Hi Martin. Remeber your name but can't remember what u looked like. I left Bourne in 69 but still keep in touch with Pete (Jethro) Tull who was the Major General in Pirates of Penzance (I played Sam the pirate). Richard Persell played the Pirate King. Also kept in touch with Roger Wiles who I think is still the Park Keeper in Bessingby. I am now living in Newbury working for Vodafone.
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Hi Brian,
I recognised many of the names on your list including yours, here are a few more,
Ian Ellis
Malcombe Veal
Brain Lewis
Ellis Leyland
Dennis Potter
John Catton
Paul Marshall
Andy Cooper
By the way I see Mr clark in Ruislip High Street regularly and he also attends St Martins church. Dq you remember the pottery teacher, can`t remember his name. He used to sing in the G&S Operas.
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Iwas at Lady Bankes from 1961 to 1967 and Bourne between 1967 and 1972 when I left to join what is now BT (have been with them since then). The list of teachers brought back many memories. I was in Warrender through my years there. I remember Mr. Herman and Miss Young and their affair! Mr. Simmonds took us for science. My french teacher was Mr. Stevens (we used to call him robot Stevens as he always was bolt upright when he sat and walked). I used to play trumpet in the school orchestra when we did G&S opera's. We did one opera written by a parent and Martin Beech called Numbers anonymous all about computers ruling our lives hmmm.... I still have the music I played. Paul McKentee was a musical genious who could play virtually any instrument I recall. I remember the music competition every year. There was one boy, Austin Allen, who used to play drums. He had a boy sitting in front of his drum kit to stop it from travelling across the floor. Mr. Clark used to make us do handstands and if we couldn't he would smack us with his plimsoll, but he was a nice teacher. I could go on for ages but names from my year were
Steve Montague,
Chris Golding
Steve Scott
Steve Watson
John Waldren,
Jackie Cook
Joan Parker,
Perry Turney
Steve Hone
Paul McKentee,
Austin Allen
Irwin Allen
Malcolm Findell
Laurence Riva
Ian Brittan
Ian Rock
I'm sure more will come to mind.
Brian
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I started at Bourne in Autumn of 1969, and left in Summer of 1974. I was in classes 1K through to 5K.
'Harry' Hull was the Headmaster, who also took me for History in 4th & 5th year.
I remember 'vividly' Mr Rance (Biology), fortunately only for one year. Also....
Mr Crombie (E.W.T.P)
Mr Roper (Metalwork)
Mr Herman (Woodwork).....and Miss Young!!!
Mr Kelly (Various)
Mr Hogarth (Maths)
Mr Clark (P.E/Games)
Mr Ramsbotham (Geography)
Mr Barber (Music)
Mr Philips (Art etc)
Mr Dalton - Deputy Head (Geography)..Hitler!!!
Mr Mead (Woodwork)
Mr Paine (P.E/Games)
Mr Devine (Technical Drawing)
Mrs Crocombe (English)
Miss Young (English)
Miss Ball (R.E)
Mrs Lasman (French)...Ouch!!!
Mrs Poulton (Art)
Prior to this, I went to Lady Bankes from 1963 to 1969.
Would like to here from anyone else out there who attended Lady Bankes in the Sixties or Bourne in the early seventies.