggy” as he was cruelly renamed. He did the old trick of gathering the class in a circle, holding hands to provide an electric shock to us all.

Guys, I imagine someone on here will remember Paul Baker. Sadly he passed away last week. He started at Marsh Hill in 1963, and I think left in 1969. His funeral is next week, contact me if you want more info.

He was also a senior prefect, and very scary!

Dave, join the club on bullying. I was there from ‘63 to ‘68, and suffered at the hands of others too. I was the smallest in the class, so seen as easy pickings. They even called me tich, which stuck throughout my time there. Like you, my academic successes were few, with passes at metalwork and...

Thanks for publishing this - ‘68 is the year I left, so many names I remember! Cheers, Simon