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    Tile Cross Infants & Junior School Shiretone School

    Hi Denis, Glad to here your family is fine, & sorry to hear about Norma.... As for David, (Just like with Terry), he decided to seperate himself from the family, & I only saw him once (after Mom's funeral) in the last 20 years. Just sending him birthday/Christmas cards. David had a severe...
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    Tile Cross Infants & Junior School Shiretone School

    Hi Denis, Fantastic to hear from you. I hope your well along with your wife, is it Carol or Karen? & is your Sister Julie OK? Do you still have your Mom Norma? My Mom died in 2005. Your contact/timing is uncanny as you ask about David. Unfortunately David died just a few weeks ago on Nov'...
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    Greenwood (David)

    I sadly post that my brother David Greenwood passed away on Monday 10th November 2025. He went to Shirestone Infants & Junior School, then on to Whitesmore Seniors. After leaving Kinshurst he lived from 1967 to date in Chelmsley Wood
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    Tile Cross Infants & Junior School Shiretone School

    Hi, Just some sad information for anyone who went to Shirestone School 1967-'72 ish. One of my old classmates Nathan Porter died late May & his funeral was on 4th June '25. He's the 2nd of my 'tribe' from those days after Gary Kennedy (1997 RIP). Both sadly missed Ian (Yella) Greenwood
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    Tile Cross Infants & Junior School Shiretone School

    Hi Odysseus. I remember you & 'The Seagull' well. We all used to play football over Shirestone Park during the summer months (well anytime actually) I was in same class as Mark Mc. There was you, Mark, & from Oak Croft, the Bradley Bros Martin & PeeWee, Big Dave, Steve Ashford, The Griffiths...
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    Tile Cross Infants & Junior School Shiretone School

    Hi, I registered/joined this forum last week, but that & my posts appear to have vanished, so re-joined. I went to Shirestone infants & juniors from approx '68-'72 or 73. I'm sure Mr Spall was one of my teachers, along with Harrington (bearded fellow that used to drive us to away cricket...
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