Bad Memories

I remember that day so well Eddie, his name was Danny Slaven, a friend of mine, A very quiet, timid boy who had been complaining of being ill for a few weeks. He went a dull yellow colour,, the day your on about was the yearly long distance run, Danny told them he couldn't do it but he was forced to, Maddison behind him with his walking stick hitting him, ( l wonder how they explained those cane marks on his body when poor Danny collapsed and was rushed to hospital only for us never to see him again, The morning we were told he'd died we sang "There is a green Hill far away" and then they were back to their normal, evil, abusive routine of torture and sexual abuse, I remember you Eddie, also David Hyde, Arthur Lowther, John Limon, Sidney Bone, Eric Buck, Roy Newton, The Bothwick twins, The 3 Bradley brothers, Keith Cutts, Les (Beau Gest) Beaumont. and many more. I remember standing outside Bowles office on several friday mornings waiting for our punishment. Wondering how many strikes we were going to get off Bowles walking stick. Oh happy days. Colin Watson