| Leyland Secondary Modern (Wellfield) |
| Sandieh | Where are all the ex Wellfielders? Leyland Secondary Modern especially those from 1956- 1959 Come on folks
"May we be worthy" |
| Sandieh | No Wellfielders ? Oh well I tried !!!
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| Karen | Geoff and Brian went to Wellfield.
Does that count, Sandra?
Ciao Karen. |
| Sandieh | Yes !! That counts Karen,[:D] I remember Geoff from the youth club, but not school, I left in 1959, I dont remember Brian though.[:)]
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| UNITED | I was at Wellfield 1974-1979. Are there anyone else who was at Wellfield during this period?
Priya Mahawatte. |
| William R | Hello United, Welcome to the Forum from a very wet and dismal Barnsley, enjoy your stay. Wellfield (Leyland Secondary Modern as was) Went there from opening to Easter 1939, sorry I can`t help (yes, I`m ANCIENT) From over the Pennines, Cheerio, Bill. |
| noel | I used to have a neighbour David Hindle who went there from 1956 to whatever. |
| skitzy | Hi, I went to Wellfield from 1964 -1968.I remember Joe Lowe very well. Does anybody else remember him? I think his bark was worse than his bite.
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| skitzy | Sandie I think my sister Shirley nee Damp & her husband Bob Preston could have been at Wellfield when you attended. Im not sure when she left. Bob is a year or so older than Shirley who is 61 & I think he was head boy.[:)] |
| William R | Sorry, I left there in 1939 (there was such a year!) to start work at Leylands. Welcome to the forum - Cheerio, Bill. |
| anacortesdamp | Eileen:
Welcome to the forum, cousin. Jean is visiting us for a couple of weeks. She was quite surprised to see your message.
We're in Anacortes, on the west coast of the US, just south of the Canada/US border.
Our e-mail address is "thedamps@earthlink.net"
Frank
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| skitzy | Thanks Frank,
This forum sure is great, it makes you feel closer to home.
We live just north of Brisbane, about a 30min. drive away.
Hope Jean has a great holiday.
Eileen |
| rocketmanjohn | Hey Frank, give my kindest regards to Jean. I still have a photo of the two of us planting a tree at Fox Lane Junior School, we were the two youngest in the school, my birthday on the 17th Aug and I think Jean's is the 16th Aug. Jean was the nurse who delivered my first born son, Geoff, in April 1964. He's a daddy now, son John is 10 years old.
John |
| skitzy |
I didn't know Jean was a nurse, I can remember her being a teacher at the school on New hall lane. My niece (by marriage) Hasmita had Jean for her very 1st infant teacher. You learn something new everyday[:)]
Eileen
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| Sandieh | quote:
Originally posted by skitzy
Hi, I went to Wellfield from 1964 -1968.I remember Joe Lowe very well. Does anybody else remember him? I think his bark was worse than his bite.
[:D]I remember Joe Lowe he was an excellent shot with a blackboard cleaner, he was very funny when he lost his temper, all we could do was laugh and of course then we got into more trouble, we would then laugh more, poor Mr Lowe would give up and walk off[8D][:D] |
| magicman | Hi folks, about time we had a section for Wellfield!!
I went there from about 1959 - anyone else from this time? |
| magicman | I can't believe that there are no more people on this forum who are my age ... ish ... and went to Wellfield - it was quite a big school - lololol |
| noel | We're suffering Noel Mk 11 from apathy. People just don't seem to want to participate. |
| magicman | Afraid I am one of those who log in and enjoy everyone's writings,Noel Mk1, but just don't have much to say - hence my 'just starting' class.
I will consider my wrists slapped and promise to try and make the effort a little more. |
| noel | I don't have much to say either Noel Mk11 but we Noel's have to stick together you know how we get victimized. |
| William R | If this thread refers to the school up Yewlands Drive, O.K. I own up, I went there in the 1930`s and left in 1939, so do I qualify? We was there at the beginning and was given a good edication by Mr Church wot stood us good through the War, when edication didn`t matter, as long as we was able to build tanks and make bullets down Mill Street in old Farington Mill, an a few bombs as well, hey an a lot of wagins for soldiers to have. You can see my edication didn`t suffer a lot, cos I dun well after. Cheerio, William R. (still an alias) |
| Lady Griffin | Well William R you will have to let me correct your postings in future.
Could do better in Spelling and Grammar.Try Harder.
LG |
| Manique | Hello I went to Wellfield from 1979-1981 and then emigrated to Sri Lanka.
School life in Leyland was great, I loved it so much I am a teacher now. If anyone reads this and remembers the good old days with Mrs Cockram, Mr Sykes, Mr Howarth, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Gifford and all the others from the early 80's then lets hear from you.
Bye for now. |
| skitzy | Manique, Mr howarth rings a bell with me, what did he teach?
