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    St. John's Approved School

    I was the first male to move into the hostel at st johns
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    St. John's Approved School

    Staff I remember and sadly one member of staff who suddenly died when I was there Paul Jones Gil lewis ( bum fluff ) Mr b Malcolm east James smith ( mr gum) And the Scotsman who was a member of staff for a short time who sadly passed whilst there can't remember his name but a real nice fella...
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    St. John's Approved School

    I was made to sit for days not allowed to interact they used to come out at CIG time with a box and your cigs had your name on and they used to give you one unless you were on bad behaviour then you went without I suffer now 40 years on for me it was a bad place
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    St. John's Approved School

    You were there when I was there Gerald did you do the moors walk and the holiday in Germany Helgoland in fact remember the song that came out was hands up lol and we went to France too
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    St. John's Approved School

    If anyone was at st johns and remembers me please contact me
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    St. John's Approved School

    I was 13 when I was in st johns I was in red lands unit it was not a nice place I remember Paul Jones and Mr b we also had a dance teacher that made us do strange things to music unison movement it was called I was always trying to abscond always looking around for a little blue commer van with...
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