C of E school: A memory of Upper Arley

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A Memory of Upper Arley.

I attended Junior School here in the mid 1960s. We lived then at Button Oak. A small Bedford bus would bring us to & from the ferry. The headmaster was a Mr Perkins. Once in class a wasp stung me & there was a big fuss, as I must have yelled loudly! Wish I could recall more.

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Mr Perkins was my Grandpa. Whilst searching for history of Upper Arley School I found your comment.
I heard he was a strict but fair head master.
To me, he was a funny, kind grandpa.
Such a pity you can’t remember more about the incident.
Wishing you all the best.

By Tracey Perkins on Thu Oct 14th 2021, at 2:17 pm

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Fred Perkins was headmaster when my dad was at Arley Schol 1937-1944 approx and still there when I went in 1965. He must have had a long career at Arley

By Amanda James on Fri Mar 4th 2022, at 4:37 pm

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@ Graham Warrener: do you recall Gale Hobson? She attended the school at time. She lived at the Lodge, further up the hill from the Valentia Arms pub. Cheers.

By John Oswin on Fri Oct 21st 2022, at 9:28 am

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@ Graham Warrener: correction, I meant the ‘Grange’ - not the Lodge!

By John Oswin on Fri Oct 21st 2022, at 10:05 am

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