I remember, Mr Hall, Miss Malley, Mr Lowe, Mr Roberts, Miss Highfield ( who later married I dont know her married name) MA Baines, Mr Chester, Mr Pickburn, Mr Farington & who could forget Daisy Dockery. I was there from 1964 to 1968.
Eileen |
| William R | Oh dear, I was there when it first opened! But I`m glad to see that you youngsters enjoyed it in later years! |
| anne.w | Hi,
i was guilty of attending Wellfield till 1967, and i remember Joe Lowe,
didn't like him much,
Anne |
| skitzy | Welcome Anne, I dont think enybody particularly liked Joe Lowe,
I remember him being late now and again, the rumour had it that he used to fall asleep on the train & miss Leyland station.
Eileen |
| Sandieh | One of my favorites was Joe Hall the music teacher, he was a very heavy smoker, always going out for a smoke during classes, I liked Daisy Dockery, and Miss Highfield, Mr Church was headmaster when I was there and I always found him a real gentleman, never scary at all like some thought, [:D] maybe I was just a good girl. lol[:I][:D][;)] |
| skitzy | Mr Hall was really nice, he used to take us for choir practice. Mr Church had left when I went to Wellfield, we had Mr Richardson who was quite strict, I remember walking down Yewlands Dr & I picked a leaf from a hedge to whistle with, I didnt know he was behind me & he really blasted me & said the leaf was private property. lol
Eileen |
| Sandieh | Mr Church was also very strict, I was lucky I never got caught out by him, once I was at the playground on Turpin Green the one with the very large rocks at the front, and was with a friend who went to Balshaws, it had been snowing very hard, poor Mr Church walked past and my friend threw a snowball at him knocking his trilby off, I instantly fell flat and crawled on my belly in the snow so that he did`nt see me, I`d have been in big trouble if had and known I was one of his pupils..lol[:I] |
| anne.w | I remember Mr Hall the music teacher,what about Miss Mason the P.E.Teacher, she caught me smoking in the toilets, she didn't report me to the Head,just gave me a telling off, i would have got the dreaded cane if she had done,
Anne
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| skitzy | I remember Miss Mason, she was nice. After games one day while walking back to the changing rooms, somebody lit up a fag & was passing it round, Miss Mason was a little way ahead of us & she turned round just after I had taken a drag, there i am trying to keep the smoke in, she must have known what we were up to but never said a word.
I also remember Miss Malley & I think Miss Highfield's married name was Bradley.
Eileen |
| anne.w | Yes i remember Miss Mally and Miss Highfeild she was very down to earth i liked her, did Miss Mally teach geography, i can't remember, What about Mr Farrington dept Head he was very scary, well he scared me at the time. Miss Masons the P.E. Teachers married name is Mrs Curran, she taught my Daughter at the methodist's school for a while, she was filling in, she remembered me, needless to say i didn't mention the smoking.
Anne |
| skitzy | I cant remember what Miss Malley taught, I remember a Mrs Curran but she did typing & shorthand.
Eileen |
| anne.w | soz, yes Miss Curran did teach Typing, she used to say touch typing girls Miss Mason became Mrs coward, My Daughter corrected me, I think Miss Malley taught Geography,
Anne |
| noel | IS Miss Mally Audrey Malley who used to take cubs at St. Ambrose? If soI used to play footy with her brother Dennis. |
| anne.w | you have stumped me on that one, i really don't know about Miss Malley and the cubs, i was a brownie, twit twoo and all that,
Anne |
| noel | I she the lady who founded Leyland Athletic Football Club circa 1962? |
| anne.w | Who do you mean Miss Malley? |
| skitzy | Miss Malley's name is Audrey, but I didn't know she was connected to Ambroses cubs. I was a brownie & guide there as well. Such a long time ago.
Eileen |
| skitzy | I can say that Mr Pickburn from Wellfield was the brother of Brenda Pickburn from Farington school, Do you remember her Noel? |
| noel | quote:
Originally posted by skitzy
Miss Malley's name is Audrey, but I didn't know she was connected to Ambroses cubs. I was a brownie & guide there as well. Such a long time ago.
Eileen
It's getting a bit too much of a coincidence. Audrey was our cub pack leader in 1953 "ish" a really attractive young lady with long dark hair. She must have been about 22, 23 ish then. She didn't stay long, the next I heard of her was last year when her photo was in the post, apparently an anniversary of her founding the Athletics football club in the sixties, her brother Dennis was a member of the team and quite a good player. Her photo was obviously of a much older woman. I guess she must be around 72, maybe a bit more now. Would this be the lady do you think Eileen/Anne>?? |
| skitzy | Yes I think so Noel. I was born in 1952 so she would have finished with the cubs by the time I was in brownies. She would definately be around the 70's age.
Eileen |
| anne.w | i can't help on this one, i really don't know, i went to the Brownies at the old Methodist School/Church
Anne |