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Do they still live in Birmingham and are they married ? would love to know as we used to be good mates right from infants school I will post a picture of us if i can find it. Do they right on this forum ? Paul
Yes I remember Barry Bowker as Deputy Head under Mr Parsons but at the same time do you remember the following - Mr Travers, Mr Timmins, Mr Flowers, Mr Brisco, Mr Heardman, Mr Dennis Watts ? That was the days !!!!!!
Yes i can remember the canteen and the cheese and onion cobs from the vending machines. Also the works, staff and management canteen used to get in the management canteen with Alan Lewis from the works engineers department run by Jimmy Rooke
You are correct the windows in the back ground was the staff room.Travers and Mathews (music teacher) were experts at giving the stick as I recall but who remembers Mr Langley he was an expert a chalk and blackboard rubber throwing !!!! and Mr Bowker cannot remember what he was good at :)
Yes I remember the woodwork room on the top floor well. My first teacher was Mr Flowers and I remember Mr Oddy (with his dog) and Mr Timmins as the Metalwork Teacher. I also remember when the new metalwork / woodwork block opened with Briscow and Oddy and the ground floor and Timmins and Dennis...
You may be right I could not be 100% correct with the spelling. I was also involved when it changed from a boys school to comprehensive in fact that's where I MEET MY WIFE ALL THEM YEARS AGO
Yep remember the for mentioned teachers well do you remember The Head Mr Bloxom, PE Mr Scott, Metal Work Mr Timmins, and YES THE DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL UNIFORM !!!!!!